Later lunch time
Family decided to go to Alabang Town Center and in the Molino road, a motor speeding on my right side collide near the front part of my car. I was so worried I thought I killed both passengers but good thing nothing serious happened. Both passengers were wearing helmets (thick ones) so I know their heads are OK, except the driver whose collar bone was fractured. He did undergo a 1 hour operation to put a metal and connect the collar bone and he’s in the recovery area now. He can go home on Monday morning according to the ortho. I was so worried over the expense but thank God it wasn’t that much. I was expecting more than a hundred thousand hospital bill but the doctor gave me an idea that I might just shell out half of that (i will remember ‘MIGHT’). Anyway, my mind now is somewhat still shaky, am hoping now things will work OK on the patient’s end.
After talking with doctor about the condition, he told me I was lucky because the accident wasn’t that big as compared to other operations he undergo. Usually motor accidents involve spinal cord or brain injuries. What happend to the driver was for him “minimal’. On my way home while driving my car, I was thankful to God because even though things screwed up, I know He still guided us along the way. The doctor is good, patient and relatives are cooperative and we settle the case well.
So there you go, happines, worry and thankfullness. These are the emotions I went through this day and tomorrow race day, I have no idea what will be its implication on my run. With all these things that happened today, I thought that I should just ignore the mental and physical pain that I might face for tomorrow’s race. Enjoy the race and hopefully, the release of endorphins will somewhat remove the anxiety I’m still feeling now. And so, to remind my self of this, I put a statement on my bib:
- Must Love Pain - Physically and Mentally
Hell yeah, I must love pain!
- Race Gear
To help my mind get into “race zone” I thought of preparing my race gear tonight unlike before where I prepare my stuffs on the race day itself! Hehehehe! For the first time, I shall try Nike Compression shirt with my takbo.ph over, I shall wear Nike shorts, dri fit socks and will try to break in Nike LunarGlide+ on the race day. As the shoes are pretty new and with only 2km on it, I’m just hopeful it will not cause any blisters. Oh yeah, I already applied petroleum jelly on my toes, underarms and thighs.
For hydration, I shall fill up my hydration belt with Gatorade. I will consume 1 pack of sports beans 30minutes before the race and will drink the orange 100 Plus liquid to consume it. The other packet I will consume 5beans on the 4th km and the other half on the 13th km. During the race, I will carry the crystal 100 Plus. You may think I’m over hydrated but with no idea how the race organizer will be true to their “water stations every 2 kilometer” promise as stated in their race packet, I’m taking extra measures to ensure I don’t end up dehydrated just like what happened on my last race, the dreaded 42k Botak Paa-Tibayan race.
- Hydration
As for my race strategies, here’s what’s gonna happen:
1-3 km: run comfortably, “feel the race”, warm-up stage
4-7 km: start running like a maniac from hell
8-12 km: recovery stage, run a little harder than the first 1-3km
13-16km: run again like a maniac from hell
Now this is my strategy, if this shall happen tomorrow is another story 
