Company Sportsfest Closing Ceremonies
15k, The Fort
I did the same race earlier this year, finishing 1:37:20 (PR since it was my 1st 15k). I hope to do better this Saturday, with Goal A at 1:30 and Goal B at 1:35. Aside from that, this race will serve as my checkpoint on how effective my current training is, which by the way, I have cooked up personally by including easy runs, long runs, tempo runs, and lately, intervals.
Should my race performance here be below par, I will try to look at it positively by going back to the drawing board and adjusting my training.
Adidas KOTR
21k, The Fort
I finished the same distance in the 2009 edition at 2:29:55. Yup, you guessed it. I want to improve on my finish time here too.
Unilab RunRio3
32k, The Fort
I have never done Rio's "The Afro-Man distance" before. I hope to finish well here since this will determine the course of my training for Condura 42k 2011. Again, adjustments to my training would have to be made if this race falls below my expectation.
QCIM 2
21k, QC Circle
I did 10k in the 1st edition of QCIM, finishing at 1:04 which stood quite long before I broke it to 1:00:57 in Mizuno earlier this year. I'm stepping it up a notch by hoping to conquer the 21k event. This'll be just right since long runs will be required.
Milo Finals
21k, Manila
This will hold a special meaning for me since I'll be tackling the distance the late Remus Fuentes succumbed to last July. I'll treat this one as a special tribute to Remus since I discovered we had many in common. We were both the same age, we each had a loving wife and 2 children, and we love the sport of running. I will probably stop at km19.9 and say a short prayer for the repose of his soul during this race (I hope you do so too!).
Condura 2011
42k, Skyway
As early as now I'm announcing my plan to race my second full marathon in Condura, the race that started it all for me. 5:53 is the time to beat. I hope all the training and above races will condition me well into meeting a sub-5 finish (Goal A), or a 5:30 finish (Goal B), or simply, to finish (Goal C).
How about you? When's your next race?
I love your attitude here man. "Go back to the drawing board". Most runners get caught up in the "smash it or get down about not hitting there goal times" way of thinking. Races are a great way to gauge your training and fitness levels. Best wishes this Saturday in obtaining Goal A or even better! Will be awaiting your post on how well you did man. Take care. Your training now looks pretty solid in terms of the sessions. Are you doing any other drills or strength training. I have found that it has really helped my running!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kenley! No I haven't been doing drills or strength training. The last time I picked up a pair of dumbells was months ago. Hmmm, maybe I'll try to incorporate that in my training too!
ReplyDeleteYup, I'll definitely post tomorrow's race results in my next post. :)