i'm 109 versus 1,313

i looooove it!

i'm in the 109th place over 1,313 10K runners this condura run 2009!!! my target was to be in the top 100, or at least in the top 10 percent, but it's okay. i'm so happy! 

And congratulations to my friends who ran as well, you know who you are. 

my run on 22-mar-2009

stiffness in my legs makes me walk funny today... i can't use my salon pas at the office, so advil is my bestfriend for now. wish i had a massage yesterday, it ought to lessen the muscle stiffness i'm having now...

but it was worth it!

i didn't run the 21K skyway run, but the 10K route passing through the the fort-edsa-buendia flyover was the nearest i got to the skies. i'm so happy i did that.

my misses:

• forgetting to put adhesive bandage on my right sole, resulting to a blister from my shoe... it was quite painful at the 7th km onwards
  
• always training on flatlands, resulting to difficulty in ascending the flyover at buendia
• not winning on any of the door prizes (kahet 1000-php Nike GC man lang...)

so worth it:

• running so free and adrenaline pumping
• seeing the dawning metro manila sun on top of the flyover
• meeting a couple of dogs doing the 5K (they even have turn-point ribbons with them!!!)
• feeling so proud to those who did the 21K (one day, i'm gonna do the same!)
• wearing super-duper short running shorts (see photo below)! haha! alavet!

my purchases at nike outlet at sta. rosa laguna the day prior the race... more gear! alavet more!

a couple of nike running shorts for 300php each!

nike hydration belt for spring '07 it costs 1800 at nike stores by half the price at the outlet

shoe wallet on runs where my shorts doesn't have a pocket... only php303

yay! what i wore for condura run

my run last 18-mar-2009

as i get ready for the condura 10K, i ran for 10K this morning...

been very busy with work. sheeesh.

 

my run on 15-mar-2009: at Tagaytay!

it's pay-day weekend!!!

we were off to Tagaytay, and we did an almost 10K run. saraaaaap! the hills gave me my much needed leg-work. it was an exhilirating first time! there was heavy drizzling while we were running. plus, the tagaytay winds were quite strong. i think my sweat dried off as soon as they left my pores. it was also my first time to encounter fog all over the place! running with full moon at the baywalk just came in second compared to the captivating view of Taal Lake! we hope to run at Tagaytay at least once a month. 

tagaytay photo from stormcrypt of flicker. 

i'm soooo ready for the condura run!

after a quick jolibee breakfast, i bought a rose cactus for 50-bucks only at a nearby garden. the ate said it's watered once a week only, so i think this one's perfect for me. i fell in love with its green-ish leaves arranged as rose petals. the ate also said that it grow babies with it's offsprings having their own roots. i'll have to look for a shallow yet wide clay pot for this one. let us see in a few months if i have the green-thumb like my nanay and my mamang does.

photo of rose cacti from jardek of flicker.

 

i could have gotten a bonsai too, but my place at the office is nowhere near a window/sunlight. maintaining it maybe difficult at this time. 

my run on 07-mar-2009

wooooooot! had a 9.5KM run this morning... and i feeeeel geeewd!

i had the same route like last saturday. only this time, i extended my run all the way to luneta park. i also didn't stop when i was at ccp. i went all the way to buendia/roxas blvd and started to slow down at the department of foreign affairs area.

as i bade bye-bye to jose's home, i went for a much needed hydration break at a nearby 7-11 along UN Ave. i went in to buy a drink, then off i go again! i wasn't able to buy a hydration pack pa. nike's hydration waist pack is so darn expensive, so i might settle for mizuno's endurabelt lite for now.

i saw jamie earlier! he tweet-ed that he'll be running daw. keep it up jamie! ang aga mo at ang haba na nang tinakbo mo!

yun lang pow... 

i'm running for whale sharks and for the operation smile

I RAN FOR THE WHALE SHARKS. 

That's the caption in my Condura Run shirt, along with my race bib for the upcoming race, which i received last night. In short, i had myself registered and i got my race pack already. Yesiree! I'm officially running for 10K this coming Mar-22.  

All runners get 10% discount at Nike Park stores in Manila.

And i threw in 100php more to donate to Operation Smile, mabuti na lang I read TakboPH's site entry before i registered. Those you donated can proudly were a 2nd bib during the race. I'm doing so! :-)

To those who haven't registered, and are planning to, let's run for a good cause (or two!) this coming 22nd of March. Cheers!