Kanya-Kanyang Trip yan! :P
Pre Race (Training)
During my training for my first marathon at the Bull Runner Marathon that was held on February this year, I planned not to run any marathons anytime soon. The exhausting but empowering experience at my first marathon left me so-so on my original decision.
On March, I ran the first leg of the trilogy by running 21km at the SM Mall of Asia. I ran it at an easy pace.
21km at RU1
In addition, being able to attend the Runrio awards for the second time as a blogger had me feeling left out as one of the few bloggers who hasn't come up that Runrio stage yet. After much thought, I brought out the Galloway book I bought online and started planning for my next marathon with the goal of finishing the Run United Trilogy.
32km at RU2
I started training on May with weekday maintenance run and weekend runs of varying distances. I incorporated the run walk method and the magic mile method in my training and small races. On June, I ran the second leg of the trilogy by running 32km. I tested my strategy for the marathon out with a successful outcome since I was able reach my target pace. I didn't train super strict and I allowed myself some time to do extra rest (especially after travelling) but I stuck with my training until 3 days before the race where all I had to do was consume carbs and rest.
Pre Race (The Unexpected)
A week before RUPM, my boss had me transferred to mid shift to support our clients in Europe. I'm a morning person so this was a challenge to me. I would already be in bed by the time my shift would end. Then, I dunno where I got it but before I left for my carbo loading dinner with friends, I was sick. By the time, I got home I had a fever and I was feeling cold despite the warm weather.
I blame work for the possible infection and for leaving me vulnerable to diseases by weakening my immune system by transferring me to a shift not in tune with my body clock. (Work talaga... Panira na ng social life! Panira pa ng active lifestyle) I can't blame my training or nutrition since I did taper and kept healthy (so work talaga ito!)
Ganito yung tamang ayos as per Ulikblogrunner
I was bed ridden on Saturday but I was determined to reach that finish line no matter what. I ingested my multivitamins and an additional capgel of Enervon Activ. I also thought of a positive outcome. Since I can't just throw away 5 months of training for nothing. I changed my goal for a PR to just finish. It was the right decision. I'll expound on that later. I slept the whole morning and lied in my bed for the rest of the day. I slept until 1 am in the hopes of getting a little better.
It was also my first time to run sick. It was a bigger test of will power but I could do it. If I couldn't, I would have just surrendered to the medics. Luckily, it wasn't cold or rainy on that day or else I would have raised the white flag.
Running the 42km at RUPM
I prepared all the things I needed a night before so I won't leave anything behind. Good thing I wasn't nervous as I was during my first marathon. I accepted defeat on different aspects of my goal but I held with a little hope not letting my acquired weakness in the way. I put on a long sleeve shirt since I was cold but I still wore the singlet I had been planning and training in. I was aiming to take it off sometime during race. At the same time, I was wishing to keep my target pace and my target strategy of doing run walk for 15 miles and magic mile until I can't run that pace or the finish line.
Actual Race
At 1:30 am, I was in transit to BGC. The route map was too small for me to determine the exact location of the starting line so I decided to wing it and check out both Mercato and Honda starting lines. Unfortunately, my taxi driver wasn't as bright as I wanted him to be and I was too weak to be angry at him. An extra PhP 50 and 30 minutes later, I made it to the starting line. I left my baggage in the baggage bus and made my way to the starting line.
