4th Fort Bonifacio Global City Fun Run

Finished this 10k in 1:09:22. When I joined my first fun run in June 2007 (Adidas King of the Road), I joined a 5k and finished in 45 minutes (blazing! heheh). I hung around the finish line waiting for Ayon and Jerome to finish their 10k. I saw a lot of finishers coming in after an hour. I was very impressed with all of them because back then, I really thought it would be impossible for me to be able to run a 10k.

Now,by just being able to finish a 10k, I feel that I've already achieved something big :) That's significant as I look up at my new "mountain to climb": the 21k. I feel positive that I can achieve this as long as I can get myself to run at least 3 times a week.

At the risk of blurting out too many cliches: Nothing seems impossible anymore!

..by the way, the run was sponsored by ANTA.

On Your Mark! The Draw the Line Run-for-a-Cause

GMA QTV sponsored a fun run for a cause called "On Your Mark! The Draw the Line Run-for-A-Cause". They also have a show with that title and its advocacy is to protect women against abuse.

Boy was I glad to be on this one. So far, this has been the most satisfying run I've had. First, I didn't stop as much to walk (I would say a cumulative time of less than 5 minutes! ) and I finished with a PErsonal Record of 1:08:51 for the 10k...now that's something regular runners would scoff at and I would too if I was an athlete! :) If there's somebody to thank, it's Austin for telling me to take smaller strides and maintain my pace at 90 counts for every minute.

But Jerome also achieved a personal best by going below 1 hour for the first time in his running "career".

"Hooray" right? Leave it to eternal optimists like us. As soon as I hit the finish line, Jerome's first question was: " 'tol, parang maikli ano? " (Wasn't it too short?). If it was, that would be a disappointment. So we'll check the internet this week to see if other runners felt the same way. And of course, there's our idol "The Bull Runner" who will have her own say on the subject (and that will be the final word in my book...she's got a Garmin personal GPRS). It was also nice to see her back where she belongs: on the road! :)

I'd like to say that it was a well organized event. The organizers should really give themselves a pat in the back...and a big bonus from their boss :) Let me count the ways:
1. cold bottled water: on my way back at the 7.5km mark, they still had a lot to go around!
2. Sufficient staff to direct traffic and point directionally challenged people to the right path
3. Nice looking kilometer markers :)...they really helped me a lot
4. Best giveaways so far this year (the shoebag was really nice ... they really matter to me, you see)

...There's another run at the Fort next Sunday at 6AM sponsored by Anta. Just sign up at the Anta Stores in Trinoma and BHS (Bonifacio High Street). The ladies there also told me to wear the Anta shirt after the race if I wanted to get a nice discount card (30%!!!).