2011 year ender

After procrastinating for two consecutive Sundays, I finally made my 2011 season-ending run, a 12.96-km-run at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat. It was special for me to run again at the Manila Memorial Park since it was my original running place during the time I was focused more with my tennis game and running was just my cross training activity. I was still a lone runner back then.

Although 2011 went by in a flash, I was happy to have set new PR for 5km, ran both a full marathon and an ultra marathon. I have met new runner friends through the 14 races I have joined this year. The after-race bondings with my HOB family were always great.

Here were the number of races I joined this year:

21km 8
16km 1
5km 2
32km 1
42.195km 1
50km 1
total 14

Looking forward to 2012 with more mileage and post-race bonding moments with my HOB family.

My first official marathon at the 35th Milo Marathon Elims

On a chilly Sunday morning, me and more than a thousand 42km runners braved the stormy weather to do what we most liked, running. With my running playlist on repeat mode playing in my mp3 player, I took the challenge, and ran my first official marathon. Along the CCP, friends from Hang Out Buddies/ANR- BHS/Takbo.ph were giving medical aid/bananas/chocolates and cheers to fellow runners.Having trained for this event, I was happy that I finished it without cramps, blisters, or a pair of injured knees. My official time was 05:02:55 and was ranked 624th in a total of 1,127 42km runners.