First 5k Race and it was in the Philippines. This was a huge accomplishment for me. I never ran more than a mile prior to training for this 5k. I have been training over 10 weeks for this using the C25K @c25kfree #c25k app. It has been pivotal to my training. Thank you to those who created it. The race was really tough because it consisted of a lot of hills and it was at 5000 feet elevation. I do not recommend the Baguio Marathon. It was poorly organized and the race route so super dangerous. We were running on the major road next to trucks, buses, and fast moving cars. Any of us could have been struck by a car and killed. Especially for those who ran the 42k or the 21k because those started at 2am and 3am. I think it’s going to take someone getting hit by a car for them to realize how dangerous it is. There are parts of it with zero sidewalk and we are running on a fucking major highway. Wtf. Jesus Christ. Nevertheless it was a great experience. I wasn’t to sure with my time because when I arrived to the finish line there was traffic and they were scrambling recording our bibs. It’s now time to train for a 10k. Ways I could have improved for this race: Learn how to properly run downhill and to utilize the down hill momentum. Sleep earlier. I only slept 2 and a half hours. I woke up to use the restroom at 2:30am and I felt really full and not good because I ate too much the night before. Pretty much I just need to run more. I didn’t do the last days of training on the app. I will be heading off to get a full body massage today to help me with recovery. I’ll take tomorrow and Wednesday off, I’ll try to do yoga everyday this week and I’ll slip in a few boxing classes wed-Saturday and starting running again on Sunday utilizing Hal Higdon #halhigdon 10k running plan. Looking forward to eventually working my way to a full marathon sometime this year. After that school will be in session in August and I’ll be training for triathlons! Woohoo! @ucberkeleyofficial @berkeley_pov @calrecsports #marathon #5k #ucberkeley #baguio #manila #philippines #running #triathlete #studyabroad @uceap (at Camp John Hay) https://www.instagram.com/p/B849JG0hm7F/?igshid=13db3vjcgsqi1