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Back in Mizuno Run Club

It was my first Mizuno Run Club session this year and it was, for me, a reunion of sorts.  

Last year, I never missed the run club, which is held every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 7 p.m. in Bonifacio High Street.  Nope, not once.  There was this one time when, despite a minor injury, I drove all the way there with my two kids in tow just to watch the runners from afar and smell the sweat from their bodies (er, the last line right there must not be taken literally.)

This year, however, I realized that my injuries had kept me from attending the run club for half a year already.  You can only imagine how ecstatic I was over the fact that, with my shin splints gradually disappearing, I could finally run with everyone again.

So, I arrived a little before 7 p.m. to see that I didn’t recognize anyone except KC from Mizuno.  All of a sudden, I turned shy and went to ROX to drool over the bikes first.  I returned around 10 minutes after happy to see a lot of familiar faces.

From Happy Feet, there was Ben and his fiancee Missy who was going to run for the first time.  Marga and her bike Sixto arrived along with her good friend Jeremy, my “editor”.  I finally got to meet Maui who I have forever seen online and in pics but never got to talk to.  Taki ran too soon after he signed up for the TNF at ROX.

My pathetic goal was to run a safe and slow 3k.  This was, after all, just my second post-injury run.  I started out with Ben, Missy, and Taki chatting about running, biking, and everything else in between.  Soon after, I ran alongside Coach Ige who, as it turns out, was injured like me.  I asked him the cause of his injury and he replied “overtraining.”  As if we were two athletes on the same fitness level, I answered “hey, me too!”  Then, he adds “Yeah, I just came back from two marathons, one in Vancouver, the other in Singapore.”  I wanted to slap myself in the face; I just got injured from a pitiful 5k in U.P.

As we ran, I saw a man in white running in the opposite direction.  It was Bald Runner.  Now, I know for a fact that BR is true to his word.  In his last post, he said he would try waving at lady runners just to see their reactions.  I told him I would look forward to a wave from him should we run into each other soon.  That wave definitely came sooner than expected.  We got to run together for a few minutes but ended up parting ways as he completed his 10 mile goal for that evening.

I ended my run at exactly 3k.  No more, no less.  And, oh, no pain after the run either.  Yes!

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18 Responses to “Back in Mizuno Run Club”

  1. nice to see you back in your element dear! :)

    hahaha jeremy the editor! more like the grammar nazi! :p

    marga said on Jul 04 08 at 10:43 AM Reply

  2. jaymie, it was nice seeing and talking to you last night. i finished 18.75 kms. you have a big group of runners and i didn’t notice taki. welcome back to running again! you look great! good luck.

    kingofpots said on Jul 04 08 at 11:14 AM Reply

  3. Cheers! Am just too glad to know :) thank God!

    -distant admirer

    Alfred said on Jul 04 08 at 11:30 AM Reply

  4. ooooh!!! you have a distant admirer jaymie. hehehehehe

    anyways…. good to have you back! See you on the next race.

    ben said on Jul 04 08 at 12:22 PM Reply

  5. Its nice to know you’re recovering well, actually i was there together with my wife and a pack of her office mates. Many of them know your blog site but i think they are hesitant to approach you. You’re becoming a celebrity, I heard several people whispering “di ba si bullrunner yun?”

    diospyross said on Jul 04 08 at 12:40 PM Reply

  6. you tend to pay more attention to your running goals than the weight loss goals. The extra pounds just melt away while you’re having fun.

    – I couldn’t agree any less. Losing weight isn’t the reason why I run anymore.. well of course, I still want to lose the weight but not for vanity issues anymore but more on FOR ME TO RUN better!! :) It’s really amazing how one vision upgrades to another light. *winks*

    I’ve got MARGA to thank too for just pushing me onwards ( note to marga: blogggg don’t stop blogging.)

    See you Happy Feet people! Thanks again! Looking forward to catch you and meet you!

    chefsy said on Jul 04 08 at 12:43 PM Reply

  7. I completely forgot about the mizuno run club. They dont email anymore. Probably because I never got to go. hehehe

    Congrats on your pain free 3k. : ) Sulit naman therapy and tusok tusok right?

    markfb said on Jul 04 08 at 1:04 PM Reply

  8. Marga, he looks too nice to be a nazi. :)

    Bald Runner, nice running with you too. See you around!

    Alfred, thanks!

    Diospyross, where were you there?! Hope to see you next time.

    Chefsy, so your marga’s friend? hope to meet you sometime!

    Mark, it was Chanda who used to send the emails. I believe she doesn’t manage the run club anymore hence no email reminders. “Making tusok tusok the tuhod” no matter how painful was well worth it for me. I have an appointment for my 2nd session already haha.

    thebullrunner said on Jul 04 08 at 1:17 PM Reply

  9. Hey Jaymie good to see you again last night. :) I had to change pa kasi and I had to leave my things at the gym locker kaya medyo nagmamadali after signing up for TNF100. So will you join TNF100 also?

    taki said on Jul 04 08 at 2:28 PM Reply

  10. your on the right path to recovery soon we will see each other in the races….AAV.

    Patrick concepcion said on Jul 04 08 at 5:07 PM Reply

  11. nice to see you running again, inspirunner :)
    we missed you! :)

    gen said on Jul 04 08 at 5:34 PM Reply

  12. hey tbr, missed the run club by a day…went for an hour and a half run on wednesday evening…just saw a few runners…got a similar experience as yours with ige…mine was with a runner from the US…as i saw my sister’s neighbor, (SF Bay Area) unloading his trail running stuff (hand bottles,hydration pack) from his pick up , i chatted with him and said “hey it seems you just had your trail run” and without letting him answer i continued ” i just did the San Diego Marathon June 1st”…he turns around drops his stuff and goes “hey thats great!… I’m doing the Pacific Ultra Marathon, and I just did 27 miles on those hills” pointing at Mission Peak…i wanted to drop and just say “I’m not worthy” hahaha…

    mond said on Jul 04 08 at 9:45 PM Reply

  13. Hey, nice meeting you too. Though I’m not much of an editor, if they didn’t invent F7 most of my papers or posts would be horribly misspelled!

    And I’m certainly not a grammer nazi, monix.

    Jeremy said on Jul 05 08 at 1:34 AM Reply

  14. Taki, argh, I want to but I don’t think my shins are ready for a 10k yet :(

    Patrick, thanks!

    Gen, thanks! How’s your injury?

    Mond, you’re back! At least yours was a marathon—that still gives you some bragging rights :) How did you do at San Diego by the way? Are you joining TNF?

    Jeremy, see you around!

    thebullrunner said on Jul 05 08 at 6:42 AM Reply

  15. Hello TBR! I just want to know where did you get treated for acupunture? How much? My wife has shoulder tendonitis and we have been thru PT sessions and medication but to no avail.

    Dennis said on Jul 05 08 at 10:38 AM Reply

  16. jer, if you say so :)

    marga said on Jul 05 08 at 7:18 PM Reply

  17. it was really nice to finally meet you! :) ang saya nga naman ng mini-reunion ng happy feet last thursday at the run club. hehe!

    congrats with the pain-free 3K! the road to recovery is certainly sweet :) see you again soon!

    maui said on Jul 06 08 at 1:28 PM Reply

  18. I saw a group of people gathering in front of rox at around 7:30pm, July 23 (th). Is that the Mizuno Run Club?

    How do I join the club? I’m a wanna-be runner.

    miresanti052607 said on Jul 24 09 at 12:56 AM Reply

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