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Takbong May Yabang

Having slept close to midnight the previous night, I desperately needed my morning brew to get me up and about yesterday morning. So, despite the coffee ban I declared for myself in the previous post, I had half a cup of instant coffee with graham crackers for breakfast. (So much for all the planning!)

I arrived at the race venue, Cuenca Park at Ayala Alabang, a little after 6 a.m. frantic over my tardiness as I still had to register onsite. As I lined up at the registration booth, I was met by Coach Patrick Joson, the race organizer, who welcomed me with a smile, personally handing out my race packet even if I wasn’t sure he remembered me at all when I met him at Mizuno Run Club ages ago.  Turns out, I had enough time to claim my free Yabang Pinoy mug and band, put this back in the car, run to bathroom (twice!) before heading out for the assembly area.

This was a relatively small race in a relaxed, light, and fun atmosphere.  It was great to chat with running friends at the starting line almost forgetting at times that we were at a race, not a cocktail party.  No worries from me as this was going to be a training run; my goal was to run an easy 6:00 min/km pace for the race and run additional miles at 6:30-7 to reach my total of 18.5 km for the day.  The race started without fanfare, someone just yelled and we were off.

As we headed out towards Cuenca, I knew that my pacing plan—just like my coffee ban plan—had flown out the window. I was running at around 5:15, even reached a high of 4:27 during the first kilometer. I couldn’t help it. This was much too fun. 

After a few kilometers, I was running 3rd behind two fast women runners. I don’t recall how long we were running in one straight line, but time flew here as I just tried my best to keep up with them.  When the 2nd woman slowed down to drink, I crept up behind her to grab 2nd place.  Before I could yell “Wooohooo!” in my mind, I realized I had made a terrible mistake. Now, I knew she would be breathing down my neck the entire time and I had to push harder. Argh!

Pretty soon, this strong lady runner swept past me and I placed 3rd again. For the rest of the race, I ran close behind her running at around 5:20 to 5:30.  It was pretty much like this all throughout the race. Phoooey.

As we neared the finish, I recalled that Patrick had run the route the previous weekend and informed me early on that it was short of 10km, 8.8km to be exact.  So, around 8km, I slowly increased my pace to chase after the 2nd woman. Unfortunately, she did the same. As we neared St. James Church, we both managed to outpace the 1st woman.

We were soon sprinting towards the finish and, judging by her good form, I knew I wouldn’t be able to catch up with her. I crossed the finish line with an official time of 46:43 mins. for 8.6 km (even shorter than Patrick’s measurement) with an average pace of 5:26 min/km.  

Woah, by far, this was the most competitive race I had ever run.  Quite ironic, since this was probably the smallest race I had ever joined. I never got the name of that fast woman runner, but I did congratulate her after the run. It was so much fun!

She won 1st place, while I grabbed 2nd.  Wooohooo! 

Instead of waiting for the awarding, I met up with JunC (who won 4th place…Congrats!) and Dindo for yet another 2 loops of the race course for our long run. We ran an additional 10km at an easy 7:15 average pace which allowed for great conversation about running and family life.

I ended the morning in high spirits. The 2nd place finish was great, but it was the long run sans injury that made me jump up for joy!  Singapore here I come!

P.S. Sorry no photos. My long run was a priority that day.

Congrats to Patrick Joson for a great race!  Water was overflowing. Next year, hopefully we can make it exactly 10k. :)

Congrats to Mark Parco for placing 3rd (?) and bringing home a ricecooker! Me-Anne, glad your back into running. Nice seeing you Tiffin, Joe, and Eric. Patrick, sana you joined!  Idnod, it was nice to meet you even if I had to force your name out of you! To JunC and Dindo, long run again!

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25 Responses to “Takbong May Yabang”

  1. Congratulations on the 2nd place finish! So competitive, haha! And nice and easy long run – pwedeng pwede pang Clark!

    Not too long ago, people went home after a race. Did you notice how a lot of runners now log in more kilometers before or after a race to meet the target mileage for the day/week.

    DATC said on Oct 19 08 at 8:39 AM Reply

  2. TBR CONGRATS!!!It seems on every race you always bring home the bacon…. Well done to TMY! Thanks

    Jhamfrens said on Oct 19 08 at 9:35 AM Reply

  3. Wow wow wow… you’re really back with a vengeance! Congratulations for you 2nd place finish. :)

    taki said on Oct 19 08 at 9:41 AM Reply

  4. Congrats Jaymie! :) everyone is running so much faster these days. Times are improving and distances are increasing! hehe

    Passion Runner said on Oct 19 08 at 12:21 PM Reply

  5. Congrats on 2nd place sans injury!!! You do know that the only people who say “sans” are graphic designers as in sans serif or all the foreign folk. Maybe I’m wrong. Anyway I’ve been taking less pictures too. I’m making my own headway into the racing circuit. What a curious place to be. Not having been a “runner” in my earlier years I’m just now experiencing the pain of racing.

    I’m racing hard, not only against opponents but against time. How fast can I go before I plateau? And how long can I stay there?

    About your racing plan. Personally I no longer do “training races”. I can’t do it. Earlier this year I was on a training race and I saw people I’m faster than and I started chasing. Now I just race, if it’s not on the schedule it’s not a race.

    rick said on Oct 19 08 at 1:43 PM Reply

  6. Congrats Jaymie! Marga informed me about your podium finish :) Admit it, competitive ka talaga, hahaha. You’ll be happy to know that Annie A. placed 2nd in her age group. Go BWK!!!

    Ate Virgie

    levyang said on Oct 19 08 at 2:56 PM Reply

  7. I know the girl who you guys overtook (so she took third). She was with my friend the night before and she came straight from a drinking party that ended at 4 so she dint bother sleeping anymore

    Mish said on Oct 19 08 at 4:36 PM Reply

  8. Great run. Like i mentioned to you the course was short so i decided not to join. Saturday is my ” Long suffer run day”,did a 17km. :-) . Paced you for while in the race and your fast girl !!! You have improved so much and totaly ready for Singapore. See you in the races and congratulations again.

    patrick concepcion said on Oct 19 08 at 4:57 PM Reply

  9. Thanks Jaymie. I’ll make sure to stay in front of you during a race and hear you breath down like a raging bull so that i will be able to push myself harder. or maybe wear something red (ha ha ha). Congrats again to you podium finish…. again. See you on the next race and long run…

    JunC said on Oct 19 08 at 7:47 PM Reply

  10. Nice recap. It was like I was listening to a tv commentator as he covers a very tight race. Very exciting. Congrats.

    @DATC, I have observed that a lot of runners are taking up more than 10K races too. I hope to see longer races next year than the usual 10Ks.

    Jinoe said on Oct 19 08 at 8:18 PM Reply

  11. MAY MAGPAPAKAIN SA WEDNESDAY WOOHOO!!!

    Paging Hector, Neville, and Jeremy… MAY MANLILIBRE NG DINNER! Nyahahaha.

    BWK = Babaeng Wagi Kami! :)

    marga said on Oct 19 08 at 10:06 PM Reply

  12. mwaaahha! obssessed ka din swear!! :-)

    banggigay said on Oct 19 08 at 11:36 PM Reply

  13. Congratulations again, Jaymie! Ibang klase talaga ang idol ko. 2nd placer sa supposedly training run hahaha… Knowing you, di na kaya ng powers mo na magtraining pace sa race. You wouldn’t be The Bullrunner for nothing noh. Being competitive runs in your running veins. Accept mo na yan. But I’m happy that so far, injury-free pa rin. Are you running 25k in Clark?

    Nora, the golden girl said on Oct 20 08 at 1:11 AM Reply

  14. Congrats BRunner – I knew you were out for the kill when I saw you reach for your MP3, and right after slowly pick up speed.

    BTW how did the route register on your G305 … again I am getting a different reading on Google Earth 4.22Km per loop.

    I’ve used Google Earth several time on some routes and was pretty accurate but this could be the 2nd time I’m not so lucky.

    Till the next run :D

    Idnod said on Oct 20 08 at 7:39 AM Reply

  15. Ooops! disregard that :D inquiry on the distance … I guess Google Earth scores a point.

    As for hearing you charge, to be honest I did have a feeling it was you behind me for some reason as you overtook around the country club perimeter.

    Ciao!

    Idnod said on Oct 20 08 at 7:44 AM Reply

  16. Congrats Jaymie! What a great run for you again! God bless on your training for an injury free run at Singapore!

    Bro J said on Oct 20 08 at 8:13 AM Reply

  17. TBR – Thank you, yes I got a rice cooker and my daughter was so happy with the award. My daughter still believes that Tiffin is faster than me because of the finish line picture of the Nike run here she finished ahead of me.

    The popularity of running really worked in my favour. There were so many races in the weekend including some out of town events which attracted the better runners. Naka 3rd tuloy ako. Bagay daw yung race sa akin. Naging “mayabang ako” after the run. :)

    Congrats on your 2nd place. I know you are currently building mileage. As soon as you start doing some speed work, you will be zooming past everyone.

    Regards Mark(Yabang) & Tiffin

    p.s. This week lang ako mayabang.

    Mark P said on Oct 20 08 at 8:45 AM Reply

  18. Hi TBR congrats, sayang you could’ve pushed yourself more to get that first place finish, ha ha… hope to see you in clark?

    sundaywarrior said on Oct 20 08 at 11:55 AM Reply

  19. Congrats Jaymie for winning the 2nd place. keep it up! Grabe nabasa ko yung run mo about takbong may yabang. Meron palang ganun? 10k but its not 10k? you measured nlang thru ur garmin.. hehehehehe may I ask kung san ako makakabili ng garmin watch? Hehehehehe. Garmin is better and cheaper than suunto right?

    mikeC. said on Oct 20 08 at 2:38 PM Reply

  20. you are definitely back! woohoo! Congrats!

    witchkitty said on Oct 20 08 at 7:38 PM Reply

  21. congrats jaymie! very competitive! i will be doing extra kms after octoberun in preparation for clark. hope to see you soon. :)

    ibetlacbay said on Oct 20 08 at 10:00 PM Reply

  22. Was that a PR? I told you so. Congratulations..

    run unltd. said on Oct 21 08 at 9:16 PM Reply

  23. another podium finish! congrats…tbr, running the 15k on the 9th at fort? then perhaps do another 5km after that (wink wink)…thats a good few weeks from the sg half marathon…bullrunner: hmmm…better yet join us at clark for the 25k…

    mond said on Oct 22 08 at 9:26 PM Reply

  24. congrats! you are truly exceptional! hehehe! i saw u in KOTR…. imagine u finished and was able to be in Top 200! wow! congrats for your blog jaymie! this is my calendar of race schedules… MORE POWER and MORE PODIUM finishes to come!

    lycram said on Oct 25 08 at 10:18 AM Reply

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