Yesterday I clocked an hour and seven (7) minutes in the 10 km Adidas Marathon held in the vicinity of the sprawling SM Mall of Asia. A bit of a disappointment for me since I never get past my goal of posting an under-an-hour performance ever since I started joining marathons last year. Hayata, petite and slender and who is all of 5 feet and 5 inches, did 53 minutes, and she was not happy about it! Ack!
I do have a good excuse, however. The previous week had been particularly toxic for me, which left me no time to at least do some runs around the Marikina oval.
Compared to the previous venue, the terrain this year was mostly flat, very ideal for running, unlike last year when you had to navigate a steep fly-over stretch.
Don, Bong and I were off to a good start, Don lead the pace which allowed us to leave behind Paul (a.k.a. Bart Simpson) and Mike, the team captain. Unfortunately, at Km 3, Don, a veterinarian (Doc) zoomed ahead while Bong, a former macho dancer, followed a little later. I tried to pick up my pace but could only manage to narrow the distance between us. At halfway point, the inseparable Mike and Paul zoomed past me. Oh well.
I gathered speed and overtook a friend, Lance whom I haven’t seen for quite some time, and used the final stretches of the marathon chatting and laughing while running at the same time.
As if this event wasn’t tiring enough, we all proceeded to the row site after the marathon, to commence dragon boat practice!
And Eugene and a friend of his still went swimming at the Rizal Memorial after rowing.
Doc and I plan to take up mountain biking and leisurely cruise through the nearby towns of Rizal and Laguna soon.
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