Run My First 10 Miles With Me - Rexona 10 Miler Makati Leg

This is officially the longest distance I’ve ever run! I wasn’t fully prepared—my training only went up to 10K—but I still went for the plot and signed up for a 10-mile run at the Rexona 10 Miler – Makati Leg. Unahin ang yabang!

The run was just a week after Palawan, and being a true Tita, I was still recovering from all the tiredness and puyat. I didn’t manage to squeeze in any training that week, so I showed up completely unprepared. I made sure to get a decent night’s sleep before race day though. Honestly, none of this would’ve happened if I’d just said no when my cousin asked me to sign up—but there I was, heading to the race village at 1AM lol.

When I run solo, I usually get to the venue just 5–10 minutes before gun start, so this was my first time being super early. At least we had enough time to warm up (thank God!), wander around a bit, and then head to the starting line.

I saw Bernadette Sembrano and she was standing close to me!!

I even spotted the man himself, Coach Rio! When the clock hit zero, we took off. Bernadette started out ahead of me, but I lost her pretty quickly since she was running a bit faster and I just couldn’t keep up. At that point, it was either finish a 16K run or make it a 1994–2025 kind of run—and trust me, no one wanted any fatalities that day!

I also lost my cousin—istg that guy ran so fast. But we had already agreed not to wait for each other and just stick to our own paces. Honestly, that worked out perfectly, because at the end of the day the real goal was just to stay alive.

I was doing okay at first, but by mile 3 I was already feeling tired—thanks to that uphill flyover in EDSA. T^T Totally forgot I went through the same struggle during the Sunnies Run

By mile 9, I caught up with my friend Xander, where I ended up ranting and almost crying from exhaustion. I swear, I was this close to giving up. The distance was no joke—I literally walked from 12K to 16K! :(

I was a little disappointed in myself for finishing at 2:40, but still proud that I managed to cover the distance. More than anything, it left me motivated to train harder and push myself to do better next time.

After the race, I met up with my cousin again. We roamed around a bit but didn’t really stick around for the whole program. I even caught him getting his shoes cleaned lol