Cyrine and Nerissa
On a bus to Makati, City (Mama, Papa, Cyrine, Nerissa and Me)
Carbo-Loading Dinner
Cyrine and Papa
To Condo and Get Some Marathon Sleep
Waiting for the Condo Elevator
Dressing Up for the Marathon
My beloved Mizuno Wave Ronin 2
Foot wrapped. All systems OK.
On a Taxi to Quirino Grandstand
The Starting Line
While I was Away and Running the Marathon
The other runners at the break of dawn, waiting for their gun start.
And more runners still..
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim
I have Finished My First Marathon, Wuhoooo!!
Sought Help for my heavily injured and aching right knee. Well, the whole body is in pain actually! :D
Celebration!! With Athan, a great support who helped me overcome the longest last 7 kilometers of the marathon. Thank you so much!
Yes! Yes! Yes! I did it! Pandesal Runner is now a MARATHONER!!!
whooohhoooo!!! congrats jayson :D
ReplyDeletecongratulations jayson for a sub-4 finish on your first full marathon !!! there are very few people i know who did a sub-4 on their 1st full, its quite an achievement for a runner like us !!!... get a good rest and recover.. also, dont forget to reward yourself for the job well done..
ReplyDeletesub-4 first marathon! wow, congrats!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Jayson! That was a fast time for a first marathon. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteCongrats sir jayson. pahinga ka muna dis week sa takbo u deserve it.. hahaha
ReplyDeletesub-4 in your maiden marathon?!?!!?! HUWAAAAW! ang galing galing! CONGRATS!!!
ReplyDeletebtw, what's the foot wrap for? does it work?
galing! :) sub-4 in your 1st marathon! hayop! idol na kita, dude. :) congrats! - bryan
ReplyDelete@Ian, Wilson, Sir Bong, Jerome, Bryan: Thanks a lot guys for the appreciation and support. I have learned a lot from this marathon and with the experience, I know I can do a lot better in the future. For now, cheers for a great marathon experience and a sub-4! ;)
ReplyDelete@Sir Junrox: One full week with no runs.. just rest and recovery. I would not be able to finish strong without your support at the last 2 kilometers of the race. Your voice egging me to do a sub-4, that it is still possible and I can do it, inspired me to go for it and push through. Thanks a lot. Congratulations on your own sub-4 finish Sir Junrox. Your fourth sub-4 marathon already!! Galing galing. Now I've got tremendous respect for marathoners. Sobrang hirap eh.
@Daytripper: Thank you. Two weeks into this marathon I've got injuries and pains on my left foot, left knee and the right knee. The left knee healed properly after the Halloween rest. I bought a Knee Strap for the right knee to help ease the pain (though it still hurt after the 16th km which led me to several walk breaks - not from exhaustion but from extreme pains on my right knee. I almost quit while barely able to walk on the Guadalupe bridge.)
About the foot wrap. That is my cure to my aching left foot. I run using the FOREFOOT landing and striking. It makes me run a lot faster because of the minimal amount of time for landing / impact and take off. However, I happened to have a HIGH-ARCH. During my long training runs, the bones on top of the foot arch got awefully painful because of all the impacts it absorb. To support the arch, I wrap my feet with my elastic boxing hand-wraps.
The wrap works for me. Not tight to allow blood flow but not loose so as to provide support and remain in the correct position all throughout the run. I was able to run with my forefoot strike and the foot was perfectly fine after 42.195km of running.
Great run man! Cheers to your triumph!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Jayson :-)
ReplyDelete@Gleeman and Rico: Thanks guys! I truly appreciate your support and appreciation. Let's keep running. More runs, more fun, more stories to tell and more friends to meet. Maraming Salamat!
ReplyDeletevery touching blog.. it was such a meaningful event. congratz po!!! we are proud of u. hahaha.
ReplyDelete@Regz: "congratz po!!! we are proud of u." --What a touching comment. My heart suddenly got bigger.. Sobrang na-touch naman at natuwa ako sa comment mo! May ganon!! Thanks a lot. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Marathoner!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, very impressive first full marathon.
By the way, where did you get the black bag???
:-)
Thanks Alfred. Congratulations on your 3:49 hours! Galing!
ReplyDeleteI got the black bag around 8:45am near the finish line. A lady was giving it to all finishers. A fellow marathoner joked about the lack of medal and attempted to put the black bag around his neck. Haha. No medals eh!