Phoenix Araw ng Dabaw Fun Run
March 13, 2011
5k
Ateneo de Davao, Roxas Avenue
Davao City
Davao City
Rrrrrrriinnnngg……..
rrrrriiiinnnngggg….. (wakes up and answers the phone). “Hello?”, I answered
groggily. “Te, where are you? We are already at the starting line. The race
will start in a few minutes.”, Ian answered. “What?!?! Ok, I will go right
away.”, I replied.
I am about to be late for my first
ever fun run race. How did I get into this mess? Oh yeah, a few weeks ago, I
invited my friends to wake up with me at the crack of dawn to join the Phoenix
Araw ng Dabaw Fun Run. For me not showing up at an event I invited (well,
partially forced J)
them to go, well, that would be embarrassing (not to mention dishonorable for
not keeping my word). So I put on my workout gear and hurried out the road.
Arriving at about 20 minutes after the
gun start, I dashed like a madman to catch up with Ian and Claire. Along the
way, I saw my cousin and my nephew already coming back from their 3K run. Man,
I really am running late. Running even faster, I took note of the landmarks on
the way… Gaisano Mall… McDonald’s… Victoria Plaza… At last, I found my friends
just before the turnaround point.
There was a lot of interesting sights along the way. A lady with angel wings (and I mean really large angel wings) running a 5K. I guess she is going to win hands down for the “design your singlet” contest. There was also a girl carrying a little dog. Apparently the dog was very tired walking that long a distance. Taking a cue from the dog, I took a “rest” (meaning walking for almost the rest of the way back to the finish) as I exhausted myself in trying to catch up with them.
There was a lot of interesting sights along the way. A lady with angel wings (and I mean really large angel wings) running a 5K. I guess she is going to win hands down for the “design your singlet” contest. There was also a girl carrying a little dog. Apparently the dog was very tired walking that long a distance. Taking a cue from the dog, I took a “rest” (meaning walking for almost the rest of the way back to the finish) as I exhausted myself in trying to catch up with them.
Phoenix Petroleum sure made this a
large event not to be missed. Huge stage, loud music, and refreshments were
presented for everyone who participated. The finish line was a sight to behold
as we all made it to the finish in about an hour. To be honest, I had no idea
that this was a less than decent time for a 5K (I figured that out much, much
later), yet at that moment I didn’t care as I had finished my first ever race
with a finisher’s certificate to show for it. Woo woo woo you know it!
>>> Race Time: 5K (1 hour 5 min)
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