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19 Days Without Running... and Counting...

After running at the great 34th National Milo Marathon - Manila Elims, 3 weeks had passed without me doing any jogging or at least any physical activity except for the endless walking that we did during the weekend along the roads of Singapore just to get to famous shopping places. I got sick the first week; busy with work during the 2nd week and now I'm just too lazy to move around because I wanted to "recover" all the energy spent during the SG trip besides, it's been raining the whole week and the weather is just too great for sleeping.

Sana I can jog around the UP Academic Oval over the weekend 'pag 'di ako tinamad , a cramming of sorts for the Rexona Run @ MOA on Aug1. I haven't even registered yet, hoping I'll be able to sign up at Timex MOA this Saturday.

Gotta snap back to reality, the vacation's over!

2 Days Of Soreness

Actually this would be the 3rd day of being sore in the knees & calves. Eto ang nakuha ko sa pagtakbo last Sunday. I'm a newbie at running - let alone jogging and I think I tried doing too much. I wanted to prove something - that I too can do it.There's too much pride kaya or just competitiveness in me to just let it go away. Anyway, na-aggravate rin lang siguro dahil after sleeping for 3 hours eh nagpa-full body massage ako, yung hard pa yata ang ginawa sakin. Feeling ko natadtad yung mga binti ko. He he. I felt some relief naman especially sa likod & talampakan ko. The pain in the kness - well matagal na yan eh. Takot lang ako magpatingin sa doktor. Anyways no pain naman when I run when using the patella braces. I'm actually used to this kind of pain lalo na pag walang warm-ups or very long lay-off from physical activities. Gusto ko lang mag-inarte. Blog ko 'to eh, bakit ba???!!!

My First Milo Marathon 10K Run

Yesterday I became part of running history as I joined and ran 10k in the 34th National Milo Marathon - Manila eliminations at Luneta Park / Quirino Grandstand. The Milo Marathon is the country's longest and premier running event and being part of it is simply amazing. Being registered to run and donning the Milo race singlet lets you feel the prestige of the event. It's also for a good cause since you also become part of a helping hand in giving running shoes to deserving elementary kids in manila.

We arrived early at the venue and while waiting for the 10k gun start, entertainment was shown at the stage area & we also got to see the first batch of kids benefiting from the shoes then, we're off. Being a newbie & able to jog continuously in the first 2kms was already an achievement for me. From then on lakad-jog na ang ginawa ko lalo na sa flyover wherein 2 times mo siya madadaanan. On the way back to the finish line , I thought of taking hydration sa last 4-3 kms of the race para hindi masyado bloated & mabigat pero to my dismay eh ubos na ang gatorade & water in their respective stations. Nakaka-asar lang since maraming naki-takbo & dumaraan na nakiki-inum lang wherein dapat yung mga runners ang nakikinabang. So instead of gunning for a PB eh naglakad na lang ako dahil sa sobrang uhaw, 'di bale na ung PB 'wag lang matumba sa kalsada. I started running lang ulit after seeing the start sign at luneta, akala ko finish na yun. Buti na lang yung announcer sinabi na nasa Quirino Grandstand area yung finish line.

All in all ok naman yung experience ko, overwhelmed pa nga eh lalo na nung nakita ko mga running idols ko - Coach Rio, Jaymie Pizarro, & NeverRunAlone. Nakaka-inspire sila.


Need to look for other 10k events na para-ma-realize ko ang running goal ko of finishing 100-120k this 2010.



*Many thanks to Photovendo for the running photos, this is a milestone for me