My first 10K sub 60 PR : Shave your head!
I started running in November 2008 and until now, I haven’t had a sub 60 PR – so I thought maybe I might be doing something wrong. I knew I had to reinvent myself:
* Shave my head
* Wear short shorts
* Wear Nike running shirt (with a lightning design, it made me feel like I was Bolt) – “Bolt, Zoom Zoom!”
* Wear my Adidas adiZero (it’s supposed to be the World’s fastest shoe, hehe)
Last Sunday’s Step up quarter marathon, sponsored by GMA Network, is one of the few better-organized races. I really appreciate the kilometer markings (since I don’t have a GF305). It enabled me to maintain my pace and helped me achieve my PR. They gave bottled water in the aid stations and they even gave out two finisher t-shirts when they ran out of bags! The only negative news that I’ve heard of was the long queue at the finish line of the 5k. This reminds me of what happened during this year’s PSE bull run. Oh well, nobody’s perfect.
My next race would be the Botak half-marathon scheduled 2 weeks from now. This would be my 2nd half-marathon in six months, the first being the Condura half. I would have run the Greenfiled race but it was way too far.
Too bad though, because I won’t be able to use the same running shoes, I would need to use my Asics on the half mary. Let’s see if the formula still works. Hehe!
Some of you might suggest that it must be the training. Well, I trained a bit before the Condura half and then stopped. The next running experience I had was when we paced my friend Isko during the Bataan 102. That was my first
time to walk/jog for more than 6 hours, under the baking heat of the Bataan sun! After that, I had to stop training due to my work schedule. So let me tell you, it’s not the training. It is having your head shaved, which enabled me to lose some weight, thereby making me lighter, haha!
By the way, my PR is 55:12 (unofficial) – not so fast but at least it is sub-60. Finally! 