The
last time I joined a RU 32 km event was in Nov 21,2010 and finished at a
time of 3:06:08. If my memory serves me right, I struggled in the last
2 km and I cramped up pretty bad till I reached the finish line. I missed
the 32 km event for 2011 and 2012 because I was in Boston on both years.
For
RUN UNITED 32 km event 2013, I had no real game plan. All I hoped to
do for this run is to finish and if a I got a PR, that would be a bonus.
But I guess age is slowly catching up with me or maybe I just
didn't push the pace as I could have and was running quite conservatively.
The
race itself was quite organized... lots of water, Gatorade banana and
sponges provide on route. The marshals did a fantastic job
controlling the traffic and it was very reassuring to see Rio de la Cruz being
hands on making sure all went well in the race.
I
guess my only complaint for this race is that it was so HUMID! So
humid, in fact, that I drank a total of 8 cups of Gatorade 10 cups
of water and sponged myself 3 times along the entire route. But that's to be expected especially during the summer months. Despite the
humidity, it was a good race. I enjoyed the run and its always
good to touch base with old friends, some new friends and various
acquaintances. It also felt good to get acknowledged on stage
by hosts Boy Ramos and Anthony Suntay. Feeling :)
Thank
you God for the journey !
Oh and one last thing.....actually this is more of a personal and long standing request - “ WILL YOU GUYS STOP CALLING ME SIR” !!!! Patrick is fine . After all, I'm not really that old.....I mean REALLY :)
RUN UNITED 2
DISTANCE
: 32 KM
ACTUAL
32.50 KM
PACE
: 6.01 / KM
FINISH
TIME :3:15:07
With best friend Paolo C. and Pauline.
Roy Fuentes, me, Francis Rivera and Melchor Dones
Emily L. me and Ako si Edward
Men is black... Runners in Black
