Running did wonders for me: I lost weight and acquired some stamina, personality and self-confidence to boot. But most of all, running helped me to lower my blood pressure. And my participation in the Nuvali trail run on June 18, 2011 in Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna helped to take all these benefits to a whole new level. The course was difficult, but it added a whole new dimension to my running, and the experience taught me how to be always being on my toes, avoiding barriers along the terrain. And, running under the shadows of the trees, touching different kind of grasses, and interacting with beautiful and hospitable runner-mates, gave me the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of nature in a non-urban setting.
However, more than anything else, I learned to care for mother nature. Seeing Nuvali, I asked myself why we had let our environmental problems get this far when there is actually a way for human kind to strike a balance between nature and progress. And Nuvali is definitely a living proof of this possibility. I guess a man doesn't really know what he has until he loses it.
Let's start taking care of whatever is left of our earth before we all start regretting our missteps.Category - 25 KM
Actual KM Run - 28.5 kmPerformance: 4 hours 6 mins
Rank: 60th
No. of Runners who met the 5-hr Limit: 130
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