Race #22: Pace Setter

Race #22

Run For Humanity

August 28, 2011

5K

Roxas Avenue

Davao City

23 minutes. At least that was the time I saw in the clock as I crossed the finish line. “What?”, I thought to myself, there is no way that could be right.

But to be fair, for the first time in my “short racing career”, I did not take a walk break for an entire race. Yep, I ran the whole 5K without stopping, not even for the water station! I just took the water and sipped it as I ran.

This was all thanks to having an “unofficial” pacer. A pacer or pace-setter is someone who you have to match in speed so that you can maintain that particular pace in a certain race. I took a random person in the race and since I didn’t want to get chick’d (look up that term, you will probably laugh), so when you (pacer) slow down, I’ll slow down. An interesting note: She never did slow down. And neither did I. So “unofficial pacer”, thank you for helping me improve.

Along the way, I met with my former classmates from Japanese class. Seems the running bug bit them as well. ^_^ 


This fun run, organized by Red Cross, made us aware of its beginnings as well as what the foundation does today. I guess they were effective though seeing a lot of people joined.

Alas, it turns out there was some sort of confusion with the time. There was a false start of about 5 minutes or so. And I wasn’t able to get the time plus right. So, maybe I wasn’t able to finish in 23 minutes. (sigh) And maybe I will never know what my real time will be. However, I do know I thing, I gave my best on this race and I didn’t stop.

>>> Race time: 5K (unknown time)