The Simple Life

I have always though about how people from the olden times like the stone age, medieval, roman times, etc. always looks so ripped and buffed. I mean think about it, about 90% of them were all very healthy, lean, and quite strong. Pictures and paintings always represented them this way.

But, comparing  today and before, we have all these things like exercise machines, dumbbells, protein shakes, gatorade, diet pills, and what not, yet still we have a much harder time keeping ourselves in shape. They who had a little or even none of these things were in the greatest shape of their lives. Why is that?

Well probably because, today we aren't NATURAL anymore. Most of the things that we eat or do are all somehow "pre-made". Just take a look around us, when was the last time we ate natural good old cooked food? Almost all the things around us are made in factories just like our canned food, dairy products, and canned vegetables which are all bombarded with preservatives.

Even in terms of exercise, there are a lot of things that we make our bodies do that it wasn't really made for. Although, with running I've always felt a connection with it. I've always felt that this was something that we should really be doing. I mean think about it, what comes more natural than any other sport than running? Compare it to sports like soccer, weightlifting, badminton, etc. they are all somehow rooted from running.

This is why I love running, cause its real and it is what it is. Running is... Running, no more, no less =)

Condura Run 2010 Pictures

I have about 200+ pictures of runners during the Condura Race last Sunday, feel free to browse them maybe you will find a picture of yourself =) Just click the link bellow

Condura 2010

P.S.
Most of these are 10k Runners

10k Condura Race aka Debut of the Sexy Running Shorts

In describing the Condura Race 2010, this is all I can say:

I haven't attended a lot of races, heck I've only done three so far. But, if I were to have my standards set, this would be the race that sets the bar. Everything wasn't perfect, but everything that really mattered was. The race kit pick up, race day, water stations, etc. were all thought off and carefully planed, and they were executed beautifully.

Let's look at why it was such a memorable run for me, shall we?

The night before race day I went to bed at about 7:30pm, but I was tossing and turning for 2 hours till I finally fell asleep. I am guessing the excitement really got to me. I  then woke up at about 3:00am, got my things ready and finally made my way to Fort Bonifacio

The start of the race was at 28th street, so we rushed there as soon as we parked our car. Upon reaching the starting line, we saw that the 21k runners were about to start so I went straight ahead and warmed up. A few minutes later it was the 10k's turn to start and I finally made my way to the starting line where I situated myself at the middle of the pack.

While waiting for the race to start, the organizers had something special for the racers. At about two minutes before gun start they had fireworks shooting up into the sky while some dancers were dancing to the song "I Got a Feeling by Black Eyed Peas". It was a great pump up for everyone.

When the staring gun was finally fired, WUHOOO!! It was time to RUN

The race route was from Bonifacio Highstreet going to Gil Puyat Ave. in Makati.

The start of the race wasn't so good for me, I started out too fast compared to my normal pace and at the 1km mark I felt dry and heavy. Good thing there was already a water station early on, so I drank a little water and got myself back on track. 

Moving to the 2nd and 3rd km I was still feeling a little of the sluggishness and was scared for the rest of the race. At that point I prayed, I prayed to God asking Him to give this to me and bless me with the strength to move past this and finish the race strong.

In the end, my time are as follows:

52:18 - My watch
52:33 - Condura's Official Time

I am very very happy with my time, it was my goal at the start of this year to run a 10k on a sub 1hour and I did it!! Yay!!! Although can someone explain this to me, does this mean I came in 73rd place? hahaha I got this off the Condura Website

I can say that this was a good debut for both my first 10k and the sexy running shorts

 

 Here are the highs and the lows of the race as I have experienced

The High

1. Well placed water stations
2. Very good touch on the pump up program at the start of the race
3. Lots of sponsors and lots of goodies
4. Organized traffic of runners
5. The very funny cheering squad which actually reminded me of this video 

The Low

1. It was very dark at the buendia flyover *PITCH BLACK

So as I said earlier, this really was THE RACE for me. I would like to thank the organizers for everything, I know it must have been a whole lot of work to pull this off.

  

THANK YOU VERY MUCH! =)

Here are some additional pictures of some of the personalities that found its way into my camera:

Race Kit Pick Ups

Today was a special day because I snuck away from work to pick up three race kits over at Bonifacio Highstreet. haha They were all there so it was a perfect time to do it! Here are the kits I wanted to pick up today:

1. Condura Race
2. TNF Race (North Face)
3. Unilab Race

 Well out of the three, I only got two because, apparently the singlets for the TNF aren't printed yet. Quite a hassle 'cause they said it would be ready by February and I came all the way from Laguna to get them.  arrrgh!! Oh well, at least I got my two other race kits.

The Condura Race Kit had:


1.Race Bib
2.Race Shirt
3.Feminine Wash
4. Editable Race Bib
5. The Glow in the dark thing
6.Nutri Bar




I was one of the first for the Condura pick up and I think all those that were there had one thing to say, ANG INET!!! Yes, we stood there in the midst of the torching heat to pick up our race kits. But, it didn't matter because in the end we still all came out as happy boys and girls. haha

Looking at the race kit I said.. "Wow! No singlet?" Then I read it again, I misunderstood race bib as being a singlet. Damn.. that actually got me a little depressed cause I was expecting to have a new singlet from this. Oh well, a few moments later I got something to cheer me up! Scroll down a little more to see =p

The Unilab Race Kit had a little more goodies inside:

1. I'm not going to name each one, but there were a whole bunch of medicines ranging from enervon to cold ease and what not.
2. Race Singlet
3. Race Bib
4. The bag

My First SEXY Running Shorts

Apart from Condura being my first 10k race, this will be the debut of my first sexy running shorts! These are the really shorts ones and I bought them on sale at Nike for only 800 pesos. Wuhoo!! Condura here I come!!