Its been raining for the past couple of days and because of that, I haven’t run for the last 5 days of my existence. Tomorrow, I’ll be running at Bonifacio High Street, maybe just 5km comfy pace to “wake-up” my feet muscle. With lack of training for Sunday’s race, doom is nigh.
Anyway, my strategy this time will be different from my previous race where I ended up doing positive split. I’m still in testing mode as to which one best fits me. So come on Sunday, I will ‘try’ to do negative split. I’ll be dividing the 15k race into 3 and here’s what’s gonna happen which I’m gonna keep in my mind:
1st- 5th km : Comfy pace, ignore speedsters. If speedsters look down at you while they speed away, have a mental shot of their faces and bib number, get back at them on the 6th – 10 km. Seriously!
6th to 10th km: Run faster. Don’t be an idiot trying to look at race bibs of each runner you overtake. Just run faster!
The 3rd part will vary depending on my energy level and mental alertness. But if these two variables are OK, this is what’s gonna happen:
11th to 13thkm: Try speed work-out. 2 minutes hard run and 4 minute recovery run.
14th km-15th km: Run like its the end of the world!
Phiten Stuffs to test: necklace, lotion and titan tape
For the first time in this race, I’ll be wearing a Phiten necklace which in theory will help regulate and balance the flow of energy throughout my body. I’ve seen many people wear this, baseball players in U.S swear by this and Ria mentioned that Elite runners Kara Goucher and Paula Radcliffe also wear this. I also saw a couple of runners in races I’ve joined wearing this. I’m going to test if this is just voodoo science in the name of profit or this thing actually works. I will post the result by next week. Additionally, I’ll also be trying Phiten lotion and Phiten tapes on my legs and back to achieve the same result as of that necklace. Now I understand why some male runners shave their legs. It’s gonna be a painful experience once I start removing these tapes!
Phiten Titan Tapes on my hairy legs! Any idea how I can remove these as painless as possible?
For my hydration, I’ll stick with Gatorade as Plus 100 gave me weird feeling on my stomach the last time I used it. For my attire, I’ll be using same as before and for my shoes, the ever dependable Nike LunarGlide+.
See you guys on Sunday at Mizuni Infinity Run 2009!
Oh my suggested finish time is anywhere between 1:30-1:40. Conservative di ba? Hehehehe!
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Ria
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 4:42 am:
Hi Sammy! Nice post.
I’ll be waiting for your post re: Phiten stuff because I also want to try them out.
Ria
admin
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 4:56 am:
Yeah, and they are quite pricey. The necklace cost 1695 while the tape cost 995. If they work then it might be a good buy for some runners.
Sam
Ria
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 4:56 am:
Btw here’s one of Kara Goucher’s interviews with her wearing the necklace, hehe http://www.flotrack.org/videos/speaker/25-kara-goucher/13972-kara-goucher
admin
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 5:09 am:
Is she a Phiten endorser? She’s cute…hehehehe. If I’m not mistaken, I saw Jaymie the Bull Runner last Saturday at BHS also wearing this. I think I might have to ask elite runners if it does improve their performance, soothe muscles…or its simply another fashion statement hahahaha..Will ask around tomorrow.
notsquare
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 6:20 am:
Hi Sam!
re: joining the Mizuno Infinity Run — So far it’s a YES!
I hope we won’t be drowned out by strong rains, though…am not prepared yet with running in the rain gear 
admin
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 6:27 am:
Cool good luck!
jetpaiso
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 2:13 pm:
hey sam,
check this out my testimonial in the address below…
https://www.phitenphil.com/testimonials2.asp
admin
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 2:41 pm:
Hi Jet,
Thanks for the info. Your first sentence in your testimonial shocks me. You work in the office from 6am to 7pm from Mon-Fri*laughs*..anyway, its a good thing it works for you, but I’m a bit skeptical unless I tried it myself. For tomorrow’s race, I shall be wearing this Air Phiten necklace and will check how my body will react the day after. I usually experience a bit of body pain (common) the day after and my recovery period is almost 4 days. If this necklace works fine, my recovery period should be shorter and though I might feel some discomfort on my body, it should not be same as before. Will let you know how it goes.
thanks,
Sam
Luis Arcangel
on Jun 6th, 2009
@ 3:18 pm:
This Phiten thing intrigues me. But 4,000???? Eeek! Good luck Sam, we all lack mileage but let’s see how this one goes.
admin
on Jun 7th, 2009
@ 3:42 am:
Hi Luis,
The necklace itself doesn’t cost 4k, both phiten tapes and necklace combined cost php 2690. I believe the necklace though cost 1,695. Will blog my findings next week.
x59
on Jun 8th, 2009
@ 1:26 am:
Had a mini test on the phiten yesterday. Noticed a very minute difference. Cant wait to check your findings.
schlagger
on Jun 8th, 2009
@ 1:35 am:
i’ve been using the phiten evo racing necklace for roughly a month now (my mom gave it to me). it’s very stylish and looks great as a fashion accessory… but aside from giving me that choking feeling, i can say with finality that (at least for me) IT DOESN’T WORK. hehe.
my mom also uses the more stylish lewton hewitt necklace… and she too said that it was just a costly gimmick.
admin
on Jun 9th, 2009
@ 8:29 am:
Done. Please find the result http://therunningninja.com/2009/06/09/phiten-necklace-review/