So happy for my second All Women’s Ultra Marathon. Finisher #193 out of 350 runners. My random thoughts acquired: . - Tongue is necessary. . . - Bragging rights is always expensive. But I actually expected there would be more than what’s inside the race kit. Maybe the organizers can work on this next time. 🙂 . . - The good things we desire will arrive in due time. I did not get a slot for 2016 and 2017, as the slots were easily sold out. Thankful to Stacy for helping me get a slot for this year. . . - I only had less than 4 weeks to train and my longest run mileage was only 25km. I’m totally unprepared but I’m happy with today’s result. Ran the 40km but I no longer had the legs from the 41st to 47th km. . . - I already know what giving up feels like. I want to see what happens if I don’t. . . - No support crew for me this year. Being self-sufficient is enough. There were 22 aid stations (sponsored by different running clubs) along the route so I didn’t think it was necessary. I did think about the things that could go wrong but I shifted my focus. I thought more of the things that I can do instead. . . - Produced a fist sized trash made up of 2 Cloud 9 bars & nutrition gels. Brought my own water bottle and mostly ate bananas since it’s organic waste. . . - We ran 3 cities,climbed 3 bridges plus the final assault in Busay. The climbs can be tougher and more difficult with a heavy load. I went as light as possible. . . - Thankful to the volunteers and the guys at KM 25, 27, and 30 who gave my quads a good rub. Regardless how tired I was, I never forget to say thank you. . . - There were times I had to run alone when the field started spreading out. The eerie silence of the poorly lighted road was unbearable. . . - Yep. There are still cat-callers and guys saying: “Pa-uli na sa inyoha oy.” Or “Kapoy kapoy ra man ka.” Just to name a few. Insulting, I know. But these are the realities a woman has to deal with. Like running, we continue to fight and let our voices be heard. . . Women-specific events have such a different feeling. It’s always inspiring to see women of all ages in different shape and sizes to come together, and support each other. #AWUM2018 #Womanimal
