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Condura Race Results
Click below for your official time at yesterday’s Condura Race:
Thanks Patrick!
Condura Race – Part 2
After paparazzi shots of Condura Race from the previous post, here are photos of runners there that I actually know…
– Banggi in a state of panic as she searched for friends right after the starting gun was fired –
– Good friend Tricia T. running again after an injury. Her incentive? A brand spankin’ new Garmin from her hubby –
– Babes, a super fast runner friend who I met at Mizuno Running sessions –
– Taki, a member of Fort Striders, finished his first marathon at Pasig last week then ran 10k at Condura. Recovery daw! –
– Master Mon, Patrick Concepcion of Condura, Coach Rio, and Aljo –
– Master Runners of Happy Feet: Patrick Concepcion, Doc Oknoy, and Mon Domingo –
– Me and my running gurus –
– Old and new faces of Happy Feet –
Condura Race – Part 1
“Are you joining Condura Race?” Friends had asked me this over a dozen times and like a broken record I would sadly reply “Nope, I can’t.” Without the Little Bull Runner to pace me, I could not trust myself to run safe and slow turning a blind eye to faster runners. I was pretty sure I would not just run, I would race it paying no attention to my knee. And so I practiced self-discipline and passed up registration albeit with a grunt and a heavy heart.
Turns out I couldn’t keep myself away from this road race no matter how hard I tried. Yesterday morning, I woke up at 5 a.m., had a light breakfast, showered, and put on my running attire. By 6 a.m., I arrived at the NBC Tent to see hundreds of runners behind the starting line. It was an awesome sight, one that I had not witnessed in what felt like years (but it’s actually been just over a month) and I was as giddy as a school girl about it. Too bad then that I came just to watch and support friends who were running. Nope, I wasn’t going to run injured. What do you think of me?! I’m certainly not a stubborn, running obsessed freak! Or am I?
Anyhow, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I had as much fun as an observer as I did as a runner. I watched runners excited over the race that was to begin, but it was even better to be on the other end of the finish line as runners of all shapes, sizes and personalities trickled in from their 3k, 5k or 10k runs. I saw a mother and young daughter raising their arms up as if they had won the olympics, a serious runner enjoying the 10k as much as the marathon he finished last week, an actor who looked like he didn’t even break a sweat after crossing the finish line, and a whole lot of runners who obviously had a great time. I saw a lot of things, I tell you, and I’ve got the photos to prove it.
– 10K runners await the start of the race –
– It’s a GO! –
– Ige Lopez and an adorable future marathoner –
– Nemo and friend catching their breath. Someone better throw them back in the Tubataha Reef –
– Big brother ex-housemate Zanjoe Marudo. Zanjoe, if you need a running buddy, I’m right here! –
– Jollibee came in at 56.37 mins breaking his 10k PR! –
– Preggy Nanette Medved looking great in leggings. Life is unfair. –
– Phoemela Barranda looking fresh after the race. I repeat, life is unfair. –
More photos of Condura Race on my next post…
The Running Road Show
Thanks to Ben, I caught the latter half of The Running Road Show, perhaps the only running show on local television today. It is aired on Balls, a sports channel on Sky Cable.
The show was created by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) and Fox Corp. According to IAAF.org, the show will “visit over 50 countries and will broadcast an all year round entertainment show with 50 weekly episodes covering a variety of topics from lifestyle to competition updates and runner profiles, meeting the world’s greatest runners and reliving the world’s greatest road races.”
I enjoyed the interviews with runners and found myself nodding in agreement as I choked back tears. Just seeing people run, after being gone for so long, made my heart jump. Among the highlights I caught were the features on the Loch Ness Marathon and Paula Radcliffe at the World Championships in Helsinki. (Was that way back in 2005? Sheesh!) There were some supposedly inspiring words from an African runner (I forget his name. It start with a W and has a double ii somewhere in between.) but it’s funny that he only spoke a couple of sentences in English. The rest were in his local language without any subtitles. Hmm, I guess those quotable quotes were meant to inspire only his fellowmen.
Anyhow, it was great to finally watch a show that was solely about Running. I would still wait for the next shows. Actually, I’ve already put them on my cellphone calendar (except for the early morning ones). If you want to see it, here’s the sched from ClickTheCity.com:
Fri, Feb 29, 7:30 am
Sat, Mar 1, 3:30 pm
Mon, Mar 3, 5:00 pm
Tues, Mar 4, 2:30 am
Tues, Mar 4, 10:30 am
Sun, Mar 9, 3:00 am
Mon, Mar 10, 6:00 pm
Tues, Mar 11, 8:00 am
More about show here.
