Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want something badly enough. They are there to keep out the other people. - Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )
It was a well-organized race, although it was weird that they gave out the singlet after the race, and not before. It wouldn’t have been weird if it was a finisher-exclusive singlet, but it wasn’t. Anyway, I’m a happy camper, and I brought along a singlet of my own anyway. Oh, and they gave away [...]
Tags: 10K, UP Ictus Centennial Run
Finishing this race, without a doubt, is my greatest achievement in running so far. I happened to pass by the course the night before the race, and I must say it looked real long even when viewed from inside a vehicle. It was definitely no shorter on race day, when I was already climbing the [...]
Tags: 10 miles, 16K, back-to-back, Yakult 10-MIler
This is the first time I tried commuting for a race in The Fort, and I must say, the experiment almost did not end well. Even after waking up at 4am, and leaving home soon after, I arrived at the venue with only a few minutes to spare before 6am. Good thing this race was [...]
Tags: 5K, back-to-back, Recycle Your Phone and Run
I will be racing three times this December: first would be the Recycle Your Phone and Run(Nokia sponsored), then the Yakult 10-Miler, and finally, the UP ICTUS Centennial Run. I would be participating in the highest category in each and every one(5K, 16K, and 10K respectively). The first two would be back-to-back races this weekend, [...]
Tags: back-to-back, Recycle Your Phone and Run, UP Ictus Centennial Run, upcoming races, Yakult 10-MIler
There are probably more important things that I should be blogging about right now, but I could not help it.
The results of the Race for Life are out and could be found here.
See that runner with no name, age or sex at the 9th place? See my previous post?
It’s weird that my details did not [...]
Tags: 5K, missing name, Race for Life
Running has gone beyond fitness. The jogging movement, which began as a pursuit of health, has become an experiential quest.
— George Sheehan
