World Heart Day Run and Zumbafest

Sept 30, 2012 Ayala terraces 5:30am
15k 2:20:05
Its 10:45 am, just finished my laundry, had a quick shower and now I'm just waiting for 12:30  pm coz I'm gonna eat some pizza with my inaanak.
Last night, I didnt want to run, When I woke up at 3:45 am. I didnt want to run. This is a side effect when I got sick, I just got lazy. This is my second to the last run, my last will be Milo run 10k, after Oct 7, I plan to go to the doctor for a check-up. I hope and pray that whatever is wrong with me, the doctor can find a cure. I also pray that i will find a nice doc. If ever I get well, I will resume my running in 2013. I'm not gonna do the full marathon, I can only promise to aim for 21k. As for 2012, Oct 7 is D day for me. I was thinking of joining CITIGYM, but after my run today, I just dont wanna do it anymore. I may change my mind,  we'll see.

Some not so good things that happened.
* i wasnt able to ride the trisikad. I had to walk all the way to crown regency. I met a nice guy  who offered me a ride to ayala  but I refused. I dont ride on cars with strangers but thanks for the offer.

* the run started 5:30 am, much to late for me. I finished almost 8:00 am and the sun was already out at 6:30 am. I had a feeling i wanted to pee before the run, just  used mind over matter and the feeling was gone after 30minutes.
* thoughts running thru my mind during the run- " DI NA KO MUUSAB" hehe..yup, in my own negative way I am motivating myself to finish the 15K. A marshall offered me a ride in his motorbike but I refused. i'm so proud of myself.

* walked after the turning point at talamban before i reached gaisano country mall and in IT park. I just couldnt run anymore, my legs and body felt heavy. An ungo runner advised me to skip the water stations, but i just couldnt do it.
* they ran out of pocari again. I only had 1 freebie, the neurogen pill. the other runners were holding a water bottle, but i couldnt find the person distributing it. They probably couldnt wait for slow runners like me. Didnt see the free bp, free cholesterol check up, free blood sugar..where are the FREEBIES???? couldnt find them...urrgghhhh
* to newbies and slow runners out there, I advise you not to run the longest distance in the fun run. swerte mo kung naa pay food mahabilin. it really irks me that they dont give importance to the runners who ran the long distances. By the time you arrived, nanghipus na ang ubang mga booth.

NICE  THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
* i finished 10 minutes shorter than the philsan run which i ran 15k
* they gave out certificates. wow! amazing..
i can believe i can only mention 2 good things...

Will I run next year presuming I'm still alive and physically able to run: yup, but only in the 6k, no more long distances. some say mas better daw ang long distances kay pwede makahinay-hinay. ako ra may naghinay hinay, uban kusog kaayo,

Run for Freedom and Democracy

Sept 23 2012 12k 1:44:32
Plaza Independencia 5:30 am
6/7 runs for Sept . organized by ANAD partylist

Its 9:15 in the morning, I really would like to rest so I'll try to make this short. I've been sick for more than 2 weeks and I wasnt really looking forward to this run. But it turned to be one of the best run's I had.Main reason: The route..wohoooo I was finally able to run in srp..best place to run..sayang di ko nakita ang sunrise..you can just see the sea on your left side. The road was totally closed so it was safe to run. The route is simple, just go straight then return, i wouldnt get lost with this kind of route. Its mostly flat, there is a bit of uphill/downhill, oks naman.
Other details.
The emcee has a sense of humor.
more participants compared to last weeks philsan and run for community empowerment
suprisingly, i wasnt the last runner, daw.  There were 2 or 3 runners behind me who was just walking. I think  they came  in late .
my time is 2 minutes shorter compared to vcmc 12k run. i'm happy.
no certificates. honestly i dont care anymore about this one.
snacks: brutus burger..wow! thats a first. take that philsan hehe...also 1 bonus orange tetra pack juice and 1 bottled water. heaven..heheh
will I join next years run? if its the same route. why not? sana earlier ang gun time so i can watch the sunrise.
p.s.. one  marshall from safe decided to jog with me in the last 4-5k of the run. Had fun talking to him.  He gave me some good advise.
next: world heart day run 15k. not excited with this one...REALLY.. i am so looking forward to my retirement hehe almost there..

1st Philsan Run

15k  official time is  2:30:10
September 16, 2012 Ayala Terraces


Its 10:50 am.
I am so glad  I survived this weeked, I just ran 10k and 15k back to back after I got sick last week. I was thinking of not finishing  the Philsan run but after passing the turning point, i just thought what the heck, just finish it, hinay hinay basta kanunay and i was doing that. Slowly and surely, just call me Ms. Pagong...hehe I dont care anymore as long as i  reach the finish line. I'm having doubts with the official time, i think my time is 2:15 minutes but i'm going to accept 2:30  for now. I will be running another 15K on Sept 30, lets see if the time is still the same.  BTW, this is the first time i used my newly purchased hydration belt, i really think this belt is slowing me down. I better not use this on the milo run.
The only good thing I can say about this run, aside from the fact that i'm so happy that i finished it, is that they have distance markers...yehey! okey the bad stuff: mahal ang registration fee. This type of  rate usually means there's a time chip, but no, the race bib is just an ordinary race bib, the singlet is just an ordinary singlet. The food is just 1 tinapay, and nothing else. NO DRINKS. NO CERT.  Masungit pa gyud ang nanghatad ug bread.. What??!!! no porkschops or bbq for snacks.??!!!  grabehhh... Where did the rest of my P550 go?  this is INJUSTICE!  Mas mahal pa mo sa timex and MILO. Lesson to runners out there,  ayaw ug pa-register kung mahal ang rate. makasapot jud kaayo. NEVER AGAIN philsan. Okey, Alvin Patrimonio was there, maybe he's the reason the rates are high. He's still cute btw , his looks hasnt changed over the years.
Observations:
1. Lesser number of participants in the 2 runs i joined. I think there's too many runs this september, maybe the runners are exhausted or got sick just like me.
2. I was faster last August (lower distances) compared to September.
note to myself: dont register in 2 runs during weekends. also, retire by october. papa-check-up sa doctor. Use the hydration belt on lsd's only.

Run for Community Empowerment

Sat, Sept 15, 2012 5:30 am
10k 1:32:07
After I ran the 1st Race for Faith last week, I got sick. I was suffering from dry cough thats why I wasnt able to run during the weekdays, except for the 10 minute run in Runnr Academy day 2.  I dreaded this weekend coz i was really in no condition to run. But still, I decided to join. The reason i decided to register for this run was because of the route, i really wanted to try running banawa hills. Its gonna be tough but i really need the experience of uphill/downhill running.
D DAY
This is the first time i brought my own water...its kinda uncomfortable holding the bottle esp. if my hand is perspiring.. it was helpfull to me during the run esp. when i had the parched throat attack.   I  was also  able to skip about 3-4 hydration tables.  When the 10k runners assembled, there were only about 20 of us, i knew right then i was gonna be the last finisher again, and I was right. Even the old guy wearing santa clause suit, carrying a short pole and sometimes stops to give candies to kids  was faster than me..wow! that was a total letdown. As expected, I had a hard time running the  banawa road, after the turnaround point, i was so tired i decided to walk the uphill part..my body was already thinking of giving up, i was even thinking of not entering philsan run on sunday. There is one good thing about the run, the weather was perfect, cloudy with a little wind...the sun came out after my run. When i reached the  finish line, there were some people clapping, well i was relieved it was all over. I went over to the tents to get my lootbag, medyo bad trip coz dedma lang sa ako ang mga tao. There were lots of bags on the ground but the werent distributing it. what were they for?  I got my lootbag from a masungit na guy. Contents : 1 shirt, 1 bottled water, 2 pcs of bread, 1 banana and 1 boiled egg...i'm happy with my refreshments. I just didnt get my finishers certificate...i'm not really sure they were distributing it.. the people there were not really friendly..anyways, i dont care anymore,  i just wanted to go home and rest. My time was longer than my timex 10k..now i'm having doubts if i can finish the 10k milo run within the cutoff time. I'm really crazy about thinking i can do the 21k
will i join Run for Community empowerment 2. Maybe, depends on the route. i wanna go back to banawa again.
next: philsan run 15k

gamay rang nanagan sa 10k. wala siguro kaabot ug bente

1st Race for Faith

Sept 9 2012 beside CICC 5:30 a.m.
14k 2 hrs 6 min(estimated time since the timer wasnt working BOOO!)
Its 10:23 in the morning, i just finished the fun run and did some laundry washing. I'm exhausted so i'll just say what pops into my mind.
Its the first time I joined the longest distance in the fun run which is 14k. Sad to say, I didnt receive anything special, freebies or something, for finishing the longest distance in the run. I'm really disappointed with this. Okey, so there's no medal,  how about a finisher's shirt? or loot bag?..
Bad thing: No distance markers. Lack of direction guides for people like me who are not from mandaue. Map route wasnt included in the race kit. I tried to listen to the route instructions but something happened to the microphone. TIMER wasnt working. No Certificates. Photobooth wasnt able to accomodate  everyone who wants to have a souvenir pic. NO Power daw! BOOOO. No raffle.. why oh why?
Didnt have the parched throat attack but I had a side stitch attack. I got hungry at the last hour of the run so i just kept on drinking water. During the route, the 3k and 6k got mixed with the 14k runners, this was the time i was totally separated from the 14k group. I really hate it when this happens.
Good Thing: Lots of marshals. Lots of hydration tables. I didnt skip the hydration table, I think there were seven of them but there was no water at the starting line. Food (pancit canton and bread courtesy of lourdes catering). I was so hungry i ate the pancit using my hands. When the pancit was almost gone, that was the time i noticed the plastic fork...bwahhahah.  Thank God they didnt run out of food, I noticed there was some styrofoams left.
Memorable thing: I was the last finisher. There were actually 4 of us who were last but i guess they gave up.  When i crossed the finished line, the emcee announced my  race bib number as the last. I must admit it was a letdown, I've never been the last before.  But  on the other hand, I was happy the marshals escorted me halfway during the race. I would have gotten lost without them. Was I too slow? Was there too few   14k runners? Was it the shoes? I dont know, If my calculated finish time is correct, its consistent with my pace last VCMC run. There must be something here in mandaue that makes my run slower. Next week, I'll wear my adidas shoes for the run in fuente osmena and ayala. Lets see if my pace is still the same. BTW, I decided this will be my last race in mandaue for this year, unless something good comes up like unilab or globe. But I'm not gonna register in the longest distance in the run, being last feels weird. I do plan to register in CDU run next year but only for the 13k run.
Will I join the second race for faith, if there is one.. DEFINITELY NO.  The food may be filling but I cant forgive them for not giving something special to the 14k finishers..I mean c'mon..no goodies...grabehhh
Additional content: If u see the word "1st Race/Fun Run"...be prepared for the worst. I'm sure there will be palpaks during the run since the organizer is a newbie. Next week, Philsan's 1st fun run (hooyboyyy, now i'm scared.)

1st CSC RO VII Fun run

Sept 8, 2012  Camp Lapulapu, Central Command
5k 43:15
Good thing:
my time: from 47 minutes (Y101 Armscor) to 43:15. Maybe I am faster on uphill/downhill roads.
 Lots of runners participated the event.
 I enjoyed my run, I sprinted in the beginning coz the road at the start was downhill, i slow jogged at uphill roads...I think that was my fastest 5k run so far (carrying  a backpack)

Bad thing: This is the first time CSC organized a fun run.   1st time;  Government: my expectations are low. The only reason i joined this is that i wanted to get inside camp lapu lapu.
less sleeping hours.
Taxi driver didnt know where camp lapulapu is.  Good thing I decided to explore first the venue.
Parched throat attack (again).  No matter how many times I drink before the run, it doesnt go away. But after the first hydration table, it quickly disappeared.
No courtesy booth. I had to run carrying my backpack. BOOO! I called the day before about the courtesy booth and the lady said that they have one. LIAR!
They ran out of virginia hotdogs ang pancakes.
I didnt win a door prize.
Will I join CSC run again: NO. Unless they have an interesting & longer route and a courtesy booth.

next: 1st race for faith. hope they have a courtesy booth.

Runnr Academy 1st Day

Sept 5 2012. Day 1.7:00 pm
I rushed to go home but as expected, there was traffic at escario. This usually happens on a wednesday and when its raining. Funny thing happened while i changed into my running gear, I wore the wrong gear. It was the gear that i prepared to wear for the CSC RO 7 run. I wasted precious minutes in changing to the right gear. It was raining when I went out of the house but when the puj reached cdu hospital, I've noticed the roads were dry.That means it only rained in guadalupe..
Overall, I was late, in a way I was glad they started on time. The  old guy in charge was speaking when i came, he was talking  about paced runs then showed the route of our 5k run. Marathon foodie was also there, 7 mos. preggy and all, to give encouragement to the newbies..
I  joined the  group of slow runners, still i was  left behind when we started running..I felt I was out of shape after two days of rest, I was carrying my maong backpack and wearing my windbreaker, making hotter and harder for me. Some of the runners didnt follow  the route, unfortunately there were no marshals to guide us in case someone gets lost. I just followed the girl in front of me, I'm not sure if it was the  right route. I just felt it was too short for a 5k. I wanted to do a u-turn to make the run longer but rain was starting to fall so i just went back to the mall. Next time pay attention to the map. The only thing that stuck to my mind was mindanao avenue, mariott hotel, jca, union bank then back and i saw all of these in my run. The clinic will have 5 sessions, the last would be on Oct 3, just in time for the milo marathon.
p.s.. I met a familiar face, the same guy i talked to at the photobooth during the new balance run. i really dont get his jokes.

VCMC Run for Charity

Sept 2,2012 4:45 am 12k

Time: 1:46:55

Park Mall

I learned about this run when the dean's office dessiminated the letter from vcmc via email. The first thing that entered my mind was that I'm not gonna participate in this run because of the venue. Still, I explored ParkMall during one holiday when I went to the One Cebu Expo in CICC. I decided to enter after I did y101 armscor because I felt I needed a change of venue.

Registration:

I went to VCMC on Aug 27 (it was a holiday) and I saw the sign outside “For VCMC run registration go to window 8”. When I went to window 8. it was closed. So I decided to go to RaintreeMall, still no luck. Accdg to the people there, there were no volunteers in their store for 2 weeks and they dont know the phone number so they cannot contact them. Who wants to register after hearing that. Then I went to Runnr Ayala to register, unfortunately the didnt give me the singlet/race bib. The person in charge was vague about the schedule, only told me she would text me...yeah right..

I texted the person in charge , good thing they replied, so I went to vcmc on friday, aug 31. I was so lucky they found may single/race bib right away, I heard others had to wait for an hour. Note to VCMC, get some tips from experts in this area. We runners really dont like delays in getting our singlets esp. working people. On friday night, an earthquake occurred. On saturday, it was dark and raining really hard. I was worried but all I can do is pray. I guess the heavens listened to our prayers coz the clouds were clear on Sunday.

D day: I went out of the house at 3:40 am, my earliest so far, I wasnt really scared.. I heard some motorbikes so there's people around.. Anyways, an old guy was driving the trisikad, I keep signalling him that I need a ride but he didnt react right away until I got nearer. Anyways, he told me that some guy in a bike was following his passenger earlier. I got a bit scared after hearing that so I told him to hurry so I can get a taxi. I really hope those guys in motorbikes arent bad guys. I dont really bring much with me when I run. I just keep on praying and trust in God to protect me. I also have my umbrella, just in case I need to whack someone.

When I arrived at Park Mall, the first thing I searched is the courtesy booth.Would you be believe a long line was already forming there. Grabe, bisan sa courtesy booth hinay gihapun. By the time I left my bag, the 21k runners have already had a gun start. (I didnt hear the guy by the way). I was surprised that the emcee was already calling the 12k runners to assemble. Ohmygod, I didnt have time to drink water. Btw,I decided not to use my beltbag during the run, I only brought my wallet. I really like starting the run early in the morning, the air is cool, no rays of sunshine beating on your head. I didnt feel thirsty in the beginning and I even skipped 2 water stations. Since this is my first time run in Mandaue during the day, I tried looking around and I realized there is really nothing much to see in mandaue. It also isnt a big place, I passed the welcome and you're leaving sign during the run. The route was really simple, straight, u-turn, straight, turn then return. There wasnt much trees in the route, just uneven asphalted road. There was a point when I ran in the middle of the road,that was interesting. There was also part of our route when you can smell the estero..eewww. Therefore I conclude, osmena blvd/salinas drive/cbp is a much better route and I mean that without bias. There is one good thing about the mandaue run, there were lots of hydration tables. As usual, I was left behind by other runners, there was a point when we were joined by 3k & 6K runners who mostly just walked. This was the time when I sprinted coz I couldnt see the 12k runners, I wasnt familiar with the route and I dont want to get lost. I finished at 1:46:55 minutes, not a good time but I'm not depressed. But when I went to the pocari table, they ran out of pocari cans, then I got depressed.why oh why.. I grabbed 1 hotdog and purchased 1 gatorade orange for P35 pesos. I also got a sample of a new drink, I forgot the name, it tastes like milk. I dont know if they had raffle prizes, maybe they did..who cares. I also saw some people holding a giveaway but I couldnt find the booth..maybe they left. One good thing happened though, for the first time in joining fun run, I was able to change my blouse/bra at the CR. Yey! It feels good to change into dry clothes..

Will I join the VCMC next year if there's a part 2....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh NO. I cant forgive them for running out of pocari...hahah ang babaw.

Next week: cscro VII and race for faith. Gud luck to me. Please pray for a nice weather.