I only ran twice and covered around 15 kilometers two weeks after the P2P 70K run. I have popped the blisters but both of my big toes still retain liquid which I have to pop after my easy jog/walk routines. Recovery isn’t that quick for me – and the leather shoes which I have to wear for work aren’t helping either. I envy those runners who recover quickly.
Work has never been easy – it seems that my load has doubled (if not tripled) and I’m getting less sleep than before . I wasn’t even able to enjoy the three day weekend.
On a lighter note, both my big toes feel better, hopefully I could start really running again this weekend in order to prepare for my next ultramarathon
It was a ten hour drive from here to Ilocos Norte; a nice easy drive with most of the tunes coming from the 70s – which felt right for the rainy weather. We arrived there just a few minutes short of midnight.
We woke up early the next day, ate crispy dinuguan, empanada, poque-poque and blue-berry cheese cake. Nah, the cake tasted the same up there – it just felt “good” at the moment.
Yummy!
There were also a lot of light moments before the actual event; after-all what would life be without it ?
Then came “D-day” …. I sure as hell wasn’t prepared for it – but since I’ve already registered ….
This is the first time I have covered 70K – yup, I got more than what I’ve paid for : a bonus if you must. PAU races are I guess just that – scenic and filled with surprises
Running that distance without training is stupid – I was thinking that if I had difficulty finishing 70k ( I was 4th to the last) , then how the hell am I supposed to finish Bataan 102?
I really need better time management between my training and being a corporate IT slave.
Thanks again to my support crew and team Bald Runner who consistently encouraged me to finish the race even when I was already dead set on giving up.
Bangui Windmills - a class of its own ..
Since “70″ is the word for the day, here is a song from that decade which we kept playing on the car radio while driving up North.
12°C, partially cloudy and the sun shining really bright at times…definitely the perfect run in a long day while waiting for my fiance to get home from work after checking on websites and cleaning up his place. Went to Sweden to visit him for a month, I guess one last run alone before flying back to Manila (aside from the long walks we have that would last at least a couple of hours) is what I needed so that the hours of wait until he gets home would seem faster
Rocksmurfen and CrazyGrace
As I started to walk towards the jog route, I started to freeze a little and got a runny nose so I started running. I’d stop awhile to see if a car would hit me, and sometimes to stare back at drivers slowing down to look at me. I think it was because I had dark hair and looked foreign (uh, let’s say…Asian? Duh! Haha!) or probably because I only had my really thin Nike running shorts, New Balance running shirt and a windbreaker while the other two joggers / runners I saw were wearing thick jogging pants and fleece jackets. Hehe, stubborn might actually be an appropriate word. Lazy to dress up? Hmmm…
Welcome to Enköping's Golf Club
Horses on the Left Side, Golf Club on the Right
12 Degrees! Yeah!
Bright Skies!
I will keep this short because there’s nothing technical about what I did, it was just a normal “stroll” down the jogging path around here. Had I been training, I would have gone longer at this temperature. Until then, all I have to show is the video below. I will be leaving soon, and though it will be very lonely and sad for both of us, we gotta keep our spirits high. Not the best thing to say but here it goes anyway: Manila, I am back to rocking your heart out this weekend!
