No matter how long the race will be – assure yourself that you are not alone in your quest.

Someone is with you. Someone who loves you is watching you.

Persevere.

Never give up.

No matter how long . . .

…it will end.

The Friends who patiently waited with the RD = PRICELESS!

The Team Supports

Finishing a Race Matters A LOT to me

Thanks to the Sanitary Napkin with Menthol

NASTY

© This Runner Will Always Finish - MAR MARILAG ©

ignored pain

See you guys at the starting and finish line. @ KM 00 Mariveles, Bataan and Capaz Shrine, Capaz, Tarlac.

January 28 to 29, 2012.

5am to Cut-Off Time (30 hours)

Event/When/Time/Shoes

Fat-Ass 2012

January 7, 2012, 12-hour Category

AdiStar Salvation

3rd QCIM

42.195K 3rd Quezon City International Marathon

12.04.2011

05:14:06

adidas Supernova Glide II

MIM. Checking out how stupid this race was. WORST of 2011.

42.195KMS Manila International Marathon

09.25.2011

05:41:28

AdiStar Salvation

2nd PAU T2N

50KMS 2nd PAU T2N, 09.17.2011

07 hours 10 minutes and09 seconds

Mizuno Wave Infinity

35th MILO MARATHON Elimination. Beating the 6-hour barrier by 1 minute.

42.195K 35th Milo Marathon, 07.31.2011

05:58:39 (Chip Time)

Newton Racer

Fort Magsaysay to Dingalan, Aurora Province

60K PAU FM2D, 07.16.2011

10 hours 27 minutes and 08 seconds

adidas Supernova Glide II

LAST RUN of the Pegasus. Rush near the Finish Line.

57KMS Nuvali Trail Challenge/06.18.2011

09 hours 45 minutes and 51 seconds

Nike Pegasus +25

MAYON 360

81KMS Mayon 360 International Ultramarathon

April 2, 2011/14:25:00

adidas Supernova Glide II

Zombie Walk

The MISTAKE

161KMS BDM 160K Ultramarathon

February 26-27, 2011/34:05:54

Alternated adidas Supernova Glide II/Adizeo F50 Racer/Adistar Salvation

58KMS BDM 102-160 Test Run (Result)/January 29, 2011 5am to January 30, 2011/adidas Supernova Glide II

FAT-ASS 2011. Lull moments - resting the feet.

88K Fat-Ass 2011

January 8-9, 2011/24 Hour Category

adidas Supernova Glide II

2nd QCIM

42.6KMS 2nd Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM)

12.05.2010

05:13:08. OFFICIAL PACER for 5:15:00.

Newton Racer

4th PAU 1st T2N

50KMS 4th PAU T2N 2010

11.14.2010/07:38:14

Nike Pegasus +25

2nd PAU P2P. Angas shot.

70KMS 2nd PAU P2P

08.29.10/12:35:04

Anta Running Shoes

34th MILO Marathon Elimination

42.195KMS 34th Milo Marathon

07.04.2010/05:42:14 (Chip Time)

Newton Racer

1st PAU in Tanay. Bliss at the Finish Line

50KMS 1st PAU Tanay Run

05.09.10/7:47:50

Nike Pegasus +25

Stretch to the Finish Line (Nobody recognized me until I passed them) LOLz

102KMS Bataan Death March 2 International Ultramarathon

03.06.10 to 03.07.10

17:54:10

Nike Pegasus +25

with RHONEIL beating the 6-hour cut-off via 7:1 Galloway!

42.195KMS Condura Run 2010 Marathon

02.07.10/5 hours 56 minutes 16 seconds

Newton Racer

1st CEBU Marathon. Near the Finish Line.

42.195KMS Cebu Marathon

01.10.10, 5:49:21

Newton Racer

(WORST race after SIM. No picture)

42.195KMS Philippine Int’l Marathon

11.08.09/05 hours 47 mins/Newton Racer

WORST race of 2009.

(WORST race of the year. Good preparation for an Ultramarathon if you are on self-support)

42.195KMS SUBIC Int’l Marathon

10.24.09

07:36 (unofficial)

Nike Pegasus +25

San kaya? LOLz

42.195KMS Quezon City Int’l Marathon

10.18.09/06:31

Nike Pegasus +25

CANT FIND ANY PICTURE!

42.195KMS 33rd Milo Marathon, 07.05.09

5:20, Nike Pegasus +25

Doc Sherwin - ME - Doc Roy

42.195KMS BOTAK PAA-BILISAN, 05.10.09

6:30++, Nike Pegasus +25

so much memories.

…and this was me on my very first race =

RUN Against PAIN in LUNETA, October 18, 2008 (cam date is not updated)

I was able to join the event last year and was eager to join again this year.

Lucky for those who will be doing the 102. This year’s Fat-Ass event have a 36 hour category aside from the usual 24-12 and 6.

For this year, I registered only for the 12-hour event. Last year was 24 hours. The date is too close for the big event I am preparing for. I need to be very cautious. I’d rather extend the distance and time of running when and after accomplishing the 12-hour/72K plan.

Yes. That’s my plan. That would be my idea of a good training come this weekend.

..and I intend to stick to it. WHY? Because that’s the purpose of my run. To get a good training run – something that could simulate the big event in terms of:

• PACING
• REST
• HYDRATION
• MEALS
• BREAKS and STOPS

How am I to do just that? Here:

#01 NO overspeeding.  This is a very long run. Doing TEMPO is not the way to do it. Easy/Long Run pace is the right pace. N.B.: my easy pace is relative.

#02 DO Moderate stops and walk breaks only. I should be simulating a maximum of 10 minutes per KM only. Rest/Break included.

#03 WEAR Full battle gear.  Since I will be starting (hopefully BEFORE) sunrise, I’d be preparing for a hot run. That means light and white for me. Light for the skin to breath. White to repel the sun’s scorching and heating effect. N.B.: always prepare for the changing weather. If it rains – I’d have a set ready for that too.

#04 IDEALLY first 10K / 5 loops continuous. Succeeding 3 loops or 5K is followed by Hydration Stops. Meals follow depending on the call of nature. Why EAT when you’re not hungry?

#05 Careful MONITORING of Hydration. This I know well. But I must do it.

I hope my readers get the idea.

Running is also about knowing what to do – all the time.

A word most loved by everybody these days…

…and that is especially true to the BDM 160K runners on January 28, 2012.

A mere 1 month to go and everybody is “secretly” training. LOLz

Such fun it is to learn that friends and team mates are preparing well.

Base and Speed, before tapering.

The big day is near.

The mileage is low to medium low for me.

The intensity so far is quite high (for me).

My low is a relative low. My easy pace is a relative east too.

I give thanks and praise to God for guiding me and giving me the strength to train.

I have ran at almost all the time of the 24-hours.

I ran even after a graveyard work.

also after mid-shift.

“FELT Blah”  is something I never felt.

I make it a point to decide first what kind of run I’d be doing before I go out.

The decision really sets the mood.

Unless otherwise possible, I stick to my easy pace – that pace where I have no problem talking and I run with normal breathing.

Leg pains are temporary.

Calf-muscle cramps are normal.

Low mileage is better than no mileage.

Undertraining is better than overtraining.

Undertraining is good enough…compared to no training at all.

It’s easy to tell if one has committed the sin of overtraining. We all are responsible for our own being.

See the figure below.

The training done will prove itself effective on race day.

Let’s hope that everybody finishes “ON TIME”.

with Carlo, Vic, Chever, Marky and Mccoy + bandit Ronnel

One fine morning in U.P. oval

December 24, 2011

@ the BORING Xmas Party

Dave’s House in Marikina City.

December 17, 2011

(majority arrived when I left)

We have been running for so long already. If my memory serves me right, we already have ran an ultra distance even before the team formalized into a team of UltraRunners.

We’ve morphed from the fun distance of 5 and 10K to the more serious 21 and 42Ks. ..and we hungered for more.

Not that we are fast…

Not that we are too slow…

Not that we got too excited…

Maybe because we have gotten used to the boredom.

Maybe because we got challenged.

Maybe because we just loved to run.

Maybe because we enjoyed each others’ company.

For whatever reason, we are already a small team grown big. The growth was a bit proportionate to the distance we now cover.

Majority are ultrarunners. A good number have done 100Ks and 102Ks. Some have 160Ks on their belt.

This is my team.

Try to experience running with us.

See for yourself if we are worth the enjoyment running can offer.

We just dont get bored.

Really.

5 places already in the pipeline.

I am excited!

This page will be filled by the details of it . . . after it happened!

What you can expect?

Boredom. Lots of it.

Each event would clearly indicate the following:

• where the road leads to.
• what did i find, if any.
• what’s so interesting in that place, if any.
• what surprised me, if any.
• how did i get there.
• where i started.
• where i ended.
• what time i started.
• what the weather was and is.
• what i am wearing.

Friday night to past 5am of Saturday morning, I was at an intercessory service.

Tried to sleep. Up again by 9am to get to a luncheon meeting/exhibit.

Near 11:30am of Saturday, I am already inside the venue. Too early. I learned it afterwards.

I was having lunch on my own…no other bloggers came until it was past 12 noon.

Noelle aka Kikay Runner came, then Michelle aka The Sweet Life Runner, then Sam aka The Running Ninja.

I wonder where our pictures are now….hmmmmm.

After lunch – which is not really a meeting we participated in, we split. The exhibit is something else.

We (Sam, Michelle and me) proceeded to the event site to claim our race kits. The run will start at 4:30pm. We were claiming at near 2pm!

From there, I went to BO’s Coffee. Enjoyed some newspaper while having a hot latte. Killing time. Trying my darndest hard not to fall asleep standing. I still have a 10K to race. And I have to be where I should be on a worship service by 9pm.

…and Piolo showed up. At least about 2 minutes before gunstart. Yes, I was checking the time.

Then it started.

I was not planning to really race. I just want to run easy because by midnight I have an ultramarathon training run.

My body lied.

My first 3K took me only 16:09.9. That averaged 5:23/kilometer. So i took to carefully monitor my pace. I was running faster than planned.

Next 2K, up to the 5K mark, I clocked 27:23.7. That an additional 11:13.8 for the 2K. That averaged 5:36/kilometer. The average pace for the first 5K would be 5:28/kilometer.

It was a welcome thought for me. If I could maintain the run at this pace. So I continued. Same pace. Same cadence. Same breathing for the next 2K…

…And it hit me.

Somewhere past the 7K mark, I cramped. Big time….

Green is the pain area

I clocked 18:27.1 or an average of 6:09/kilometer from KM Marker 5 to KM  Marker 8. It was at KM Marker 7 to KM Marker 8 where I suffered. I was reduced to a walk by the pain.

What I did?

I shortened my stride.

I ran erected and straight.

I minimized the very minimal hand swaying I have.

What happened?

KM Marker 8 to KM Marker 9 took me only 5:28.7. Thank God.

I thought I was back in my pace…

A few meters past KM Marker 9, the cramp re-surfaced. So painful I have to walk again.

Of course, I didnt surrender. I did yield to the pain, but it’s not enough to stop me from running at my best.

KM Marker 9 to the Finish LINE took me 7:18.9. Yes, very slow. But still, a good one.

10K time is 58:38.4 (unofficial, via POLAR). Not a PR but still a good one.

Thank God for the gift of strength and perseverance.

I have never had this type of cramp. I hope it will never be an experience – again.

By 6pm, I’m off to where I should be.

Thanks to TEAM USB for my pictures!

may extra pa!

nice! through the pain!