Finishing Sending Out Emails

Launching SS Campaign!

Launching LR Campaign

Notice the earphones? Listening to John Mayer the entire day to keep my GV up!
I’ve also realized that I haven’t updated my Project:Carlos post. There is a reason! I have to admit I haven’t been running. Yes yes, I haven’t ran in 5 days. These days, when I get home (usually late at night) I am so wiped out that I go straight to bed. But I am so tired that I don’t wake up at 4am!  I’ve apologized to Wil for the multiple times I have stood her up! (Sorry Wil) I want to meet Super Lolo too! But I know he’ll just leave me behind if even you have trouble keeping pace with him! I promise to run either tom, sat and sunday as well!

Nike LunarGlides+
Adidas SuperNova Sequence 2
Asics GT-2150
Mizuno Wave Inspire 6
New Balance 1225

According to Mr.Ironman, Don Velasco, he has the New Balance 1225 and they are quite expensive. (I did however forget to ask him how much is quite expensive!) I am seriously leaning towards lunarglides since they are the only pair I have tried on and they seem pretty sturdy and tight. They also have the orange one which I really really like!

Also, to change the scenery and route a bit, I ran at Ateneo last saturday. Wil was kind enough to map out a 5k route, but I ended up doing 5.6k in 58mins. I was pretty happy with it. The inclines sucked like hell and I was literally running but seemed like I was walking at some point. It was a good workout though. I will make Saturday my Ateneo run.

*Also worth noting, I ran into my ex’s Mom and Dad at Ateneo too! They too were exercising! It was good to see them walking and happy together!

And now for my map!

That was the longest distance I’ve ran so far. At the end of the run, as I sat beside my car eating my banana, a thought came across me which made me smile.

“Life was a lot like today’s run. I maintained a slow and steady pace. It was a pretty long run. The uphill parts were tough, but at the end of the run, you just feel awesome. The view from the top was spectacular.”

I found it funny how my life was reduced to a simple 5.8k run. But as with most things, the simplest explanation is usually the best. I’m looking forward to my next run on Wed. I feel like I’m getting stronger with every run. I’m proud to say I have inspired at least 2 people to take up running as well. I started this blog with the aim to inspire at least 1 person. I have just doubled my goals. I’ll see you guys in my next entry and remember to keep on running!

P.S. My birthday is coming up! Looks like you guys know what I’m getting/want for my Birthday!

With the end of week 1 not only comes a sense of accomplishment and a step closer to my goal of actually being fit enough to climb pulag and lose all this stupid fat, but rather comes an underlying sense of normalcy. As most of you know I have been going through a somewhat tough time in my life and I thank everyone for their support and undying words of encouragement as I try to get back to the happy old me once again. I was happy before, I can be happy again after is my motto. With every kilometer I tackle, I realize I approach one step closer to regaining both my dignity as well as self-confidence which I admit took a heavy beating these past few months. I am blessed to have a great support system with great great friends, as well as a promising career in doing something I really love and actually enjoy and believe in. People dread Mondays because they enjoy their weekends so much, I actually have been looking towards Monday just because work is awesome. I used to love weekends because it was time with her but recently I dread it. But because of my great friends Feb 6 is actually a weekend I am looking forward to.

Most people find it counter-productive to actually not weigh oneself because apparently one measures a successful weight-loss program on the amount of weight one loses. But I believe that the weight-loss is just a bonus to actually feeling good, and feeling better about oneself. Posting week 1 stats. I have modified the c25k program to fit my needs. Instead of a 20mins work-out I do a 4.6km run instead using the c25k program. It takes me two repetitions of the podcast but its fine. Looking forward to week 2 and because I was being told to join it, I registered for the Century Superbods run on Feb. 21. I am looking forward to my first ever singlet! I’ll be posting here as well the different singlets for the different runs just to give you guys an idea.

Day 1;Week 1:


Day 2; Week 1:


Day 3; Week 1:

Day 4; Week 1:

Well I am still trying to push myself. I tried sprinting the last 500m-700m just to finish out the workout. Also, I tried to increase my jogging pace to really push myself. Looking forward to Week 2!

“are you running today?”

Fuuuu I forgot to text her that I was outside. Today was a very rushed day for me. I quickly replied that I was outside and in 2-3 mins she was outside already. She started talking to me about reading my blog and stuff up until we started our warm-up jog. I realized though when we started the full jog and I began my c25k program that I forgot to click start at the start of my workout program on my blackberry! Dammit! Stupid me. That’s why my distance and time were all screwed up.

I did notice quite a number of cars today as I struggled to overhear my podcast tell me when to run and when to walk. It was quite annoying and I resolved to bring earphones next time even though most of the time I could hear nothing. I tried increasing my pace but my breathing was off today. I also noticed a crazy man along Wilson St which I was half praying wouldn’t start running after me because I didn’t think I could outrun him. On the way back he was more active walking along the streets so I stretched out my 1 min interval of walking and running and actually half sprinted away from him. I did notice though he was a tidy man. Picking up litter along his curb and throwing them at the trash can nearby.

According to my GPS and sportypal.com’s program, today I ran:

• Total Distance: 4.4km
• Total Time: 43 mins and 55 secs
• Avg Speed: 6.07 km/h

Not improving yet, but I’m excited for the weekend run since embs is running with me! I hope I last with this program. I like how attainable each week is and how driven it has maken me. The sleepy part I noticed came very late in the day. Around 8 pm me thinks. Which was just right since I got enough sleep today!

I might not update this on every run (only if something interesting happens) but I will be sure to upload my weekly progress via the sportypal.com application which lets me keep track of my runs,

As for today’s Adidas wishlist, I want this Adidas running belt. I want to carry water since my throat gets uber dry when I run. I think Wil is asking me to check if Adidas has one too. She wants a place to put her iPhone, water, towel, keys and maybe water as well. I’ll ask them during the meeting on Tuesday!

Who say’s running shouldn’t be done in style? I am now actually looking at some brands for apparel and of course shoes. Since I am a huge Adidas fan, I am looking at getting some Adi-Zero Shoes.

Really nice right? *ahem Maris* I will be blogging about my journey to lose all this stupid fat and what better way than with Adidas! I am also looking at a wind jacket since jogging at 4:30AM in the morning is not really with the warmest weather and since my jog takes 45mins to an hour the build up of sweat on my shirt really is bad for my health. So along with my Adidas Adi-Zero shoes I think I might get an Adidas Adi-Zero Wind Jacket as well. Over at Adidas, they definitely know what they are talking about when it comes to running and getting and staying in shape.

There are also the minor things like climacool shirts as well as some jogging pants and shorts but those are really incidentals which I might opt to get somewhere cheaper since I have to get a lot. (But hey if Adidas wants to give me some apparel then hello spokesperson! LOL)

My route is a 4km route from my place and around greenhills and back. I jog usually at 430AM based on my running buddy’s recommendation since there are less cars at around that time. I will be tracking my progress on my blog and will be posting my times as well as distance. I will gradually increase distance to 7km once the 4km run has been conquered.

Wish me luck guys!