BDM102 RACE REPORT (Course Record)

TRAINING

During the 2nd edition of BDM102, I distinctly remember my training when I placed third (3rd) with a PB time of 11:01:47 (although my original goal was just to land in the top ten; was 11th place in the 1st edition). That race was preceded by an almost all-out effort at Condura as part of my tune-up race. It worked. On hindsight, I realized I walked a lot during the 2010 BDM102 so there could be a big chance of slicing off a few minutes from my PB.

That chance only presented itself this year because in 2011, it was just impossible to do it  because of the Grand Slam - back-to-back BDM160 and 102 one week apart. Racing a 100K after running, er, racing a 100 miler one week prior is nearly impossible for an average runner like me. Did I say I took a hiatus for several weeks after the Grand Slam just to get back the appetite for running?

THE FIRST BDM DOUBLE FINISH

Okay, BR called me "baliw at bingi" (crazy and deaf) after crossing the finish line for BDM102 yesterday. The crazy part I understand as who would have thought of doing the back-to-back BDM races (BDM102 after a week of racing BDM160). The deaf part was when I was talking to my friends and I could hardly hear him calling me out for the standard photo shoot at the finish line. Funny moment.