Sharing one Sunday in the life of an athlete’s wife, mother of two hyperactive wonderful kids, an annoying friend, and a trying hard runner and blogger.
1. Get up at 3:00AM. Prepare light breakfast for hubby racing 21K and heavy breakfast for two kids attending a Sunday school/church activities.
Reminder: To reserve some energy for the other activities for the rest of the day.
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21K runners heading to the STAR |
2. Leave home at 4:00AM, hubby’s gun start at 4:50AM
Reminder: Hubby hates being late
3. Take important photos of the event for this blog.
Reminder: Needs to be in good location to get the total feel of the event.
Lesson learned: Never ever wear another organizer’s singlet to another organizer’s event especially if you will be standing side by side with the cutie organizer/coach.
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Coach Rio dela Cruz of RunRio |
4. Cover every detail of hubby’s 21K category
Reminder: You are covering not racing so hold on tight to the steel bars to refrain you from sprinting after the gun is fired.
Result: Tortured
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warm-up for 21K runners |
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presentation of 21K route - love it |
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there goes the gun start for 21K |
5. Locate two newbie 3K runner friends with gun start at 6:00AM. Try to have their photos with the cutie organizer/coach.
Reminder: Expect not to find the two first time runner friends from the place they said they will be. They are definitely enjoying the “going-ons” and totally forget about you.
Lesson learned: Next time teach them to send SMS like this: “here at (place) not moving until you find us”.
6. Cover other race categories.
Reminder: Must know where the other start lines are.
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5K runners - 1st wave |
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5K runners 2nd wave |
7. Search for the newbie runner friends again to take pre-race photos.
Reminder: Give them a flabbergasted look when you find them.
8. Run with the newbie 3K runner friends up to half distance (1.5K) then cut short to catch the returning 21K hubby runner.
Reminder: Must know the short cuts back to the 21K finish line.
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3K gun start |
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uh oh... need to find that short cut back to the 21K finish line |
9. Take the very important “FINISH” line photo of hubby and more significant photos. Assist hubby in collecting finisher’s kit.
Reminder: This part should be quick as hubby needs to rush back home to change and head to work/coach a whole day soccer event (Alaska Cup). Don’t question the energy he’s an athlete.
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21K finisher! |
10. Locate the newbie 3K runners from the finish line. Take their souvenir photos at the finish line, photo booths, jump shots and everywhere. Mingle and eat “kwek-kwek”.
Reminder: Be sure to pull them away from the other food carts. They sweat out a little but wanted to eat a lot.
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finish line for lower categories |
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my newbie running friends |
11.Rush back home. Prepare the kids uniforms, outfits, offerings. Attend Sunday mass where the talented boy is singing in the choir and the cutie little girl is the “animator”.
Reminder: Not to fall asleep during mass no matter how long the homily is. You have two talented kids performing and most co-parents and teachers are watching you.
12. Lunch out with kids after the mass/kids activities.
Reminder: Don’t eat too much
13. Rush back home to catch the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight via live streaming.
Reminder: It is easier to find live stream link in Facebook than from other site.
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I'd rather run than watch this kind of "fight" from Pacman :( |
14. Upload to Facebook the morning race photos.
Reminder: Surely the newbie runners are excitedly waiting for this. If they comment immediately on the photos that means they survive the run. If not they’re probably still snoring.
15. Take a nap (but expect that NO nap will happen).
16. Stop from trying to get a nap. Get up and write some piece for this blog.
17. Prepare snack for kids.
Reminder: Drink the juice only and skip the solid food.
18. Prepare dinner, more household chores, re-check kids school diary.
19. Get online, check emails and everything.
20. Retire for the night.
Reminder: Need to sleep
21. Get up during the night to write, read, answer emails, etc.
Reminder: Don’t get up during the night. Have some sleep.
Overall Lesson Learned:
It is easier to finish a 10K race than do all the things above. I should have run in the 15K category of the Unilab Run United 3 2011.
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my next target :) |