Race Congquered! The Hataw Pilipinas Fun Run!

Last Sunday (Aug 9, 2009) my sister and I joined a race held in UP and that is the The "Hataw Pilipinas Fun Run!" it's my first run since June 14 and yes you heard it right! I ran with my sister! actually, she's the one who invited me to join the race!

Was so funny coz my sis was so giddy since its her first race... yes she finished the run and I'm so proud of her we both joined the 5k category.

here's a pic of her in the finish line!

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Race Conquered! PTAA Charity Run Event!

Just last week, (June 14 '09) I went to UP for an event and here are the details!

• No plans of running, just got invited again by RBC duh!
• Had to go to the host and had RBC paged like a lost boy, and found out he was not at the venue yet and when he arrived he also had to...
• Approach the host and had me paged as well!
• Race was fun!
• Was my 1st 10k for this year
• Looking forward to GIG Run!

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Race conquered! The Mizuno Infinity Run!

Ok, so now, RBC and I finally reached the 4Th and final installment of our run! I was not able to run for 2 consecutive times but owel...

This race, I decided to just enjoy and run the 5kilometer distance without pressuring myself of beating my record and shit like that! I was running with RBC the whole time! swabe lang talaga! ang sarap bumalik sa chilax na run ulit! RBC din chilax lang tumakbo no pressure! naks!

It was so much fun! now race certificates and bibs are piling up and I feel the need to organize them! OCD again I know!no plans of running for the next 2 weeks so just stay tune!

BTW, I saw Drew Arellano again for the nth time he also joins races and from what I notice, he's taking it seriously... I'm kinda having a high school crush on him now hehe...

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Skipping a run, Dine with paws and school opening!

There are no pictures here and I'm so pressed for time that I'll just do the bullet points technique so here it goes...

• I skipped last Sundays run (May 31 The Microsoft IE8—Internet Explorer 8—Run) it was supposed to be the 3rd of 4 runs RBC and I planned to join, he was able to go though but I begged off because I came from an even the night before and on our way home, a cab accidentally crashed into us pa...
• The Event I went to last Saturday was the Dine with Paws, a fund raising even we hold every other year where you can dine in formal attire with of course, your very own dog beside you! and yes, its buffet for both you and your pet!
• Lastly, I'm making a huge adjustment since I am now a noble teacher! yes readers! I'm now teaching 2 of the best subjects I love teaching and practicing! that's Music and you guessed it right! Visual arts! (that includes photography!)

so there! hope I can make you guys keep up with my life as a runner, a teacher and as an animal advocate!

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Missing 2nd of 4 runs and dog training!

Wont be able to attend tomorrow's run (May 24) The 3rd Auto REVIEW Run for Road Safety & Courtesy my 2nd of 4 installments since RBC and I will have our own important stuff to do tom!

I got invited to join a birthday party of my professor's son and also, classmates turned good friends Faye and Pam invited me to shoot some pictures in the afternoon! to top it all off, I'll be training dogs tomorrow morning! what a way to start your day right! I spent practically the whole afternoon with my partner dog (Rich)

Rich

A brief history, Rich is the 2nd most ferocious dog in the shelter and I was the only one who dared give him a chance to walk around on leash... at my own expense of course... I was helped by Kevin by getting his attention and I took over after that. I bathed him last week (May 16) and today (May 23) with medicated soap that he so love, and after that we spent 4 hours walking around the shelter! Tomorrow will be another fun day for us both!

That's Rich and me bonding!

This has nothing to do about running but it is another thing I LOVE doing... on second thought, I'm slowly introducing jogging to him hhhmmm...

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Cheap finds: Budget running shoes!

I was in SM megamall and about to buy a pricey pair of running shoes by Nike, I was willing to part ways with my hard earned 5k for a pair of Nike free when I decided to walk around one more time before I say goodbye to my cash and welcome my new rubber bling...

Just when I made the turn going back to the Nike store, I saw a makeshift sports store on sale! I snooped around and I saw this gray Dunlop running shoes! Dunlop? running shoes? I know what your gonna say... never heard right? but I remember my sister telling me her badminton shoes were Dunlop and she said not only was it durable, it was also comfortable! and guess what? it's super CHEAP!

This pair in particular only costs 1.2k and believe me I KNOW SHOES... I even worked for a big shoe company not too long ago.

So here's my final take...

SURE it can't promise you comfort the way leading brands can but believe me, for 1.2k, this pair offers support good enough for even those who have ankle and feet injuries like me! I already used my pair last Sunday May 17 in the Market! Market Power Mile Run Year 2 Race, and yeah it exceeded my expectations.

I'm not a hypocrite, I still want those Nike frees! but maybe when I get a raise, that's when I'll attempt to buy that again, and let me clarify7, I'm not mocking Nike nor saying not to buy them but all that I'm trying to say is that running is for everyone and not a privilege for the wealthy.

the "makeshift" store will only operate till today, May 19... but these shoes will be available in selected Toby's and Chris sports shop around the metro.

Now, there's no reason for you not to get into running, it's the cheapest, most effective way of staying in shape and living a healthy life!

Tara! let's run of our lives!

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Market! Market Power Mile Run Year 2 Race Conquered! (1 of 4)

Funny, funny day of May 17, 2009! first, I got the worst mosquito bites since RBC was late and you know that time of day when mosquitoes bunch up and attack one last time right before the sunrise, right?

So everything else were chain reactions of RBC's being late, when we arrived at the parking lot of Market Market where we met his new recruit (Patrick), we heard an announcement that the 2 mile run will start in 30 seconds! we wondered why the 2 milers were released before the 5 milers were since RBC thought we still made it on time, so we were taking are time strolling looking for Patrick, I asked someone if the runners for the 5 miller were released, and he said "not yet" (later on we realized that he too was late and thought the runners have not been released yet, ...err duh!? my bad I asked!)

So clock was ticking and I decided to ask the organizers and was told that the 5 mile runners were released 5 minutes before the 2 milers were and that as we speak, 30 minutes had elapsed...

We then just went ahead and jogged around till we saw a sign that said "5miles this way"... that's the time we agreed to just follow the route and finish the race! Sayang that RBA was not able to join us since he's still adjusting to his new job yeah yeah... may printed name and time results paman din sa certificate na binigay haha!

it was our first time to join a race that is categorized in miles and 5 miles would be equivalent to 8 kilometers... we finished 8k in 1 hour and 30+ minutes! haha!

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BTW, this is the 1st of 4 installments (running event) that RBC planned for us to join! as for our new mate, nice to have you on board Patrick!

next race: 3rd Auto REVIEW Run for Road Safety & Courtesy! c u there!

4 Races, 4 Sundays to run!

RBC dropped a bomb on me last night (May 11, 2009) they they were planning to run 4 consecutive times every week starting this Sunday (May 17, 2009), I thought I was mature enough not to succumb to peer pressure, but what the hell! running is good! and I guess just karma for getting 2 of my friends addicted to running!

Below are the list of races that we WILL conquer! (shit, I don't even know what distance I'm going to run for every event!)

BTW, I already ran for 2 consecutive Sundays, May 3 and May 10 + 4 more Sundays!

May 17
Market! Market! Power Mile Run Year 2.
Call Maila Salas 671-0907. Email e_squared@pldtdsl.net or
Market! Market! Concierge at 886-7519.



May 24
3rd Auto REVIEW Run for Road Safety & Courtesy
2K/5K/10K
McKinley Hill, Taguig City



May 31
The Microsoft IE8—Internet Explorer 8—Run
2m (3.2k)/ 4m (6.4k)/ 8m (12.8k) Bonifacio Global City. Reg fees: P300 adults/ P200 kids. Registration areas: Fitness First Greenhills, Eastwood, North Edsa, Alabang, The Fort, Megamall. For special pick up/delivery of registration forms for groups of 20+, call Shiela at 385-7822. Microsoft will be raffling off a laptop, a Windows Mobile Phone, a Zune player and other items from Mizuno and Fitness First. Best Aid Station Challenge: running groups are invited to dress up the standards of the usual aid station via the Aid/Water station contest. Winning group gets P10k. Organized by Pocket Rocket Inc.



June 7
Mizuno Infinity Run
5k/ 10k/ 15k, Bonifacio Global City.
Call May 757.3160 loc 515 or KC loc 520.


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