Endtroducing...djball aka charleshui

6 months of preparation , we finally at TaiTung for the Challenge Taiwan 2014! It's my 2nd half ironman distance triathlon, also the first time to do race organized by Challenge Family . I always prefer to do indie or non-M-dot races which I don't feel the pressure from the hype, adding the good comments from my fellas saying the how beautiful is the bike course, how clear the fresh water in the lake and run course alone the tree shade....I give my 2nd long course triathlon a go! I signed up in October and decide this is the race to re-gain my confident on long course! We arrived at KaoHsiung airport at around 9:30am Thur and 4 hours bus ride to Taitung after running though some motorway and the beautiful Taiwan mountain to the east coast of Taiwan. We stayed in the small hotel which is only 5mins walk from the official hotel, inexpensive and very convenient for our daily supplement since the Family Mart is just next door with a few food stalls nearby. As usual oversea ...

It takes me a long while to come back to the 70.3 distance triathlon since my disaster finish in 2010 Ironman Taiwan . It is like a bit of a cycle in economic, I gone though the recession, the depression and the recovery period of doing this sports in these few years, since I started doing this in 2004. I learn from my G and realized what it takes to achieve the result. started from November 2013, it was the time I kicked off the plan to prepare this Challenge Taiwan half iron distance triathlon! The Plan I reviewed my work schedule and fine tuning my training routine, I think winter time is rather suitable for my preparation! My super G keeps remaining me the importance of being consistency at training, it is the core value of the entire training plan. So I moved my evening work meeting to Thur 9pm, I can off work sharp and insert a weekly 60-90mins LSD office 2 home run in between that I learn from the Aussie, which also help on my run endurance I always miss! I had a g...