My Dad
My Dad has always encouraged my sisters and I since we were young to get into sports. Back when we were kids, he would wake us up early in the morning on Sundays to play tennis with our trainer or join him jog around CCP Complex while my Mom goes to the weekend market. I was never the sporty type of girl and I hated it when he woke us up early on a Sunday morning just to exercise. After a tough rally with our tennis trainer, he always encouraged us not to stop and just keep going. He would say, "Fight! Fight! Fight!" He also often reminded us never to sit right away to maintain our heart rate and not to hydrate too much immediately. I never understood or questioned him before, I thought he was just too tough on us. :) But now I find myself remembering my dad's words when I have to push myself when running or during an intense workout.
I hope I could run even a 5K race with him (and I hope with my Mom too, IF we could convince her), hopefully when they come home next year.
Grace Hanover
Macel Janeo
Chix & Macel |
Macel has been my friend since I was ten years old(?) We live in the same village and we were schoolmates in Grade School, High School and College. I vividly remember that day when I saw her during one of her marathon training runs here in the village. It was around 12nn, while I was driving home I stopped beside her and asked, “Macel, what are you doing, are you insane? Ang init, bakit ka tumatakbo?” She then explained she was training for the Singapore Marathon. That’s when I thought to myself, why not try running? Before I knew it, there we were (my husband and I) running with her and Mike (her husband).
Mike Janeo
L-R: Mike (my husband), Coach Mike Janeo, Chix |
LAST, but definitely not the least...
Mike (my husband)
My husband and I before crossing the finish line of our first marathon (TBR-ULAH Dream Marathon 2014) |
Mike has always been worried about me because I was so lazy to move. I was inactive / literally a couch potato - the only 'marathons' that mattered to me then were TV series and movie marathons. He encouraged me to do some stretching (at least) to keep myself healthy. My reply to him would always be, "Next time." I always hated waiting for him when he would exercise in the morning and I would just sit there at the dining area until the time he was finished so we could have breakfast together.
If not for my husband who never gave up on me, for always persuading me to start exercising, I wouldn't start running.
Now, I am happy that we get to talk about anything and everything when we run together.
MY RUNNING IDOLS
JAYMIE PIZZARO “The Bull Runner”
www.thebullrunner.com
Jaymie and I during the TBR Dream 2015's First Bull Circle at St. Luke's BGC - after I shared my marathon story |
RAUL PATRICK CONCEPCION “Runningshield”
www.runningshield.blogspot.com
My husband Mike, Patrick Concepcion (Runningshield) and I - after the World Vision 2014 21k Race in BGC |
RIO DELA CRUZ “Coach Rio”
www.runrio.com
Coach Rio and I during one of our Sunday morning training runs at the UP-Academic Oval |
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