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My Sports

I have been pretty active and I think I can now more comfortably call myself an amateur athlete. Here is a list of things I like to do:

Activity / Sport Skill Level (Amatuer) Active Level

Snowboarding

My favorite winter sport.

80% 60%

Mountain Biking (more details to come)

Biking is very good to get to some remote locations. It has also been the most rewarding sports for me.

80% 100%

Triathlon

I have been participating the yearly LA Triathlon since 2002; my overall rank has climbed to 618 / 1100.

60% 40%

Swimming

Swimming has been the best conditioning sports for me. If I twisted my ankle, I swim; if my muscle's too tight, I swim.

60% 80%

Running

I had been a terrible runner but now I can run. I'm still a 10 min/mile runner but I'm starting to enjoy it.

20% 60%

Basketball

I enjoy learning the techniques and teamwork involved in the games.

 40% 40%

International Dancing

I never knew I would enjoy it; but actually I do. It's a self-expression, elegant yet precise.

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20% 40%

Misc.

Golf, roller-skating, ping-pong, tennis... are also the sports I like but they are n't being actively practiced. I've got only so much time and my career needs attention.

My Races

There are a lot of races out there. I take LA Triathlon an indicator of my fitness level. I did Sea Otter Classics with some of my biking buddies.

In the future, I'd like to do a marathon as I've been a terrible runner. I'd also like to do the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon for its challenging course (I still cannot figure out why it costs $350 and the cost structure behind it.)

Date Race Name Result Comments
2002/9/8

LA Triathlon

 3:19:49 1377 / 1527 My first triathlon and race event.
2003/9/7

LA Triathlon

3:33:37 1286 / 1443  
2004/9/12 LA Triathlon 3:14:27 907 / 1341  
2005/4/17 Sea Otter Classics 01:52:09 40 / 99 MTB Cross Country Beginner 30-34
2005/9/11

LA Triathlon

2:52:58 618 / 1100  
2006/9/10

LA Triathlon

2:55:33 717 / 1371  

Last Updated : 10/12/2005 by Bo-chieh Yang (bcyang@alumni.cmu.edu)