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PTAA Run; Time Management

Before I get drowned in law school backlog (and eventually, blog backlog :P), just a short note on my recent activities.

Lately I have been gradually decreasing my mileage for two reasons: tamad and school gets in the way (spell OLA). My suunto would even complain and make tampo. It keeps asking me to decrease my activity class level (3 times now since ie8 run, from 8.0 to 7.0. boo.). That only means I'm on the way to stagnant.

Went to the ptaa fun run last sunday for a 10k. It was my first time to join a road race in my home court, upd. Happy bec I improved on my time (probably because there isn't a flyover in upd hehe) and I had taho right after. Yes, that's my thing. Yum. :) However, I found the route somewhat redundant not only because i've coursed through those backstreets since varsity years (whether on foot or on an ikot jeepney) but also because we had to go through the race route twice. I wish they had stuck with the original plan which traverses area 2 (?).

Well, I guess that's about it for ptaa run. Hehe.

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as I've said earlier, Im having a little difficulty injecting running hours in my schedule.

Computation:
19 units = 19 hours of class per week
19 x 2 hours preparation (at least) = 38 hours per week
8 hours rest per day (recommended) = 56 hours per week
8 hours leisure per day (eat, exercise, "exercise", entertainment, etc...again recommended) = 56
GRAND TOTAL: 169
hours per week : 7d x 24h = 168h
DEFICIT: 1 hour (at least).

Of course, the least priority would be slashed off....sleep. Hehe. As they say, mabuti nang walang tulog kaysa walang gising. XD

Bad Case of LSS: Faith No More covers Poker Face

Lady Gaga tweets: "Faith no more covered poker face. I can now die a happy woman. Such a huge fan."


IE8 Rain Run



IE8 run was interesting because (1) it was drizzling (2) 8 miles is not too long yet not too short either (3) lots of water, we could swim and (4) lots of surprise snacks (5) raffle prizes. I found some things odd though, like kropek and coke (office merienda time?), the cheerleaders i bet most have found annoying rather than encouraging, and the turnaround point beyond da riles and in the middle of the highway.

Anyway, it was a good run and I didn't mind the extra kilometers (about 1km++ more). More means more calories burned. Haha.

New Habits. I'm starting to prefer wearing tanks. It is more comfortable and...ahem...mas maporma. Haha. I'm also starting to prefer running without music. I tried counting 1-10 over and over, because it gets a little boring 5kms in and after noticing the lactic acid starting to build up. Effective, I must say, kept me on pace until 8km.

Road Test. This time I was able to road test my adidas powerweb 3/4 tights and my adidas adizero tempo.

Honestly, during the run, there was no noticeable difference with this pair of tights with my others (nike). But, I did notice that the usual after-race pain was a lot lot less. The technology was developed to lessen injuries and shorten the time for recovery, so, yes, powerweb technology works and it is worth the price you pay for.

On the other hand, the adidas adizero tempo II was designed to be a lightweight trainer. It IS very light but still with enough cushioning and support. Very flexible and springy too. And it's pink. I <3 it. :D

Race Anecdotes. Saw a friend's ex and my jaw dropped when I saw how toned and muscular she is now, but still pretty nonetheless. She looks successful (since she looks like she has all the time in her hands to train. podium finisher...jaw drops again). Ito ba ang buhay pagkatapos ni MM? (chismax...)

Because I didn't zone out with an ipod, I discovered a new annoying thing: men bragging while running.

Lastly, maybe there should be a book on manners we all could read because i found it appalling that this guy overtook me about 5-8 meters from the barricades of the finish line. Grr.

Hearty Breakfast. Charles and I tried out Paul Calvin's Breakfast Buffet. For 250, it was surely satisfying. Loved the bread and the hotel-style egg station. Will definitely go back there. Yum! :D