The past few days of training have felt quietly magical. Not loud.Not dramatic.Just deeply, undeniably right. Yesterday, I was in the pool, near the end of the session. The place was almost empty, just a few of us left. The water was calm. Coach Khoa was there, watching, adjusting, present. And as I swam, I […]
07
Sep
Sep
Saturday Morning: Brick Training and Mental Wins It was the second week back to full training, and honestly, my schedule was bursting at the seams. Saturday morning started with a brick session—40 km cycling followed by a 7 km run. It had been more than a month since my last brick, so I was both […]
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Jul
Jul
You see the highlights —The Ironman races.The scholarships to study in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K.The travels, the adventures, the achievements. But what you don’t see are the failures. And honestly? There were a lot of them. The Truth Behind the Shine I grew up in a small town in Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam. Most […]