The first things I packed were my running clothes my Mizuno's and my accessories. I made sure I will run at Clark. By hook or by crook. Ive been dreaming of it to happen since I got into running.
So run I did.
Knowing that Clark doesnt have too much traffic and considering that its a Sunday, I set my wakeup time to 7am. The sun was already up when I got out of the house, set my Garmin, and as I pressed start, I eagerly ran, like a dog escaping from his leash. As I reached the main road from our house, I saw runners from the Don Bosco Fun Run.
I stick to my course although they had a better shaded route but I wanted to feel and experience the morning heat while running, I wanted to know how my body will react and adapt. After a quick stop at the convenience store, I was already nearing my 3rd km, approaching my first turn. This is when I started taking in the view. It felt like I was running somewhere in the US, with all the houses, roads and streets around me. While running, I giddily greeted the oncoming cyclists with a simple hand wave and some were nice enough to wave back. As I was at the end of this stretch, I had an average pace of 6:40. Maybe because it was just straight and flat. But the next stretch was'nt, it was a slow and long inclined road with lots of Acacia trees covering it from the sun. Inclined roads are a runners nightmare, they take a lot from your gas tank and from your legs. Which happened to me as expected. Slowed down to an average pace of 7:00/km. The scent of the grass and trees were something else. Coming from a city runner, its a rarity to smell and feel these things. Now came the hill-y part of my run route, slowed down even more. As runners from team Clark passed me by I knew I had to keep up the pace. After that it was all flat pavement covered by large trees, with 2km to go, I increased my speed to make up with the lost time. The water from the fun run kept me refreshed and recharged and helped me finish my 10km run with a so-so time of 1:05.
Running at Clark gave me a new kind of natural high. After this run, I am looking forward to running in different places here and hopefully abroad. After almost 3 years of running, my interest for it is still as strong as my first run. So, expect me to be running in your place anytime in the near future. And for sure, I will be blah-blah-blogging about it asap!
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