18 January 2008 

I arrived here in Iloilo City from Jamindan yesterday afternoon. I had an appointment visit with Bishop Angel Lagdameo in Jaro, Iloilo City at 4:00 PM yesterday. Bishop Lagdameo and I had been meeting on a regular basis every month and discuss things and issues prevailing the country but more on telling him what my Command had been doing to the people of Western Visayas. 

I am scheduled to meet Vice-President Noli de Castro today in connection with the inauguration of the new Bacolod-Silay City Airport where he is the Guest of Honor. Later, before lunch, I will be taking the Weesam Fastcraft for Bacolod City. 

I woke up at 5:30 AM to prepare for my short run at the Iloilo Sports Complex Oval Track. After a slow and warm-up run for four rounds on the oval, I started my run and averaged 2:35-2:50 minutes per round/400 meters. Later, I did Yasso 800s with the following registered times—3:35 minutes; 3:44 minutes; 3:49 minutes; and 3:39 minutes. I jogged one round to recover every interval run. I am surprised that I improved with my time as compared with my performance during my run with my son, John, last month.  

My Average HR was 164. My Maximum HR was 169 and my Minimum HR was 153. I was reaching my Oxygen Debt and Threshold with my Yasso 800s. I am slowly introducing speed runs in my training and find out if I have enough strength already on my leg muscles in order to prevent any injury. I am happy with my running workout today. I was able to finish 27 times around the oval to include cool-down run. This will be my last run before the Subic Half-Marathon this coming Sunday.  

Total Distance: 7 miles or 11.2 kilometers.