Unilab Run United Philippine Marathon – October 28, 2012

@angel.d.saint comment #89 very well said! see you on the road! :)

@barefooddaves: Ganun po ba, wala po kasi akong napansin, and I have to agree with you that they should somehow put a km marker para kahit papano ma-gauge ang running time.

@Trunks

masyado ka kse mabilis tumakbo kaya hindi mo napansin, heheheh!

@barefootdaves: Hahaha… kung alam nyo lang po ang dinanas ko don sa 32K na yon… but am so glad I made it to the finish line within my target time in mind. Am also hoping to finish my first FM.

wow 42km! first time?run safe and run with god! love you all runners, see you oct 8 in store reg at katipunan riovana

may official announcement na ba regarding sa medal?kung wala pa eto po observation ko sa design nila. .

kung papansinin nyo may mga broken lines ung circle nya which is sakto ung sabitin ng tatlong medal. . and beside I read sa runrio.com , nakalagay eto doon

“The completed UNITED medal from the 2012 Run United Trilogy series (21-21-21/32) fits into the RUPM finisher’s medal. Having have completed all these medals shows a true testament of your commitment to progress your active lifestyle through UNILAB Active Health’s 2012 Run United Series.”

tapos eto ung URL nya
https://runrio.com/2012/04/run-united-philippine-marathon-2/

Tama si angelo. Yung finishers medal dito will accomodate yung complete set ng RU which means mas malaki pa sa platito ang laki ng medal na ibibigay nila…mas malaki pa kumpara sa bngay sa milo.

pass muna sa unilab events, mahal kc, hinde nman s skyway ang route. bat ang milo 500 lng kaya namn nila mgpatakbo..

I salute ‘ angel.d.saint ….. mabuhay ka, may point ka.

the singlet is pretty nice

doing 50K/week training for this.. Good luck to all first time 42K runners like me.

to those living near San Juan, Mandaluyong,Ortigas area.. baka pwede kami sali sa training nyo ng utol ko[he’s doing his first HM on this event]..

Love 42 K. Will join!

re KM markers,
consider the weather..pag umuulan or simply mahangin tendency talaga babagsak yun. and you can’t expect every runners na mapadaan to fix it. kung may marshall man sa malapit, im sure aayusin nila yun.
but,at the minimum every 3km meron sana markers. wag naman 1km, sa kin kasi pag ganun napapaisip ako ng “ang layo ko pa!” =) joke!

@Mark-runner_ph

Sir mark maistorbo lang saglit, ask ko lang average heart rate at running 42km?

Tnx sa reply

P.S. LOVE YOU ALL RUNNERS

whew!!! 42k kaya ba kitang takbuhin??? more practice to me,,,

Para po sa loyalty shirt, kelangan po bang tumakbo pa rin dito sa RUPM? Thanks!:)

may 1st HM, sana kayanin 10k Barefoot 11k shoes :)

Maganda ang medal para sa mga nakabuo ng Runrio trilogy. May lalagyan ng tatlong medal nila.

@Louie Bautista – As Unilab said, dapat daw tumakbo sa RUPM talaga, on any category para makakuha ng loyalty shirt

“bat ang milo 500 lng kaya namn nila mgpatakbo..”

mahirap sagutin yan. tanong natin kay nestle philippines =)

“doing 50K/week training for this.. Good luck to all first time 42K runners like me.”

good luck runner.ice! kitakits =)

@sam
Do you even know what lazypig means? You are uneducated and have no ethics. Let’s be good mannered people, you are using a public website. You don’t speak ill, you are using a public website.

“may 1st HM, sana kayanin 10k Barefoot 11k shoes :)”

good luck dennis! =)

@sam: pasalamat ka at ngayon ko lang nabasa na may komento ka palang ganyan….sigurado ako, wala ka pang maipagmamalaki…puro ka lang yabang dito…kung may ipagmamalaki ka, ipakita mo race results mo…i-cite mo dito ang link ng mga race results mo…kung hindi tumahimik ka na lang…tulog ka na iho…wag mo kalimutan gatas mo….

@runner.ice – 50K/week? Wow!

After 32K, still thinking if mag-FM na ako or balik HM. Kelangan ko na magtraining. Goodluck runners!

running 42k is not the challenge…
paying the registration fee 1,300 is…

@rio runner:

wrong. running 42k and paying the reg fee are both challenges. nasa tao na ‘yun kung paano niya haharapin ang challenges na ‘yun kung gugustuhin niya

just in case may nagreg na ng 42k at biglang magbabackout…andito lang ako para bilhin ang racebib mo…unless ang singlet mo ay size ko XL bibilhin ko yun pati singlet pero syempre dapat bagsak presyo ha…hehehe….no ko is 09217382368

loner runner din ako hehe, hope maka join ako ng team.
been running several times pero 10k longest.
doing my first 21k this time.
salamats!

hoping may post every kilometer sa 42k ng RUPM just like milo marathon..1300 for a runrio event @ 42k, so far..RU1-3 maayos naman..sana ganito din sa RUPM..see on the road guys on october 28…

tanung lang po pag nagregistered dala po ba ang birth certificate zerox copy or di na po just asking lang po ako kase may rules regulation eh pasagot lang po ng tanung ko po dito

@Burnz: that’s 50K spreaded in 5days and 2 day rest.. kaya naman, basta dedicated. dont want to take 7 hours on my 1st marathon :)

Go runners. train hard, Run harder [on race day].

baka may running club/runners near San Juan,Ortigas,& Mandaluyong.
maybe we can set a training run together. :)

Anyone else here expecting to hit 7 hrs during this run? Just curious, coz I wanna exchange notes. hehe

Seriously anyone out there? 7 hrs? coz I kinda worried I’m gonna be the only one out there running at that time… help a gal out here! hehe

@barefootdaves: thanks. we run without finish line.
@everestrunner: 2nd time natin ito.

maybe this is my last run for 42k.. T_T

meron po bang PF booth dto RUPM

@tere… regular training lang mam gawin mo, pero meron talagang umaabot ng 7hrs sa 42km gaya nung mga sumali sa run ng milo, condura etc…

sama ka sa mga training ng ibang runners.. location nyo po?

@mine_keeper: Wish you all the best for this event. Keep on running buddy! Ok lang ma inlove ka sa ibang sports (like swimming or mountaineering) pero sana wag mong talikuran ang pagtakbo…

suggestion lang:

runrio should have a mat to check every timing chips before the start of every race. sayang naman ang takbo kung walang result, di ba kasama sa bayad yun…

@tere: train regular lang.. this is my first 42K, i think pag naka 7hours ako, happy na ako :)

https://runrio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RUPM-ROUTE-MAP-42k-runrio1.jpg

The dreaded 42K RUPM map is out. gave me chills

@runner.ice text me bro wanna join for a LSD run on sunday?

@Rayman on the Run : sure bro.. sama ko brother ko, he’ll be doing 21K on RUPM

Yes! Start na bukas ang in-store registration

by the way, i noticed yung route ng buendia to moa sa 21k pareho na sya from RU1&2. sa RU3 madaming ikot muna sa bgc bago umakyat ng kalayaan flyover going buendia

gumawa ako ng map sa map my run sa 42k categ

https://soc.li/8AF5NuY

basis lang ito, hindi saktong sakto. Sa akin lang ang importante ay may idea kung saan yung 10k, 21k, 30k, 40k .

10k – C5 makalampas ng mckinley hills, bago mag heritage
21k – Buendia, after Makati Central Post Office
30k – Roxas after EDSA flyover, going to Luneta
40k – Macapagal Blvd. cor. Seaside Blvd

Sana naman huwag gawing target ng runners ang cutoff. Kung hindi sigurado, please ensayo muna. Marami pang ibang 42k na patakbo. Hindi biro ang 42k.

@abaca comment 114

sorry boz chief, wala ako HRM… wala ako idea. Saka po sa hindi heart rate based ang training ko po, time plus distance po.

@banesto comment 138
sa ibang bansa, merong test receiver para ma double check yung chip kung tama. dito sa atin wala.

@tere comment 133
maam IMO, sobrang tagal na po ang 7 hours para sa full. Bali 3:30 para sa half na yon. Hope you would reconsider. Habang tumatagal sa daan, lalong tumataas ang risk. Meron naman pong 21k. Mag move up na lang kung kaya na kahit sub6 man lang.

@mark comment 144/145 – nice one bro… galing talagang calculated na ah… i agree hindi talaga biro itong 42k… nakakatakot…hehe :-)

parang open category ang 500m dash at hindi for kids lang…sana tama ako…

pareparehas lang siguro ang singlet ng 500m dash to 42k? at pareparehas may RUPM commemorative bag?

@limited comment 146

ganyan ang ginawa ko sa kada tumatakbo ng malayuan. Hinahati ko sa 10k para manageable. Ganito rin ang ginawa ko nung sa milo

https://t.co/ch4ztI5y

Kung tig 5k ang checkpoint, eh abot na sa siko ko ang kodigo… wehehehe

@Mark-runner_ph

sir mark sa time plus distance pala?ok tnx

All runners,

See you at registration area!

P.S. Love you all runners

pano po makakabalik sa parking slot sa START ?

@mark – galing ganyan din ginagawa ko naka save naman sa http://www.walkjogrun.net regards bro dami mo takbo ha…. :-)

Grabe 42k? lupet ha!

Hay Salamat nakapag register na din buti’t may budget ^_^ kita kits nalang sa Oct 28,..maka PR nga dito para masaya

Just my 2nd pikermi run; set to break PR (2:35) by 10-15 mins. No more injuries this time, I hope.

Medyo nag-deviate ng konti yung singlet design, if you care to notice. But I like the prints; it’s finer than RU3’s.

May Cut off time ba ang 42km for 7hrs? I heard from some of the runners that they will sweep the 42km runners around 8:30am, so if 3am ang start then 8:30am ang sweep that will be 5 and a half hours, Is this true? Please clarify… thank you

@abaca 149

bos, depende sa training program na piliin mo. Meron kasi mga program na heart rate ang basis. Kasi mas mahirap dayain ang heart rate. Pero dapat may HRM ka.

Ako naman, kung ang nasa sched eh all out, all out talaga… Kasi alam ko na gumagana sa akin yon eh. Parang nung weekend, ang objective ko eh maibalik yung cadio ko, kaya takbo hanggang hingalin, tapos i-maintain. Masakit, pero kailangan talaga eh. Huwag dayain, dahil alam ko na babawi yan pagdating sa event. Maraming akong walk breaks, alam ko kasi na napabayaan ko fitness ko gawa ng katamaran… wehehehe

Ewan ko lang, pero kung mag LSD, kayo try nyo tumakbo sa pace na target nyo. Ang dapat sa S eh hindi Slow… Slower than tempo… Bakit ? Kasi kung tumatakbo ka ng matagal sa sub target na pace, sinasanay mo ang sarili mo na tumakbo sa pace na yon. Pagdating ng race day, mabibigla ka dahit tumatakbo ka sa pace ng matagal na hindi ka sanay… Iyan ang iwasan. Kaya tayo naghihirap sa training, para pagdating ng race day, happy happy…

Sorry guys, my sister will occupy my additional slot. #RunningSisters.

@Kerwin: Check mo yong comment #47. I recall posted din yon before sa runrio FB page.

Thank you Trunks!

@Mark-runner_ph

Sir Mark galing niyong mag discuss at explain ha! Nakakapulot ako ng aral.

Tnx sir Mark sana mabasa rin ng mga runners itong comment niyo.

Sir Mark pwede ba kayong maging trainer ko?????wehehehe…..

P.S. Love you all runners!

i just registered this afternoon
ano na nangyari sa runrio at unilab????
1st RUPM p nman, limited edition race singlet daw
e bakit parang sobrang low quality ng singlet?
dinaan lng sa design pero ung fabric at tahi sobrang CHEAP
ang taas nga ng papremyo pero nagsacrifice nman supposed to be
souvenir ng mga runners. nakakalungkot nman

@ 13th Runner

i agree , kaka register ko lang din kanina
pero sablay yung quality ng singlet…
Haiizt…nagtitipid na bha si rio ngayun o babawi nalang sa finisher’s shirt…
hmmmm, sana nga…..

Registred online nung sept 27 pa. Ilang days daw ba bago nadedeliver ung kit?

@13th Runner – ako rin walang nagustuhan na fabric sa RU1,2,3 hindi na talaga maganda ang fabric nung 2011 medyo maganda-ganda pa… ang medyo maganda lang na tela na nagustuhan ko yung singlet/finisher shirt ng MILO MARATHON ngayong 2012… kung binabalik nila yung 2010 RUN UNITED na fabric eh imsure mawawala na itong issue about sa fabric…

Willing to buy RUPM Race Voucher here. :)

Napansin niyo ba na hindi pantay ang tahi at print?

Yung sa right shoulder at least half-inch ang sobra kesa sa left.

Tapos yung print tabingi.

Yung dalawa ko kasing kasama parehong ganun ang singlet nila.

Yung matatanggap ko kaya sa house delivery…

yes! registered na ako! ;)
3 weeks to go!

@ Mark-runner_ph: pwede maki-join sa discussion nyo? need ko lang konting advice… Tanung ko lang kung kelangan pa mag-training ng long runs (every other day) 2 weeks before RUPM. registered na ako for 42km and on continues training after RU 3 (32Km). My training schedule is on tuesdays(14km), thursdays(16km), saturdays(21km) and sundays(16km) at 6-7 mins per km. Ok naman pakiramdam ng tuhod ko wala naman ako nararamdaman pain at nakakapasok pa naman ako sa office. On this week I plan to adjust my training at 16km – 21km – 26km – 32km. Next week either tuesday or wednesday try ko maka 38 km then pahinga na. Tama ba ang training na gagawin ko. More or less 10 days before RUPM ok nb recovery period? as in wala na talaga takbo or slow runs sa umaga. Thanks Mark…God Bless us all…

@quicksilver

Good question! Like it runner “quicksilver”

Sir Mark?

Remember training safe and no injury! God Bless us all runners

P.S. Love you all runners!

Sa interesado lang po, benta ko po ung RUPM 42k ko na race bib ( no singlet) sa halagang 1,100,,, sa dahilan na di po ako makakatakbo dahil sa knee injury during practice,,, sayang excited pa naman ako sa event na to,,, yun kasi ang bilin ng doktor nung nagpa check up ako,,, wag na raw matigas ang ulo ko baka lumala pa,,, text me 09396568662 malapit lang ako sa R. PAPA at 5TH AVE LRT STATIONS

If you registered online, when will the race kit be delivered? or will it be collected on site?

@abaca comment 160, 169
as per experience ko lang ako ha… baka hindi applicable sa inyo yung iba kong ginagawa dahil iba iba tayo. Ako minsan nag 21k 1 week prior sa 42k race. Relax lang sa race na yon, hindi pang PR, saktong sub marathon pace lang. Pero iba iba tayo.

tuloy tuloy lang ang mga tanong. Kung may idea ako, post ako ng opinion ko. Trial and error kong natutunan lahat, at tambay sa mga threads dati nung buhay pa ang takbo ph .

@quicksilver comment 168

taas ng mileage mo ah… inggit ako… usually 10 to 15 ako twice a week tapos long run, 21k onwards sa weekend pag peak. Bantayan mo lang na baka masobrahan ka. Masama rin ang over training, pagdating ng raceday, baka lalo kang manghina.

Kung ok ka training mo ngayon, kampante ako na matapos mo ng ayos ang 42k nyan… sabihin natin sa 7min/km… sigurado ka na sa sub 5hours nyan. Kung 1st time mo, conserve ka. Ang marathon nagsisimula sa 32k. Pero kung 35k na at parang kaya mo pa, sige increase ng pace.

Tapos naman sa taper, sa akin lang ok na 10 days. Pero ang taper mo lower distance, pero yung intensity pareho. So sabihin natin na gawin mong 6 6 tapos 15 yung last week prior sa race, tapos pang pagising na lang ng dugo yung sa race week. Try mo sa iyo, pero yan yung usually na pag taper ko sa akin. Lower distance, pero sub marathon yung pace… bali try mo sa sub 6 minutes.

Mapapansin mo na hingal ka, pero fresh yung paa mo. Tapos 2 days before relax ka na, iwas mall muna. Iwas overtime, bawal puyat at malipasan ng gutom. Dapat laging may snacks sa desk, peanuts, almonds o kasuy panalong panalo na yan. Chocolates ok din snickers, cloud 9… basta yung may nuts. Bawal mauhaw… inom lagi ng tubig. Tapos 1 day before, load up sa gatorade… ako usually 2-3 liters sa saturday hanggang early morn ng sunday. Hindi ako dumadami ng kain, regular lang (pero yung regular ko na kain pang 2 tao… ewan ko ba ganoon talaga ako), pero binabawi ko sa gatorade.

Based sa training mo, sigurado din ako na kakayanin mo na mag ultra… sa 50km muna. Konti lang ang difference noon sa full.

Gatorade / powerade pareho lang, pero kasi mas mura yung gatorade, meron silang 1.5 litro pack ata yon… Ok din powerade dahil yon yung sa RUPM.

tapos sa susunod na marathon cycle sa early 2013, pwede naman ang gawin mong priority eh yung pace. andyan na yung baseline na endurance, intervals naman ang pwede mong gawin focus… Kayang kaya yang sub 4 na full nyan. Paghihirapan, pero kakayanin.

sana makatulong

@frank comment 171
i deliver yon… hintayin mo lang usually 1 week before sa race nila ilalabas yon.

@mark 172 – nice input bro galing talaga :-)

@solidus #1166
ung singlet ko din tabingi print

mas mura yta kontrata ni runrio sa singlet manufacturer ngayon kya mumurahin din kinalabasan

tabingi ang print harap it likod. yan ang limited quality singlet ng RUPM :) hindi ko gusto ang tela parang basahang basa na ang feeling pag pawis na, just my opinion. right, mas maganda pa ang tela ng milo singlet 10k up. see you. doing the half marathon.

Mark-runner_ph: maraming salamat sa mga inputs mo. sobra mo kmi naeeducate d2. sna lhat ng runners d2 eh 2lad mo n willing to help. khit nung first time n mdiscover ko 2ng pinoy fitness eh un mga comments mo n inaabangan ko kc medyo naiirate aq dun s iba n my slight yabang s mga comments nila. hope to read more tips from you at sna 1 s mga race event eh mamit kita at mkpagpapic din as souvenir. hehehe. da best k tkga idol!

@Mark – runner_ph:

very nice and useful running tips para sa mga baguhan pa lang sa sports na ito like me… I will surely follow your advise. Many thanks and keep it up buddy!

Stay fit and run safe always!

Hi. Sept 29 pa ako nagregister on line, hangang ngayon di pa naidedeliver race kit ko. Please sombody sagutin ang inquiry ….

@ Mark-runner_ph: Thanks Mark…gagawin ko advice mo lalo na yung sa taper malaking tulong sakin yun. eto magiging training program ko this week. kahapon nag 16km na ako tomorrow 21 saturday 26 kung kaya pa sunday try ko more than 26. Next week yung advice mo na 6 6 15 then sa final week short distance (3-5km)at pang sub marathon ang pace tama ba? after this hingi ulit ako advice for pace training para sa inaasam na sub 4 sa 42km. subukan lang kung kakayanin para mas enjoy ang pagtakbo. Salamat ulit…

I think dapat ang cutoff time ng full marathon ay 5 hours, 6 hours max. Kung di kaya, ibig sabihin kulang pa ang training at mas mabuti pang21k nalang ang salihan. Mas ok na ang 2 hours sa half marathon kaysa sa 7 hours full marathon.

Registered. 21k lang.
di pa kaya 42k based on my experience sa last 32k run.

see you soon guys.

keep on running.

wish ko lang, dumating na saan RU3 32k finisher shirt ko bago mag RUPM

@limited 173
@adik 176
@everest 177

binabalik ko lang yung natutunan ko sa community. Sa akin lang, maraming sumusuko sa pagtakbo once na nadiskobre nila na mahirap pala.

@quicksilver 179

may nabasa ako sa runners world, sa taper cut back sa mileage pero dapat yung intensity hindi nagbabago. Effective sa akin, dahil kailangan fresh yung legs ko pagdating ng raceday… pero importante na ang cadio natin hindi manghina… kaya dapat mas intense kumpara sa normal na takbo. Sa experience ko lang ha, 1 week na walang takbo, ramdam ko agad na madali na akong hingalin. Ok lang kung 5k o 10k ang takbo, kaso kung malayuan na, half o full, talagang mahihirapan na. Paghiningal ka, hindi na efficient ang takbo mo, dadating na ang side stitch, bad form, saka cramps … huhuhu

faster sa marathon pace mo ang mga huling takbo. Ako hanggang sa hingalin, yan yung nag dictate ng pace ko.

As for the sub 4, marami akong binago sa takbo ko, training at disiplina bago ko nakamit. Pero sa tingin ko kaya natin lahat yan… Lahat nang nakaka 1:55 sa half, may potential maka sub 4 sa full. Pero sa experience ko lang, naging sanay muna ako sa distance na 42k bago ako nag attempt ng sub4. Officially, sa 3rd marathon ko nakuha ang sub4, dahil yung una kong 2 5:15. May 1 year gap nga lang bago sa 3rd try, at maraming marathon distance na training runs.

Pero meron akong kilala na 1:4x sa half, pero hindi pa rin kinaya ang sub4.

sakto … declared na holiday ang oct 26.. para siguradong rested sa raceday

@ec 180
what was your experience?

Will only run a 21k here since my right foot hasn’t completely recovered from Bohol Marathon 2012.

Training for first-time 42kers:
Last long run, 2 weeks or so before the 42k itself. Rest A LOT! And never underestimate the power of hydrating well days before the 42k. As for carbo-loading, start a few days before; baka masira pa tiyan niyo kung the night before. Use your comfy socks = malaking bagay ‘to!

For those running their first 42k, I’ll be cheering you guys on from the sidewalk. Wag niyo muna isipin ang finish time; a wise marathoner (Dr. Abe) once told me, “a marathon finisher is a marathon finisher”. Iiba ang buhay niyo :) Iiba din ang tingin niyo sa running.

Normal matakot the night before; normal na pumasok yung ‘giving up’ thoughts while on the 32-38km. Pero yung ngiti sa 42.194km, IBANG KLASE :) For signing up, congratulations na! It takes a LOT of courage to dedicate your time and your body to one of the most difficult challenges a runner can overcome.

Good luck po sa lahat! Sa mga 21k runners, kita-kits :D

P.S. Shoutout to Powerade for the free race kit :P

Kaka inspire naman sa aming mga bagong runners.. Keep it up guys.. Thanks at napaka informative ng mga tips dito.. God bless us!

Jason Cruz (@jsncruz) comment 185:

bro,kinilabutan naman ako sa : “a marathon finisher is a marathon finisher”. Iiba ang buhay niyo :) Iiba din ang tingin niyo sa running.

this is indeed inspiring. :)

well of course madame pa akong extra rice at road dirt na kakainin during trainings bago pa man ako magdecide mag full mary. long, long way to go :D

@Jullius
Thanks for the reply kaso nasa province pa ako eh =( Will try to keep true to my training sched though.

@Runner.ice
See you at the start line! and good luck to us all 1st timers! =)

@Mark_Runner_ph
Don’t worry mark I know the risk, thanks for the concern (coz I have asthma and MVP even 3km is a risk if I don’t pay attention to my body, so I train for my illness hence the long time) In the end 7 hrs already equals the same stress as a ultra to us slow runners (I do my homework hence I know the dangers) its a test on how long your body can hold the stress and the challenge is much more exciting for us slow runners. =) (fyi lang 7 hrs is 3:12 in 21k)

@Jason Cruz (@jsncruz)
Congrats on your Bohol run and hope you recover faster! Smooth move on taking it slow, your right don’t push it otherwise you may need to end your running career faster due to critical injury. Good luck on your 21k and run safe!

Kita kits sa starting line guys! Crossing my fingers that the sweeper bus does not eat me before I reach the finish. In the end 7 hrs or not a promise to oneself must never be broken, coz if you can’t keep your promise to yourself how do you expect to trust yourself in the future? So 42k here I come! Wala na atrasan ito! Good luck to us all!

Haha parati ko nalang kalaban ang sweeper bus!

wow tere! i, too is an asthmatic runner. that’s why i also have longer time records in almost all category that i have participated in…

but i do make efforts to train hard for every event and i make sure to finish each race…sana i can also have the nerve to run full marathon someday.hehehe..idol kita for that.

crossing my fingers that my schedule would permit me to run my second half mary this time.

run safe! cheers! :)

@e-runner
7 hour marathon is a 9:58m/km. Its like brisk walking with a few jogs. I dont wana take pride in finishing a marathon by walking, and brag about it. 42km distance is not a joke, and one should be physically and mentally prepared
Just my 2 cents.

whooooo… malapit na ito… walang pang bib :-)

@Mark-runner_ph
Very, very, very thank “my trainer”wehehehe
@Jason Cruz (@jsncruz)
You make me proud. God bless us!
@Tere
I salude to you! Give me your bib no baka sabayan pa kita.

42km me dito. God bless us all runners
P.S. LOVE YOU ALL RUNNERS

It tool me a year and a half of running 10k and 21k runs before I had the balls to run my first full mary at the Milo marathon held last 29 June 2012. I finished the race at 5:36. Back then, I thought it was impossible to meet that darn cut-off but I did. Because I had a hydration backpack, I was able to skip a lot of the hydration stations thereby saving me a whole lot of time. I also took celebrex an hour before the run and on the fourth hour (that’s just me). I also brought with me 4 sachets of bodivance and 2 energy bars. I broke the entire 42k into 3 targets: 21k by 2:30hrs, the next 11k before the 5th hour or earlier, and the last 11k in 1 hour. The last target was nearly impossible for me because of the fatigue factor. Definitely the lactic acid buildup will catch up with you. Therefore to meet the cutoff, I had to make the best of my run from the 21st to the 32nd km. I was able to meet my goal at 4:10 thereby giving me enough time to finish the last 10km. The rains also was helping in giving me temporary relief…actually it helped a lot. Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that in order to finish a full mary, you need to have a strategy. And above all, you need to train for it meaning, you should have done your long and short runs during the past 2-3 months consistently prior to the race. I agree with Jsin Cruz that a marathon finisher is a marathon finisher no matter what. I also agree that for all those who dreamed of finishing a full marathon, you need to start somewhere. It was a life-changing event for me and I hope it will be for you. Good luck and enjoy the run. :)

@ e-runner 184

walked na last 5k all the way to finish line.
both feet were already in pain.
factor maybe, 1st time to run thru the rain.

but main factor i think, preparation not sufficient. need to do more.
running 21k 6 times this year is not enough to say 32k is the same.
definitely different level.

because of the experience, i know now what to do next.
just like joeshmoe’s comment 190,
“should be physically and mentally prepared.”

very informative ang mga discussion… i love it. nakakatulong ito sa aming first full mary, sana makayanan…. salamat po #182

My 1st 21k, and 32k sleepless nights. My mind can’t get over the thought of what’s gonna happen. Most likely as 42k approaches sleepless night again.

sa darating na Oct.28 ,paki bantayan lang ang mga kumukuha ng mga finishers shirt.kasi may mga nananamantala sa pagkuyha nito.siguro kaya nag kulang sa pagbibigay ng finisher shirt nung nakaraang ru3 dahil dito.me nakita kasi ako naka apat na finishers shirt siya.samantalang iisa lang ang bib # nya.paano po nangyari yun.isa lang pong nagmamalasakit.

Comments and Suggestions pls…

Good afternoon Runners,
Im Aldrin, 28 yo, a newly addicted to running. I just started registering to fun run last July of this year, a 6K run in a local fundraising then I joined the Milo and RU 3 both 10k’s and another local run this sat. Im 5’9 and 184 lbs. lost some weight though. i tried to practice run 2-3 x a week 8-10K each. i havent joined a training camp yet. the problem is, i wanted to run this 28 for my 1st 21k. is it advisable for me to join this event given that im a newbie and havent tried doing beyond 10k run? need some advice. a friend of mine is pushing me to join but most of my friends are having second thoughts (given all my friends are non-runners). Thank you for taking time to read

@ 13th Runner, cook,

Kaya pala LIMITED edition ang RUPM – kailangan maubos ang mga DEFECTIVE singlets! :'(

@Aldrin

try a couple of 10km race events first before actually embarking on a 21km. You can always try a 21km right now pero baka mabigla ka. With safety precautions, I am confident you can reach the finish line. Its just an issue of how ready your legs are for a 21k. Since you told me you run 8-10km 2 to 3 times a week why not go for a 15km this week? just to get the feel then decide. By jumping in the water, you already have your work cut out for you. But it would be stupid as well if you do so without preparing. Injuries can happen even if you train/prepare, how much more if you didn’t?