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Mar 21, 2010

my first 21k marathon experience

np pictures taken. lowbatt ang camera namin. and pagod na rin after running for 2:26:18 mins! We woke up 2:30 AM this morning. buti na lang nakagising si apol. we had another drinking session last night. we had one of our friends from baguio come over. wala lang, just to have a party! we had at least 5 bottles each. i lost count. hindi pa naman ako sanay sa beer. after the third bottle, i can feel the dizziness. pero sige lang, go lang ng go. celebration of life, love and friendship ika nga. anyways, breakfast was around 2:45, took a bath and then nagpasundo na lang sa van. hinahanap na kasi nila kame. maaga pa naman ang gun start for 21k. good thing maaga nagstart ang race. race started 5:30 am. we started slow in running. averaging 9min/km.. then increasing our pace to 8km/min, then to 7km/min then 6km/min then finally stabilizing at a 7km.min pace. it helped that i had a pacer or my running buddy seth. he was the one who kept us going and going. i got lazyduring the first 10kms. i kept asking myself, bakit ko to pinasok. but i got inspired when we were already at the heritage park. thanks globe for the wonderful route map for the 21k. nung nakita kong im going on the 11th km, it got me pumped up.i kept running steadily for the next kilometers. good thing there were water and powerade stations for every 500m. that helped me avoid cramps during the entire race. although they say that during marathon, cramps is mind over matter. if its true or not, that's what i exactly did.

seth and i separated at the last 5 kilometers of the race. i also met andro along the way. nalagpasan ko sya. he got cramps na kasi. i on the other hand is not feeling that okay anymore. ive got my period at sa lahat pa ng araw para maghkaroon ng heavy flow, ngaun pa un. hayz! mejo nawala tuloy ang diskarte ko. pagdating ng buendia flyover, tinamad na ako tumakbo. sun was up already at hinndi ko na na-appreciate ang view. i did walk mostly until the last kilometer.

overall, it was a nice race, a good cause. once again, ive proven to myself that if i set my mind to something, i can do it. i finished the race in less than 3 hours in a true and fashionably style. cant wait to see the pictures! congratulations to team maxim. a job well done again. till next run.






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