From the time i ran & raced for the first time with Eire at the Greenfield City Run in Sta. Rosa, Laguna last April 19--both of us wearing badminton shoes as true-blooded newbies--until the memorable Rizal Day Run where I finally hit 1,000km of running mileage, 2009 is a very special year for me. Eire & I in our first run & race...53 minutes for 5K! :D Both of us seen wearing badminton shoes here, not having a clue what Photovendo was. :P
Nearly 8 years ago, when our company sponsored the Pasig River Marathon and when I actually participated in the 3km fun run, I said to myself I would never run a full marathon. I even thought that those who did run 42km races were crazy. :P
Hmmm...I spoke too soon.
To squeeze everything in a giant nutshell, here are some bits of 2009, the year I decided to get out of that couch and become a running addict. For the best & worst items, this is just my personal opinion. I don't want to debate with anyone here. :)
2009 RACES & RECORDS:
_090419_Greenfield_5K_53:38
_090521_IE8Run_4mi_47:33
_090607_MizunoInfinity_5K_34:45
_090614_PTAA_5K_35:32
_090712_RobinsonsBuddy_5K_39:21
_090719_GlobeRFH_10K_1:04:22
_090815_KOUR_10K_1:03:10
_090823_Levi's_5K_29:03
_090905_MMM_5K_33:13
_090920_ROTARun_10K_1:22:15
_091001_MizunoMini_5K_27:33*PR
_091011_MiloFinals_10K_56:51*PR
_091018_QCIM_21K_2:11:45
_091025_AKOTR_21K_2:04:44
_091115_AnimoRun_10K_1:01:55
_091122_Urbanathlon_10K_1:05:01
_091129_NewBalance_10K_1:05:27
_091206_30for30_32K_3:58:17*PR
_091220_CelebRun_21K_1:56:35*PR
_091230_RizalDay_30K_2:51:28*PR
2009 BEST RACES:1. Men's Health Urbanathlon (by Finishline)
2. Quezon City International Marathon (by Runnex)
3. Rizal Day Run (by Bald Runner)
Honorable Mention: Robinsons Fit & Fun Buddy Run, Kenny Rogers Open Urbanite Run
2009 BEST RACE ROUTE FOR P.R.:
Milo Finals - 10K Route
2009 TOUGHEST RACE:
30 for 30 Foot Race in Baguio City
2009 MOST MEMORABLE RACE:
2nd MIT-MC Orienteering Competition in Maragondon, Cavite
2009 BEST SINGLET:
Adidas King of the Road singlet
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On the side, I even managed to win in a biggest loser contest organized by Rico of Takbo.ph by losing 34 lbs. in 1 & a half months. That's after running more than 270km and strictly following a balanced diet in the entire duration. Losing those excess pounds helped me more in running and achieving my target PRs. :)
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Thanks a lot to everyone at Takbo.ph for being very welcoming & supportive to my running addiction. I feel very proud being part of the Filipino running community.
