So this morning before she wakes up- I sneaked outside for my practice run.
Actually this year my theme is to dedicate a run with a birthday celebrant closest to my heart.
I started it out with my birthday though it was supposed to be celebrated with Mizuno infinity (sigh! it reminds me again that I did not show up)….but instead it became a long run in island cove.

When I got home my little princess is already taking her breakfast and I told her that I celebrated her birthday in my practice run today. She find it different and it excites her….the twinkle in her eyes didn’t escape at all. I know she was delighted….I am sure it could have been better if were running together. Unfortunately, I just sneaked out and I know it would be difficult for her to wake up early.

So instead I told her that I made sure I run 5K hehehe for her 5th birthday and the 1.5k was my warm up/cool down- she was delighted about it….and wanted again to run with me over the weekend.
My kids have already developed interest in running =) and I really look forward that we race together…..

Honestly, I have a serious doubt if I’m gonna make it. I have history of failing to show up everytime I registered in 10K category- classic examples were the Power Run 09, Mizuno Infinity Run and many more way back 08. Sigh! But today I guess I breakfree from the curse nyahahahahaha….

Consequently, the 33rd MILO Marathon is also the first ever race of my husband.
Unfortunately he was not able to time his performance so he has no idea what time he finished it. But he enjoyed it so much….I can sense- some regret why in the past he never raced but simply hold on to his camera for some photo shooting opportunity.
I guess the setback of my husband also joining a race is that I have no photographer to tag along nyahahaha….I realized that I didn’t even have a photo of me during my run…..unfortunately, I did not spot any of the photovendo photographer.
So maybe, I have to be contented with the shot in the car, the shot at home and the video which I unknowingly took by Benet’s hubby.

After realizing we have no pix of the race- we took this self portrait inside the car hehehe

At home with Matti

I bring my celphone during the run because I have a feeling that it might take ages before I’ll find my husband- imagine there were twenty thousand participants on this event….whoa! The MILO marathon and its elimination is indeed the biggest marathon sponsored in the country- it is comparable to maybe the biggest international marathon event.
So to fully utilize my phone I decided to take one shot of the runners…see….looks like panning shot- but I was running eeehh! I have no intention to stop….so this is how it looks like when you photograph while running hehehe

My unforgettable moment in this event is when the runners climb the fly over in Roxas to Le Pavillion. Hmm…I have climb mountains but not flyovers….it feels different so I slightly shifted my attention to the baywalk I find it amazing- I can breathe the air from the bay….it reminded me of the recent quote I have read from my Yoga+ back issue “I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we only tune in.”
My mind graciously asked the Lord’s guidance that I may survive this new ordeal.
Then, amazingly running towards the end of first 5K became easy and satisfying.

On my way back to the finishline, I bumped into one of the TAKBO.PH guy- he was wearing his TAKBO.PH singlet so I recognized him as probably one of the active members- unfortunately I didn’t get his name – but I am sure it was not the big man of TAKBO.PH…..I am not sure if the bull runner run today…I think I didn’t see her- later I’ll check it from her site.

Most of the Run ADIc- hehehe ADI colleagues run in this event, but I only saw Randy who did a 21K….Kudos for finishing it in 2hr ++ way earlier than the curfew.
Also my friend Benet run for 5K never get to see her but gave her a call while I was bound home (that is why I learned about the video thing hehehe)….I’m sure she hit it earlier than her record time.

I still can’t believe it….finally I get to race on the 10K category.
It was fun- I paced based on my training where I can only managed a 7:00 min/km but my Garmin says I did 6:44 min/km -that was nice. I really wanted to run throughout the distance….I don’t want to stop and walk. So I finally clocked at 1:11:15- this is my unofficial time- I started my garmin right after BF hit the gun….so maybe this is close.
I don’t want to face that imaginary wall- yah! I read about it from the man behind ultra marathon or ultra running in the Philippines- the bald runner….hmmm reading his blog the night before the race is a good stimulus. This guy is a purest runner.
I started to have a conviction….believing I can do it…yes as the MILO slogan this year says “Kaya mo yan!”. Thanks to Bro J for reminding me of this slogan hehehe and the Gingerbreadman for believing that I can do it.

Next race…RUN FOR HOME for another 10K =)

Ciao.

Hmmmm….but the man is so persistent.
So the kids and I though sleepy obliged to his summon.

We were on our car when the rain starts to drizzle….I was asking him “Now what?” with a yawn….actually I am preparing to go back to sleep.
But it seems that his persistence will not go wane by the rain….”It’s gonna stop by the time were in island cove.” came his reply.

As we arrive in island cove- it seems the rain gets a little intensity.
I asked permission from the kids if we could run- they agree and retorted that we be back early. With a little stretch and some more sleep in my mind- we started running- 1 lap in the joggers lane of island cove is approximately 1.25Km….as soon as we finished the first lap, the drizzles stopped and the kids were delighted to run with us. My little girl and boy went crazy as they try to catch each other hehehe.

After 2 laps- we decided the kids should take a rest…they visited the fisherman’s wharf while I continue my run…I totaled 6K- not bad.

This is the simple pleasure in life that I always look forward. to…I know time swiftly flies- the kids will soon join us on a race…..I am imagining this….it will be my sweetest victory if all of us get to run in one event- maybe 36th MILO? =)

Today’s run reminded me of our picture taken more than a year ago – I was still new in running then….but in my mind I wanted my kids to run with me. So I decided to tag them along. =)

As I write this entry, I can feel a pit in my stomach.
Yah! I’ll be out on Sunday for the biggest surprise of my life.
I know I wanted this- I have been wanting to join a Milo Marathon 5 or 10K event two years back and now- I have registered….but not prepared.

The MILO marathon is a classic event to the running community- it is now on its 33rd year- a year older than me hehehe.
I have been reading the race rules and I realized that the 10K category have a curfew of 1.5 hours. Sigh!

The last time I ran 10K- I was in good shape I clocked 1:13:59, it was a practice run in GBP area…so how am gonna clock this coming Sunday?

This week I decided that I will just run on Sunday and will take a good rest to recover the pains in my quad after my Maculot climb.
Hopefully, my enthusiasm would spark my drive to complete my 10k in less than 1.5 hrs…and by the way, this will be my very first 10K race- it has been more than a year that I have been planning to race in this category, but I always failed to show up.

A decent time in my first 10K race would be an excellent reward for the week.

Click here to visit the milo marathon website.

Tonight I didn’t realized that I am about to learn from my children about discipline.

I am in full charged tonight while daddy is out training for his first race this coming Sunday’s MILO marathon. Waaah! while I am here at home taking a full rest because I have a painful quadriceps after a clean up climb in Mt Maculot.

Daddy is usually the disciplinarian in our family. Matti is particularly afraid of him…it is dad whose got to get him to do something when we all failed to summon him.

Normally my kids see me as their playmates…we would normally horseplay around the house and would laugh out loud until we pissed daddy with our noise.

I was wondering when will I ever project myself as a slightly grumpy strict mom.

I didn’t realize it will happen tonight.
Matti took on his usual bully behavior hurting TJ with his hands.
TJ is the usual slow eater- taking already 2 hours of dinner….and to my dismay we have homework to do….grrrrr……

So the human side or I’d say the dark side (nyay!) of me took toll.
I became a grumpy mommy- confiscating the most priced possession toy car of Matti and tinker bell bag of TJ.
Matti who hated to take his evening wash before bedtime hurriedly took his routine and begged to take his toy back.
TJ who is so slow in her dinner hurriedly and almostly chokingly finished her food (no intentions of choking her). But I guess she did that to take some sympathy and allow her with unfinish meal.
Then afterwards we reviewed their homework.

Hmmmmm….I learned that a little shock of discipline is also good for the kids.
Just like the shock of not having a climb for six months?…..sending every bit of my muscle to rigors of pain.
I realized I missed running so much.Sigh! I hope I’ll be able to recover just in time for my first ever (sniff!) 10K race with MILO marathon this coming sunday.