New Race and a Downgrade

Earlier today, I just registered for the Century Tuna Superbods Run. I made it a 5k to make sure I can finish it. hehehe

Also, I tried downgrading the 10k condura run to 5k but the person in charge of the registration told me that the forms were already collected. I emailed the Condura secretariat to formally state my concerns so good luck with that. I'm not after refunds, I just want to be able to finish the FIRST RACE THAT I'VE EVER JOINED. :)

The singlet for the superbods run looks great! I'm quite excited. Maybe I can use it for dragonboat and gym training. The kit also included a timing chip, a granola bar, and the race map. Me and kuya are planning on running the route this Saturday. Maybe I'll try for 2 rounds to see if I can do 10k and how long it would take me.

Dark Clouds Ahead

I bought a new gym membership today. I ran (or rather walked) on the treadmill for 7 minutes. I was aiming for 10 but I was so parched and had to stop at 7. That 7 minutes didn't even get me near 1 km. It was just about 0.6x.

Remember the 10km Condura race that I thought I'd be able to finish in 30 minutes? Yikes! If I were to compute using my speed and distance today, taking fatigue into consideration, I'd have spent the whole 30 minutes and just barely travel 2km. If I were to finish that 10km run, I'd be running for 2.5 hours! OMG!

Hmm.. Maybe I just need to train harder. Besides, I've still got 2 weeks. :)

My First Time Running

I've been planning to get back to the gym to keep fit. So I searched online for some training shoes and found ones I liked. Too bad that when I got to the store, it wasn't available so I opted for running shoes instead. I was thinking "maybe I could get into some running, since it's all the rage these days." Right now, I think it's the right choice. You could train, run, even play basketball with running shoes because they're light.

A bit later, I met my kuya for our wall climbing session - this was my second time. He told me that he just registered for the Condura race. What great timing, right? After our session, I too registered for the race. Too bad they don't have singlets, but that's okay. I'm thinking of also registering for the superbods run. For the singlets. ^_^ That's what got me interested in running in the first place.

I registered for the 10k run and put 30 minutes as my predicted finish time. Is that impossibly fast for a beginner to pull off? The race is on February 7 so I have 2 weeks more or less to train. Yikes! I hope I'm not in way over my head with this one.

The Couch Fry Blog

Why couch fry? I've been a couch potato for so long. No sports, no outdoor activities, none whatsoever. Just long hours of sitting in front of my TV or computer. Or both.

But lately, I've been getting into a more active life: muay thai, wall climbing, dragonboat rowing, outdoor adventure, table tennis, even gym training. I'm hoping I could stick to it and share my experiences to inspire other people who are also couch potatoes. So to all you potatoes out there, let's get you frying!