This page started with my journal entries to completing my first IRONMAN and grew into so much more. jayciendo@gmail.com if you would like to collab or have any inquiries.
| Other Challenges I Have Completed |
| Alto De Letras – Colombia (youtube short) |
| Cycling from Hamilton to Toronto (video) |
| Cycled Up Whiteface Mountain in NY (youtube short) |
| Runs Completed |
| Around the Bay Half Marathon |
| My First Ultra Marathon (50KM) |
| My First 100 Mile Ultra Marathon (TBD) |
| 12 Hour Relay Race 75KM Completed |
| My FIrst 100 KM UltraMarathon (TBD) |
- 3 Expensive Fitness Products That are on my Radar in 2025
As the year comes to an end, thoughts of Christmas come to mind. In short, I start thinking about spending money on material possessions (as always). If you’re like me, you are looking at items to buy (mostly for you).… Read more: 3 Expensive Fitness Products That are on my Radar in 2025 - 5 Expensive Items I have purchased in 2025 for my Self Development
Where my money goes and why I have never stopped growing and will continue to work on myself for as long as I live. I’m willing to dump as much money into myself since I know I will benefit from… Read more: 5 Expensive Items I have purchased in 2025 for my Self Development - IRONMAN Ottawa – My Best Race to Date
IntroIf you’ve read my blog or watched my YouTube shorts, I’ve been focusing on the LSAT to get into law school and as much as I’ve wanted to train for my triathlons and ultra marathons, I’ve made the lsat a… Read more: IRONMAN Ottawa – My Best Race to Date - IRONMAN LAKE PLACID – MY THIRD IRONMAN
The hardest yet most satisfying race to date HOW I TRAINED IN PREVIOUS IRONMANS For this race, I trained very different than my last two Ironman races. For Ironman Mont Tremblant’s 140, I heavily focused on swimming since I feared… Read more: IRONMAN LAKE PLACID – MY THIRD IRONMAN - IRONMAN x Santini Triathlon Suit
What else is out there? I’ve been wearing my Castelli San Remo trisuit for all of my triathlon races and I find it to be a fantastic tri suit. It has served me well but I also wonder what else… Read more: IRONMAN x Santini Triathlon Suit - Subaru Grimsby Sprint Tri – I return to my first ever triathlon
Returning to my first triathlon One year ago, I trained for Ironman Mont Tremblant. As a preparation to that behemoth, I registered to Grimsby Ontario’s Sprint Triathlon. That race taught me several lessons. Increase my open water swimming training, warm… Read more: Subaru Grimsby Sprint Tri – I return to my first ever triathlon - My Final Result: IRONMAN Muskoka 70.3
Training and life leading up towards the race If you’ve been reading my blogs and/or watching my Youtube shorts, I have been training all year to prepare for an IRONMAN. I knew I was going to do at least one… Read more: My Final Result: IRONMAN Muskoka 70.3 - Castelli Free Sanremo Tri Suit Review – THE BEST TRI SUIT I OWN
The most well rounded triathlon suit This review should have been blogged in 2020 when I made my first incredibly cringey Youtube video showing off the the castelli sanremo tri suit (starts at 3:23 if you dare to watch). I… Read more: Castelli Free Sanremo Tri Suit Review – THE BEST TRI SUIT I OWN - Rose City Long Course Triathlon (Welland) – A Flat Race
Why did I chose this race? After finishing Gravenhurst’s triathlon, I was ready to do another race the following week but I noticed that my body was not ready. I needed to recover. My mind was ready but my body… Read more: Rose City Long Course Triathlon (Welland) – A Flat Race - My Second Triathlon of the Season – Gravenhurst Triathlon
Why did I choose this triathlon? First and foremost, I chose this triathlon because I heard you jump off a boat and swim back to shore. This sounded super cool. I originally wanted to do the Alcatraz triathlon but I… Read more: My Second Triathlon of the Season – Gravenhurst Triathlon - My First Triathlon of the Season – Subaru Triathlon Milton Sprint
Why I chose this race I signed up to this race and promised myself that I would do a triathlon every weekend (and possibly do 3 Ironman’s) for the whole summer and see how shredded I could become. I just… Read more: My First Triathlon of the Season – Subaru Triathlon Milton Sprint - My First Half Marathon Results : 3 hours and 2 minutes
Minimal Training I registered to Around The Bay on January 29th 2023. It’s the oldest road race in the continent and it’s in my hometown. I planned to cut 40lbs since I was pushing 183lbs, run everyday, hit the weights,… Read more: My First Half Marathon Results : 3 hours and 2 minutes - My Fully Built Scott Plasma Premium 3
There you have it, folks. I was finally able to save up enough money to afford the wheelset (more info on the bike specs). I now have a triathlon bike so powerful that I am unable to show the bike’s… Read more: My Fully Built Scott Plasma Premium 3 - What you need for your first Sprint Triathlon
“I registered to my first sprint triathlon, now what?” Have you ever wanted to do 3 sports in one day? Have you ever wanted to push your limits? Do you want everyone you know to think you are crazy? Registering… Read more: What you need for your first Sprint Triathlon - DAY 96 – IRONMAN MONT TREMBLANT : THE FINAL RESULT
Part 1 – The Day Before the Race My last blog post was just some of the things on my mind before the race. I had so many emotions going through me. I was super stressed for this race and… Read more: DAY 96 – IRONMAN MONT TREMBLANT : THE FINAL RESULT - DAY 95 – The Last Day Before my Ironman
After being hit by a car and seeing how short life is, I decided to step it up by going harder at school( to graduate faster), better myself overall (always), look at a possible career change, and do more things… Read more: DAY 95 – The Last Day Before my Ironman - My First Olympic Triathlon – Toronto Triathlon Festival (2022)
PREPARATION BEFORE THE RACE I was incredibly scared of this race. It was a 1.5km swim and I was dreading it. After doing the Grimsby sprint triathlon and almost having a panic attack from the inexperience of open water swimming,… Read more: My First Olympic Triathlon – Toronto Triathlon Festival (2022) - Day 66 – IRONMAN Training (34 km run)We have had heat warnings all week. It’s gets up to 40 Degrees Celsius in southern Ontario. My Ironman is getting closer so I decided to see if I could do 42km in this insanely hot weather. I lasted 34km… Read more: Day 66 – IRONMAN Training (34 km run)
- Day 63 – IRONMAN Training (open water Progress)
I went home and wanted to go straight to the beach but I felt very tired. I went home and passed out. After that, I woke up and watched open water swimming videos. Those videos helped me immensely today. I… Read more: Day 63 – IRONMAN Training (open water Progress) - Day 62 – IRONMAN TrainingContinued the training, attended class, worked hard. I need to sleep. Cycled 1 hour Swam 500 yards in open water Attended stats lecture
- Day 61 – IRONMAN Training (Subaru Grimsby Triathlon)
A coworker told me there was a triathlon around his area (grimsby Ontario) and that I should check it out. I quickly googled it and became very excited. I could finally test out all of my Ironman training. I was… Read more: Day 61 – IRONMAN Training (Subaru Grimsby Triathlon) - Day 54 – IRONMAN Training (not even close and getting in debt)This weekend was busy. I had to re-read some chapters a couple of time to understand pop culture throughout the week. This weekend was reading and writing my summarization on pop culture . I managed to do some rides and… Read more: Day 54 – IRONMAN Training (not even close and getting in debt)
- Day 50 – IRONMAN Training (sort of)These past couple of days I’ve been extremely busy with assignments. The classes I’m in are accelerated and end in 5-6 weeks. It is flying and it’s scary on the amount of information I’m taking in. I have to submit… Read more: Day 50 – IRONMAN Training (sort of)
- Day 31 – IRONMAN TrainingAs I lay in bed typing this out, I feel light as ever. I haven’t lost weight, I finished my sociology of sexuality class and finishing a class makes me feel really good. I wrote my final exam today and… Read more: Day 31 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 27 – IRONMAN TrainingThese past couple of days and the weekend were insanely busy. Last week I had to write my short analytical paper. Writing scholarly papers is brutal yet becoming so satisfying. I had to read quite a bit bit but loved… Read more: Day 27 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 22 – IRONMAN TrainingI felt super tired today. I don’t know why. I did some physical work at work (help moved some big printers) and did some other operational IT tasks. I took it off today to relax. I will try to go… Read more: Day 22 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 21 – IRONMAN Training
Today and yesterday was busy. First. Let’s talk about yesterday. I will let the picture tell you how that day went. I got a flat and now I keep thinking about all of the flat tyres I’ve gotten in the… Read more: Day 21 – IRONMAN Training - Day 19 – IRONMAN Training
Today was interesting, a lot of projects were announced and sounded interesting but I am starting to feel that I won’t be as involved. I’ve been thinking about asking for time to study for the CCNA to obtain new skills… Read more: Day 19 – IRONMAN Training - Day 18 – IRONMAN TrainingToday I took a rest day. I did some physical stuff at work today and for some reason I went home and passed out. I then woke up and had a 3 hour class. today felt heavy. I don’t know… Read more: Day 18 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 17 – IRONMAN TrainingToday was nice. I started work around 10 and did some interesting tasks today. I also went out for a nice run and got shin splints. I cut it down to 6km to heal.
- Day 16 – IRONMAN TrainingToday was a busy morning at work. I then went home, took a nap, hit the gym, and the decided not to go to Toronto for a metal concert. I need to save money and focus on training. No time… Read more: Day 16 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 15 – IRONMAN TrainingI was super sore but I went to work and went for a bike ride. That is all. I also did a mini review. See you tomorrow 😎
- Roka Aero II Skinsuit – Review
Yesterday’s 22km run destroyed me. I really should have rested today but I was craving a bike ride. I did a short ride since I listened to my body. I wanted to ride for one big reason. I wanted to… Read more: Roka Aero II Skinsuit – Review - Day 14 – IRONMAN Training
Today was insane. I decided to try running 42km. I managed to do 22km until my back was getting a bit sore. To ensure I would not get injured and make the pain worse, I stopped and walked back home.… Read more: Day 14 – IRONMAN Training - Day 13 – IRONMAN TrainingI’m limited on time so I believe in these coming weeks. I will be doing long gruelling 3-5 hour rides on Zwift. I’m hoping that will allow me to do 30-3phkph for the 180km ride in Mont Tremblant in Quebec.… Read more: Day 13 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 12 – IRONMAN TrainingI went to work and did some physical stuff and some other things. As soon as I went home I passed out and woke up around 6pm. I was exhausted. I then hit the gym and went for a nice… Read more: Day 12 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 11 – IRONMAN TrainingI had to read up for sexuality class before my 3 hour lecture. We talked about transgender with the pathologized term dysphoria in the DSM. We talked about many issues they face along with the multidimensionality of LGTBQ and other… Read more: Day 11 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 10 – IRONMAN TrainingToday was another good day. I was able to wipe more computers. Tomorrow I’ll be going to other locations to fix things. Keto is going well. I’ve had no bread and kept the carbs at a minimum. I have to… Read more: Day 10 – IRONMAN Training
- Day 9 -IRONMAN Training
What a day. For the majority of the day, I worked and continued wiping hard drives for computers we are disposing of. I enjoy writing but i need time to think when I write. I also need to re-read it… Read more: Day 9 -IRONMAN Training - Day 8 – IRONMAN Training
Today was brutal. I’m writing this at 7:48pm. I went to work and did my thing. I also have an exam tomorrow so I am re-reading all of the material again. I will soon have to cut out weightlifting in… Read more: Day 8 – IRONMAN Training - Day 7 IRONMAN TrainingI woke up early and prepared for my run but it was raining so I gave up and hit the gym. It was a chill day but tomorrow I will be going hard. Weight lifting at the gym Did another… Read more: Day 7 IRONMAN Training
- Day 6 – IRONMAN Training
I went a little easier today to prevent injury . I may do the same tomorrow. Swam 2000 yards for 46 minutes Worked out for 10 minutes. Didn’t want to strain the shoulders Went for a short 5km bike ride… Read more: Day 6 – IRONMAN Training - Day 5 – IRONMAN Training
A chill day at work. My morning was busy but other than that, it was good. Here’s what I did. - Day 4 – IRONMAN Training
Work was chill today, I left early since I worked my butt off yesterday (no lunch break). The heater is broken at my gym and I have been avoiding it but TODAY WAS THE DAY. I jumped into that pool… Read more: Day 4 – IRONMAN Training - Day 3 – IRONMAN TrainingI got a new position at work and it keeps me very busy. I like that. Time flies but the problem is that I come home very tired. Even though I come home tired, I still commit to the Ironman… Read more: Day 3 – IRONMAN Training