It had been raining the past few days and a lot of people, me included, were concerned that the Pringles 3 mile run was not going to push through. Blogs, especially transition zero and the bull runner’s, informed runners that the organizers were optimistic that the run would push through. I was rather apprehensive though since as of last night, it was still raining! Still, I set my alarm at 3:30 am and slept early in preparation for the run.
When I woke up due to the continuous bleeping of my phone, I proceeded to do my usual pre-run activities… in spite of the sound of the howling winds outside. At around 4:30 am, I went outside to check on the weather… I felt a slight drizzle, and the sky was really cloudy. I had an inkling that a slight drizzle wouldn’t cancel the run, but I was beginning to second-thought whether I would go the Fort and still join the run. Was it worth the risk of getting sick by going there and running with the wet conditions? In the end, I decided it wasn’t. I didn’t want to hamper my training for my long-term goal of running in my first ever marathon, and my short term goal of having a PR run at the DocFit Run next Sunday. So I just unpacked my running kit, retreated to the warmth of my bed, and went back to sleep 
By daybreak, as I woke up… though I wasn’t able to join Pringles, I decided to go for my tempo run today (got stuck running on the treadmill however, since there was still a light drizzle outside). I had to go do a tempo run today because of the following reasons:
- I haven’t had one this week…
- I had to burn off the one canister of Pringles chips I ate last night, since I was supposed to bring the empty canister today so I can get myself loot from the run (it was a prerequisite according to the organizers…. By the way, is it just me or have the Pringles cans shrunk? I seem to remember them being wider…)
For all those who joined the 3 runs scheduled for today, hope you all had a good one! Congratulations!
Tempo run today:
Distance: 10 km
Time: 50:30
Next race: DocFit Run @ UP Diliman on May 25, 2008 à I hope it doesn’t rain
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