Katie the happy runner :)

I have never imagined myself being so hooked with running..not in my wildest dreams! Yes, I do a lot of sports, ask me to play any sport for you and I'll do it or at the very least, learn to play it. I love sports...I breath, eat, sleep sports...I go to the office, work my ass off to earn money just so I could play, that's how obsessed I am with sports...I was born to play. On the contrary, I never considered running as a sport, I once thought that it was the most boring and pathetic sport ever created since you never feel a single sense of satisfaction and you barely do any locomotion but just move your legs, and that's it. No extra skills or technique required..just MOVE YOUR LEGS...not until now. I've been running for like 5 months now  and fell deeply in love with it..I would literally have sex with running if I can!haha Well, for one thing running has been a staple workout for my body but I always discover something new and exciting with every run. Even if I tread the same trail over and over again, I never grew tired of running. Second, running has been my a fervent act of worship for me...for every step is a grace from God...every breath a silent prayer...every distance a blessing...my body is His temple..the pavement is my church (at least when I run). Third, like I've mentioned in my previous blog, running clears all the clutter in my head...it re organizes my thoughts so I could think clearly..sometimes, when my judgement is clouded with my emotions, I run. Running is my great solvent for pain, anxiety, stress, fear, over excitement, over happiness, frustration..blah blah blah. On a lighter note, I've been a follower of Runners magazine from their first edition up to date. I learn a lot from it...form, technique, right gear, diet, injuries..yadda yadda yadda. And I'm sharing some of the most epic advices I read from runners:
1.) trade your flipflops for running shoes (which I did)
2.) Run in numbers (which Im trying to accomplish)
3.) Sleep in your running clothes and shoes (ummmm...i don't know if I can do that)
4.) Hydrate...especially every after 3Km
 and my most favorite which I did recently...
5.) Always bring some running stuff with you coz you'll never know when the next  run would take place.

My folks and I went to Tagaytay yesterday which made me skip my long run and so advice number 5 rang a bell..and there, I was able to do my routine in the middle of our road trip. One word...EPIC!!!! ok make it 2 words...ABSOFUCKINLUTELY EPIC! ok last, I'll make it 4...INSANELY AND ABSOFUCKINLUTELY EPIC! I ran the mountain of Tagaytay, from crosswind subdv up to people's park in the sky. The air is thinner of course so it made running a breeze but adding the total resistance of the pull of gravity (since i was running inclined) plus the slap of cold air in the face made my my run notched 10 levels or so. Here are some pics of my Tagaytay run...

run....shoot..run

behind me is the beautiful city of tagaytay

tagaytay run

mountains of tagaytay

Dad took a photo of the road the I treaded from people's park

part of the road

tagaytay road curving...

same road

at eto pa

 I hope I inspired some of you to start running as I did...Promise it's all worth it! These are my collection of runners mag...you'll surely learn a lot from it...Super stoked to see the next issue. 
HAPPY RUNNING!!!!

THE ENTHUSIAST IN ME :)