Thursday, December 31, 2020

The Zoom Year

The eruption of Taal volcano in January was already a signal towards a challenging year. Who would have thought? We're all caught off guard with the lockdown announcement due to COVID-19. From merely four patients in March to thousands and people dying every day. Businesses closed, lost jobs and frontliners crying out to STAY HOME.

Zoom became an instant medium for everyone not just for business but more so to move on in our everyday lives. We're able to secure families, learn a new hobby, connect with our loves ones, listen to inspirational stories, attend classes, celebrate milestones, e-meetings and work from the comforts of our home.

While it helped us in many ways to continue our work online, it has given us the ability to connect more in real life. TIME for ourselves and the people who matter to us. 

There's also a realization that each individual is equal whoever you are and wherever you may be. 

We became kinder.

Learn to appreciate the value of health, life insurance and savings. 

The blue skies and each growing plant in our home garden brought us a different joy. 

We've posted a lot of our throwback photos and beach vacations while imagining the day when can finally travel again.

We keep on praying for this pandemic to end. 

Zoom in. Still, 2020 is a Good year. 






Wednesday, December 30, 2020

I am a Marathoner


A full marathon is every runner's dream. It wasn't for me at first until I saw a random post in IG about the Dream Marathon. The story of each dreamer encouraged me to join and the fact that I will be running along first and second time marathoners.  

A few weeks into the training program, found myself enjoying the journey and always looking forward to Sunday LSDs. Met a lot of new and experienced runners and running buddies turned good friends. Bulls of High Street was born.




Drawing close to race day, Taal volcano erupted. It has surprised everyone. Then, the change of venue to Clark, Pampanga from Filinvest City in Muntinlupa. But, we didn't stop running. 

Twenty two weeks of training, Taal ashfall, plus Covid -19. Still, we showed up.



It is like getting to 21KM through 32KM to realize you will make it.

It is picking yourself back up a hundred times when it feels like someone smashed your feet to smithereens and you're running out of steam.


It is putting a smile on your face and a sigh of relief while you think of what you've been through just to get to the last 200 meters and you can see the banner waiting for you at the finish line. 


February 16, 2020

Clark, Pampanga

Bib# 0515

42.195KM

06:55 

The Bull Runner Sun Life Dream Marathon 2020 finisher