Wow I just did it. A one word title.

So I’ll be running 42km on July 4 (I initially thought July 6), for the 34th Milo Marathon here in Manila. Am I prepared? Hell no. My one month running hiatus just destroyed my preparation. To date, the only “long” run I’ve ever done was that poorly organized race called Philippine Independence Day Half Marathon held two weeks ago. No I didn’t fall for that “run-this-race-if-you’re-a-patriot” marketing hype. I ran it because I need mileage and best of all, registration fee was cheap. When was the last time you run 21km for only php350? Many runners consider it one of the worst race this year. Heck I didn’t even run the entire 21km route, the race marshalls were so incompetent beyond words that several runners got lost (including yours thank you) and by sheer frustration mixed with confusion, ended up running just 18km. This race got buried in my vault of oblivion, hence there’s no blog needed for this one.

Going back to Milo. I can’t miss this event. My first marathon was a Milo event and I thought it would be a mortal sin to miss this one. Running my first marathon brings me back those memories, like where I took a crap twice, the first instance at Shell station near Kalayaan Flyover and second instance somewhere in Bayani Road. Wow moments. I was able to finish it albeit no Milo medal because I finished it way beyond cut-off time (takbo.ph gang gave me a customized Milo medal though-even better!). I just hope I’ll be able to finish this one decently. Anyway, this will be my fifth marathon and I’ll be royally pissed if I don’t even get to finish this below their 6 hour cut-off time.

Wish me luck, I need a lot of that!

Related posts:

1. 33rd Milo Marathon Finals- the day I became the “petroleum jelly guy” and observations
2. 33rd Milo Marathon – The Battle I’ve Been Waiting For
3. Milo 34th Edition – Isang Madugong Araw

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