Thursday, November 27, 2008
Adieu
You keep me company
We celebrate life
We celebrate victories
We celebrate friendships
I also remember the days
You keep me company
You consoled me from failures
You consoled me from heartaches
You consoled me from betrayals
I remember the days
When the more I imbibe
The merrier I get
I also remember the days
When the more I imbibe
The more miserable I get
Through thick and thin
You've been there
Through ups and down
You've been there
Now, I must say adieu
For my body can no longer stand you
Oh for the chance to still savor the froth
Of your maltiness and pilsen breath
But alas, I must say adieu
For with you, I must suffer
Each bottle equates to painful gout
Adieu my friend, Adieu
Adieu Pale Pilsen and San Mig Light
Adieu Cervesa -- Adieu BEER!!!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
New Balance Power Race 2008 -- results
Ting just send us copies of the unofficial results of the New Balance Power Race 2008. You should be able to review it at the Extribe website http://www.extribe.com.ph/. I'm not sure why they still labeled it "unofficial".
Anyway, I was a little surprised with my time -- I was expecting around 1 hour 18 minutes. I ended up with 1:16:46!!! I was originally targeting a 1:15 run but I'm happy -- the hilly portions of the run really took its toll. I guess I needed more workouts in Baguio!! Too bad it's so far away. This just means I really need more hills training.
Ting and her alagas also posted respectable times:
Allan (Serge) Esguerra - 1:00:45 for his 10K run
Rico Ibana - 2:27:08 - 25K
Ed Francisco - 2:29:54 - 25K
Ting Pascual - 2:58:03 -- her first 25K!!!
It was a great weekend. I'm just down with strained knees and hamstrings. Hope to bounce back later this week for some training runs. No racing this weekend -- too many commitments. I guess it's a good time to recover from my first 10K.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Towards my 1st 10k - part 4 -- More pictures of the NB Power Race 2008
Bald Runner was one of the early finishers!! Definitely my idol -- his accomplishments as a runner are definitely to aspire for.
I recognized Ibanrunner from pictures in his blog. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to meet up with him. Looked like a good finish too.
Towards my 1st 10K - part 3 - Sights Around the NB Power Race 2008
Waiting At the Finish Line
Post-race Activities
Post-race cool down and stretching activities c/o Fitness First
Post-recovery Stretching Services provided by UERM Physical Therapists
You can have your feet checked to determined appropriate shoe model -- service provided by New Balance
Ting finally finished her first 25K!!! A great accomplishment!! Now my buddies have graduated to longer distances and have left me behind!! he! he!
High-powered IBM executive and New York Marathon finisher, Jajo Quintos, also had a strong finish for his 25K. He had a great smile at the finish sensing me at the camera!!
Finished Line Pictures for everyone!!! Great job everyone!!
Towards my 1st 10K - part 2 -- the NB Power Race 2008 - Clark Freeport Zone
Essh is such an interesting person with an equally interesting story about her. I was gonna write about her story but I'll refrain for awhile until I get some pictures from Allan and get her permission to post!!