Earth Run 2010 Aftermath

I am now officially dead tired and pissed off while I’m writing this, so expect some rants here… 

The Earth day run is a fun run event in Bonifacio Global City for the benefit of Greenpeace. Yes I was running for charity and for myself as well (to lose weight? yes). It was sad though that the 10k wasnt available on the event, so I signed up for the 16k race.  Little do I know that the race will gonna be a major disaster on my part.

I admit that I had made some mistakes in this event. I wasnt prepared physically due to some time constraints (rehearsals at the upcoming MADZ et al concert, overtime work in and out of the office, etc.) but that’s not it… 

The organizers of the event is also a major mess. As I registered to the event though I had my race kit with me the singlet is not available… I called/texted the organizer days before the event for my singlet (and my friend’s racekit/singlet) but no luck. On the day before the event Cris (one of the organizers) texted me and said that the race kits and singlets are already available…but as I went to Res|Toe|Run trinoma they told me that it was already out of stock, and told me that the singlets will be available after the race…AND YES I WAS SOOO DAMN PISSED OFF AT THAT TIME! 

And so before I went home, I had to make a detour to SM San Lazaro to buy some extra singlet (for the event end future gym use), went home, fix things while doing some files on the internet and went to sleep. 

Woke up early for the event and I was suprised that my best buds are not here! Isshi, who I think influenced me to join the running spree went with her officemates and Eric was still sleeping as I called him on his mobile. And so I was alone during the event. 

Gun starts at exactly 5:30am and we went off. I was happy to run at the Buendia Flyover again, seeing the not-so-breathtaking view of Makati, feeling the windy morning chill and  the seeing the people on all ages running all over Makati and Taguig.

I started to feel some muscle cramps as I approached Mckinley Park.(refer to this map) My thighs are now offfically tired so I was now in a slow pace… The sun was up at this time, heat has became my worst enemy. Water stations are two miles apart. I was about to give up…but not yet. I looked backwards to see if I was the last runner in the bunch and saw some who were running for 16k and 21k. 

I can’t give up just yet.

I whispered a little prayer to God to help me finish the race, even if it means I was the last on the 16k bunch. I’m just simply thankful that He’s there to give me enough strength…

…And I finished the race in two hours and 30 minutes. Definitely not a good PR (personal record) for me. But before I went home I grabbed my bag at the package counter, got my freebies (hurray for free granola bars and headcaps!), had a hearty breakfast (alone :c) and went home.

So it was a bittersweet experience. As much as I want to enjoy the lovely scenery of the Bonifacio Global City,Serendra and Market Market, I can’t. It was a sad experience for me. As much as possible I don’t want to think that I was wasting my money on this one. True that I love to run, but it’s no fun to be alone as well.

Next fun run will be the the Runrio Trilogy 2nd leg (aka nature valley run). Registration is more costly than some pervious fun run events but will be looking forward for this one! (and I hope everything went well in the event.)