Tuesday mornings feel different. Monday is always my off day. No alarms, no structured sessions, just recovery, stretching, letting my body breathe. But Tuesday marks the real beginning of the week. The reset. The moment my coach gently reminds me, in advance, that this week is not going to be easy. And honestly, I kind […]
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Jan
Jan
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 […]
15
Jan
Jan
Every Wednesday evening, right in the middle of my training week, I head to my physiotherapy session after work. By that point, my body usually tells the truth. Legs heavy. Hips tight. Shoulders quietly holding stress I didn’t notice during the day. Midweek is always the most honest checkpoint of my training cycle. For almost […]
13
Jan
Jan
This morning, my body woke me up at 5 a.m. No alarm.No rush.Just that quiet, gentle awareness that it was time. The sky was still dark. My legs felt rested. My mind felt… clear. I rolled out of bed, sat down for 20 minutes of meditation, and felt myself land fully in the day before […]
01
Nov
Nov
It’s been a while since I last sat down to write a blog post. Life lately has been a swirl of projects, emails, and plans that seem to multiply overnight. But beneath all that busyness, something deeper has been unfolding, a slow, quiet kind of healing. For months, my world revolved around recovery. The crash […]
08
Oct
Oct
The quiet comeback of movement For most of my adult life, walking never counted as a “real” workout. I ran. I swam. I biked for hours under the sun. I trained for triathlons, chased speed, and tracked numbers. Walking was what I did between training sessions, not the training itself. But three weeks ago, everything […]
05
Oct
Oct
A Walk Around the Building A loop around my apartment building is about 500 meters. Normally, that would sound like nothing to me. I’m used to waking up at 5 AM, meditating, stretching, then heading out for a run, swim, or cycling session that lasts two hours or more. Long training sessions are my comfort […]
15
Sep
Sep
The accident I didn’t see coming Last Friday, my company hosted a bonding event at a go-kart track. I had never done go-kart racing before. My intention was simple: go slow, enjoy the ride, and not push for speed. But life doesn’t always follow our plans. On my second round, I misjudged a turn. The […]
09
Sep
Sep
The Night I Showed Up Anyway It was 9 p.m., the end of a long day, and I couldn’t stop smiling. My body was tired from training, my hair still carried the scent of chlorine, and yet my heart was full. Why? Because I showed up. That morning started with cycling. By evening, after work, […]
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 […]