The 4 day weekend was contaminated. It was laced with laziness – so no long weekend runs for me, It was just carbo-loading all the way. I was lucky enough tho, to squeeze in a 7 km run last Sunday and a 26km run last Tuesday. This morning i ran around 23km and yes – still lazy; i started my run at 7 am and finished at around 10 am. Let the pictures speak for the laziness at hand …. Damage brought about by the storm. Endless bludgeoning … now the same culprit lay still, timeless and bound. As I’ve said … Lazy. Maybe I should buy a bike...

Mileage This is distance which i have covered for the week : Monday    – Rest day Tuesday   – 20KM Wednesday – 10KM Thursday  – 20KM Friday    – Rest day Saturday  – 0KM Sunday    – 31KM I covered the entire 31km this morning without any sleep due to work. Running with protective eyewear helped a lot – less glare for my tired eyes. Scorched Earth Last Sunday, I started late (read:7am) and the sun was already at its mightiest. If you would still like to do your long run at this time, I suggest that you run in loops. Just make sure that there is a public restroom with running water which you can pour on your body to decrease your body temprature and a convinience store for hydration fluids and food in the loop which you...

Milo Marathon Last week, I joined the Milo Marathon and finished it in 5 hours 14 minutes. Milo Marathon is one of “the” running events in the country.  Being able to join it this year is a first for me, since this is my 1st official Milo Marathon. For the past 2 years, i only joined the half-mary event due to injuries.   Although the route is the same as the previous years, this year was a bit different since  the starting / finish line was moved from the Quirino Grandstand to the Mall of Asia and the routes for the shorter distances (3/5/10k) were changed –  i think this was to prevent the fun runners from consuming all the hydration fluids near the finish line. This proved to be effective since this is the first time I experienced still being able to hydrate  near the finish line. Kudos to Milo and Runrio!   Running in the rain It is the rainy season again and almost all my running shoes are wet. Drying them is a pain. So here is a little tip to make it a bit easier: Remove the insole of your shoes Wash your shoes Let it drip for a while Put paper in your shoes (an entire page of your broadsheet would do) Replace the paper whenever necessary The logic behind it is to let the paper absorb the water from your shoes. When I do it, it usually takes a day before my shoes dry up. Oh by the way, i heard that body glide isn’t as effective in the rain. Is this true ? It’s a good thing that i have always used petroleum jelly.   Asics Gel Kayano 15   The thing about new running shoes is that...

In my attempt to be consistent with my training schedule, I ran 10k this morning. I had my annual flu shot yesterday and according to the doctor, it should be ok to run today.  So here is the result of my run:       Unlike yesterday,  it is warm today (or is it just me ?) because when I reached the 3Km mark, I thought that I went for a swim instead of a run due to the amount of sweat flowing from my apparel.     PCP Run 2 Sundays ago, I joined the PCP 10k run because of the discount we got from a corporate sponsor.   I was feeling a bit under the weather before the race started so what I thought would be an effort-less run turned out to be the opposite.     Hmm .. what happened to my splits ?     After  reaching the finish line, I went to my car and wondered how it is that I feel energized for no apparent reason – could it be the 10 minute walk to the parking area ? the free Gatorade at the finish line ? Whatever the reason is, I decided not to waste my weekend and run an additional 10k towards the PICC area where another race has just concluded.        If I knew that I would be running after the race I would’ve  kept my pace slower so as not to drain what little energy I had stored.     Training Aides   Zensah Compression Leg Sleeves – to avoid further injury     I’ll post my review on these items next time  ...

Instead of starting my run at 4:30 this morning, I waited for the rain to stop – but then, it didn’t .  So, at around 4:50 I decided to give it a go. It’s a good thing that I decided to push on, since the rain didn’t stop until 7:30 am. Running in the rain can be an enjoyable experience – it is way better than running under a humid environment. A lot of things have been said on the dos and don’ts  when running in the rain, so please humor me and allow me to add my 2 cents : Just because you are running in the rain doesn’t mean that your body temperature won’t rise – so it is very important to keep yourself hydrated. I won’t get in to the details as to how much fluids you need to ingest : when you’re thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Sometimes a drizzle can add to the humidity, making your body temperature rise faster. I wouldn’t recommend using a rain coat when running in the rain; hell, I wouldn’t even recommend wearing a raincoat when running under the heat of the sun. Wait, wouldn’t that make it a “sun” coat ?  – I have seen a lot of runners doing this lately: I don’t know if there is a scientific reason for this but I’m sure that people who do this are at a higher risk of suffering from heat stroke. Wear technical clothes – need I explain ?  Imagine running under the rain wearing a cotton shirt : I’m sure it will weigh twice as heavy. This is the most important tip : If you have more than a pair of running shoes,  use the pair which is due for cleaning  This...