Witness the Fitness 🔥
The adventure continues...
I'm pretty in awe of how far and just how quick I have come in this journey from obesity, super unhealthy habits, smoking and drinking like a fish and no sport in 20 years to wannabe triathlete... all in well under a year 🤯
Anything really is possible when we apply ourselves to it kiddoz 🚀
I used to be zone 5 just sitting on my sofa a year ago 😅
Now my running zone 2 threshold is around 5:00 and can bike in zone 1 at 30km/h (on these wonderful lowland flats ofc haha) 💪🏼
Swimming is super technical and it's getting there but am 1:50m/100 😬
15h's per week of sport now 🏋🏻♂️🏊🏼♂️🚴🏼♂️🏃🏻♂️
And I have picked myself up a triathlon coach 🤓
Alongside my 2 swim coaches and physiotherapist (whole team now haha!)
For the Road to IRONMAN 70.3 Cascais in October back in my motherland 🇵🇹
Am all in BABY 🎰
Gotta put in the work to see the results ‼️
On Saturday, I will compete in my second official olympic distance triathlon, part of the Dutch Triathlon Series in Oudekerk 🇳🇱
PUMPED 🙌🏼
I fancy a beer every now and again but have learned how to just have 1 or 2 🍻
I love beer and guess somethings won't change 🙂
The weekend after DTS I will participate in the Amsterdam City Swim 🦆
2.1km along our beautiful Amsterdam canals from Keizersgracht, along the Amstel towards the Magere Brug, then on to the Marineterrein 👌🏼
Raising money for a great cause, ALS 🙏🏼
If you'd like to contribute and leave whatever you can donate here: https://www.amsterdamcityswim.nl/fundraisers/tariq-valente
I really hope that I can inspire some people, as so many people inspired me on this journey 🔥
ROCK ON 🤘😎🤘
