This morning, I was able to run almost 30 KM. I feel a sense of accomplishment- it has been almost 4 months since I have stopped running due to an ankle injury and work related training during Sundays. The only other long run that I completed before this was running 25km during the Milo half-marathon ( yup, i added loops before heading for the finish line).
It’s also my first time to run that distance alone ; you see running that long by yourself is very difficult. It’s a good thing that I brought my iPod with me to keep me entertained.
I had to take a different route for this run since MOA was filled by the participants of the Rexona Run.
Cones lined along Macapagal Avenue ...
This is the first time I ran this route alone ...
When I reached the Quirino Grandstand, I was looking for the mosaic containing President Cory's pictures but didn't find any ...
This is the distance I have covered upon reaching the Quirino Grandstand according to my GPS watch
It seems that I wasn’t the only one doing a long run this morning – I met Pat of Takbo.ph twice.
Upon reaching the 28th KM I suddenly felt weak,l then I remembered : I didn’t eat breakfast!
Almost 30 KM - I had to stop due to the heat; next week I'll try to start earlier 
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long run, long slow distance, running
2009 was a good running year for me … I have joined a lot of races and have completed 2 full marathons before my 1st year running anniversary – a feat that I thought wasn’t possible due to the corporate-sponsored stress which was given to me for free.
.. and what better way to end it than to run two half marathons (NB and Philstar), an unplanned trail run and the Rizal day 32km run.
Happy new year!
21 km, marathon, trail running
21 km, long run, running
A long run every week
I am currently in the office right now performing tasks that would make my mediocre job seem well, just that -mediocre. Anyway, as I was browsing takbo.ph , I have noticed that there is another 10k run on July 12.
I was just thinking that maybe due to the popularity of the sport, organizers should organize a long run every week – say 21k (21k is long for me) so that we won’t have to “run” again after we cross the finish line.
You see, my weekend runs are the only source of endorphins that I get because of the sudden additional work (read:stress) that I have to do in the office. I can’t train anymore on weekdays like I used to. As they say, the longer the run … the more endorphins you get.
Now tell me, has my running addiciton affected my mind ?
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long run, running
