"on a shoestring"

42K-turned-21K

I was slated to run 42K or marathon but because of busy travel schedules and sickness I thought it was a bad idea to do the marathon. What I did was settle to a shorter distance of 21K. It was a painful decision, the night before the race I was still debating myself that I can run that distance 42K but it prevailed that I don’t want to punish myself. My respect for the marathon distance is so much that I don’t want to just run it. I needed to prepare myself physically, psychologically, mentally… Running the marathon is no joke.

Look at the 42K result, my name is highlighted. Top20? I wish!

Worst 21K Result

Anyway, let’s go back to the 21K race- It was my worst time (2:24:30) but still happy to finish it. I was not aiming for PR naman, I knew it already before the race that in no way I can run fast because the longest run I did the past 3 weeks was 10K. Anyway, feels good to finally ran on the Skyway.

Also, one of the things that slowed me down was that I’m not wearing an E-PASS.

At the finish line, I went to the 21K booth and was asking for a 21K medal giving my 42K medal stub. Of course, I will not be given a 21K medal with that stub, staff pointed me towards the 42K booth and I have no choice but to get the medal (well, I didn’t wear it) and the freebies (thanks to the sponsors).

Special note: It was like a reunion seeing my friends from the South on the Finish Line near Honda after finishing my worst-timed Marathon-turned-21K-run. So proud of you guys! And I’m loving the Snail Runners Alabang shirt with my logo at the back. Thanks to the team who made this possible. Kudos Sir Toel, TL Mond, Master Graphic Artist Ed & Snail Printer Jojo!

Official Race Results of Condura Skyway Marathon 2011 can be downloaded:

2011 Partial and Unofficial Race Results