(Activity) 10K Fun Run (10K is still fun)

Love and I started running together even before we became a couple.  We used to just do a bit of running and a lot of flirting.  This time, I got her to sign up for a 10K run (Condura Skyway Marathon 2015).  

As a couple, Love and I like to try different physical activities together.  We run, we bike, we hiked one time, we do Yoga (Adam Levine does it so it's not gay), she even got me to dance.  

For this endeavor, we needed to train (well, mostly her).  Love's farthest run was our Milo 5K.  I already completed a 10K run a few years back but still, I needed to get used to the distance again.

I found a nice training regimen on the internet.

CT Means Cross-Train (do other stuff)

We tried sticking to the training plan as much as we could.  We missed some days since we have different work schedules and 'cause of all the wedding planning we're doing.  

Race Day!

2:30 AM - We woke up and had our breakfast.

3:30 AM - Left for Alabang from Cavite.

4:30 AM - Found our wave group and did our warmp-ups.

5:00 AM - Start of race.

We started the fun run with a nice and steady pace. The event honored the 44 heroes who died in the Mamasapano clash.  We did a long salute while passing the 44 pictures carried by their fellow SAF troops.

We were beginning to slow down after the 2KM mark.  More walks since the Skyway route has a lot of uphills.  After the U-turn, the fun run became a not-so-fun sprint.  It was like interval running (bad idea).  We sprinted for about a minute each time but walked for 5 after (Love's idea - she wanted to finish quicker).  

At the 8KM mark, Love's knees began to give out.  To make the story short, it became a fun walk for the last part.  We just talked and people-watched until the finish line, with the occasional fake run whenever we saw a camera.

The Finishers

The Results!

We didn't have a very competitive time but I'm still proud of her for sticking it out to the end even with her knee hurting (sprinting on the downhill is a bad idea).

H.H.W.R.

Next year, we plan on participating in the 21K run.