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18K Run @ BHS Loop

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Instead of running along the International School Road, I decided to run at the Bonifacio High Street (BHS) Loop for my tempo run. I had my car parked at the B-3 Parking Area and it became my water station as I left my water supply inside my car.

I started my run at 6:43PM along the BHS Loop going against the traffic at the asphalted road. I started to see some individual runners, male & female, along the said route. I forced myself to drink water every time I finished two rounds of the loop which equivalent to 2.5 kilometers.

I was wearing an all-white running gear which was a combination of a Speedo shorts, Bench muscle shirt, The North Face Flight Series Cap, and ASICS Gel-Kayano 13 running shoe, which was almost the same as my running gear when I posted my first running picture in this blog. This was a part of the pictures taken during the 1st City of Angels Half-Marathon in Los Angeles last December 2006.

When I was about to complete my fifth (5th) round, I met a group of runners and I saw The Bull Runner at the middle of the pack and I started waving my hand and calling her name. She was surprised to see me. When I met her group at the other side of the BHS Loop, I joined her and had to reset my watch. I was able to run already a distance of 6.25 kilometers when I joined her. I think I was able to chat with her for about 250 meters and she introduced me to Coach Igge who was also running with her.

I had to peel off from the group when I realized that The Bull Runner was taking the “smaller loop” and resumed my pace. The brief run and chat with The Bull Runner was enough to know that she had recovered already from her injures. I was able to see Marga running along with friends at the bigger loop. I saw also BenChan who was so fast in his pace. Another group of runners were also busy doing their warm-up and stretching at the corner of the parking area beside the Fully Booked Store. I made another three rounds on the big BHS loop before I made some adjustments in my route and expanded the distance and came up with an “extended Loop” around BHS where the route was not busy with vehicular traffic.

I finished 12.5 kilometers at 8:45PM and I could only see one male runner (in black) doing his workout around the BHS big loop and it started to shower. 

Overall, I finished 18.75 kilometers in 1:50:48 hours.

Another LSD @ The Fort

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6:26 AM 10 May 2008

*** I posted this story early Sunday morning but it got lost while WordPress was having its “Service Maintenance”.

It was Saturday and in my training and preparation for a road race, I usually do not run on the day before the day of the race. However, this day was an exception as I finally decided to take a long run in order to slowly increase my mileage for the week. I started my run at the vicinity of the old Gate 1 of Fort Bonifacio and took the road that leads to the International School and Market! Market!. From South of Market (SOMA), I proceeded to the US Cemetery Circle and made two rounds around it before going towards Lawton Avenue. I turned right at the newly-completed Robinson’s Condo and proceeded towards Essensa and then to Pacific Plaza. I passed by McDonalds and then to Jollibee-St Luke’s Hospital and took the road at the back of Price Smart and back to where I started. This is an extended 1st loop of the 4th Global City Run. I registered a distance of 7 kilometers at this point.

I did another loop which was the smaller loop of the 4th Global City Run and while I was to complete one round of the Bonifacio High Street (BHS) big loop, I met Bards aka Banana Running and Harry. At this point, my GF 305 registered 13.4 kilometers. We ran together for one round of the big loop and Bards asked if I joined the Active Fitness Fun Run which was held that morning. Later, we talked about building foundation/base in running to prevent injuries, Bards’ new Newton Running shoes, and incoming road races to join. When we were about to complete one round, somebody shouted/greeted me from a moving car along the road. It was Annalene (“Annalene’sStory”)! I was trying to recall her name and wanted to shout at her, too but I was distracted by the music I was hearing in my MP3 and the conversation I was having with Bards. Anyway, I just waved my hands to Annalene to acknowledge her greetings.

After running one big loop at BHS with Bards & Harry, they decided to call it a day and proceeded to the parking area. it was nice running while talking to Bards& Harry. I did another round along the big loop and decided to stop and visit the Active Fitness Expo Booths. I met Taki & friends inside the Expo and we talked about shoes, running kits, and “1,000 Km Club” and later we had some picture-taking. Taki & friends participated in the Active Fitness Fun Run.

From the Expo Booth, I resumed my running towards MC Home Depot and then turn left towards Jollibee and then left towards McDonalds/One McKinley. It was too hot already and just maintained my jogging along Lawton Avenue and later reached my quarters at Fort Bonifacio. The following data registered in my GF 305:

Distance—18.0 kms             Time—1:48:15 hours

Average Pace—6:10 mins/km      Average Speed—9.8 kms/hr

Maximum Speed—19 kms/hr      Total Calories—1,253 cal

Average HR—153 bpm                 Maximum HR—164 bpm

Total Ascent—905 meters           Total Descent—890 meters

Music—Bob Marley; Bon Jovi; Dave Matthews Band

Running Shoes—ASICS Gel-Kayano 13