One La Salle, One Wet & Wild Race

Despite the gloomy weather, over 5,000 runners showed up for the One La Salle run at The Fort yesterday. As I viewed the sea of green before me, I wondered if I had registered for a race or unwittingly signed up for one big La Salle family day.

- A sea of green -

- One brave soul. Runmd proudly wears his Ateneo singlet -

Just as hubby and I found our way to the crowded assembly area, it started to drizzle and then pour. Runners huddled under tents while others allowed the rain to drench them from head to toe. We were part of the latter group; why shield ourselves from the rain when we were definitely going to get wet anyway?

Soon after the 16k and 3k runners started, we 5k runners were off. (Yes, all of us 5,000 runners started practically at the same time.) I bid my husband goodbye and went ahead not in an effort to break a PR but more to find some room to breathe. This was, after all, a training run for me; my first 5k after the shin splints.

For the first half, I ran at a comfortable 6:00 min/km pace, intentionally slowing down when I found myself reaching 5:00 to 5:30. No way was I going to reinjure myself for this race! It felt awesome to race under the rain, something I’ve never done. I didn’t feel as tired and I felt like I could go on to the finish line without ever taking a sip from my amphipod. Boy was I wrong.

As I closed in on the 3km mark, I suddenly felt depleted. I knew that there were two things to blame for this pathetic scenario: 1) staying up late the night before to read books with my daughter (that’s the life of a running mommy!), and 2) lack of training (my longest run was a 5k during my past 1.5 month imprisonment in shin splint hell.)

I swallowed my pride. I began to walk (argh…a mortal sin in the TBR world because no one has ever caught me walking in a race—much less a 5k!) and, in an attempt to appear strong and cool, I made it look as if I was just taking a water break.

It turned out to be a futile strategy since a runner suddenly appeared beside me, almost like an angel from the sky. How I wished that he looked like Gabriel with long blonde hair, unblemished skin, with his chiseled chest shining through his white robes staring at me with his blue eyes saying “Be strong. I shall run with you.” But, this man was old, dark, chubby, and short and he said to me in the gentlest manner “Maganda ang pace mo. Ituloy mo lang yan. Sasabayan kita.” And, with those words, despite his non-angelic features he became a blessing to me. We ran together.

God, all that drama. You’d think I was running marathon. Or, at least, you’d think that the man ran with me the next two kilometers to finish the 5k race. Soon after he uttered those words, we made a left on the road along with the rest of the 5k pack to discover that we were at the finish line. Whaaat?! According to my Garmin, the 5km race had ended at 3.3km. Was the route inaccurately measured? Did all of us make a wrong turn? Did they miss a sign along the route? Did they lack marshalls (I didn’t see any!) to point us in the right direction? I don’t know. All I knew was that it was the shortest 5k of my life.

We were in for an even bigger surprise: a long line for us to pass through the finish line. I bet we were lined up even longer than the time it took us to run the race. I apologize for being sarcastic. But, my sarcasm was a lot lighter than the complaints from the crowd. One veteran runner repeated himself like a broken record as he waited in line “Terrible. Another badly organized race. Terrible. Terrible.”

- Runners waited in line to claim race giveaways being distributed from a truck. The scene reminded me of a NFA rice allocation. -

After my 5k-run-that-was-actually-a-3k, my hubby and I met up with my nephew (who I, unfortunately, didn’t see before or during the entire run) and my three bodyguards, uhm, actually they are my three kuyas, who just came to watch. We chatted for a while, took a few photos, then called it a family day.

Thank God for the drops of water from heaven. Running in the rain was perhaps one of the few, if not the only, positive experience I gained from this race.

- TBR’s biggest fans: my hubby, my nephew (center), my three brothers -

– Big smile from Mr. Mike Enriquez of GMA7. He looks so friendly but don’t be fooled. He’s scary. -

– with Rorie, Joy, and Cat from Binan, Laguna. I bet they feast on putos before every race. Lucky them! -

– Paparazzi shot of Nina Huang and Fernando Zobel. -

– Finally get to meet Jhamfrens -

– Active achiever Vince and his cousin -

– Bumped into Okaido (am I right?) who reminded my husband about how lucky he is to have me (thanks! I owe you one haha) and her friend -

– Great-looking couple, Gelo and Cris -

– Mark P. of Happy Feet is all smiles after his 16k. Goodbye injuries, hello long runs! -

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54 Responses to “One La Salle, One Wet & Wild Race”

TBR – Yes, I have recovered from my injuries and i’ve started concentrating on my hamstrings during stretching session. They didn’t have enough marshals on the road. But there were lots of water and it even rained. Hopefully the next few races will be better organized. Welcome back!!!

Mark&Tiffin

Mark P said on Jul 14 08 at 10:39 AM Reply
yes, think a lot of 5k runners went into the 3k route. My gf said it was because of the security guard who informed the 5k runners that they were supposed to turn left, when in fact they had to keep on going straight with the 16k runners… Not enough marshalls and security guards were teaching the wrong ways!!! Hers was also 3.3km along with another friend of ours who also asked the same guard later on! Bad luck ! At least got a magazine worth P125 out of it so offsetted entry fee. haha

dennis said on Jul 14 08 at 10:51 AM Reply
“How I wished that he looked like Gabriel with long blonde hair, unblemished skin, with his chiseled chest shining through his white robes staring at me with his blue eyes saying “Be strong. I shall run with you.””

uhmmmmm.. haha. buti na lang we didn’t get stoned!

marga said on Jul 14 08 at 10:58 AM Reply
I just felt that I pass a lot of runners It’s something I enjoy much. I would love to join the 10,000 km Miracle run given the chance. hehehehhe.

Alfred said on Jul 14 08 at 11:03 AM Reply
jaymie… one of my buds took the 5k, and like you, he said that the route was kinda short. apparently they were directed by some towards the 3k route instead of going straight 5th ave. quite sad actually considering that even 2 race marshalls would have been enough properly direct the runners at that junction. (which i think was too much to ask considering at just 100m from the starting line, half of us 16k runners got diverted to the right instead of turning left)

charles said on Jul 14 08 at 11:17 AM Reply
it surely was a sea of green and white…good for you tbr, at least you got to run that day…i missed my alma mater’s run just because i couldn’t shake off my headache when my alarm rang (probably my body’s way of saying too much biking at Timberland/Maarat)…by the way, i noticed the trail runners increasing by the week there in timberland…male and female runners, of varied ages…perhaps training for the TNF end of the month…i’d surely want to run the 2nd part of the 100km of TNF run but no one to run it with (not an excuse)haha…a little insert on the San Diego Marathon…it was great, perhaps the most fun…more than 20,000 runners…their ad saying that the crowds will be sipping their mimosas was not an exaggeration, champagne and beer flowed too for the spectators outside their homes/buildings during that morning…bottled H20 and accelerade every few miles…vaseline on sticks given by volunteers at the various medic aid stations…porta potties all over…top it with 30 plus local bands and 20 plus fun cheering squads! i’ll just email you the pics…by the way TBR, back to the One La Salle Run…good it didnt irritate the Bull (and THE other ateneans or atenites or atenians?blue eaglets na lang) too much to turn it into ONE BIG FIGHT!!! hahaha go runners!!!

mond said on Jul 14 08 at 11:19 AM Reply
i ran my best 5K at 16++ minutes but how come i did not win? it was fast enough to qualify in the Olympics!!!

It was because i ended up running 3K. I knew i must have ran less than 5K the moment i checked my watch when i arrived at the queue in the finish line.

There were no marshals at critical turns of the route thats why many runners got lost.

Also, the baggage booth was a mess. They ran out of tags so they have to write on the bags (using permanent markers). Not wanting to have our bag marked, my wife just carried the bag while doing her 3K.

But on the brighter side, there were lots of drinks. The free donuts were also nice.

And if the race results get published and it show my time as 16+++ minutes, I will put it in a nice frame and hang it on the wall

diospyross said on Jul 14 08 at 11:32 AM Reply
Hi Jaymie! I was a couple of people behind you at the Finish line queue. I wanted to say hi. But, you were engaged with a couple of guys in the details of the 3.3K race. I was quite dissappointed too. It was exhilirating to run in the rain. Your blog is one of the reasons I am training for running regularly. I’ll say hello next time I see you. I had to run back to the car. My 17month old boy and husband was waiting for me… – from a fellow running mom.

-G- said on Jul 14 08 at 11:37 AM Reply
Mark, glad you’re back. Tiffin, was nice chatting with you about orthotics..and bunions hahaha.

Dennis, funny that runners had to stop and ask. To think it was just a 5k.

Marga, I reviewed my son yesterday for a long test on angels. Only when you quoted it above did I realize that it made such an imprint on my brain haha.

Alfred, glad you enjoyed running in the rain too.

Charles, hope you didn’t go too far off!

Mond, I’m sure the TNF is creating a lot of new trail runners. If I wasn’t injured, I’d probably be one of those you saw running the trails there. Yes, send me picks of San Diego. Congrats! Inggit ako.

Diospyross, there was probably over 50 people in the 5k who would qualify in the olympics with their times! hahaha

thebullrunner said on Jul 14 08 at 11:43 AM Reply
yup, asked they did…and still they got lost. Malas

dennis said on Jul 14 08 at 12:02 PM Reply
I quite enjoyed the race. I did the 16km and it was exactly 16 km according to my garmin. The rain was a warmy welcome. The water was enough. I was one of the lucky people that got pointed in the right way even though I had to ask one where to turn. The finish was not that enjoyable though. The queues were crazy and I gave up looking for things so I did not even get the magazine I could not even get some drink as I did not know where to go. The atmosphere was great though and I enjoyed the La Salle song at the end. Maybe Rio can tell them how to organise the finish like the UP runs. Thank you Rio, cant wait for your next run.

Philip said on Jul 14 08 at 12:30 PM Reply
So you were one of the misdirected runner. Sayang. I run the 16K and my cue was to follow the path less travelled. But a lot of us had a lot of complains. It’s a good thing it rained and put the cool on the runners. Glad to see you run again.

jinoe said on Jul 14 08 at 1:03 PM Reply
hehehe I liked your paparazzi shot.

taki said on Jul 14 08 at 1:23 PM Reply
TBR_ i also ran the 5k and was surprised when i saw 5k runners ahead of me crossed 5th Ave and went all the way to the finish line. What i did was i turned right going to mckinley and south gate which i remembered from the route map. I agree that there should be marshals directing runners at critical turns. I am sure the organizers measured the route correctly because my wife (running her first race) and i measured the 3k route for her to be familiar with it. It was a great run under the rain.

Bro J said on Jul 14 08 at 1:31 PM Reply
WOW! you have BIG brothers… hehe.. it indeed was a “family affair”… sayang didnt see you there..

lugs said on Jul 14 08 at 1:55 PM Reply
Hi TBR — it was a sad ending to what could have been a great event — and to be honored by a number of Atenean runners at that — too bad we had to eat humble pie because of the screw up of the race event organizer we got. In behalf of the De La Salle Alumni Association, please accept our humble apologies — yes there were mistakes, miscues and missing marshals. It took away the joy of seeing 5,800 runners and friends. As someone above said, thank for the rains — it sort of cooled down the anger. It doesn’t take away the black mark — we will try and erase it with a better performance in the future and you guys are right — I should talk with Coach Rio to help organize a better finish.

Johnny said on Jul 14 08 at 2:15 PM Reply
jaymie, congrats for finishing the race without any injury. even if there were problems and lapses, what was important was you were able to run and experience the joy of running in the rain. good luck in your future races. i hope i will be able to catch up with the elite ultramarathoners at the starting line of badwater ultramarathon tomorrow morning.

kingofpots said on Jul 14 08 at 2:34 PM Reply
I just came from the site of “theloonyrunner”. How I wished these words of the loony runner were written by me. Here goes:

“It happened… I finally met THE icon of Philippine running, I finally met the Bull Runner!”

Then he talked about the weirdest run of his life–running under the rain with his bag, etc. At the 3rd paragraph before the end of his article he wrote:

“After the run, I also got to meet TBR (the highlight of this race event)”

I hope and pray that someday, I will also get my chance to see my idol in the flesh!

Nora said on Jul 14 08 at 2:39 PM Reply
all in all i enjoyed this run, but I am continually stunned by the terrible traffic control during races at the Fort. This is about the 10th race of 10k or more I’ve done there, and at the last two (Mizuno Rush to Infinity and LaSalle) and several others I’ve literally had to stop traffic myself to cross the street while running. It;s bad enough when you’re running *next to* jeepneys, and I guess you can’t prevent that. But when you’re crossing an intersection and traffic is crossing? A bit much.

Also want to mention that my Nike+ band showed the 16k route at 14.44. Anyone else have a similar experience?

On the plus side: tons of water, good festival, atmosphere, and freebies after, and I got to meet Coach Rio!

Dan

dan said on Jul 14 08 at 3:11 PM Reply
long queue at the finish line…it must be the IN thing in running – he he he

Idnod said on Jul 14 08 at 3:34 PM Reply
Hi Alfred,

You said: “Along the way there is a smile on my face running my very first race in the rain know why? first to see those exhausted 3k, 5k runner’s get lost and go with the 16k hehehehe sweet memories on their faces hehehehhe.”

Why didn’t you point those runners to the right direction? Your remark on those runners who tried their very best to run no matter what distance they’re on is just so arrogant and uncalled for. You are indeed an annoying member of the running community!

And please please PLEASE learn to use the apostrophe properly. http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperApostrophesDontsAboutDonts/lzkx/post.htm

GOD. And while you’re at it learn English! OR Speak in Tagalog if you must!!!

Michelle said on Jul 14 08 at 3:40 PM Reply
My garmin 305 showed 15.94 km

Philip said on Jul 14 08 at 4:09 PM Reply
my Nike+ sportsband showed only 13.5km!!! oh man! even looked at race map this morning just to make sure I did everything right. How disappointing when it doesn’t show your real distance. Oh well…

runningfatboy said on Jul 14 08 at 5:08 PM Reply
I think my garmin is quite accurate as the Mizuno race it logged 15.4 km and the most people agreed. I was quite tired during the race and I kept a close eye on my watch regularly and it seems to have logged the correct distances according to my pace and also it is GPS accurate. Anyway… i just know it was quite far and I cant wait for the results…

Philip said on Jul 14 08 at 6:48 PM Reply
jaymie… well, luckily the commotion made by the other runners caught my attention, so i didn’t really wander too far. (i’d like to think that we runners are a happy bunch… and would gladly help each other)

charles said on Jul 14 08 at 7:32 PM Reply
Look at all that Green and White, go La Salle! Anyway glad to see you up and running again. Soon as you get your base back you will be running the entire thing.

rick said on Jul 14 08 at 8:45 PM Reply
Philip, great that you had a pleasant experience. I think if I ran the 16k even if i got lost I would’ve enjoyed. It was just that the 3k was bitin.

Jinoe, thanks. Taking the path less travelled sounds like a risky move but i’m glad it worked for you

Taki, hahaha! Sige, next time I’ll have more paparazzi shots for you.

BroJ, it’s good you studied the route map. I didn’t receive a copy in my race pack.

Lugs, yup! I should get my big kuyas into running too.

Johnny, I’m sure you’ll make improvements in the next race. Runners just want to have a good run. Sometimes there are mistakes and yes we do complain, but we easily forgive and forget and run again. Looking forward to wearing blue again next year…haha just kidding.

Baldrunner, yes I’m just glad I ended without pain. Good luck at badwater!

Nora, aw I’m sure we’ll meet one of these days!

Dan, great to hear you enjoyed your race.

Idnod, funny! hahaha

Michelle, it’s a pity that some sort of crab mentality exists in our running world, or in the entire world for that matter. I completely understand your sentiments and I appreciate your candor. But please please let’s not make my blog a venue for such hateful comments.

Alfred, I completely missed reading that portion that Michelle was referring to. Quite honestly, I was disappointed to learn that you found humor in runners losing their way or growing weary. Aren’t we all supposed to help each other?

Philip, your garmin is probably right! Garmins are never wrong! Pang-commercial ba?

Runningfatboy, oh that’s way too short.

Charles, ditto!

thebullrunner said on Jul 14 08 at 8:49 PM Reply
i thought i was in the best shape of my life, the rain was good for running, i didnt feel the heat thats why i ran a faster pace, i reached the finish line, 3.3k in your measurement in about 17+ minutes, and lined up for the last .1k probably in 15 minutes, so total time for the 3.4k race was 32+ minutes, hahahahaha

mel said on Jul 14 08 at 9:13 PM Reply
JAYMIE!!!!!…ganyan lang naman ang pagkakascream ko nung name niya when i saw TBR stepping up on the gutter by the road to take a pic of the long que of the runners claming their nfa rice, er, loot bag. akalain ninyo bang hopeless na kami ng mga running buds ko to meet and greet the running bloggers on sunday kasi nga ang dami daming green, este, people. pero super happy kami nung bigla na lang namin nakita si jaymie. photo op to the max! nakakatuwa yung eksena namin with jaymie kasi pati yung mga batang la salle nakipagkulitan sa amin to take (their) pics. hahaha!
i was also able to approach and introduce myself to marga. hi marga! ‘hope you’re feeling better. =)
kaya naging masaya din naman ang race na ito coz of the post-race moments like this, aside from running in the rain (one of my wishes!), running with my bestbud and running with my cam for the first time…kahit na hindi new PR for 5k kasi naligaw din kami (salamat sa mga runners na nag-guide coz we were able to complete the route)…happy happy pa rin.

salamat jaymie! pasensya ka na sa kakulitan natin, este, namin. more painfree happy run run. =)

p.s.
erratum lang po: we are from binan, laguna. land of the puto!!! hehehe=)

CatA said on Jul 14 08 at 10:24 PM Reply
thanks for the photo op and for posting it too po. =)

CatA said on Jul 14 08 at 10:31 PM Reply
Michelle,

My deepest apology for such uncall comments as its not my intention to do so. Rest assured I would not tolerate such action.

Some point though I notice only a few and If only they are stretch arm distance I would not hesitate to tell them or assist. I’m sorry I felt so helpless at those situation. Smile of disappointment but still optimistic everything will be settle with an open mind & heart of forgiveness.
Nothing against. Hope Jaymie will wipe out those previous comments.

Again my sincerest apology for giving such irresponsible comment.

Alfred said on Jul 14 08 at 11:07 PM Reply
TBR, great recap and photos! Hope everything’s well.

sfrunner said on Jul 14 08 at 11:23 PM Reply
Thank you for the support. Didn’t remember asking you about your shins because you seemed to be in tiptop condition! See you in future races, superstar.

runmd said on Jul 15 08 at 1:13 AM Reply
kop, badwater ultramarathon? wow!!! talk about running as love/hate relationship!

mond said on Jul 15 08 at 2:20 AM Reply
I really really want to join Happy feet! everyone;s HAPPY!! Marga has been telling me about your club and its .. wow. inspiring. Anyway, There wre really ALOT of people during the orofols! how i wish i was able to run if it wasn’t because of my insomnia, i could’ve there’s this certain something that running with tons of other runners that keeps your adrenaline. sigh.

xoxo
kassy

chefsy said on Jul 15 08 at 6:18 AM Reply
hi jaymie, too bad i went early to chowking for the happy feet get-together (yes, thanks to you i belong to the happiest running group in the metro now) kaya i wasn’t able to see you. first to for us to finally meet pa naman. anyway, ther ewill be a lot of next times pa naman. and oh, of course congratulations for finally being able to run again. yun nga lang, the 3k was really bitin. buti na lang some of us nakabawi pa kasi we were advised by some runners we met along the way. =) see you at the Robinson’s Buddy Run – hopefully. =)

vimz said on Jul 15 08 at 12:17 PM Reply
My fellow BORDJS runners were not sighted on the OROFOLS at The Fort, only one BORDJS (Chris) was seen but he didn’t noticed me as he was about to exit the line of the free doughnuts and I’m on the line going for the free doughnut, he did not heard my voice as I was calling his name. I was the one who registered for the BORDJS runners @ Robinsons Pioneer on 7-10-08 but unfortunately only the 3K was available so instead of registering 10 members of the club I cut it into 8 because some of the members did not want to run for the 3K category. It was my first time to run for 3K and I it was fun running in the rain.

Edjosh said on Jul 15 08 at 1:22 PM Reply
Hi TBR, i used to read your website! I also learned from your advices in running. how i wish to have a “pic”with u together with my friends. Nice to see your running again after your shin splints. Hope to see on Thursday at the Mizuno running clinic. Have a nice day.

bios says: said on Jul 15 08 at 1:57 PM Reply
Hi TBR, i used to read your website! I also learned from your advices in running. how i wish to have a “pic”with u together with my friends. Nice to see your running again after your shin splints. Hope to see you on Thursday at the Mizuno running clinic. Have a nice day.

bios: said on Jul 15 08 at 3:01 PM Reply
Hi Jaymie. It sucks that your 5K run was cut short. Bitin! But at least you got to experience the rain run. As for me, I think I’m really biased with this run. Really enjoyed the Pet Division. Only problem was the irresponsible pet owners who didn’t clean up after their dogs. Anyway, there’s always the next run to look forward to! =)

janine+ said on Jul 15 08 at 4:49 PM Reply
I am busy training for the milo marathon and need to log some long runs. Anyone with an idea where I can do this for a nice flat route as I believe the milo route is fairly flat. I need a relative quiet but safe place to run? Please help anyone… Even if there are someone that laso run long runs which I can join?

Philip said on Jul 15 08 at 5:43 PM Reply
Hi TBR! It was nice meeting you after the race hey, puwede ka na ngang mag commercial… may tagline ka na, and you have the profile pic pa that Ben shot I think one of the reasons a lot of people have garmins now is because you got 1

loonyrunner said on Jul 15 08 at 6:11 PM Reply
Hi TBR! I’m just new to running but i’ve already joined 4 races this year. I joined One La Salle Run because of my love in running and love of my school Hope to meet you soon and the other runners as well…… most of my friends don’t run kasi because of vices, etc… so I’m looking to meet new running friends

dirk said on Jul 15 08 at 10:14 PM Reply
Hi TBR! I’m new to running but i’ve already joined 4 races this year. I was in the One La Salle Run because of my love in running and my loyalty to my alma mater. Hope to meet you soon and the other runners as well…

dirk said on Jul 15 08 at 10:18 PM Reply
Hi there,

I joined the 16K but completed only 13K. Why? Because I ran the first loop with a distance of approx 8k but ran the second loop with 5K route. In the first loop, I was able to follow the right direction. But during my second loop, at corner of 11th ave, with the 16K arrow pointing to the right, I turned to the left instead together with the other runners because there was a guy standing there directing us to turn left. So we all did a left turn. After the run, as I was wondering why I finished early, I checked the route map in the website and confirmed that I missed the portion with the right turn from 11th ave and turn around point at 38th ave. So, I ran half of 16k route and full 5k route and that’s what made up my 13K.

Riza said on Jul 16 08 at 10:04 AM Reply
Hey Alfred:

Theres was nothing wrong with your comment. Without being to analytical, what you said was just candid… and perhaps you just didnt feel the need to articulate yourself further re: the so-called funny experience.

YOU dont owe anyone an apology dude. you didnt cause the f$#%@ up in the first place. and that scene had all the ingredients of a comedy movie.

stevan

ps: im an english teach i can pinpoint hundreds of grammatical and punctuation mistakes in the other posts of M….

jon said on Jul 16 08 at 11:22 AM Reply
Mel, we had the same experience! haha

CatA, it’s great that you can run along with your girlfriends. Parang ang saya nga ninyo! Oops, first I got your name wrong then now your province! Sorry bout that.

Alfred, deleted. Let’s move on!

SF, thanks!

Runmd, there’s still a slight discomfort so I’m being very cautious.

Chefsy, as we always say, there’s always a next race…

Vimz, you now know that my sundays are sacred family days. I always rush home to be with the kids

Edjosh, who are the BORDJS?

Bios, thanks for reading! Hope to meet you too.

Janine+, aw glad you enjoyed your run with your dog.

Loonyrunner, nice meeting you too!

Dirk, hey i think it’s great that your staying away from vices and enjoying your runs. You’ll make a lot of great running friends in the running community too.

Riza, too bad that even the guy giving directions was misguided! 13k is still a feat so congratulations!

thebullrunner said on Jul 16 08 at 12:02 PM Reply
Jon,

You certainly have a point there. I appreciate your comment bro. tnks. Just nothing personal.

Jaymie, thnks. yah. your right.

Alfred said on Jul 16 08 at 1:15 PM Reply
hi jaymie! welcome back!

i missed you in the race again!

i ran the sixteen k and was at the back of the pack hehe
so i guess that’s why i missed you hehe

hope to see you next time!

gen said on Jul 16 08 at 1:21 PM Reply
BRunner, moving forward , where did you get the Garmins? 405s, right?

I’m not looking to retire my AXN500 HRM but looking for a light road HRM (hoping if I cut a few grams I could cut a few milliseconds as well – ). Is the HRM ok? (accurate, comfy strap, good software)

I did read somewhere it’s good for 8 hours running on with the GPS, is it a hassle to re-charge?

Idnod said on Jul 16 08 at 2:16 PM Reply
Another poorly organized race.. On the brighter side, it rained–what an experience!

Aries said on Jul 17 08 at 1:16 AM Reply
Hi Jaymie,

Its’ so nice experience to having a pics with you by startling – was lucky enough to met you personal.

You’re so explosive such gorgeous in real life the reason why you have an Army of followers like me chasing for souvenir shot. Anyway, my Friends get jealy bakit di ko raw sila isinama! Sorry guys next time.

Regards to your Family & Friends/Runners!

Cheers..…. see yah all in 32ndMilo!!!

Jhamfrens

Jhamfrens said on Jul 17 08 at 7:01 AM Reply
The confusion brought about by the absence of marshals at critical intersections is disappointing. I believe the routes were published in the Adevents OROFOLS website early. As participants, it is our duty to know the route. However, it is more important for the organizers to provide sufficient marshals or signs to guide the runners.

I turned right to the road going to the South Gate. Then a runner whom I passed told me that I took the 16 k route. I just politely told him that it doesn’t matter. I just wished that I went for the 16 k. The 5k appeared to be bitin.

Anyway it was fun running in the rain but not amidst so much confusion!

Kinderdorf said on Jul 17 08 at 2:31 PM Reply
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

sandrar said on Sep 11 09 at 4:13 AM Reply