It wasn't that long ago since we last joined a running event but it definitely felt that way. Maybe because I've not been practicing enough and -- as you can see -- it reflected on the result of my last 10K run for BDO's Race for Life.

In my Runrio and the need for motivation post, I said that I only had the chance to practice once days before the Unilab run. My official time was 1:25:32. This time, I got to practice thrice and got 1:26:12. What is happening to me?

Of course, I can always put the blame to a lot of things. For one, the race did not provide enough hydration station and that celebrity Xian Lim distracted me during my run -- not one, but twice. Hehe. But it would always boil down to one thing: I am not trying hard enough.

I need to push myself harder, most especially if I want to join a 21K run this July. If this laziness and lack of will continues, I won't be able to meet my goal. And that sucks big time.

Generally, I'm happy with how Without Limits organized the event. Kudos to you guys. Though it would have been better if you provided the runners with more hydration station, especially when we're running under this terrible, terrible hot day.

And before I forget, I remember smiling at every photographer I saw during the run. But none of it was on their Facebook page. Sad. But this guy down here got TWO photos!!! Haha.

Bawal umiyak. Bawal gumulong. LOL. Mike during his 21K run
last Sunday for BDO's race for Life.
(Photo grabbed from Without Limits Facebook Page)

I ranked 419th out of the 527 runners. Boyfriend Mike and his boss Tito, who joined the 21K run, ranked 302 and 299 out of the 394 runners, respectively. The rest of the race results for BDO's Race for Life is available here.

Got this for making it to the first 500 runners of the 10K category! Woot!

Task completed.


P.S.
I am Janess, not James.

After our morning jog last Saturday, Mike kept on giving me "tips" on how to make me lose weight faster. Well, I am normally appreciative of these "tips." But there is such a thing as boiling point, you see.

Anyways, just like what I kept on telling my mom, who happens to ask me everyday, I told Mike I wasn't trying to lose weight. I just wanted to be fit -- and losing weight is not the end goal but just a result of what I wanted to do.

But who would believe that? Sometimes, I don't believe it myself.

Why?

The next thing I asked Mike is if he thinks I'm losing weight. And he said no -- at least he doesn't see any improvement. I don't see it to.

I'm sad and confused on what my priorities should be. Now that more and more people are aware that I'm "into" (if you could say that) healthy lifestyle, they expect me to lose weight. And fast. They all want to see improvements in an instant.

Are they expecting me to be 'Belofied' after just almost a month of running? I hope not. But the pressure is mounting and I don't know when it's going to burst. If it does, I'm not sure if I can handle it.

Anyway, here's some good news to all the people asking if I lost weight already.

Today I went to Cy's new place in Makati. I used their digital bathroom scale and I found out that I'm now only 140.2 lbs. If the weighing scale I used the last time is accurate, then that means that I have already lost nearly 5 lbs. NOT BAD for my first month.

Wish me luck for the coming months. Task completed.