Garmin! Finally...

When I arrived in Manila last Friday, May 14, one of the first few things I did was to call my friend (Victor Domingo) and ask him when can I get the Garmin I had him buy for me in the US. He replied and told me he is coming to a place near my house and we should meet up so he can give me the goods. So we did and I was excited.

Then there was it, my own Garmin. I went home, checked it out and decided that I will charge, install and use the following Sunday. This will give me more time to read the manual and what this new toy can offer.

Then came Sunday and I did everything on schedule. Was really anxious to go back to running with my new Garmin. I ran and tried the gadget and was completely happy with it. Here are some of the functionality I liked about my Garmin:

• Pace Information
• Pace Alert - alerts you when you run too fast or slower
• KM readings
• Time reading
• Real Time - as a normal watch
• All these information in just one page of the watch

I am so excited to show off my new toy to my other running friends. One thing though is I fell like a Bioman when I wear it. It's bulky but it does definitely fit my style.

The Box

The Watch

The Gadgets in the Box

Upcoming Races!!!

With the help of my very good friend Joel, I am now registered for the San Miguel Coffee Run on May 23 (10K) and Nature Valley Run on May 30 (21K). I do not know how the heck I will be able to finish this strongly without any training under my belt but I just need to work it out. See you there!!!

Upcoming plans: Freedom Run and Milo Marathon Manila Eliminations

Excited is synonymous to anxious which is synonymous to how I am feeling these past few days…

Finally! It is my last week here in Beijing and I cannot wait to come back home. I have not been running a lot lately due to the weather, lack of time and so much more reasons which I know are not valid. The weather though is getting better here and I might be able to run some during the evenings and regain my stride and lose the fats I gained from eating those kinder bars and snickers. And juices. And pizzas. And rice. OK, I did ate a lot.

While preparing for my return to my beloved (and hot) Philippines, I have asked a friend who went to the US to buy me a Garmin. It was my present to myself since I did well in work last year. The advantage in buying a Garmin straight from Amazon to a resident in the US is the free delivery. I have heard that if you buy the Garmin from the distributor in Manila, it will cost me around Php16,000.00 versus to the 150$ I would be paying for.

Aside from the Garmin, I am also buying myself a new pair of running shoes when I come back home. Not because I want it but because I need it. My shoe has been running with me since July 2009 and its due for change. I am waiting though for the new colors and design of Lunar Glides or some other brand and model which has the same functionality of my current lunars. I am contemplating though to either 1) purchase from China Nike ID, which will customize my shoes or 2) purchase from Nike Harajuku from Japan which has UBER cool colors. If else fails, I am purchasing a regular one. J

I am pretty anxious to come back and get a hold of my Garmin and buy a new pair of shoes. I would train and train just in case I finally decide to run the NY Marathon, I would be ready and be able to have a sub-5 finish time.

Garmin Forerunner 305

Can someone help me beautify my blog?!?!

I've been pushing my "techie" friends to customize my blog but to no avail. They're not helping me out! Hmp. So, everytime I check my blog, I do not like what I see but can't change anything about it because I do not know how. I have checked some things online but cannot choose one or maybe because I just don't want to have one like somebody elses.

Anyways, I'm still going to continue looking.

I'm IN. Will NY be my first marathon???

Will this be? Last year, I never thought that it will happen. Then it did. I got in.

NY is one of the places I would love to visit. Given the numerous times I saw photos, series and movies shot in NY, I knew that someday I will visit this place and now I have more reason to go.

Around late last year, I read a blog about one's experience in signing up and actually doing the marathon. I was inspired and had a spur of the moment and signed up. I never knew it will happen until I checked my account. Status: Accepted.

After seeing that, I was on the clouds. I have never done a full marathon and this could be my first. But before this, I have a lot of hurddles including, funding, schedule, training, Visa and a lot of other things. I am up for the challenge and is giving myself up to July-August to finalize my decision.

Please make things work out. :)