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