Running Time: 35 minutes
That's me - the hunchback with a ponytail. This was minutes before the event started on May 31 at UP Diliman. The category I joined was the 5k run.
UP is a nice place to run, if you can still breathe well enough to enjoy the scenery. The trees along the academic oval form a shadowy canopies that provide a reprieve from the sun. When the race started though, I wasn't really able to enjoy the view because everybody was a running rabbit eager to finish the race; I was a turtle. Within seconds it seemed, I was looking at everybody's backs.
It was my first run. I just wanted to move at a steady pace. But UP's up and down and curving roads wouldn't allow that. I'd go turtle speed up and go human speed down. I really wasn't prepared for hills. When I run on treadmills, the grade is just 0. Too late for regrets.
I finished the 5km in 36 mins. While I was still panting, I got to chat with a lady who was walking around cooling down. She was 50 years old, and she finished her 5k in 28 mins. Wow! She said I could finish under 30 minutes too if I practice.
Hmmm, I have 20 more years to practice. Hehehe.
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