A Different Experience At Run To Read 2010

Last Sunday's run was a different experience for me, also the least prepared run I've ever joined. I never jogged nor even walked on the treadmill for two weeks leading to race day. No calisthenics, not even stretching as in ZERO. On the eve of the run I slept late because I came home late from my Grad School classes & prepared the stuff I'll be wearing & bringing in the early morning run. I woke up at 3am to double check on my stuff , prepare for the event & eat something. Bad trip! I forgot to get myself an energy drink & granola bars! Now what??!! A cup of Milo would do - or so I thought. I arrived at the race venue hungry!

The race started a few minutes before 6am - it'll be hot on the way to the finish. It was the first time I ran alone - no JERM, no buddies, no officemates. I thought I could PR since I'll be doing my jog-walk routine at my own pace. I also left my ipod in my bag so I can focus on the race & do my thing without any distractions. I started ok, jogged my first 2 kms continuously with no problems. On the 4th km my knees started feeling weak with a hint of pain - lintek! Wala akong patella braces , left them in my backpack. So now I have to take it easy 'coz it's still too early in the run. Then the most important thing that I forgot to check was the race route - ang daming hilly portions! In other words , I walked my way on the uphill portions of the route which slowed me down even more. Nung pabalik na after nung pataas & pababa medyo binilisan ko na to recover at least a little of my lost time. Lagpas 1 hour na & nasa hills area parin ako! I was panting my way to the finish line, mainit, pagod, nanlalambot & masakit ang lower extremities all because I didn't prepare well enough for the event. I have no one to blame but myself & I've learned my lesson. My efforts were not in vain naman knowing that part of my registration fee would benefit school children. Ang importante naman eh natatapos mo ang mga nasisimulan  at nae-enjoy mo ang mga ginagawa mo. Tama na ang daldal, kelangan na ng ice pack ang mga masasakit na tuhod, arch & heels.

Will You Run For A Smile?

 

Smiling and running happens on August 22

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!