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00:00Last week, it was all about Nico's triathlon journey.
00:07Hard work and discipline can take you to far places you've never expected, but may factor
00:13a luck and gratitude.
00:14For this episode, it's about his post-triathlon life.
00:18Leading up to the 2019 SEA Games, and then suddenly, I got an injury.
00:23I crashed on the bike and I broke my left arm.
00:26Can we ask, or is it too personal?
00:30Of course, his favorite of all time.
00:36And a lot more.
00:37This is Martin's slick way of asking Sir Nico for coaching.
00:42For this part two of our discussion with two-time SEA Games gold medalist in triathlon, Nico
00:48Velgas, only here on Game on the Podcast.
00:52I'm not going to be the best in the world, given the situations.
00:55And I say this as in one of my mantras, life happens after it.
01:00So it's what you do.
01:09Post-triathlon king era.
01:11Yes.
01:12Okay.
01:13What did you do?
01:14Did you maintain running, swimming, and biking?
01:17It was good.
01:18It was good.
01:19After the 2017 era, so many things happened along the way.
01:26And leading up to the 2019 SEA Games, and then suddenly, I got an injury.
01:31I crashed on the bike and I broke my left arm.
01:34And the whole hard work faded away, just like that.
01:39Because I was set back for a couple of months.
01:42I missed the qualifications of SEA Games 2019, where we hosted.
01:47But I coped with it.
01:50I just thought, it's going to happen.
01:53Like paying taxes, getting injured, it's just going to happen.
01:57It's part of the athletes.
01:58Yes.
01:59It's part of the injuries.
02:00At least, I was able to capture two.
02:03And I had a good career.
02:04Now, if ever I do survive this, it's a blessing that I can compete again.
02:12So, it was steady.
02:14I won the Ironman 70.3 in Cebu, Asian Champion.
02:18And then, pandemic happened.
02:20With all the struggles.
02:22Now, I'm entering real estate.
02:26I'm back in college.
02:28So, I want to be a real estate broker, appraiser, and pursue this new passion of mine.
02:34Something different.
02:35Something different, yes.
02:36The next app.
02:37A lot of people don't know this.
02:39It's a low-key thing.
02:40It's for myself.
02:42I saw it's something that I became interested in.
02:44Okay.
02:45I have a question.
02:47Since a lot of people are getting into these kinds of events.
02:51Swimming, biking, and running.
02:53Would you consider coaching?
02:56Yes.
02:59I posted this and I'm doing some run clinics for some companies.
03:05Not individually, but I prefer group style.
03:08For me, it's more fun.
03:09So, yeah.
03:10I would do it on an often basis.
03:14If it's necessary.
03:15But I don't sell myself.
03:16If you want to do a run clinic, do it when you have a chance.
03:19This is Martin's slick way of asking Sir Nico for coaching.
03:24Being part of it.
03:25Being part of it.
03:26Even if it's a mini program.
03:30For 2 months.
03:31For about 4 to 8 weeks.
03:33We'll follow it.
03:34It's written.
03:35Then, it's a road-to-go program.
03:36Then, it's a road-to-go program.
03:37That's what I'm labeling.
03:38There are just a few microcycles that can be done.
03:42Just plug it in.
03:43After that, there will be a bill.
03:48There will be an invoice.
03:49You know what?
03:50Let's just pay for the game.
03:52Just kidding.
03:55The reason why I asked is because there are a lot of people who are engaged in running.
03:59There are former athletes.
04:01There are running clubs.
04:03There will be a running era.
04:06This is my running era.
04:12It's good for the community.
04:14I'll be shocked if I see him wake up in the morning running.
04:18He told me that he's doing 5K.
04:21It's a walk with the wife.
04:23I'm more of a sprinter, short.
04:26I do a lot of anaerobic sports.
04:28Running is running.
04:29He might discover you.
04:32Okay, back to the running era.
04:34If they find out that you're a coach, there will be a lot of people coming to you.
04:39It's credibility.
04:41When you're being coached by a guy who won it and knows the process of going through it.
04:47Specifically, he went through a high-performance training camp.
04:52He knows that this is what we're eating.
04:55This is the time that you should be running.
04:57These are the progressions going to this and that point per point.
05:01If you're a competitive athlete.
05:05Let's say you're just getting started but you want to be competitive right away.
05:09It's like in the gym.
05:11You're getting an instructor.
05:13You want to see that he has the results.
05:17You know his credentials.
05:19He's been there. He's been on top.
05:21He knows what it takes.
05:23I think what I can put on the table is to make them understand that it's not an overnight success.
05:28It takes years.
05:30The goal here is to give you a program that's going to make you enjoy the process.
05:36When the pandemic came, there weren't a lot of races.
05:40There weren't a lot of competitions.
05:41There weren't a lot of events.
05:43For an athlete like you who's always on the go, active.
05:47I'm sure you're still training.
05:50What did you have to go through during the pandemic?
05:54I got depressed when everything stopped happening.
05:57Our competitions stopped.
05:59Training camps stopped.
06:00Our allowances stopped.
06:03We were one of the victims.
06:04A lot of us.
06:06I'm sure people can relate to that.
06:09We stopped traveling.
06:10We would usually travel once a month for the entire year.
06:13Now, literally, you have to stay at home.
06:16I get anxious.
06:17I can't sleep sometimes.
06:20I found a new light and opportunity by doing relief missions.
06:24Most of the time, we get a lot of benefits in life with our careers.
06:30It was time for me to give back.
06:32I joined this foundation called Stead VIP.
06:35We would do relief missions all over North Luzon.
06:40Up north to Tarlac, Dulo.
06:42Then down south to Tingloy, Batangas.
06:45It made me feel more grateful of where I am already
06:48despite that I'm losing a lot of opportunities because of the pandemic.
06:53Then I became a military reservist.
06:56I can also help and serve the military in any way.
07:01That's great.
07:02It was still a productive pandemic for Sir Nico.
07:06I think being a triathlete makes you think productively all the time
07:11because we're used to trying to manage our time with sports,
07:13three sports, and then balancing life, school, work.
07:18People say that triathlon is a three-discipline sport.
07:21It's not.
07:22It's actually a six-discipline sport.
07:25Swim, bike run, family, work, and social life.
07:31How do you manage all of these things and making sure that no one's affected,
07:35especially your mental self?
07:38Speaking of social life, let's talk about it.
07:41If you're an athlete like that and you train like that,
07:44do you still have a nightlife or social life?
07:48Because our ordinary runners, the triathletes,
07:52their vacations are really scheduled around their training times.
08:00Yes, it's not like your lifestyle.
08:01A triathlete's life revolves around the lifestyle itself.
08:05So, your friends and social life are your triathlete friends.
08:10Which is good because you share the same bond of passion,
08:13of doing sports, healthy lifestyle, right?
08:15That's the goal of triathlon.
08:17It is to make your life better.
08:19And me, I serve as an example.
08:21I try to make sure that with my legacy as a national triathlete in the past
08:26is to show that I had a good life during my sport and especially after.
08:32So that you get to inspire more children to enter the sport.
08:35And to say, I want to be a triathlete because look,
08:38he had a good life because he became one.
08:41And that's what parents hear, right?
08:43They look at these athletes and they compare.
08:46Like football players and basketball, they're rich, right?
08:49So, they encourage their children,
08:51Oh, do this sport, you'll be rich, you'll have a good life.
08:54So, the best way for you to make that change is to lead by example.
08:58So, in your very busy schedule,
09:02you were able to find time to be a motivational speaker
09:06which I think is one way for you to impact the next generation
09:10and people in general now that you're in a different era of your life.
09:16And I've attended some motivational talks
09:19and the speakers always have that one line in the end.
09:22Like James Deacon, he says,
09:24Find the purpose that's greater than yourself.
09:27And you kind of touched on it a little bit.
09:30You said, you went back to your why.
09:33So, for you, what's your line in your motivational talks
09:37that you end with normally to impart to everybody that you're speaking to?
09:43A lot of people are looking for success in different aspects.
09:47Might be money, family, fame, wealth.
09:51But success can only come from doing it for the right reasons.
09:56Doing things for the right reasons.
09:58And it will come naturally.
10:00Okay.
10:02Can we ask or is it too personal?
10:03What was your why when you were competing?
10:07Because for you to get to that level, like gold medalist and everything,
10:12you have to have a strong purpose.
10:14Like a strong why, strong motivation to get there.
10:17Okay. What was yours?
10:19To being the best version of myself.
10:22Came to a point that I may not be,
10:27I'm not going to be the best in the world given the situations.
10:30Probably because of third world countries.
10:33Weather, funding.
10:35Things that you can't control.
10:37Or even natural genetics.
10:39That you can't do anything.
10:41But the goal for me was to be the best version of myself.
10:44And that's my deepest why.
10:46Everyday, whatever I do, I make sure I make the most out of every situation.
10:51Because if you don't, you're wasting the gift that God gave.
10:55Amazing.
10:57That's beautiful.
10:59We can actually end it there. I'm kidding.
11:01Parable of the talents.
11:03So until now, do you still compete?
11:07Do you still compete?
11:09Leisurely.
11:11Not on super elite level that I needed to do this full time.
11:15For the fun of it.
11:17If it's not going to be fun, I wouldn't do it.
11:19I don't envy the people who go up against.
11:22Because usually, those leisurely ones,
11:25Elite to the winged warriors.
11:27No, I mean those events where you're just casually running,
11:33casually doing triathlons.
11:35Then they'll see on the other side,
11:37Niko Weligas, how can you do that?
11:39Why are you like that?
11:41Sure, we'll lose here.
11:43So you don't train as hard anymore?
11:45Once a day.
11:47Just to maintain fitness.
11:49Health is the first priority.
11:51Especially mental, right?
11:53And a bit of a balance of both.
11:54Because being here in this career for 10 years,
11:58I learned a lot, learned so much.
12:00But I also lost a lot of opportunities, right?
12:02Opportunity costs.
12:04And I missed out a lot of things.
12:06Missed birthdays, weddings, family gatherings,
12:09my mom's birthday.
12:11And those things, I really valued.
12:13Especially during the pandemic.
12:15This is also important.
12:17So with that, I'm trying to make up.
12:19And I'm trying to make sure I get to touch majority basis.
12:22You're in a different era now.
12:24You're in the POC.
12:26The Philippine Olympic Committee.
12:28I'm proud of you, brother.
12:30I want to say that.
12:32I looked at your Instagram.
12:34One of your pinned posts.
12:36And this is when you were the chairman
12:38of the Athletes Commission of the POC.
12:40April 11, 2019.
12:42You went to Switzerland.
12:44In the International Athletes Forum,
12:47the IOC headquarters.
12:49I want to ask you,
12:51what did you learn when you went there?
12:52Obviously, it's a big deal.
12:54You're there with your counterparts
12:56from different parts of the world.
12:58What did you learn with that experience
13:00that you brought here to the Philippines
13:03as the chairman for the POC Athletes Commission?
13:07It was one of my vocations,
13:09entering the Athletes Commission
13:11under the Philippine Olympic Committee.
13:13It became my balance
13:15while I'm doing my career as an athlete.
13:19Because sometimes, I'm not winning.
13:22You can get burned out.
13:24This is my way for me to cope with burnout.
13:26Giving back to the national athletes,
13:28the Athletes Commission.
13:30When I entered,
13:32the Athletes Commission in general
13:34all over the world
13:36was something new that was established
13:38for all different national Olympic associations,
13:41national Olympic committees.
13:43For POC, it was something new back in 2015.
13:46Me, being the newly activated chair,
13:49we were to make it active again
13:52and to be exposed in the World Athletes Forum.
13:55I was the only Filipino, by the way,
13:57representing the Philippines
13:59because I'm the chair in the Philippines.
14:01I was with other co-chairs
14:03of all of the 200 countries
14:05of the Athletes Commission.
14:07Our goal was to learn from each other
14:09how can we make our Athletes Commission
14:11back home much better
14:13in terms of serving the athletes.
14:15For those of you that don't know,
14:17our job in the Athletes Commission
14:19was to provide the bridge
14:21or the link between our national athletes
14:23to the Olympic Committee.
14:25We were one of the people
14:27that helped Egeo Viena reinstate his status
14:29back as a national athlete
14:31after what he'd been through.
14:33We were very fulfilled with that
14:35because of how we helped him.
14:37We gave him the opportunity again
14:39to pursue his career.
14:41We helped him to remove politics
14:43from sports.
14:46With that said,
14:47it was fulfilling for us
14:49because we were awarded by the IOC
14:52as one of the best Athletes Commission
14:54all over the world.
14:56One month before I stepped down as chairman
15:00because I became a chairman
15:02for two terms.
15:04One term is four years.
15:06I've been there for eight years
15:08and all throughout the years
15:10with the help of my co-Athletes Commission
15:12members, we were awarded
15:14because of our programs
15:15and it was one of the best structures.
15:17Amazing. Congratulations, sir.
15:19Thank you, sir. Thank you.
15:21This is for the athletes.
15:23That's all we want to do.
15:25You're not here to earn money
15:27because it's a vocational job.
15:29It was a way for us to do something
15:31beyond our sports.
15:33Some people will say,
15:35it's just sports.
15:37No, we were also doing other things
15:39to balance life.
15:41This is so underrated
15:42and it's a good example of what EJ went through.
15:44Instead of just understanding
15:46his training,
15:48how he got the medal.
15:50He still needs to think about other factors.
15:52And he's not the only athlete
15:54who's experienced that.
15:56He's just the most elite.
15:58All of our national athletes.
16:00When you were participating
16:02and having a personal experience
16:04and I saw when I was part of the PSC
16:06that it's been a struggle
16:08for the national athletes
16:10that their voice is important
16:12not just for the ACAs
16:14but for the International Olympic Committee.
16:16And the ACA really tries to empower
16:18the voice of these national athletes.
16:20Okay.
16:22Obviously, you attended that
16:24and then you brought the structure
16:26or you built the structure
16:28here in the Philippines.
16:30Can you tell us how difficult
16:32was it to do that?
16:34Because here in the Philippines
16:36when you bring that,
16:38a lot of people will question you.
16:40That's true.
16:42How long did it take
16:44to finalize the structure
16:46for the athletes?
16:48It took a while.
16:50It took me three years to be honest.
16:52Almost one term.
16:54I already boiled the second term.
16:56I thought I was entering politics.
16:58But eventually,
17:00I got to do it
17:02with the help of a lot of people.
17:04That's for sure.
17:06That's one.
17:08And second, just be nice to everybody.
17:10A bulk of implementing projects
17:12for everybody
17:14and you'll be given the right support
17:16by the right people.
17:18The Olympics is coming.
17:20I'm sure you're super busy now, sir.
17:22Yes.
17:24A very fulfilling job
17:26what we're doing now
17:28with the Philippine Olympic Committee.
17:30We're preparing for the schedules
17:32of our Olympians.
17:34And then,
17:36some marketing side,
17:38we're looking for sponsors
17:40that can support our Olympians.
17:42They'll all be together?
17:44Yes.
17:46The majority of them
17:48who want to be in the pre-training camp.
17:50We place them in the north of France.
17:52With this,
17:54we have an advantage
17:56of having the edge of
17:58acclimatization,
18:00adaptation to weather,
18:02diet,
18:04and time zone.
18:06It's a big difference,
18:08especially for an elite athlete.
18:10Every detail counts
18:12That's right.
18:14Can we join you, Jen?
18:16She said north of France.
18:18But it's good
18:20because on the training side,
18:22when you're acclimated
18:24to the competition area,
18:26it's a big deal.
18:28I mean, give them two weeks
18:30or give them a month to be there,
18:32it's a big deal.
18:34And the sleep cycle
18:36is the hardest.
18:38You know the circadian rhythm, right?
18:40It's science.
18:42Even the bronze age,
18:44they sleep 8 to 10 hours
18:46especially on the recovery phases.
18:48It's the main difference,
18:50especially for endurance athletes
18:52coming from a triathlon side.
18:54It's more than what you train.
18:56It's also how you recover
18:58from the workouts.
19:00I don't want to pose here
19:02because I started running
19:04last December
19:06and I'm going to the longer distances now.
19:08Our races in the Philippines
19:10are very short.
19:12When I started running,
19:14I said, wait,
19:16I can do this training.
19:18But now, I'm having a hard time.
19:20And again, 8 to 10 hours
19:22for an elite athlete
19:24who will compete against
19:26the best of the best in the world
19:28is very much essential.
19:30So, it's good
19:32to have this initiative.
19:34I think for this particular edition
19:36of the Olympics,
19:38of course, it's going to be held
19:40in a very special place
19:42where people will train
19:44and it's free sightseeing every day.
19:46So, this is a very special edition
19:48and we have a few individuals
19:50representing the Philippines.
19:52It's actually very special indeed
19:54for Team Philippines specifically
19:56because we're actually celebrating
19:58our 100th year
20:00in the Olympics
20:02since 1924.
20:09I have a segment here on the show
20:10called F.O.A.T.
20:12or Favorite of All Time.
20:14Also known as
20:16F.O.A.T.
20:23It's the delivery.
20:25So, Niko,
20:27who is your favorite
20:29of all time athlete?
20:31Ever.
20:33It has to be Michael Jordan.
20:35MJ.
20:37Love it.
20:38This is an MJ guy.
20:40Why is Michael Jordan your favorite?
20:42He touches all of the bases.
20:44Especially when I watched
20:47Netflix's
20:49The Last Dance.
20:51Not only in his talent,
20:53he applied his performance
20:55as the greatest of all time,
20:57but when he got injured,
20:59he went back to college
21:01to finish college.
21:03He set a good example
21:05on and off the court.
21:07But what about the athletes
21:09that are never going to be
21:11as good as that person?
21:13What can they apply
21:15beyond the performance of the athlete?
21:17It's the afterlife or in between.
21:19What's your next step?
21:21I'll finish college because I know
21:23MJ also finished college.
21:25I had a lot of takeaways
21:27from The Last Dance.
21:29That was not one of my takeaways.
21:31So that's good perspective.
21:34We already know about
21:36his tenacity,
21:38his performance on the court,
21:40how he's really the big boss,
21:42he calls the shots,
21:44he's a risk taker.
21:46But what about the stuff
21:48beyond that?
21:50I say this in one of my mantras,
21:52life happens after training.
21:54So it's what you do.
21:56That's from an elite athlete's POV.
21:58The way they look at things.
22:00You can see that Anton is right.
22:02We didn't see that angle.
22:04Off the court,
22:06what are the achievements
22:08of Michael Jordan?
22:10I've been exposed to world meetings
22:12with Olympians.
22:14I got to sit down
22:16with different world-class athletes
22:18during their time in their post-life.
22:20I was with them
22:22with different achievements.
22:24One is a multi-Olympic gold medalist.
22:26One is a one-time Olympic gold medalist.
22:28One is an Olympian
22:30that never won a medal.
22:32And then one is
22:34will never be an Olympian.
22:36The ones who are actually
22:38comfortable in life
22:40is the Olympian
22:42that never won a gold medal.
22:44It gave me that perspective
22:46because the person also prepared
22:48for the afterlife.
22:50It goes back to you
22:52finding your why.
22:54I'm willing to give up
22:56one of my gold medals
22:58and just become
23:00probably one time.
23:02But I know I'm well-off
23:04and comfortable
23:06on the giving side
23:08rather than the getting side
23:10of the financial status.
23:12Speaking of giving up gold medals,
23:14at least you still have one more.
23:16You need to update us
23:18when you find the original one.
23:20Tag us if you find one.
23:22Okay, so I have a twist
23:24for our favorite athlete
23:26of all time.
23:28You mentioned MJ
23:30as your favorite athlete
23:32all over the world.
23:34Who's your favorite of all time?
23:36So I have a twist
23:38with our segment here on the show.
23:40If you were to create
23:42the ultimate Filipino Olympian
23:45in mind, body, and spirit,
23:48who would the three Filipino athletes be?
23:51So whose mind would you like to have?
23:53Whose body and whose spirit
23:55to create the ultimate Filipino Olympian?
23:58That's hard.
24:00For mind, I'm gonna go with
24:02Paeng Nepomuceno, a bowler.
24:04For the body, I'm gonna say
24:06Manny Pacquiao.
24:09And then for the spirit,
24:11we have Haidelyn DÃaz.
24:13Amazing.
24:15That's sure gold.
24:18Pacquiao's genetic
24:20freakness at his peak.
24:24I like Paeng's choice.
24:26I mean, this is underrated.
24:28Paeng Nepomuceno.
24:30He should be elite,
24:31thinking to be sustainable that low.
24:33When I met that guy,
24:35my first time I met him
24:37was here in GMA.
24:39We were guesting.
24:41I was just a national athlete.
24:43My team was just netted.
24:452011, and he introduced me.
24:47We were together.
24:49We were guesting with Chino Trinidad.
24:51Then I asked the producer,
24:53who's this tall guy with me?
24:55That's Paeng Nepomuceno.
24:57That's what you read
24:58in your history books.
25:00He sounds familiar.
25:08That's all I missed out on,
25:10the information.
25:12Next, you'll be asking,
25:14who's that guy with me?
25:16We were guesting.
25:18Not the ones in their
25:20runner era right now.
25:22They know him for sure.
25:24It's a shame
25:26if the runners don't know
25:28who Paeng Nepomuceno is.
25:33Paeng Nepomuceno,
25:35for the Gen Zs,
25:37is a story told by our parents.
25:39It's in our textbooks.
25:41It's in our ebooks.
25:43It's on the last page,
25:45the heroes.
25:47I know Filipinos internationally.
25:49It's on the last page,
25:51but that's where I get excited.
25:53Who's this?
25:55We're here.
25:57Let's take a look.
26:02The runners there,
26:04Niko Huelgas,
26:06a legend in the game.
26:08You'll be coaching.
26:10Tell your teammates.
26:12Contact Ed.
26:14I'll be the motivational speaker.
26:16Sir Niko might be interested
26:18in helping our running club.
26:21I'm ready.
26:24What's your message
26:26to the people
26:28who are getting into
26:30fitness,
26:32running,
26:34swimming,
26:36and biking?
26:38Some people run
26:40because they enjoy running.
26:42They don't want to be fast.
26:44They don't want to be competitive.
26:46They have goals for sure,
26:48but they don't exactly
26:50want to be competitive.
26:52Especially for the newbies,
26:54what's your message to them?
26:56Always start with
26:58the first goal of
27:00just enjoying the process.
27:02Don't rush into things.
27:04I always give that advice.
27:06Look for the right community
27:08that's going to give you
27:10a good and positive influence.
27:12Whatever sport it is,
27:14might be open water swimming community,
27:16triathlon,
27:18running,
27:20choose the right ones
27:22and choose the right coach
27:24to mentor you into your journey.
27:26How important is it
27:28to have a coach?
27:30It's crucial.
27:32For me, it's one of the greatest investments.
27:34Finding the right coach
27:36for you that's suitable
27:38and tailor fit to your
27:40style of training
27:42is very crucial.
27:44Sir Nix,
27:46you have a lot of fans
27:48until now.
27:50You've been watching 2015-2017.
27:52Where can they follow you?
27:54What are your upcoming events?
27:56I'm still active with activities.
27:58I still do fun runs like
28:00I'm finishing Trilogy run
28:02and then I'm preparing as well
28:04for the Sydney Marathon
28:06in September.
28:08My training camp will actually be in France.
28:10That's my base training.
28:12That's crazy.
28:14You're training in the north of France.
28:16That's our cheap dimension.
28:18You're training too, right?
28:20Wait, you're going to do a marathon in Sydney?
28:22Yes.
28:24Let's hope.
28:26By the way,
28:28Sydney Marathon, it's not an easy marathon.
28:30It's hilly.
28:32Any elevation, any marathon
28:34is not easy.
28:36When you go to Chicago,
28:38it's mostly flat.
28:40I was surprised
28:42when he did the Hoka run.
28:44The leg one is 16k, right?
28:46That's painful.
28:48It's against the elements
28:50of the other one.
28:52Why did you do it in Baguio?
28:54So it's cold.
28:56That's why the schedule is painful.
28:58Divine intervention.
29:00Divine intervention.
29:02It's nice to do it in Baguio.
29:04It's just painful.
29:06You're always leaning there.
29:08Always up.
29:10Thank you so much for joining us here.
29:12Thank you guys for having me.
29:14I really appreciate that.
29:16Keep supporting Philippine Triathlon
29:18and the entire running community.
29:20Thank you so much to our guest today,
29:22two-time SEA Games gold medalist
29:24in triathlon,
29:26Marco Valdes.
29:28Thank you.
29:30Thank you for sharing with us your story.
29:32We got a lot of inspiration from you today.
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