World Heart Day Race
The World Heart Day Race unfolded last September 27, 2009. This was my first competitive race ever- a 10K which started at exactly 6 am at the Cebu Provincial Capitol area. The original plan was to run for 5K, but due to the insistence of co-runner, Roy Trani, I went for 10. Being a nocturnal person (that's why I'm always Mr. Late for class) waking up at 4:30 am to get ready for the race was really an effort, but I thought, this is a race for the heart and only those with a "heart" will survive the race. After packing my running stuff and carb loading with a slice of bread and a teaspoon of crispy peanut butter , my wife and I were off to the venue. She had to come or else, no one would take pictures of me running. This is a momentous event for a first timer. We then proceeded to the booth to get our singlet and race number (008)- "a lucky number", my wife commented. At the starting line, I mentally told my self that I would run to enj...