I RAN MY FIRST FUN RUN! - Global Surveyor's Day

I never imagined the day when I would sign up and pay to tire myself out would come, but here we are. 

Hi kids!

Join your mom on her first fun run.

To say I'm excited was such an understatement! I was literally in the clouds. 

TATAKBO BA TALAGA AKO??

BAKET??

ANONG NAKAIN KO??

AM I REALLY THIS BORED WITH MY LIFE??

AM I RIGHT IN THE HEAD??

just some of the thoughts I had

Naturally, as a beginner, I signed up for a 3k run coz I'm still a baby (yeah a 30-year-old one!)

I have been practicing and training whenever I get the chance to squeeze it in. 

Would I say I'm confident? HELL NO.

I'm FAR FAR FAR from being fast heck, I'm pretty sure my form is wrong on so many levels but idc lol

So came morning of the run, I woke up and ate a good breakfast. Yoyo was joining me this time (which is also her first fun run so we were both excited af)

I'm also testing out my new shoes that I got the day before - in all honesty, that's not very ideal, but God forbid a girl is indecisive, haha come what may!

Gun start is at 4:45 and we left the house at 4am. Thank God di kami nalate!

we brought our bags to the counter then headed straight to the starting line. 

There were so many people! nakakatuwa na nakaka kaba!

The countdown ended, and I heard the gun sound. Everyone started running. I was too busy starting my Strava while jogging lol! It was a couple of seconds late - rookie mistake! 

But Yoyo and I proceeded to run after. 

My mind was all over the place during the run. I kept going back and forth, and a part of me wanted to push harder, and the other part just wanted to stop and catch my breath. But every time I felt like giving up, I’d look around and see everyone else still running… and somehow, that gave me the push I needed to keep going.

I was highkey tired lol

Without knowing it, I hit the finish line! It took us 33 minutes; I'm proud! :) because I never expected this result. 

Took pictures because people have to know I'm running now like, "Healthy lifestyle is my 2025 vibe."

#athletic

hello, my first medal! ♥

Yoyo and I gathered our stuff; we also got our string bag, enjoyed the free stuff like ice cream and taho.

 

We stayed until the awarding ceremony ended and OMG I was shooketh at how fast the top placers finished! Like legit ang bibilis nila!! They weren’t playing around with their runs 😭 Meanwhile, there we were, hingal kabayo just trying to survive the 3K

 We also got photographed!!

I honestly enjoyed the whole experience so much. Out of everything I’ve done lately, this has to be the most overwhelming (in a good way) and kinda addicting too. Running was never on my 2025 vision board. I mean, I’ve been walking since last year and loved it, but there’s just something different about running. Like, every time I feel my heart racing and I’m out of breath, weirdly, it makes me feel alive. And I love that feeling. 

Overall, my first run wasn’t bad at all, I actually had fun! So much that I started looking up upcoming fun runs the moment I got home.

Scratch that — I actually signed up as soon as I got home 😂 This time, I’m running 5K… and I’m doing it solo! 

More on that on my next blog!

Thanks for reading, everyone! 

xoxo
Grasya