so after having done so many things that is not training related for so many days since pelotonia, i finally back to it. not fully tho. me and y decided to run this morning. altho we weren't sure since it had been raining in the area for days, so we thought we just played it by ear. so, i woke earlier than y and ask whether we still running and it turned out, not only did y want to run with me, but the brother stvi also awanted to bike with me. so, well, i guessed i just realized that i'm about to be used by the family.
first we jog around the neighborhood of y's parent's place. five minutes into the run, i thought well...this should be bearable considering there were some sprinkle, so i thought it would help, but....well....was i wrong. the humidity and the heat started to make me a little out of breath, but yet i was able to manage it. so we ran for abt half an hour, which is about 5k, not bad. considering the climate, heat, and humidity. altho onw side note, thank GOD for the rain to clear up some of the smog. by the time we got back, we are drenched and guess what stvi already waiting for the bike session. i rested a little bit with some shower, gatorade, and a philipine own energy drink called cobra. oh my goodness, so sweet and as much as it didn't say on the bottle they put lots of sugar, yet it tasted like the whole bottle filled with sugar.
now, off to the bike with stvi. first, i was just following stvi around since i didn't know the area too well at well. we go round and round in the complex for about half an hour which was abt 10k. then, i decided to go another round finding out different route around the area, in which i think i ended up with another 10k, which is another half hour.
impression that i got; the complex of the area where the parent live was nice. some certain inner side was quite, but some other areas were quite crowded. for some other bikers/joggers that is not used to the aggressiveness of people, especially the ones on the cars, or motocycles, i would not recommend riding around. helmet is definitely a requirement, as much as i think it is not a law, but i would definitely use them. as much as there were some joggers lane, the drivers (as much normal as in se asia) were always agressive; no such things as give ways. giving signs were definitely not as useful, but yet, it did help.
as for the bike that used, it was stvi's friend. it was a bianchi. not bad at all. i liked it, altho it is pure heavy road bike. not very heavy tho. it helped when u could use the look pedal with the proper bike shoe, which surprisingly fit me perfectly, what were the odds?!
all on all, the morning and daytime went well. got a chance to experience some of the real hot and humid climate weather. pretty good place to train for hawaii, but not so much heat of the sun, as what in kona usually people felt.
after all that, i talked a bit with the other brother stu, in which that nite was his wedding day.
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