Determination rocks my socks

I did not want to run this morning, thanks to a sleep-inducing combination of Yellow Cab pizza and KFC chicken last night. (It was my family birthday celebration, I had a right. Shut up!)

When I stepped out of the house, I found a neighbor’s car parked haphazardly across my driveway. I asked my son’s nanny – who was curiously awake at 5 in the morning – to open the gate as wide as she could and I inched my Hyundai Getz right out. (Thank God it’s a Getz; if it were my old Toyota Revo, there’d no no way I could take my car out.)

But I did. And I ran. And I exceeded my expectations. I set Edward for 5km – the first time I did that, really; all previous 5kms run were runs that surpassed the goal of 4km I set for each run – and ran 6km! Yea for me! It was a 6′54″/km clip, a little slower than what I did the past two runs, but then again, those were at 5km.

I’m so psyched I might actually run again tomorrow!

My wife’s birthday present to me is…

… a Men’s Health Philippines subscription for a year! It’s so thoughtful of her! I almost always buy Men’s Health Philippines, as well as U.S. editions on back-issue at Filbar’s, so this was a nice surprise.

I didn’t really want anything this year. I’ve got a good pair of shoes, an iPod full of great workout tunes, a Nike+, and a determination to reach 160lbs by the end of the year. I would’ve liked some dumbbell plates sana, but that’s a nice-to-have, not an absolute need.

Yesterday, I intended to buy a screen protector for Bella. I went to CD-R King, though, and found a screen protector for PHP50! WILD! So I bought that, and saved so much money! (The imported ones at Digital Walker cost up to PHP800!) Well, I didn’t quite save that much because I bought a screen protector for my son’s DS-Lite, as well as a Lego speaker for my wife’s iTouch and a wireless FM transmitter for my Hyundai Getz.

Thank you all for the birthday wishes here and on Facebook. (Add me up!) 2009’s going to be a great year, man, even if I’m no longer on the calendar. (32 years old, oi, I’m starting to feel the crunch.) Oh well, at least I’m still on the Bingo card.

Tomorrow, I run! And since it’s a Sunday, I’ve got a little extra time, maybe I’ll gun for 6km! Come on now!

Happy birthday, me!

I celebrate my 32nd birthday today. Here’s my birthday wish: sana by the end of the year, my age and waistline match.

37 kilometers for February! WOOT!

Today, I ran 5.3km and surpassed my February goal of 37km! Who’s the man, who’s the man?!

Unfortunately, the man ain’t me. I’ve gained another two pounds, bringing me now to 204. Lord Almighty, what is going on?!

(I know the answer, and I repent. It’s Selecta Cookie Chip Heaven! Oh noes!)

Starting returning to a healthier food lifestyle this morning. Egg white and salmon omelette for breakfast. Lunch no rice. Come on!!

I’m just 2 kilometers away from my February goal!

I uploaded my latest run this morning, a 5.22km run that was my longest solo run yet, and my second-longest, after my maiden run, an 8km October run titled Run Against Pain. The 6′50″/km pace was my fastest yet. Yay me!

I also discovered the “World Runs” feature on NikePlus.com.ph. It allows you to compare your progress with other Nike+ runners worldwide. What a cool feature!

I am 251st in the Philippines for males aged 30-39 in terms of most distance run ever. That’s 251 out of… 251? Hahaha. (My runner friends and colleagues AdoBernardo and NixonNg are 9th and 10th respectively. Panalo po kayo!) Overall, for distance run, I’m 530,286. Hahaha.

The website is under maintenance right now, but based on my calculations, I must’ve run a total of a little over 35 kilometers so far in February. That means I’m just two kilometers away from my February goal! YAHOO!