1 year anniversary of running races

July 11 a year ago was my first race.  That was the Fun run sponsored by the Mandarin Oriental.  And whoa! i never imagined, i will get hooked this way. this far, this long and i never felt the time so fast that its been year that i have been seriuosly doing runs for fun/hobby.  so what have i been doing the past few weeks related to running?

Weekend ago, i went overboard and spent more almost 200bucks for leggings and socks :D.  I needed leggings as it the winter even above 0 is too cold for me.  At last i got myself skins. well guess what i got a size L from the Youth department.  yea because the smallest for the female is too long for me.  Aside from that another leggings and socks.  Cant find a long sleeved shirt of my size :(.

Coming this weekend will be the Bay run.  Its not that long distance for 7K but I am not sure as usual how i would perform.  I will have fun, that's what's important and finish the race. 

And last Friday, I just got my race bib, #10051, my timing chip and race information from post for the City2Surf. I am not yet done psyching myself on this on the hellavalu hills, plus entered myself in the group category so its a bit of a pressure, despite of this, I will try to have fun and not caught up behind a lot of runners as this would be ran by 60K or more people. I got a green bib, :) despite of my first entry to the event as it says runners who joined previuos years with a pace of 70-100.  Glad the organizers considered my Philippine races.

Still thinking there are three races i came accross i want to join.  The Pub to Pub race, which is 2 weeks after c2s.

And the Woodtsock's 3rd Handicap run. which i will defenitely join as long as i am in NSW on August 30, 2008

And the Bridge to Bridge race, which is co-organized by Woodstock Running club and a week before the Sydney Bridge Marathon.

Not as busy running races every Sunday just like when i was back in Manila, but my legs are sore from doing the hills and my first speed training, so there haas been a step forward in this love of mine.

Comments

[Katrina]

Hi girl! i saw you commented on trish's site. I really do hope you two will be able to meet! :) seriously!

Okay, time for me to read your post. Heh!

[Katrina]

Woah, those are fun fun runs! :x
sigh. I'm having such huge struggles on my runs. I'm really getting more serious to this running more than how i used to back in highschool, i really couldn't believe myself but yeah, there's such huge beauty from having this *insert reason why you run* to having it more like lifestyle. More like a drug. :)

Do you do weights? resistance training?

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[Chaia]

haha thanks for the comment Katrina! I know you have heaps of runs in NYC as well. Would like to go there sometime.

yea i do weights for strengthening. light weights and more repeatitions. More on the free weights so you dont get too bulky with muscles yet you get functional muscles and toned structure. :)

[Chaia]

oops your back pinas na pala :D