Sunday Running Motivation: It’s an Odd Thing When Your Body Says No

It's an odd thing,

when your body says no

and your mind and your spirit say yes.

It's frightening and empowering

and clarifying and beautiful all at once.

Source: Kristin Armstrong, The Next Big Step, Runner's World.com

Voiceless due to cough, on the second day of monthly period, just two of hours of sleep trying to fix a current adversity, who would think that I could still smile on this fly-over while tackling my 15 kilometer run on this sunny Sunday though the Manila Bay Clean Up Run 2012? 

In spite of the adversities, I have finished!