i had a rather fruitful day today despite having risen from bed in time for lunch. i brought home the tuna i bought in davao last week and my mom made her classic kinilaw. i have actually pretty low standards when it comes to eating raw fish because i would eat them wherever they're served, but my mom's recipe is pretty good. too bad my dental ( Read more... )

it has been nearly a year since i last participated in a road race, the last one being in preparation for my mount apo climb in late november last year. i recall, with vivid detail how i bucked sidestitch and a number of pains radiating from many points along the length of my enormous legs to finish 10km in slightly over 58 minutes. it was a proud ( Read more... )

it took me an hour and nearly 2 minutes to complete the adidas king of the road yesterday. it was held at the usual route used by the milo marathon. this is still over 6 minutes off my goal of getting back to sub-55, as i did in my last milo marathon in 2005. during the run, i was beset by some bothersome pain on, of all places, at the top of my ( Read more... )

as expected, i woke up 5 minutes ahead of my alarm. before long, ava and i were headed for the fort, and we got there just after 5am, early enough to get a good spot in the parking lot. soon after, i saw niel and JC. at 5.45am, runners converged at the starting point. lots of AMCI folk. mosscake, who i haven’t seen since our final exam, also came for the ( Read more... )