Congratulations to all registered participants of TBR Dream Marathon 2013! See you all on Wednesday for our 1st Bull Circle in Fully Booked!
For a complete Calendar of Activities for TBR Dream Marathon 2013, please click HERE.
I went to bed last night all set to join Run United 3 this morning. Although the RU3 32k was tempting, I “behaved” and registered for 10k strictly abiding by my training program for Berlin Marathon. Plan was to run 6k before the race and 10k during the race to complete the 16k I was supposed to run.
I woke up at 3:00AM to hear rain pitter pattering on the rooftop (as I’m sure many of you did!), but I also had the sniffles. Oooh boy, running a race under the rain was quite risky. (Running in the rain isn’t the wisest thing to do when you’re two weeks away from a marathon abroad ya know?!) With a clogged nose and almost half asleep, I texted a friend that I made the difficult decision to skip the race.
While I was looking forward to Run United 3 and seeing my teammates from Unilab Active Health again, I was also proud of myself for making this “wise” decision. (If you read this blog, you know from my history that, when it comes to running, I tend to make a lot of foolish decisions!) I pulled the blankets over my head and tried to get back to sleep.
After a long 30 minutes of tossing and turning in bed, I got up and made myself a cup of coffee. Then, I spotted my training program on the bulletin board. Crap. I was missing 16k because of rain. When did rain ever stop me?! Hastily, I asked friends Ton and Lit if they were pushing through with their run at our favorite running area. When they said yes, I got dressed, dusted off my Nike storm fit jacket from the cabinet, and rushed off for my 16k run.
We ran under the rain. It was wet and wild. (As I’m sure many of you experienced in Run United 3 too!) I was glad I pushed myself to run this morning!
After the run, we met up with friends who actually showed up for the 21k and 32k of Run United 3 despite the rain! At least I got to vicariously experience all the fun through them!
– with Lit, JaneJane, Coach Dan and Ani Brown, Nica, and Maricel. JaneJane and Nica flew in from Cebu just for RU3! –
Hope you all had fun at Run United 3 this morning!
Mark your calendars and save this date for Run BGC! More info will be posted here soon and we’ll be giving out 10 complimentary race kits too!
I peeled myself off of bed at 6AM to work. With the rains pouring since yesterday, swim and bike were definitely cancelled. Instead, I dragged myself to Bikram Yoga at 930AM. I felt mentally and physically exhausted. Just one of those gloomy days BOTH when you look out the window and into your weary soul.
I sluggishly laid my mat on the floor in a room full of half-naked women and a couple of men who curiously always look like they are at peace. I thought to myself: I bet all they ever answer to reckless bus drivers, rude clients, or selfish friends is: “Namaste” then they smile. It didn’t help that everyone in the room also looked 10 times more flexible than I am.
Even if I was seated beside a fellow runner, I felt out of place. How does a competitive, driven, stubborn, and forever on-the-go individual like me become more like them? How do I teach myself to slow down, sit still, and silence my mind? How do I find my peace…at least for the next hour and a half?
The instructor entered the room and began the class. I stared at myself in the mirror trying my best to inhale positive vibes and exhale the trash out of my body and mind. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.
I went about the various positions much like a fish out of water. My tight hamstrings would shake uncontrollably every time I tried to stretch them. My quads were wobbly, still tired from all the running I did all week.
It was getting hotter inside the crowded room. Worse, my mind was getting bored. Every now and then, I would glance at the clock overhead. 45 more minutes…30 more minutes…it was like a countdown to freedom.
Then, as if the instructor was reading my mind, she said: “The room is hot and uncomfortable. You can’t change that. Focus on your breathing. Focus on what you can change. Change your MIND.”
Change your MIND.
Those three lines struck me to the core. I took it to heart and relented.
Suddenly, the room wasn’t hot at all. I felt like could go on focusing on my yoga rather than waiting for the session to end. In a snap, my worries diminished. Even if it was still gloomy outside, the dark cloud hanging over my head had disappeared.
The next time you think that you’ll never lose the last 5 lbs., that it’s impossible to do a marathon, that you’re going to die with all the work, or that you’re having the worst day compared to everyone else, all you really have to do is change your mind and plod on forward.
For TBR Dream Marathon 2013, we are releasing our list of reserved runners for WAVE 2. This means that all unclaimed slots from first wave of registration will be turned over to runners on wait list.
Click on this link to download the list of Wave 2 RESERVED RUNNERS .
RULES:
Wave 2 Registration Period: SEPT. 15 TO 19, 2012 (OR UNTIL SLOTS ARE FULL)
Good luck guys!
