Crazy, Crazy Sunday Part1

I started my Sunday very very early. Slept at 2am, woke up at 3. Got ready, dressed up. It was going to be a long busy day.

First stop.

Clark Freeport, Pampanga for the New Balance Power Race. It would be my first time to join a 10kilometer run and I was feeling nervous (afraid I wouldn't be able to finish the race with just 1 hour sleep) and excited (running on new route is always exciting plus if I make it, I'm gonna have my first finisher medal!) at the same time.

The race started at around 5:50am. The weather was excellent for a race day, it was cool and cloudy (contrary to what I expected of a hot Clark weather). The route was interesting with rolling hills and the greens and the mountains and all. More importantly, the air was fresh! A perfect day running my first 10k! :)

During the first 2 kilometers, I actually thought I wasn't going to finish the race. I honestly thought of going back. My left ankle (with a history of chronic ankle sprain per the md at pain and rehab, damn those boots! lol) was acting up, it was aching so bad! But I just ignored it and suddenly, like a miracle, the pain was gone! :)

Good thing I brought an ipod and it was a great help! When I was feeling exhausted, I would sing out loud with the music, sometimes startling other runners. :)

Then I started talking to myself. lol With each kilometer marker that I'd pass by, I'll start chanting: "3 more kilometers... 3 more kilometers", "2 more kilometers Fiona, you can do it!" and "1 more, you're almost there... don't stop running now, don't slow down... go, go, go".

And it all worked for me! I finished the race and I had a great finish!!! :) According to the iPod's stopwatch, I completed the 10k course (ahem, my first try!!!) in 1 hour 12 mins and 36 seconds (I was expecting to finish it in 1hour and 35mins)! Woohoo! It must have been the weather... or the pepping, I don't know! :p

Overall, this was the best race I have attended so far. There were ample of water stations (giving out bottled water every 2.5k), there were plenty of marshals, there were markers for every kilometer. All finishers received medals, bananas, a bar of chocolate, magazines, energy drinks and goodiebags. There were even physical therapists who helped runners recover after the race!

And did I mention the cute guys! Oh. My. Gosh. The cute guys!!! There were a plenty!!! Oh my, oh my! lol I don't know where to look coz there really were a lot of gorgeous (and muscled) guys who ran that day! Isn't it a great feeling, cutey guys running after you or you chasing (and sometimes overtaking) buff men?

Oh what a day! And it still is just starting...

Si Angelina at si Yaya - Halloween Effectlavoo

I know super late na halloween post na ito. Hahaha. Pasensya na.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce Yaya (kaorkot edition)


Eto ang pustura ko sa office nung Oct 31, pinaghandaan ang pagtitrick-or-treat ng mga bata. Effort kung effort sa pagmumuk-up, spiel, and all pero in the end di sila pumunta sa department namin. Inis. Nasayang lang ang mga candies, kami lang din ang lumamon, at hanggang ngayon nde pa din ubos, andami pang lollipops na natira (nagsawa na nga ako sa kakapractice eh). Para nde masyadong masayang ang muk-up, nagphotoshoot na lang ako. Hahaha.


And now meet Angelina



After office, diretso kami sa Shake, Rattle, and RUN! The First Halloween 5K Night Fun Run sa Bonifacio Global City. At dahil costume-costuman itu, I decided to come as a running faery! ahihihihi. Pink kung pink ang wings at pink na pink ang feather headdress. Pink din ang aking towel, undies at energy drink! hahaha. Promise tumakbo ako ng nakaganyan. Hahaha.

O eto pa, silipin nyo tong mga ninakaw ko na pictures... (sorry po, wla ako dalang cam nun eh. tsaka sorry na din kung sino man kayo na nasa pictures, wag kau magalit sa akin, nisheshare ko lang ang ineffort nyong costumes. peace. haha) enjoy! hihihihi


Wonderwoman and Spartan Warrior


Find the Igorot guy


Ahem, child abuse ba aabutin ko sa kanila? Ahihihi


Cupid? Gardan Angel? ahihihihi

(Sayang, wala akong nakuhang picture ni towel guy, na tumakbo ng, oh well, nakatapi lang ng towel.)



Next year, runaway bride cguro ang drama ko! ahihihi Ayun lang. See you sa next race! Ready, Set, Run!

Kwentong Takbuhan

Bago ang kwento, kanta muna tayo, dedicated sayo.

You say, that you've always been true
Lookin' in your eyes, I see you lie
You're trying hard to hide that
There someone new you found and,
You want me to believe that you still care

How can you hurt me this way
Everything I knew was lovin' you
How could you try pretending
Your love was never ending

Now you can't even say that you will stay

How, how could you say you love me
When you would go and leave me
How could you make me hurt so bad
When I have loved you more than anyone can do
Can't believe the pain
That I'm feeling now because of loving

I can't seem to understand
How can love me so unkind
Still you broke my heart
Despite what I've done
Still my love was not enough
Though I given you my all
I can't take it anymore


O stop na ang atungal. Syet.

May isang blogger na nagtanong sa akin a few weeks ago, ba't parang hindi na daw ko tumatakbo. Actually, nde lang ako nagkukwento pero madalas pa din ako tumakbo. In fact, bawat lingo ng October may sinalihan akong takbo. At sa apat na takbong yun, apat na libras din ang nawala sa akin (pero yung 2 pounds na-gain ko ulit bwiset!).

Takbo Breast Friend nung Oct 5 (around Ultra, Meralco Ave, J. Vargas, C5 then back to Ultra). Sponsored ng Soroptimist. Breast cancer awareness ang advocacy ng run na to. Before ang takbuhan, tinuruan kami kung pano mageksamin ng suso, na kelangan daw gawin buwan-buwan, mapa lalaki o babae. Alam nyo ba na may mga lalaki din na nagkakabreast cancer? Sabi yun ni Ate na nagturo ng limang isteps para sa tamang pageksamin ng suso (pero dahil nde ako nakikinig, di ko na maalala yung mga isteps.)

Wla akong tulog bago ang race, pero siniguro ko na bagong shave ang aking mga legs. Para pag suot ko ang aking short shorts eh maganda tignan. At dahil halos lalaki ang mga kalahok (mga estudyante at mga pulis) at kokonti lang kaming, ehem, babae, lagi akong nililingon. Dahil ba seksi ako tignan from the back at maganda ang butt ko?! Hmpt, kainis. Pero mas kainis dahil pag tapos nila ako iovertake at lingunin, parang sila pa yung maiinis. Baket, dahil wala akong breasts? Mga hampaslupang manyak! hahaha.

Anyway, napagod ako ng husto dito sa race na to, dahil may uphill na sobrang haaaaba. As in pinagisipan ko talaga na makisakay na lang sa ambulansya at hindi na tapusin ang race sa sobrang pagod ko. Pero natapos ko pa din. Dahil dun sa cute na kapace ko na estudyante ata ng PNPA. hihihihi.


Adidas King of the Road sa the Fort nung Oct 11. Another sleepless race for me. At late kami ng mga 12mins. Ang magaling kasing si Jimboi, hindi nagpaalarm, at sinisi pa ko na hindi ko sya ginising. At yung dadaanan namin eh dadaanan din ng mga 10k at 21k runners kaya sinasarado yung daan. So ayun, napilitan kaming magpark na malayo sa starting line. So imbes na 5k lang ang takbuhin ko, naka-7k ata ako nun. Tsaka nakakahiya dahil nung papunta pa lang ako sa starting line at kasalubong ko yung mga tumatakbo, sinasabihan ako na the other way yung race (naman. as if hindi ko alam na against the flow ako di ba?!). Anyway, medyo mabilis ako sa race na to. Yun nga lang, dahil late, ampanget ng official time ko. At walang tubig, buti na lang may dala akong sariling energy drink. Hmpt.


Botak Paabilisan sa the Fort nung Oct 19. Stand up and take action, support the Millennium Development Goals naman ang advocacy ng takbong ito. About sa pagtulong sa mga ina at sa pag-aaral ng mga kabataan. Hindi naman totally sleepless ako sa race na to, may 2 hours of sleep naman ako dito. Maganda ang race singlet, kulay orange at black. Nakakatuwa dahil may mga Star Troopers na todo costume na nakitakbo kahit hindi naman costume-costuman effect ang run. Pero kaaliw pa din sila. Ang nakakairita ay yung ibang marshals dahil nung papunta na kami sa starting line, ang sabi nila pang 10k lang daw muna. So kami naman eh umalis at nagpicture-picturan muna sa mga Star Troopers at nagliwaliw lang. (Nakita ko din si Elma Muros kaso nahiya ako magpapicture. Hihihihi) Turned out na magkasabay palang tatakbo yung 10k at 5k runners. Hmpt. Naubusan tuloy ako ng hininga kakahabol sa mga nauna ng runners. Kainis. Competitive pa naman ako! Hahahahaha.


Yung last na takbo ko for October sa next post ko na ikukwento. Inaantok na ko eh. Hahaha. O sya babush muna mga Ateng!




See you at the next race. Ready, Get Set, Run!

In case you're wondering, buhay pa ang princhecha, nakakatakbo pa, thank you girls very much!

Pasensya naman at eons ago pa since last akong nakapagupdate ditey. Wala naman akong excuse para nde mag-update, andami ko ngang topics na bet iwrite, pero ewan, nde ako makasulat.

O sya cge, meron akong excuse. Wala kasi akong jinternet kunekshun ngayon sa balaychina. hahaha. Pasensya, hampas lupa. Sa office naman nde ako makapagconcentrate. Ang hirap kayang magpretend na busy sa work habang sumusulat lang pala ng novela sa blog! Ahihihihi.

So ano palang updates meron aku?

Ayun, nagmega run pala ako ng aking ikajopat na race evah! Ang Run4 Ur Lyf. Ayon sa website ng organizer ng run: "The campaign for a picture based health warning in tobacco products through the fun run last August 17, 2008 at the UP Diliman Campus was one big step in advancing the cause. With more than 500 participants, the Run 4 Ur Life raised awareness on and increase support of the Picture Based Health Warning Bill pending in the Senate and in the Congress."

Knowings nyo na ba 10 Filipinos die every hour due to cigarette smoking? Wala namang magiging gastos ang gobyerno sa picture-based health warning, ba't hindi pa ito ipasa?

Anyhoo, ano naman ang mga kaganapan sa run? Ayun, unang stop pa lang para sa pagkuha ng tubig (which, mind you, is tinatabo lang galing sa drum papunta sa mga cups, so kung hindi lang uhaw na uhaw ka na eh di mo maiisipang uminom! hihihihi) ay natapilok na ako! Yung aking chronic ankle sprain ay nagbabadya na naman. Buti na lang at naka ankle guard ako pag tumatakbo kaya nde naman masyado nainjure ang beauty! Yun nga lang, mas bumaba ang aking time! More than 40minutes ko natapos ang 5k!

Pero froud naman ako sa aking Jimboi! Kahit pangalawang race pa lang nya to, muntik na sya magplace! Shushalin! May potential si lolo! I'm froud! :p Konting practice pa eh feeling ko magkakamit sya ng medalya! ahihihihi...

At dahil nagpramis ako na manonood, kahapon ay nagtungo ako sa Cine Adarna sa UP para manood ng premier ng the Thank You Girls! Bongga! Nagdouble shift ako nung nakaraang araw para makaliban sa pasok (pero pumasok pa din naman ako after... hahaha), nagpamove pa ko ng conference call para makapunta inferness! Pero sulit ang panonood!

At dahil sabi ko nga sa dati kong post na nde ako marunong sumulat ng film review ay nde pa rin ako magaattempt na gagawa ng isa. haha.

Basta masasabi ko lang, job well done Bebs! :) Magaling, magaling, magaling! Ilang beses akong napahagalpak! Kakatawa siya ha! Nakakaaliw ang mga lines. Bentang-benta! At halatang pinag-isipan! Clap, clap, clap! At hindi lang buhay tyg sa mg ang pinakita. Ano-ano pa yung mga yun? Aba, panoorin nyo na lang to find out! hihihihi.

Nakita ko din si Coco Martin! Naman! Kilig to the bones (with maihi-ihi effect) ang beauty ng princhecha, too bad nga lang nde ako nakapagdala ng digicam! Kainis!

At nakapagpaowtograph din ako kay direk! Hahahaha. Magiging collectors item din to balang araw! hihihihi

Tsaka may bonus na free CD pa pla ng Roxymorrons. Oh di ba sulit? hihihihi

Last but not the least! Natupad din sa wakas ang matagal ko nang inaasam. Pangarap ko na nung bata pa ako na makita ang pangalan ko sa mga film credits, kaya lo and behold, halos mapaiyak ako sa gulat at tuwa ng mabasa ko ang pangalan ko sa pinilakang tabing! Kulang na lang magsusumigaw ako sa sine! Hahahaha

So sa mga nde nakanood, watch kayo pag pinalabas na sya sa sinehan. Abangan ang Advance Screening sa Sept 23, 9:00pm sa Robinsons Indiesine. Ang regular screening ay sa Sept 24-30. Don't miss the chance na mapanood ang future international award winning film na itu! ahihihihihi.

Sambahin nyo sila! Char lang! :p

Kitakita sa races at sa cinema! Babuu!


(At, mahal ko kayong lahat! May ganun? hahahaha)

Fit&Fun Buddy Run

It was raining really hard when I woke up the morning of July 27th. Oh no! Ayokong tumakbo ulit sa ulan dahil ayaw kong madumihan na naman ang aking bagong sapatos!

Tumawag ako sa organizers ng run to confirm if the race would push thru even with the downpour and they said yes! Ugh, cge na nga, maputikan na kung maputikan ang sapatos, go na sa takbo!

Tumila naman ang ulan.

Ligong bibe lang ako dahil malamig. Nagbihis. Nag-almusal. Tumakbo for 10mins para warm up. Nagtaxi. Iniwan ang gamit sa baggage area. At syempre, nagboy watching. hahaha. May mangilan-ngilan ding artista ang nakita kong sumali sa race.

Sabi ng host na si Paolo Abreira bago magsimula ang takbuhan, "for a safe race, serious runners who would want to break their records should be in front, leisure runners who want to take it slow should stay at the back."

Naman! Syempre pa dun kami sa unahan pumwesto no! Serious runners ata kami!

(This race pala is sponsored by Robinson's Supermarket and is a buddy run, meaning, both partners should begin and finish the race together. Dahil hindi naman agad nagconfirm si Jimboi, hindi sya yung buddy ko (at hindi na din sya nakakuha ng partner eventually). Bunutan kami ng kung sino magkaka-pair. Sa akin si Nic.)

And then go na! Una kong ka-pace sila Abbey at Glady at yung iba pa naming ka grupo sa running club. Naiwanan na namin ang partner ko. Tas nung naisip ko na first run nya to at tumatakbo sya magisa, binalikan ko sya. Hala, naglalakad na agad ang bruha! Kamustahin, wala pang 1km yun! Hahaha Sabi nya, iwanan ko na lang sya. So sabi ko na lang, antayin ko sya sa finish line, if ever.

So mega habol ulit ako sa iba. Tas may mga iba akong naunahan pa. In fernez, bumibilis ako ng konti! hahaha

Nakakatuwa yung ibang magpapartner! May isa akong nakita, yung isa medyo competitive, yung isa halatang napipilitan lang. So si competitive guy, tatakbo, babalikan si napipilitan guy, tas magpepep talk, "You can do it. Run! Go! Run!". hahaha Si napipilitan guy naman, halos hindi na makapagsalita "Mauna ka na, hindi ko na kaya tumakbo, I'll just walk for awhile!". Tas tatakbo ulit si competitive guy. Tas babalik ulit at magpepep talk! hahaha Nakakaaliw pero iniwanan ko na din sila kasi bumabagal din ako kakanood sa kanila! Hahaha.

After siguro ng mga 3 km, medyo napapagod na ko. So mega hingal hingal na ko and everything! Pero para na lang di maggive up, iniisip ko kung sino sa mga nasa unahan ko ang kaya ko iovertake tas pinipilit ko unahan sila! Medyo nagwork naman kahit papano. haha

Tas nung nakita ko yung 4km mark, kahit hapong hapo na ko, I kept on thinking, "1kilometer na lang, 1 kilometer na lang! Kaya mo yan!" hahaha. Tas nung medyo malapit na nagsprint na ako papunta sa finish line, pero naisip ko hindi ko kasabay yung buddy ko kaya nagmabagal ulit ako.

Yung mga walang partners, pinapatabi muna upang intayin ang kapair. Eh di antay naman din ako. Hala, lahat na ng kakilala ko nakita ko ng natapos, nagaantay pa din ako sa partner ko.

Si kuya marshal, natatawa na sa akin at sinabi na kanina ka pa dyan ah, wala pa partner mo? Hello kuya, obvious ba?! Nakakaistress mag-antay in fernez. Tinubuan na ko ng ugat, wala pa din si Nic. Nagwoworry na ko baka nagkolap sya at nasa ambulansya na! wahahaha

After mga 15mins cguro, ayan na, ayan na, natanaw ko na! Naglalakad! So ako naman, sumigaw-sigaw ng "bilis, bilis" sabay paypay sa towel!

Imbes na tumakbo, kumaway-kaway pa ang bakla! Feeling ata nasa parada si ganda, kaloka!

52 mins. Yan ang time namin! Winnur! Kasabay naming natapos mga lola!

Buti na lang may grocery bag sa lahat ng tumakbo kaya sulit ang race! Natuwa naman ako sa lootbag kaya nde ko na binungangaan si partner! hahaha

Until the next race! Ready, set, run! :p

Princhecha Fiona's Run 2 @ OROFOLS

Having learned a few things from my first run, I was able to prepare better for this race.

I had a practice run two days before the race.
I bought a new pair of running shoes that is suited for my mid-high arched feet.
I purchased an ankle wrap for my chronic sprain.
I had a few hours of sleep so that I won't run like a zombie.
I had a bit of breakfast for a little boost of energy.
I brought my own energy drink so I wouldn't have to fall in line and waste time in the water station.
I donned a pair of shorter shorts so I'd look like a serious runner. lol

I even was able to convince Jimboi to run with me. Yay, I get to share the fun of running with Jimboi!

So off we went to the Fort.

The 16k race was about to start when we arrived. And then it started to rain! And we haven't checked-in our bags yet. I asked my officemate and runningmate Pepe if I could just leave our stuff in his car and he agreed.

We were just on our way to the parking lot when they announced that 5k runners should assemble at the starting line. By the time the announcer said go to signal the start of our race, we were still midway through the parking and the starting line! And so we started running!

It was fun running in the drizzle, it reminded me of my childhood when we used to play and bathe under the rain. Though I hated it that my new shoes are all wet and muddy! haha

Anyway, I swear I wouldn't run in these shorts ever again. Since it was raining, naturally the shorts became wet and then started to become clingy and then the friction caused blisters to my thighs! Ugh!

And then my eyeglasses started collecting raindrops that I couldn't see where I was going anymore. So I decided to just take them off. And then I rubbed my eyes forgetting I applied lotion earlier!

But I didn't mind all this I just ran and ran and ran until I couldn't run no more. I kept waiting for the mark that signals we're already halfway through. I was thinking, "I haven't even reached the middle of the course why am I feeling so exhausted? This can't be." SO I decided to walk a bit, then walk-jog.

And then I heard a marshal said (I swear this is what I've heard): "5k runners this way." And I told myself, "Finally, I'm near the middle" and so I started running again.

I haven't ran that long when I heard another marshal say "5k finishers, form a line here."

Oh shoot, is that it? Am I done already? I looked at my timer and I'm only at 28.08mins, 10 minutes less than my previous time. Wow, is this for real? I actually ran faster despite the rain? Cool!

Plus this group of college (or high school, I'm not sure)cutie guys behind me are part of the La Salle track team (I've heard them talking). And they're wearing tracksuits! Oh my double wow! haha

Jimboi finished waaaaay faster than I did. In fact he was already eating Krispy Kreme and drinking gatorade when I saw him. He claimed he clocked in at 16mins. Boy that's fast! I'm so proud of my Jimboi! :p

After getting our loot bags and other freebies, we proceeded to a breakfast with our running group (oh yes, I'm feeling super sporty I joined a running group! wahahaha). And there I met some famous bloggers! ;p

Then we went home and I spent the rest of Sunday sleeping. (The next day though, my legs didn't hurt as much as it hurt the first time I ran.)




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As of the moment, the official results are not posted yet. But looking at the race route, I think I didn't ran the whole 5k route because I think I missed a turn. Turned out a lot of other runners missed this turn as well. Oh well! I guess the 10minute improvement from my PR isn't valid afterall. I knew it couldn't be real!

But good thing is there's always the next run to look forward to!

Ready, Set, Run! :P

38:42

Yesterday I wore a singlet, put on a pair of running shoes and sported a short shorts. Because yesterday I ran my first race. Oh yes, I am a runner now!

I was expecting to complete the whole 5km route in an hour but I did it in 38mins and 42 sec. Well, that is according to my timer for the official results posted added 10mins to my "official" time.

Finishing within the third quartile (and not collapsing in the middle of the race), I think I did not do so bad. Especially for a first timer. Especially for a first timer who has no sleep prior the race. (Much as I want to sleep the night before the race, I couldn't. And nope, it wasn't because I was excited. not entirely. I normally sleep at around 4-5am. The race was at 6am so I didn't even get forty winks.)

In fact I think I did a bit good. I wasn't fit. I had little to no preparation. But I still managed to finish ahead of some tall, muscular, hunky guys. So I say great job Fiona!

And I never knew there were a lot of cute runners! Oh my goodness there were a couple of eye candies! In fact I was running side by side with one but a quarter within the race he started pacing fast I couldn't keep up and all I could say (in my mind of course) was "Bye hun, catch you later at the finish line."

I would certainly be running again. Hopefully next time with some sleep, a little more training and a shorter shorts! (And without the anti-climactic finish and the incorrect race time.)



p.s.
I'll leave the medals to seasoned runners. I'm not running to win (coz I know I can't, try as I may). I'd just race for the fun of it, and definitely for the cute guys. :)
Ready, Set, Run!