"In the Philippines, chicken feet is known as Adidas"
KING
OF THE ROAD (KOTR) 2013
....or
better known as adidas 16.800 km
The adidas KOTR is one of the longest running races in the Philippines.
This is the 4 th adidas race I have joined thus far. Many
people may wonder why the race distance is 16.800 km and not the usual 21 km
or more. 16.8 km is actually equivalent to 10 miles which is a
recognized distance in the running community worldwide. Based on
feedback I received, the Adidas race bibs were selling like hot cakes and
was a bit difficult to get by. Luckily, my race bib was sponsored
by the “ Proactive “ group :). Thank you very much !!!
Inspite
of my daily runs and crazy high mileage lately, I decided to
take Saturday off with the hope of a good run come race day...( and also
because I had a late night Friday and a little too much to eat and
drink haha ). But no more excuses.....Just like any
"seasoned" veteran runner (meaning "old timer") , all
I needed to do was focus.
As expected,
a huge number of participants from the running community turned up for
the event which is not surprising given its popularity. The race
organizers did a pretty good job this time in handling the volume of runners
which didn't require much zigzagging along the race route. Gun Start
was at 5am which, in my opinion is a perfect time and not too early
for me. However, vehicular traffic on street crossings was something some
runners had to contend with towards the latter part of the morning. But that's
all part of the game and the run. Weather was surprisingly cool considering it was hot and sunny the day
before.
All
in all, adidas KOTR 2013 was properly organized, well attended and quite
enjoyable as well. Always nice to see a lot of familiar and friendly
faces in and along the race route who share the same passion for the sport.
At least on that day, we were all " KINGS OF THE ROAD"
:)
I
finished with a time of 1.29 with a little bit of steam still left in my
legs. Good enough for a "seasoned veteran" runner (a.k.a.
old timer) like me :)
Distance
: 16.8 km ( 10 miles )
Finish
Time : 1.29
NOTE : my 2012 adidas 2012 KOTR 2012 finish time was 1:35:44 i improved by more than 6 mins :-))
NOTE : my 2012 adidas 2012 KOTR 2012 finish time was 1:35:44 i improved by more than 6 mins :-))
Best Friend Paolo C.
Pictures below are with New and Old Running Friends
