Thanks to Wheatgrass C.A.N. for the photobooth photo
Pre Race
After running 32 kilometers at the Run United 2, I kept running maintenance runs but I did miss a few long runs since I was too lazy and tired to do it. World Vision is my favorite charity organization so I was up to supporting this event. Great thing I was invited to join it so after a weekend trip I went to Riovana and had myself registered for the 10k race, which was the same distance in my training plan.
Actual Race
On race day, I was excited to be able to do a weekend run after missing last week's long run. Having run this race forced me to keep my training schedule, at least for this week. Since this is a run rio race, I had to wake up extra early. I arrived early in the venue. Since my legs were still sleepy and I was running a shorter than usual distance, I walked around BGC to warm up before heading to the starting line.
Race Photo from Mang Husi
My plan was to run at a constant pace for the first half then do magic mile for the rest of the race. But I guess I was influenced by the other runners since I ran faster than I expected. So by the first magic mile, I was fighting the urge to go slower. I kept pushing thinking that this was a shorter distance so I can run faster.
I finished at 1:04. Not a PR but happy to run at 10min/mi. I have to incorporate this strategy in my next long run.
Post Race
Since I ran a shorter distance and the crowd is smaller, I decided to have my picture taken at one of the photo booths. It took longer than I thought, though.
At the Gun Start Stage after the race
Race Review
The race was great.
Being a Run Rio race, it was great as expected. The route was easy. Not a lot of uphills and downhills. This was good for someone who was recovering from a 32k race or a newbie 10k runner, which I guess was a good number judging from the cheers when Gelli asked who is running for the first time.
My blogger friends said the hydration was as expected. I wasn't able to try hydration in the route as I brought my own hydration belt.
Congratulations to the finishers!
Thanks to World Vision, Run Rio and the sponsors for making this run a great run event!
Garmin Log: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/331738708#.UcZWPEiOV-c.facebook
2 comments:
di man lang nga kita nakita along the race route eh! may mga merging areas naman ang 21k and 10k. still, kelangan na gawin ang iyong sub-1 10k! go, go, go!
Yikes! Saka na yung sub-1... Marathon muna!
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