Tiktakbo 3 : Isa, Dalawa, Takbo - August 22

This will be my friend Deck's supposed birthday run so might as well promote it. It'll be held at the UP Diliman Academic Oval and we'll be going for the 6K run para naman medyo relaxed, enjoy lang and bonding since it's his day.

Run To Read - August 15

This running event is for the benefit of building school libraries. Read on below for details as I got it from the run4change website.

Run to Read – Run for a cause

August 15, 2010
Fort Bonifacio Global City

ABOUT
There is not enough public libraries to serve millions of students, currently there are 688 public libraries of all types and there should be more. The lack of facilities is even compounded by the fact that a significant number of these libraries are under-funded, understaffed, poorly equipped, or in bad physical condition forcing it to stop functioning.

There should be a total of 1,851 libraries in all, one for each of the country’s 220 congressional districts, 136 cities, and 1,495 municipalities. To date, the country has 1,163 libraries less than required. This affects 40% of the population or nearly 40 million Filipinos as it unacceptably deprives our children of a resource that could spell a difference for their future.

Realizing the need for children to be aptly exposed to reading materials not readily available for them, the Run To Read Fun Run was designed to raise funds to build and restore libraries for less fortunate communities in various parts of the Philippines. The run will be composed of 4 major distance events; 3KM, 5KM, 10KM, 15KM and a 500-meter dash for kids and their moms or dads

EVENTS
3k
5k
10k
15k
500m for kids

REGULAR REGISTRATION
July 1 – August 8, 2010

ONLINE REGISTRATION
http://www.runnersrunner.com/

REGISTRATION FEE
PHP 500 for 500m for kids (tandem with 1 parent)
PHP 300 for 3k
PHP 350 for 5k
PHP 400 for 10k
PHP 450 for 15k
(Inclusive of singlet, race number and certificate)

REGISTRATION AREAS
BrandWorX Inc Head Office-Penthouse, Eurovilla Bldg. 2, VA Rufino St., Legaspi Village Makati City
Runnr Store-Bldg. B3 Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City, Philippines
SecondWind Running Store-Maginhawa St., Teacher’s Village ;  Ortigas Home Depot
All Terra Cyclery-Club 650 Libis, Quezon City
Reebok-Trinoma ,Megamall ,Festival Mall
Royal Sporting House-Glorietta 4 ;Robinson’s Place Manila

Singlet Designs

 

Registration Form

Rexona Run 2010

Had another 10k distance added to my mileage. On track pa rin sa goal ko to at least finish 100k this year. Ok na ok yung organization - it started on time & madilim pa, parking was easy, there were marshalls all over to assist all the runners at ang pinaka-mahalaga eh hindi nagkulang sa hydration. There was enough for everyone! Ako pa nga ang nahirapan magisip kung iinumin ko yung tubig or ibubuhos ko sa ulo to cool off. Yung race course din ayos, daming patag kaya hindi masyado mahirap para sa katulad kong walang kapraktis-praktis & wala masyadong mga kasabay na sasakyan na makikipag-kumpitensya sa dadaanan.

Two of my friends joined me, Edward ran with me & his wife Elisse gamely acted as photographer para ma-sanay gumamit ng SLR & may remembrance kami. Heck, walang kaabog-abog she even asked Chino Trinidad who was just passing by to pose with us! We started late & were probably late by 12-15 minutes. Tamang jog lang kami & kwentu-kwentuhan then by KM5 we parted ways & I adjusted to my own run-walk pace.

This would probably be the first run I've joined wherein i felt minimal pain in my arch or knees kahit isang buwan walang practice, exercises & warm ups (diretso takbo from parking kasi late) - probably because of the new shoes I was wearing. I ran using the new Fila Flow DNA (sorry, 'diko lam yung tamang name).It was kinda like the Nike Free pero parang synthetic mesh/net yung material. It was light & cushioning was great. Baka yun lang ang kailangan to be able to run better, bine-break in ko rin kasi yung shoe & I wasn't in shape kaya hinay-hinay lang. Sana 'wag na masyado umulan pag hapon para makapag-jog kahit once a week.

*Thanks to Chino Trinidad for posing with us & Photovendo for the nice photos.

Nakakatawa To...

*Credit goes to yoursummerstar.tumblr.com

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