Flood

We (my housemate and I) survived typhoon Ondoy. Thank God. Last Saturday, we braved the flooded streets just to get out of our house. Water reached our bedroom so we need to take refuge in another place.

I'm praying for my fellowmen who still suffering due to the wrath of the Ondoy.

Crocs Prepair...to run

I'm done with the Crocs Prepair....to run. I have a mixed feeling about this race. Let me weigh the joys and the pains of this event:

The joys:

• New route, new place

• I get to run with old house mate in college and officemates
• A PR of 38 minutes, 5 minutes less of my 43 minutes during the Urbanite
• Running in the rain
• No injured knee tendon after the run
• Finishing the 5k distance
  

The pains:

• I felt I walked more and run less
• Running in the rain; there was a moment strong rain entered my nostril
• I'm a bit disappointed with the freebies
• Did I just expect a lot about the healthy and hearty breakfast? Cereals were served. Not so satisfying.

Anyhow, I love the experience. I have proven that no one can really put boundaries when it comes to running. :D

I Need Pain

Finally! The sun is up!

That's my route for today, a distance of almost 5kms.

Last stop would be Megamall to register a friend for the Crocs race and have a delicious dinner at El Pollo Loco.


"Running is a mental sport...and we're all insane!"
Learn to run when feeling the pain: then push harder.

Downpour

This is sad. I have not run for five days because of the strong rain. I can't seem to find a way to start the week 2 of my training. Crocs Prepair..to run is on Sunday. How I wish the rain would stop tomorrow.

If all else fails, I might run in the rain. XD

Running is real and relatively simple…but it ain't easy.

--Mark Will-Weber

Training Week 1

There are several races happening on the 13th of September:
-Makiling Challenge
-Ayala Eco Dash
-Crocs Prepair to Run

Among the three races, I finally decided to join the third one for the reason that it offers a new route. (Mall of Asia that is) It seems to be pretty exciting. But I'm still waiting til next week to register since I have no money yet (hehe!)

Good thing is I have roughly two weeks to train. Last Tuesday, I covered around 5km at Ortigas. Unfortunately, it was sort of walk and run because the streets were so busy, I can't run that smoothly.

For today, I'm running a 6km distance. (See the map above) It's gonna end at the laundry shop near our place so I can pick up my clothes as well. Talk about multitasking.

"Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?'"
- Peter Maher, Irish-Canadian Olympian and sub-2:12 marathoner