The Year of 2,000km

Running helped me in a lot of ways. And ever since I decided to start doing it last 23 June 2018 in Shanghai, I feel a lot healthier and active. I always say, that since I am not a sporty or athletic person, I resorted to running. I mean: everybody runs. But most people rarely do. So, it's something everyone can do but you just have to plan when and how long you run. If ever you feel like losing weight or you just want to be more active and at the same time you don't do sports, this is perfect.

When I was already running for a few months, I realized I don't have to go to gym for workouts anymore. (But in the future, I probably would. It's not forever that my goal is to lose weight. I may need to workout to gain muscles, but that's not yet in the plan.) If your initial goal is to really lose weight, you don't have to spend money for gym. You just have to run! (But I still spend a lot for marathons! Haha!)

Over the 2018 Christmas holidays, I was actually frustrated with myself. Right now, my stats went back to my normal stats when I started in June. So basically, everything was undone. I needed to get back on track again. But there is a big difference from last June. I HAVE DONE IT. I can do it, and I will do it again. My body knows how to do it and my mind is trained for more runs. Even though my weight is back to what it was last June, now, I can do half marathons and I am much faster during my normal runs at night. That's something.

So, in order for me to really get back on track, I need plans--concrete plans. That is why this week, I basically planned all my runs for each and every single day for the rest of 2019. While I was at it, I figured to goal a 2,000km-year! That is quite challenging! From June to December 2018, I managed to accumulate a total of 500km. That means I could have done 1,000km in one year. But for this year, I challenge myself to double the effort.

In my 2019 running plan, I already included my booked marathons for the year (5 so far, and I already did one last week). Since I actually have a goal of at least 10 half marathons for this year, I now have 6! Need to book for that remaining 4!

To be honest, I'm really, really excited and giddy about this. I can't wait for results. I'm sure there would be, because I've done it before. From June to September last year, I managed to lose 13 pounds. It's quite slow but for me, it's significant. My friends and relatives do notice that I lost so much weight.

For the past 3 months, I've been signing up for virtual runs with medals. But now that I am getting used to doing half marathons, I think it's time to let go of that. It's getting more expensive, and frankly, by training for half marathons, I can do just as much mileage as signing up for virtual runs.

Wow, I guess this running thing is real. So much plans for the year (including outside the Philippines)! Now, the problem is consistency. I hope I get to STICK TO THE PLAN!

Also, a new year resolution is to please, please blog more often!

Cheers,
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