Getting Ready For Run United 2013

I was bitten by the Holiday bug! Oh yes, tamad mode since the Holiday started and I thought I’d be better after the Holidays, I was wrong.. the mojo is still in vacation mode! That’s in terms of writing and working out (obvious ba, wala masyadong updates sa blog hehe). Good thing, I did not earned that much pounds during the break.. pero un lang I did not earned that much money din wahaha..

Now, it’s running season again! Run United registration is open.. waahh time to move na talaga! But it’s quite hard to get back to working out.. specially that I feel like I am busier that I was last year. I find it hard to squeeze working out to my schedule.. but I need to! by hook or by crook! And last week I found a good way to work out while doing some errands.. ang sagot sa problema ay PANDESAL! err not pandesal abs but buying pandesal every morning.

The pandesal store (it’s not a bakery, pandesal lang talaga tinda nya at sa umaga lang sya bukas) is 200-300 meters away from us. It will take about 5-10 minutes or more to buy pandesal (lalo pag mahaba ang pila).. one time, the kids are running late but I still need to buy their pandesal baon.. so I got my rubber shoes and run towards the store.. I was home in less than 5 minutes! whew! And that moment, my friends, is a moment of discovery! I can do that everyday! I can run to and from the pandesal store.. 2 birds in one stone! may pandesal na ang mga anak ko, naka pag work out pa ako! Ayayay!

RU is quite challenging this year eh.. the shortest distance is 5k.. no more 3K. Unilab Active Health and RunRio are now focusing on longer distance because runners are progressing rapidly, they noticed that longer distance races get filled faster. Sabi nga ni Coach Rio, “This is in line with our plan to be part of the growth and journey of Filipino runners. It just goes to prove that the local running community is more mature, that is why we also launched the Run United Philippine Marathon (RUPM) last year. Filipino runners have leveled up.”

No worries mommies, they retained the 500m dash for the kids. For adults, the race categories for 2013 Run United 1 include 5km, 10km and 21km; for Run United 2 (10km, 21km, and 32km); and for Run United Philippine Marathon (10km, 21km and 42km).

Here’s the complete Run United 2013 race schedules: