I'm INNNN!!!

This is to mean I'm not kidding. Well, not that anybody said I am.

I reckon the first 296 registrants were all from Australia, beating me to it by sheer timezone advantage. Haha.

Registration: check
Hotel reservations: check
Training: in progress (my feet are getting acquainted with the new Brooks GTS 11)
Visa application: Uhm.. yeah.. we'll get there!


Really excited since this will be my 3rd 42 kilometers and 1st international marathon. You know what they say, third time's the charm. Do I hear a PR? :) Looking forward also because I will be traveling with 2 sisters, a brother, his wife and their little boy. :) Marathoner and Tita duties in one trip! :)

And, as I shared with some friends yesterday, I am extreeeeeeemely proud and honored that I will be running with my Kuya, the eldest of the brood. This is his first full marathon at the age of 40! 40!!!! Can you believe that! Family members never fail to surprise me when it comes to embracing new things in their lives. (Another brother recently started his blog at 38, one is training for Ironman Cebu-- also his first for that distance; and the kuya-bunso is a new daddy-o!).

 Only goes to show, it's never too late to start ANYTHING new in your life. :) In mine too! :)

Because running changes your life, and a marathon does it some magic...

42 kilometers. Check.
(Most) Dramatic finish. Check.






Congratulations again to the T!

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If 2009 was a plateau, then this year...

I should be happy. I'm living a dream after another. First, I was able to run my first marathon last May. (Yahooooooo!!!!!)

Now, I'm working for a company that has given me a bigger role-- one that allows me to run my own show (or does it?), mentor 3 girls my junior, and do stuff that would actually jack up my market value in the industry. I've even been published in Philippine Star. For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to be read in a reputable broadsheet or magazine. Last Father's day I even had a whole section all to myself.

Being called a MARATHONER is like no other, no doubt about it. =)

But the job... the job... Is this the kind of life I want? I'm scared to answer this question right now since everything points to a not so good place... The hours are oppressive, the culture is faaaaaar from ideal, there are a lot of causes of inefficiencies at the workplace, and at the end of the day, it really does feel like I'm breaking my back to make sure the matriarch keeps a deep pocket. And oh, I am so uninspired. Forget the others... but without inspiration? Really, am I just a train wreck waiting to happen?

Haaay Lord, please help me. Humble me and teach me patience. And most of all, please speak to me everyday. I need to know if I'm moving to the right direction...