The white sands of Saud, Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte. One of the better alternative beaches & resorts for Boracay in Luzon.
This will be my life after retirement—run/swim everyday and read back issues of RW Magazine while lying on this hammock with bottles of Gatorade on the side!
Picture of a beach in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. One of my favorite places in my province where I can relax, swim, and run
On this site will rise the “Bald Runner’s” Beach Resort in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. My daughter and her boyfriend are seen walking on the beach towards the sea.
I bought this shoes last 22 November 2007 at the Glorietta’s “Athlete’s Foot” Store with 20% discount. This shoes was voted by as the Runner’s World Magazine Editor’s Choice and considered as the “lightest performance training” shoe of New Balance. It weighs 10 ounces and it has laces called “Sure Lace” shoestrings.
The shoes is nice and light and I’ve been using it in Jamindan and Iloilo City Oval Track for my “speed play” runs but for the past months, the shoes had been giving me some pain on my right Achilles tendon. Since last month, I started using my ASICS Gel-Cumulus shoes regularly in my road races and training workout runs. The pain on my right Achilles tendon disappeared while using the ASICS shoes. However, to validate and prove that my NB 902 is the cause of the pain, I used it last week for a short run and the pain on my foot came back and I had to slowly stop my running workout.
For now, I am officially “dumping” my NB 902 as my “performance training” running shoes!
06 February 2008
I accompanied my daughter to Laoag City and while in Laoag City, I had a running workout on the early morning of Wednesday. I ran from our house in Barangay Dibua South to the Poblacion of Laoag City, then ran along the Padsan Bridge towards the road going to the Laoag International Airport. I had my turn-around point at the Northwestern University area where the road towards Fort Ilocandia Hotel starts. From that crossing, I proceeded back to our house taking the same road/route back.
The GF 305 registered a time of 1:34:11 hours, covering a distance of 10.71 miles or 17.136 kilometers. My Average pace was 8:47 minutes per mile or 5:30 minutes per kilometer. My fastest pace was 6:12 minutes per mile. My highest Heart Rate (HR) was 171 beats per minute (bpm) and an average HR of 160 bpm which was within my HR Zone for training. I finished my workout at 8:00 AM.
04 February 2008
Excited to use the GF 305, I went out for a running workout at 9:15 PM. From my quarters, I went to the Mckinley Hill and reached C-5 Highway and back to Lawton Avenue. The main street was well-lighted and there were still working being done on the buildings along the said street even if it was already nighttime. From Lawton Avenue, I went to Essensa and turning right towards the new buildings of South of the Market (SOMA). I went directly to street between Serendra and Bonifacio Hight Street and started to run around the Mall Complex taking the streets that surrounds it. I made at least 3 rounds around the Bonifacio High Street Mall. Then took the street towards MC Home Depot, turn left towards Jollibee and then left turn towards McDonald’s. After passing along Essensa, I ran along Lawton Avenue towards Bayani Road and entered the Fort Bonifacio Gate near Libingan ng mga Bayani and back to my quarters.
I ran a total distance of 9.61 miles or 15.376 kilometers in 1:32:38 hours with an average speed/pace of 9:39 minutes per mile or 6:01.4 minutes per kilometer. My fastest pace registered at 6:44 minutes per mile or 4:12 minutes per kilometer.
I forgot to strap on my heart monitor belt and I was not able to take any readings on my heart rate while I was running.
I was surprised to see on the graph of my speed, time, and distance that at one time, I was running at 20 miles per hour pace! I was also surprised that the watch registered a slower pace than the Timex Watch. However, I found out later the answer to my apprehensions when I used the GF 305 in Laoag City last Wednesday morning.
Running at nighttime was nice and cooler along Lawton Avenue and at The Fort. I was holding my Mini-Maglite flashlight just in case there were streets that were too dark along the way.
I finished the run at 10:45 PM.
1. Do not cheat. Do not cheat on your registration form. Indicating one’s actual AGE is the most abused data on the registration form where cheating is done.
2. Do not cheat. Do not make “shortcuts” on road races. Do not ride on vehicles in full marathon races.
3. Do not cheat. Do not steal ones race number, finish time, or “leap frog” other runners after the finish line.
4. In your practice runs, smile and greet runner/s you meet along the way. If you don’t want to smile or greet, a simple waving of the hand to a runner you meet is enough.
5. In a road race, do not cut abruptly infront of the runner you are trying to overtake. Make some hand signals if you have any intention of overtaking or changing your running directions while on a road race.
6. Look around before you spit while running. Better yet, do not spit while running.
7. Do not push the runner infront of you once the starting gun had been fired.
8. Say positive and encouraging words to fellow runners along the way.
9. Look around before throwing your cups with some water in it. The water might spill on somebody’s shoes.
10. Do not overtake any runner once you are already inside the finish “chute” after passing the finish line.
11. If you are not registered in the race, do not steal any runner’s number and timing “chip”.
12. If you think you are an elite runner, position yourself nearest the starting line but if you think you are an average runner, position yourself at the middle of the pack. If you are a “first timer” in a road race and has the objective to finish the race, it would be better to position yourself at the back of the pack. If you are a “walker or slow jogger”, the farthest back of the pack is the best place for you to start the race.
13. If possible, do not cross the starting line before the start of the race.
14. If you are annoyed or disturbed with somebody trying to start a conversation with you while on a road race, be polite and make some “actions” that you are concentrated and focused to your goal.
15. If you finished the race and submitted your race number tag, do not wander around the area before the finish line or within the route. Better yet, to have yourself away from the finish line.
16. Running should be fun. Think of yourself and route as your “opponents” in every race.
17. Train for excellence and improvement. Be patient in training and think positive.
18. Running is a “social sports”. Be friendly with other runners. If there are “guest runners” from other countries, try to talk with them and praise/commend them for visiting our country.
At last, I am now a member of what I call as the “Garmin Forerunner Club”. These are the runners, bikers and other sports enthusiasts who wear a “Garmin Forerunner Watch”. My wife bought me a Garmin Forerunner (GF) 305 weeks ago and it was brought by my daughter to Manila who just arrived from Los Angeles last Monday.
After the Clark 10K Run, BenMChan warned me not to buy GF 305 and told me to wait for the availability of GF 405 in the market. But I found out that my wife already ordered “on line” and got the cheapest price for the watch. I found out later that the GF 305 was “on sale” because of the new GF 405 which has a higher price.
So, I have the whole day reading the manual for the watch, “tinkering” the buttons, charging its battery, going out of my quarters to “locate” the satellites, and having it programmed and sync to my laptop computer.
Last night, I made a test run and ran from my quarters to McKinley Hill-C-5 entrance-back to Lawton Avenue-The Fort-3X around Bonifacio High Street loop-Jollibee-McDonalds-Lawton Avenue-Bayani Road and back to my quarters. The GF 305 registered a total distance run of 9.61 miles with a time of 1:32:38 hours; with an average speed of 9:39 minutes per mile and my fastest pace was 6:44 minutes per mile.
The GF 305 is very impressive and I was able to see and track the route I’ve taken through its GPS readings of my location and the graph that indicates the distance, time and speed of my run once I connect/sync the watch to my laptop computer.
The Bald Runner is becoming a “high-tech” runner!
Last Sunday at the GIG 10K Run, I saw a runner who made a shortcut across the island of UP Entrance Drive after getting his “straw” to indicate that he passed the turn-around point. The problem was that the marshalls who were giving “straws” were positioned/standing at least 10 meters before the turn-around point. So, this “runner” immediately crossed the island as soon as he got his “straw” from one of the marshalls without going to the actual turn-around point. He “cheated” at least 20 meters from the race and he was immediately ahead of me! This runner was at my back when I got my “straw” and as I was aproaching the turn-around point.
I had to increase my speed and while I was about to overtake him, I shouted and advised him to run entirely to the turn-around point and must not cheat in running. I even went to the extent of telling him that his “good looks” is put into shame and waste if he is cheating in road races like this. I said, “Sayang ka, Guwapo ka pa naman”. The “cheater” slowed down his pace and was not able to his face again! Good for him!
I am going call this kind of runner who overtakes a runner after the finish line while all the runner are lined up to give their race number tags to the finish line marshalls. These tags stapled on the race number are collected after the finish line and they are used to identify the runner that corresponds to the order of finish as registered in the time counter machine. The time counter machine is being activated by a person at the finish line once a runner crosses the finish line and it only registers the order of finish of a runner and his/her time.
A runner who finished and crossed the finish line behind a runner on my back “leap frogged” us and gave his race number tag ahead of me and the other runner on my back to the marshalls. I immediately complained to the marshalls that the guy overtook us while we were already on line to give our race tags! He instructed the other ladies collecting the tags to change the order of the “leap frog” runner and be placed behind our tags. However, when I saw the official results of the GIG 10K Run, I found out that the “leap frogger” got my finish time! He finished # 57 with a time of 46:46 minutes while I finished # 58 with a time of 46:48 minutes. My watch registered 46:45.9 minutes when I crossed the finished the line.
The picture on the left shows me and a runner on my back few meters away from the finish line. And then suddenly after passing the finish line, the “guy” infront of me on the right picture “leap frogged” us to give his race number tag to the marshalls ahead of us!
To the “leap frogger”, who ever you are, you are the worst “cheater” I’ve ever seen in running!
Another story of a “cheater” during the GIG 10K Run on my next post.
Talking and Pictures with Kenyan Runners, “Tom & Sam”
Last “kick” before the finish line & “smiling face” after posting a PR best!
Another “Certificate” & Timex Watch display of my finish time.
Bald Runner 
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