Run800 - 7Eleven Run (late post)

01/20/2013

Running a marathon is part of my bucket list. And since I'm such a frail little klutz, I decided I just go at least for a fun run. Here came Run800 by 7Eleven.

I was inspired by a co-worker Billie Jacob (known in the running world as Bajorky Niceman) who was a former chain smoker converted into a marathon man. I thought if he can do it, MAYBE I can. I listed myself for a 3-kilometer run. And after Run800's months of delays (I nearly tried to get a refund), the event pushed on.

I woke up 3:00 am (I forgot to mention that mama treated me with Les Miserables movie the night before. Because of that, I lacked sleep for the run. haha). I came from Cavite so when the jeep passed the Coastal Road, I saw runners for 21 kilometers already trailing the highway. I got pumped up and excited when I saw them. At the same time, I got nervous. This is a physical challenge and there's no shortcut on doing this. A CHALLENGE! Ahh... That's what I liked about this.

I came alone to the venue and joined by my bestfriend Jovy (running for 10k. Strong!) and her boyfriend Wally. She was late and got left by her batch. But she proceeded anyway. While waiting for my batch, I asked Wally to take a picture of me. Here's one:

sans make up

Catwoman Shades (✪㉨✪)

Shades from SM Department store.

I liked how unique this is. The moment I saw this, I immediately bought it.

(✪㉨✪)

Let go and let God

I had an accident last December 2012 [blog entry for the incident].

For the first time in a long time, I literally "Let go and let God".

I conditioned my mind. If I am going to do this, it should be wholeheartedly and not only false feeling of "kabaitan". I should do this first by forgiving the old man. The second thing is trusting God; that from that moment on it would be for the better. The third thing is to forget about this incident and not worry on where the old man will use the money.

Part of the reason I am doing this is I don't want to have anyone to have hard feelings on me. I take curses seriously. I was afraid he might curse me for being cold-hearted and unforgiving with his situation. Even if I want to, I can't force forgiveness. I was too upset about what happened. This should serve as a lesson.

I'm living under grace. I should extend grace to others too.

I returned the 1,000 pesos initial payment he gave me that he said came from his grandchildren's "pamasko". When I learned about it, I never dared touch it. I also did not accepted his final payment of 1,000 pesos. I just held his wrinkly hands and told him I forgive him. I forgot to ask that he forgive me too. After that, my burden and heart became light.

I thanked God after 'cause I know I did the best decision after a long succession of bad ones. I know He's happy of what I did. Peace consumed me and I prayed this is the first of many good decisions I will do in the future. So help me :)