The Adidas Adizero Aegis

Check out the new Adidas Adizero Aegis. I plan to get a second pair of running shoes soon, and I'll most likely get these. I've read several reviews and most of these have been favorable. The Adizero Aegis is classified as a lightweight stability shoe, and is recommended for runners who have a neutral gait and for slight overpronators. I also found out from Takbo.ph that Haile Gebrselassie broke the world record for 42k in these shoes. If these shoes are good enough for setting world records, I'm sure they'll be good enough for an average recreational runner like me. Hopefully, I can get my pair soon and write my own review of these neat-looking kicks. For now, I'll just keep on pounding the roads in my excellent Nike Lunarglides...

The Botak Paa-Tibayan 10-Miler Results

At long last, the results of the Botak Paa-Tibayan 10-Miler held on 23 August 2009 at the UP Diliman campus are finally out. I did 10 miles (16k) in 1:44:36 - good for 129th place among a total of 174 identified male runners. Not bad for me, considering that, just the week before, I needed 1:53 to run 15k at the Urbanite Run. According to the results, my average pace per mile was 10:28, and I was 50:02 behind the top finisher (who did it in 54:34).

I ran the 10-miler with a friend, Mic Manalo. If I'm not mistaken, Mic clocked in at around 1:37. Unfortunately, his name does not appear in the list of finishers. He's probably one of the finishers in the "Unknown Runners" list. Too bad, Mic.

This race is my longest to date. The result, coupled with how I felt during and after the race, makes me confident that I can do a half-marathon in my target time of 2:30 or less. I'm definitely looking forward to setting a PR for 16k at the Octoberun Festival. After that, I'd have to taper my mileage in preparation for a bigger challenge - my first ever half-marathon at the Adidas KOTR!

Adidas King Of The Road 2009

Adidas King of the Road 2009 will push through on October 25. Initially, there had been some uncertainty as to whether KOTR will be moved to another date, as the Subic International Marathon will also be held on the same weekend as KOTR. From what I've read in other sites, it looks like KOTR will meet SIM head on. Good luck to runners deciding which race to run!

I am excited about KOTR for a number of reasons. For one, KOTR is one of the biggest annual running events in the country. KOTR 2009 will be the first of what I hope would be many more Adi runs for me. Another reason I'm excited is because I've decided to run my very first half-marathon - 21k - at KOTR. My goal would be simple: Just finish the race hopefully in 2:30 or better. That should be a reasonable goal for me.

I'm also excited about the KOTR singlet. I've read that runners look forward to KOTR every year because of the excellent design of the race singlets. Here's the men's singlet for the 2009 edition of KOTR. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these and run my very first half-marathon!

I have almost seven weeks to prepare for the KOTR half-marathon. That should be enough time for me to get ready for the big day.