Ayala Fun Run 2009, Swthrt’s first and best

Last Saturday, March 14, 2009, employees of the Ayala Group of Companies gathered together to have fun during the Ayala Fun Run 2009. The event was held at The Fort. Each company was well-represented and even surpassed last year’s attendance.

This was Swthrt’s first time to join such event. We arrived at the assembly area at around 5:30am. We did a round at the BHS for warm-up before stretching. Afterwards, Swthrt proceeded at their designated registration booth to get her race number. After the usual opening ceremony, the race started with all the runners in different categories (1.5K/3K/5K) released at the same time. It was quite a slow start for Swthrt as we have to zigzag our way going to the Market Market area (500M).

I was there to pace her and be the official photographer on the run, hehehe. The road was finally cleared from runners/walkers of the 1.5K category. As we reach the corner of Market Market (1stK) where we turned left going to Home Depot (1.9K), Swthrt made her move. As I told Swthrt to run at her own pace, I noticed that she started to speed up. At this point I was the one catching up with her. It was a consistent pace all the way to Jollibee (2ndK) where we turned left. I started to take the lead. We slowed down a bit preparing for the short but slightly uphill road along the 5th Avenue (3rdK) going to the traffic light where we have to make another left turn.

Swthrt was already feeling tired at this point (4thK). I have to encourage her to keep the pace.

As we reach near the finish line she began to regain strength and finish strong with unofficial time of 28:05 setting a new PR.

It will be a memorable race for her. Congratulations Swthrt!

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