New Balance Power Run 2009

New Balance Power Run 2009
November 29, 2009 – Global City, Taguig
Distance: 10K
Time: 58.20mins

the race which has been postponed due to flood ondoy

my first finisher medal

Whew! PR again, a minute earlier that my RotaRun time. I can say that my first finisher medal was really dedicated for this race. New Balance Power Run is one of the races that I really support. It will benefit the Philippine Cancer Society. Also, I would like to give two thumbs up to the organizer for making this event a successful.

class pic

1st Quezon City Int'l Marathon

1st QCIM
October 18, 2009QC Circle – Commonwealth Ave. QC
Distance: 10K
Time: 61mins

QCIM was not really in my race list…no plan to join as I already reserved my last sunday for a long run somewhere here in antipolo in preparation for my 1st 21k in subic, also it’s my niece birthday and they need a runner to buy stuffs, that’s why my presence is really needed… 4 days before the race, I got a txt from marvin (hypermarvs) who happened to be in bhs registering for this event…i was confused, undecided…as always, I made up my decision in last minute…”sige marvs, reg mo na ako sa 10k, bahala na si batman, salamat”… I haven’t fixed my sched for sunday yet… saturday came, I was surprised that the husband of my colleague was stabbed… we rushed to their place to check what happen...i went home late, tired…I set my alarm clock at 3.45am…on my way to qc, not to blight my planned long run, i went off to katipunan-aurora blvd., decided to run all the way to QC circle not minding the distance thus more concern on my time, praying to reach the place before the gun start…I arrived 10mins before the race start, lucky enough to see marvin along the way, who have my race kit… we joined the t.ph group while waiting for the signal…glad to see my fellow runners, julie and cherry, ready to run again after the typhoon ondoy…I had a good start however, upon reaching tandang sora flyover, my right knee started to shaken which caused me to slow down and walk…8 walk breaks in total… it was a bad run for me after the rotarun where i pr for sub60, nevertheless I am happy to see my t.ph family again especially the 1st time distance finishers…

never ending class picture w/ quezon monument at the background...taken by carlo

find my shoe and win!

doc marvs, myk, globe phone ladies, rico, edu, me and carlo

w/ 21k finishers, parkner nao, cess and art

t.ph w/ the kenyans

LSD - Eastwood-Libis, QC - EDSA-Ayala, Makati plus Rescue Run @ MOA

LSD - Eastwood-Libis, QC - EDSA-Ayala, Makati + 
Rescue Run for Ondoy's Victim @ Moa
Quezon City to Makati plus MOA, Pasay 
October 11, 2009

Distance: 11.5K plus 10K

Target time: NA

no mileage since bagyong ondoy…yan and I decided to have our own lsd from eastwood, libis to edsa-ayala, makati, still in preparation for upcoming subic international marathon (SIM), my first 21k run…no plotted route…all we knew is that if we are going to take the wild wide road of c5 going south, this will lead us to global city, all the way to edsa-ayala which is near moa where the rescue run event was held…

yes, i registered and ran for additional 10k after our lsd…met tracey and sam, also the new signed-up members of tph, ian and ***. the event was attended by some running groups… this event was done and organized successfully, no target time for 10k as i am tired and wasted from my long run…

RotaRun '09

RotaRun '09
September 20, 2009
McKinley Hills, Taguig
Distance: 10K
Target time: Sub60

PR for me…never thought that Rotarun will be a good race after my irregular training. i wasn’t able to follow my training routine for SIM due to high demand of my busy sched, work as always…i decided to stay in the office overnight…1st more accessible than coming all the way from antipolo, 2nd have my human alarm clock, my colleague on duty and 3rd i can easily check new updates in my FB, unlimited internet time…

arrived at the venue around 05:30h. ..saw eire and bryan near the stage waiting for others…after i checked-in my baggage, i joined marga and group, chatted with them while waiting for the gun start for 10k and 15k respectively…

rotarun route was new to me…although i tried this route during urbanite, starting with uphill is different...you need to consume your energy wisely for you to maintain your target pace…happy that I did what is planned and I find it effective, learned it from carly, ang babaeng bakal…to sum it up, I maintained my 6min target pace and reached the finishline in 58.41mins (unofficial), sub60 yuhoo!...winning the seattle’s best coffee gc and discount card in the raffle was a plus….award na itong maituturing. Afterward, i invited hypermarvs which happened to be my kapit-bayan to join the group in post-run carbo loading at mcdo…

Kenny’s Open Urbanite ’09 Run

Kenny’s Open Urbanite ’09 Run

August 15, 2009

Fort Bonificio Global City, Taguig

Distance: 10K

Target time: 1hr 10mins

My first official 10K race, my initial PR to record and beat for my succeeding 10K runs. Gun start was set at 20:45h. I arrived on site around 19:50h and went directly to takbo.ph booth. There I met familiar and unfamiliar faces which I only recognized visually based on the avatar they have in the forum. Those I met previously and first time to meet.

It was a humid night. The race was well organized with sufficient water stations every 2.5K and visible marshals. Challenging race route surprised both the newbies and the pros. Upon reaching Km 7, McKinley hill, I had this side stitch which made me to slow down and walk. I slightly recovered in Lawton Ave. I controlled my pace until I reached the finish line. I was so happy and fulfilled finishing the race in 1:05:49hr earlier than my target time. I went back to takbo.ph booth, join the group and celebrate the victory with never ending class picture, salad, lechon and peanut butter. Also, I bought takbo.ph singlet, my 1st official.

We headed to New Orleans Steak in BHS for a dinner and RJ’s birthday party. Everybody went home with the loot bag, certificate and fun stories.

Takbo para kay Tata Roque

Takbo para kay Tata Roque

August 9, 2009

Brgy. San Roque, Marikina City

Distance: 10K

Target time: n.a.

Who’s Tata Roque? No idea, until the day of the race came up. It was an open invitational run in behalf of San Roque, patron saint of Brgy. San Roque, Marikina City. It’s a pre-celebration to their fiesta organized by Marikina Runners. This was my first attempt for a 10K run in preparation for Kenny’s Urbanite. Finishers were given a shirt with pandesal. A bountiful breakfast waited for us afterward. Salamat Prince (Joseph)