The Next Run

Even before finishing my first race I was already scouting for the next race I wanted to join. So far I have two lined up for next year.

The first is "Takbo Para sa Kolehiyo" which was organized by the Kamanggagawa Foundation. They are giving free college education programs, which include free tuition, free food, free books, and basically everything that the student will ever need through out his college years. Its a pretty good cause and I will be more than happy to help out how ever I can for this one. 

Isang araw lang, Takbo Para Sa Libreng Kolehiyo 

SM Mall of Asia

January 12, 2010

The other one which I'm especially more excited for this the Condura run which will be the first and only race that goes over and up the skyway. Although I won't be reaching that far, I'm still pretty hyped up for this one cause I've been hearing that this is on of THE races that runners always join. This run is also advocating saving the dolphins so P50 pesos from the race fee shall go to help save the Dolphins of Bohol, pretty cool right? And to top it off they also have medals for everyone who finishes! Wuhow, right? who can beat that?

Condura Run 2010

Fort Bonifacio 28th St.

February 7, 2010

The Phil Star Celebrity Fun Run 2009

Talk about being excited.. The night before I couldn't get myself to fall asleep, tossing and turning for about an hour or so. When I finally did get to sleep, I kept waking up every hour to check what time it was and even got up at 3:30 in the morning thinking it was already 4:00. Damn..

I arrived at the Fort at about 5:00 am and was quite scared, actually it was more like VERY scared. You know how they talk about butterflies and feeling like you want to puke, well for the first time in my life I felt that. It's not that I was setting my sights on winning, I guess I just wanted to set the bar high on the time I will get for this race.

Race started at 5:55 am, my warm up was pretty good. I psyched myself up thinking to just run and have fun, I kept telling myself that

 "This will be the run from which we will improve on"

At the start of the race, I felt my adrenaline getting the best of me and was running at too fast of a pace. I then remembered to keep my pace and not wear myself out since this is a 5k distance whatever happens. At first it felt awkward going slower than everybody else, but by the half way point onwards I could see that pacing was the best way to go since by doing I it, I had much more conserved energy and did not need to stop to walk nor to drink any water.

I finished the race at at time of 29:34, not what I initially targeted cause I was seeking for a 25:00-27:00 but its all good. Now I see a lot of room that I can look to improve on.

I know I'm pretty new to the sport and shouldn't really be worried about all these times and what not, but I never really see anything wrong with pushing yourself and being able to reach a goal that you always wanted to achieve, yes? Yes! haha

Till the next run! Now its time to pig out for the Christmas season. Merry Christmas! =)

Your first will never be forgotten

Phil Star Celebrity Run 2009
My first run will be this December 20 at the Fort. It is the Phil Star Celebrity Run, it was first scheduled to be done back September this year but due to the typhoons its set this coming December. I'm quite excited for this race, I have been training for my 5k run for the past 3 months. I'm coming straight of from the newbie arena so this will be a good way to set the tempo for the next coming races. 10 days to go!!!

“Frustration is the first step towards improvement. I have no incentive to improve if I’m content with what I can do and if I’m completely satisfied with my pace, distance and form as a runner. It’s only when I face frustration and use it to fuel my dedication that I feel myself moving forwards" -John Bingham