Just Another Runner

I'm blogging my preparations and strategies so that I don't forget anything. Also because I'm so excited and anxious at the same time. Months of preparations and years of dreaming, and this is it. Only one more week until QCIM! This week ... Eat properly. Don't eat anything that will upset my stomach or make me gain weight. That means no dairy, minimize fatty foods, don't eat too much rice until carbo-loading time. Monday, 45 minute easy run Starting Thursday evening, carbo-load and hydrate with Gatorade. Thursday, 45 minute easy run. This will be my last run before the marathon. Saturday, stay off my feet as much as possible. Watch Spirit of the Marathon again. Re-read final chapters of Galloway's Marathon: You Can Do It and Whitsett's Non-runner's Marathon Trainer. Saturday evening, drink one capsule of Celebrex. Prepare my gear. Sleep by 9pm. Race morning. Wake up by 2am. Eat a banana and granola bar. Drink a glass of Gatorade. These are

My race report on the Runrio Trilogy Leg 3: Run United 3 held last Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 at SM Mall of Asia (MOA). I did the 32K distance. The 32K started at MOA, went to Makati via Buendia Ave., turned around just before Makati Ave. to head back to Roxas Blvd. At Roxas Blvd, we headed towards NAIA Road, then turned around to go to Luneta still via Roxas Blvd. From Luneta, another U-turn to go back to MOA for the finish line. This was my first 32K race and I also used this as my last long run before QCIM on Dec. 4. I was scheduled to do a 37K long run so my plan was a 2K warm up, the 32K race and 3K cool down for a total of 37K. Since this is just a long run in preparation for my marathon I tried really hard not to be in "race mode" and to just relax. Which is hard in a big event like this, with all the energy and excitement of the people around you. I also tried a negative split pacing strategy based on the Marco Marathon Calculator to see if it will work for me and t

Earlier today, I registered for my 1st Marathon - the 3rd QC International Marathon (QCIM). Three weeks to go. Suddenly, I have the jitters.

"If I allowed myself to ... build my identity around my running, what would happen if I started to fade?" "If I measured myself in ... personal records alone, a future of disappointing races was all but assured." - Jen Van Allen, "Don't Ask Me How I Did", Running Times, Oct. 2011