Race #5: We are Family

Race #5

Run for a Healthy Lung

May 15, 2011

5K

People’s Park
Davao City

The veteran: The “self-proclaimed” former two-time marathon finisher. The dark horse: The virtual unknown runner who trained in the concrete jungles of Manila. The underdog: The runt of the litter who amazingly stays slim and fit despite the absence of proper diet and exercise. And of course, there’s me, the crazed fool who is going to run his third consecutive weekly race. This crazy bunch is my family, and thanks to the generous sponsorship by B.O.D. (that is short for Bank of Dad J), we are all going to run the “Run for a Healthy Lung” at People’s Park on Sunday.

On race day, after being slightly delayed by a paparazzi representative from Mama Bear photography, we arrived at People’s Park. Since the singlet color was orange, the place looked packed with Oompa-Loompas from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. People’s Park is a new starting area for me in a race, however the course involves also Bajada Street, so the course is not that completely unfamiliar. Still, this is the first time all four of us are going to run together, so its time to have some fun!

After chatting with a few acquaintances from the gym and Japanese class, we took off. I stayed with a slow jog with my little sister while Dad and Tim went on ahead. The course seemed quite long for a 5K. But it provided me with some bonding time with my family.

At last we finished the race. It took almost an hour, but I’m so proud of my baby sister for not bailing out and finishing the 5K. Many congratulations to my little brother for finishing this race at a pace time that I (for this moment at least) ever could.


>>> Race Time: 5K (1 hr 0 min)