10 January 2008 (AM Run)

I was supposed to start my early morning run today at 6:00 AM but I started fixing my clothes and uniform for the day after waking up from my bed. Anyway, I finally started my run at 7:00 AM after doing at least 20-minute stretching exercises inside my room. I left the Hotel building taking the road going up to the mountains at the back of Marco Polo Hotel.

The road is so steep and winding going up to the mountains in Barangay Busay of Cebu City. There are so many cyclists taking this road as their favorite route because of the challenging terrain and lesser traffic. I was the only one running/jogging going up to the mountain of Busay. I ended my run into the mountain when I reached the Mountain View Subdivision area and it served as my turning point back to the Hotel.

In my estimate, I covered a distance of 5-6 kilometers going up the mountain in Busay with an average pace of 9-10 minutes per kilometer.

On my way back to the Hotel, I was running at a faster pace because the road was downhill except for few meters of flat and ascending portions of the road. Upon reaching the Hotel, I extended my run by going around the Hotel’s Parking Area and towards the extension area which served as my cool-down run.

My run covered an estimated distance of 12 kilometers or 7.5 miles with a time of 1:32:14 hours. This running workout was an easy and very slow run.

The following data were taken from my TIMEX Watch Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor:

Elapsed Time—1:32:14 hours

In Zone (145-165 HR) Time—1:15:22 hours

Maximum HR—163

Minimum HR—92

Average HR—144

Total Calories—1,140