typical of the non-pro runner, which is a status i share with a lot of runners in manila, i have a day job. which means i merely crunch in the running workouts between meetings, presentations, errands, and other work-related sh*t. fine. i can do that. all i have to do is to be not so picky on where i run. and just run somewhere close to everything else. and i am not. really. i really am NOT picky. but please, PLEASE, give me a good evan surface to run on.
i run in basically two places. up and makati. sad to say, my feet and all the other parts attached to it get sore after running in both places. i will no longer discuss the dangers of running on uneven surfaces. my almost 8 years in the up college of architecture taught me that public roads and sidewalks should maintain a certain grade so that rainwater can properly drain off, but dude, you gotta be kidding me. at the up academic oval, these are literally ramps, laid out sideways. :-( check out the pics. and in makati, there's so much goin on in the sidewalks. hydrants, utility posts, plant boxes, well, you get it, right? its like a video game of dodging and jumping over stuff.
so mr-president-of the-philippines-to-be, i wish for even and safe sidewalks and roads.
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