Running w/ the Stars

So how does it feel like running with Derek Ramsay and Maricar Reyes?

I don't know. I never saw them. In fact, I didn't feel their presence at all.

But I ran the 3k distance at the Century Tuna Superbod Run and it felt daaaaamn goooood!!!! :D I've had less than 5 hours of sleep that night, since I had to wake up at 4am to be at BHS at 5am. Franco, mom, Cody (our shih tzu), and I made it just in time to park right beside Carlos Agassi. The place was packed. Had we been a minute late, we wouldn't have had any parking space at all. People were already doing warm-up runs/walks all around the place, stretching on lamp posts, and taking pictures (of themselves). As if it were 8 in the evening and a concert was about to take place. Everybody's running these days! (Well, at least it's a healthier and more wholesome alternative to clubbing.) :P

The event was impressive for a first-timer like me. Everything was organized (at least from my perspective). It was impossible not to feel the energy emanating from everybody. Adrenaline made up for my lack of sleep. As soon as the emcee shouted GO!, I couldn't stop running! Maybe because of the thought that it was embarrassing to walk while everyone else was still running. Or maybe because I didn't want to be the last one to arrive at the finish line. Or maybe it was just pure adrenaline pumping on my veins. So, I just kept going until my lungs couldn't take it anymore. Of course I had to stop at every water station (there were only two of them for the 3k route anyway :P). Male Brazilian models were handing out Gatorade. How can I not get thirsty? :P

I finished the run at a decent time -- 30 mins. Derek finished his 3k route at 27 mins, Maricar finished hers in 17 mins. (Yeah, we're on first-name basis.) I would have loved to gloat over the fact that Derek was only 3 mins. ahead of me, but I just learned he had an operation on his knee or ankle or somewhere else. So, let's cut the guy some slack. The fastest female 3k runner finished at 11 mins. (No, I have no plans on beating her time.), and the "slowest" female 3k runner finished at 3 hours (She must have ran a different route? haha :P). So, 30 mins. isn't that bad at all, right? HAHAHA!

Kudos to the runner who almost fainted on her first attempt at running, but finished her first 3k race with style. Special thanks goes out to Franco who convinced me to live a healthier lifestyle. I love you! :) See you at the next finish line! :D