September 9, Sunday. A day after the punishing itt. I had a 40km recovery ride. I was atill tired and wasted so I slept all afternoon to recover for the massed start event the following day. (more…)

Second Dubai Racers jersey I designed with Webmaster

9:15 PM September 2, Sunday. I stayed on the bed until around 9am. I seldom have the chance to this, to be able to sleep as much as I want to. Medyo nasarapan sa pagtulog dahil sa wakas natapos ko na rin ang matagal ko ng hindi matapos-tapos na gawain. Nabawasan din ng alalahanin. I decided to take it easy for today. For physical recovery din sa mga mahahabang byahe habang umuulan. Iwas sakit. A short rest after a busy week. (more…)

August 26, Sunday. It was a busy week for me. I resumed my training with the road team last Monday, August 20. I was also informed that I will be leaving on September 3, Monday, with a coach to join the Asian Cycling Championships for Track in Bangkok. I will be racing in scratch and point race with Sir Steve Pelaez from California. Wala daw uling pressure to win. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag dahil hindi naman ako pinag-eensayo para sa mga events na yun. After the races in track, I and the coach will then proceed to Ratchacima for the road racing events, and meet the rest of the road team there. Kasali ako massed start and itt. Napakaimportante ng race na ito dahil according sa info na binigay ng coaching staff, doon din gagawin ang road racing sa SEAGames. An opportunity to study the place and possible routes before the big event in December. I still don’t know the exact dates of my events but was informed that the team will be back in Manila on September 12, Wednesday. Due to conflict in schedule, I have to turn down a couple of race invitations from organizers. The first race is the 4th Leg of Criterium Grand Prix on September 2, Sunday in Tarlac. The second is a multi-stage race, the Tour of Cebu. Nagkaroon din ng balita na I requested to have it postponed para makasali ako. Pero hindi yun totoo at hindi ko kahit kailan gagawin yun to be able to join a race at the expense of other cyclists. (more…)

August 8, Wednesday morning. I was on my way to the airport in the middle of a storm and flooded streets. Natatakot na ako noon na baka pasukin na ng tubig ang sinasakyan namin. Buti na lang hindi kami tumirik at nakarating din sa airport almost 3 hours before the team’s 10 am flight to Bangkok. The team stayed in a hotel provided by the organiser, but we were informed that our accommodations will be until Sunday, August 12, only. We have to pay for our accommodations  for the extra night before our flight home on August 13, Monday. Since limited lang talaga ang budget at kailangan talagang magtipid at magbayad sa accomodations before the race and pay for uniforms, the team decided na pupunta na lang sa airport pagkatapos ng karera. Buti na lang naawa ang organiser ng malaman nila na the whole team will sleep in the airport on Sunday night and wait there till our afternoon flight the next day. They extended our free accommodations for one night. Many thanks for their generosity.

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30 km point race

90 laps in 333 meters velodrome

Participants: 2 entries per country; Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Philippines

August 14 Manila. Its been  5 long years since my last major race on the track in Busan, South Korea Asian Games last 2002. At dahil sa Thailand ko na nalaman kung ano ang event na sasalihan ko, nagulat ako na I will be competing in point race. I am not expecting that I will be entered for two reasons. First, I was not trained for such event. Ang natatandaan ko lang, once lang kami nagsimulate nun, wala na. Second, I was not asked to bring a standard handle bar that is typically used in massed start events like point race. Pero wala namang pressure from the staff na manalo basta maglaro lang, kaya ok lang.  (more…)