Ran United (2)1

After all whats been said and done, here I am once again, adding fuel to the unstoppable blaze that is Run United 1 for the year 2012. Pardon me for being so late, work's got me all tied-up again.




21k Runners waiting for the gunstart.




Thats me before the race, all ready to go!

Anyway, RU1 is the 1st of the trilogy and 1st in a lot of ways: 1st ever to have BGC, Roxas Blvd. and MOA in one 21km route. Its the 1st to use SMS technology to inform runners of their official time. Its also the 1st to have medals on each leg and once completed, you could put them all together to form one gigantic medallion perfect for your memorabilia wall. And its the 1st to have free shuttle service from MOA to BGC and vice versa complete with police escorts to avoid delay. On to my story and how I hated my run and the result. Like the CSM last Feb, I was running ok in the first half but come 13th km my thigh muscles and calves started giving me cramps everytime I ran for more than 1km. So I had no choice but to run-walk upto the 17th km. After the 17th I started running with a slow pace until I reached the 18th km. I wanted to make up for lost time so I ran upto the finish line like there were zombies chasing me (uy, sounds like another run o!) I finished with a measly time of 2:32 according to the sms. A second slower than my last 21k! Yikes! After crossing the finish line I got my medal and immediately set out to get my free drinks and my loot bag together with my finishers shirt. But as I was claiming my shirt, the lady in the booth didnt bother to get the stub that I was giving her so after getting my shirt I was tempted to get another Medium sized shirt as pasalubong for my wife. Yes! I confess! I am one of those who took advantage of the situation. But I never thought that their stocks would be stolen and a lot of runners wont be getting theirs. Well anyway, karma wont just sit there and do nothing, after getting my massage,




and dipping my tired feet in ice cold water courtesy of the ULAH expo runners area, as I arrived in my house, tired and sleepy, I found out that Ive lost my Garmin heart rate monitor (there, happy now?!). I shouldve known better, sigh.
Enough of that, let me just run through some more of my comments;
- hydration were suffcient but the people manning the stations werent.
- bananas and sponges were also placed in strategic spots, you just have to dip those sponges some more to be able to serve its purpose.
- it was hard enough climbing the buendia flyover with thousands of runners, but having visibility issues is another, they shouldve placed more lights to improve runners visibility and avoid accidents.
- and also, while funny at times, but organizers should tell their bouncers or marshals to pee on designated portalets not on the walls or empty lots. BGC is too nice a place for others to just spray their pee on it. Come on now! 'Susginoo!
With that, Ill leave you with an apology and a reminder of the Golden Rule: "Do not do unto others what you want others do unto you." Yes, I've learned that the hard way after the race. (Hu-hu)
Till next time, happy trails!
Run hard, run happy!
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