A not so merry Running Christmas season

Merry Christmas! - sorry if its a bit late for greetings, its only now that I could get to write.

I'm on wave F - really a big race!

To start with, I finally got my FREE Condura Run 2013 kit last December 21.  Getting it really was an effort - left work early, left the car at Robinsons Galleria, walked up to Ortigas station, rode the train, walked up to Greenbelt 3 and back again.  Then again, its worth 1,350 if I am to pay for it, so its worth the effort - also registration is only up to December 23, so I really don't have time to do it any other day.


Now that I have a sure 21k slot for the Condura run, I had to continue with my training plan, which I did manage to finish a full week training:

Unfortunately, the 10k run hit me harder than I thought it would - I had the flu again.  It seems that my immune system really lowers down whenever I make an effort to improve my running.  I don't see myself overdoing it, yet my body seems to feel like it.  Worst part, my daughter Charlie also has the flu.

Up till today Charlie's still sick, and I'm far to worried about it for me to think about running.  Plus the weather is not too conducive - its a rainy Christmas-New Year this year. I guess running would have to wait - I have to take care of my kid and myself for now.

Condura Run 2013 21k for FREE!

Thanks to Pinoy Fitness' race kit promo (they do this contest via FB regularly), I will now be able to run my first 21k for FREE! (Although our company is given slots for this run as we carry the Condura brand).

I have been joining this promo in FB for the longest time.  It is only now that I got to win! In a very timely and important race - the Condura run is what made me run.  I didn't get to run 5k this year as it coincided with my father's birthday event.

I received an email from Jeff Lo of Pinoy Fitness last Sunday while I was about to sleep.  (This made me run 7k at race pace in the morning).  The voucher is for delivery to me within the day, hopefully i can receive it tomorrow.  Although I still have to go to Greenbelt in front of Asics to exchange the voucher for a race kit - I hate going to Greenbelt! :(  But no worries, this won't stop me from getting my FREE KIT! :)

Its a good thing that i already started training for the 21k.  I have been doing 7k runs in the morning, up from 5k from my usual runs.  Here's my training program (hit or miss):

I missed my Saturday 10k target as I was really not supposed to run that day, so i forgot to bring my bottle.  Grr!  But it did give me a good work-out.  Yes, it might not be the most immediate way to improve but what I really want to do is to be able to run a comfortable 10-15k.  If I can manage to run 15k at 1hr30mins, I think i'll do good.  My target time to finish 21k is 2hr05mins or better.

Here's to a good start for 2013!  I hope you have yours too!