6:00 AM 11 May 2008 @ The Marikina Riverbanks

The following pictures were taken before and during the 2nd Champion Road Race (Run Along Marikina River):

Eric aka Passion Runner and Jo aka The Loony Runner with me few minutes before the start of the race.

After a very slow pace at the start, I was trying to regain the lost time where the road/path was wider by increasing my pace. This was the halfway point where I overtook some of the police trainees and other regular weekend runners.

I was wearing a Mizuno Running Kit which was very comfortable and light. The running shorts did not give me any problems with my groin and inner upper legs. I was using my old reliable ASICS Gel-Cumulus 8 as my running shoes.

This picture was taken 400 meters away from the Finish Line and I was increasing my pace and found out from my GF 305 that I was about to reach 11.0-kilometer mark. I finished the race in 57:05 minutes (Official time results at www.runrio.com). I was surprised about the distance as I was not able to hear the announcements from Coach Rio before the start of the race. I was busy doing my warm-up jogging at the rear area, far away from the Starting Area.