Of Page Ranks and Personal Records

Image courtesy of Sura Nualpradid @ Free Digital Photos

I wonder what big rock I have crawled under in the past few days that I have failed to notice that this site's page rank has gone up a notch, from PR 1 to PR 2.  I was about to do a cartwheel anyway, then I realized, the update was already 4 days ago.  Where have I been to? Lol!  Anyway, this calls for a cartwheel just the same, if I knew how to do one, for starters.  Maybe I'll just do the dance of joy, ala Larry and Balki (Remember them? Never mind if you don't).

It's been ages since my page rank changed and I am just so glad it went up and not the other way around.  So I must be doing something right, however small the changes reflect.  It's an improvement just the same.

Before I forget that this blog is about health and fitness, let me just give a few updates.  I'm still alive folks!  Haha!  That's not hard to tell, seeing as I have written this.  

Right now, I'm still nursing muscle aches particularly on my thighs and lower legs.  I did a practice run last week, on a Thursday night.  And then just last Sunday, I have joined the Milo Marathon.  I think I may have gone full circle already, going back to the 5K running event.  I just don't have the energy (and budget) to go on 10K.  It seems like ages when I last run a 5K event and doing that with Milo Marathon, it takes a bit of patience as I was reminded during the run that it is quite packed with many runners who are not really that serious with running.  

Oh yes, I had to once again encounter (or try to avoid) my worst pet peeves during a running event:

• those taking selfies in the middle of the race route, thereby blocking a good part of the road
• those that would sprint from behind and don't care if they elbowed you or worse, trip you over.  I had the mind to run after that young man and tell him off or maybe kick his shin for giving me a scare.  We would have fallen in a heap had I stepped on his leg as he ran past (grrrr...)
• groups of 4 or 5 people who would break into a walk and again right smack at the middle of the road, sometimes even walking hand in hand.  Should I jump over their arms so I could pass through?
• those lazy bones who have the energy to run and yet cannot seem to walk over the trash bin to throw the paper cups. (Organizers, you better stop serving drinking cups.  Need to discipline these peeps!)

To be sure, I still enjoyed my run, but not without all these hassles.  I was just reminded that 5K run in this particular event is actually some sort of an obstacle course.

Oh well, stop griping.  I finished the race just the same, still in one piece and I think this is my best PR yet.  I'm not sure though and I have to wait for the official time.  Anyway, this will be my last run for this year.

Update (as of Dec.11): 
It was my worst PR to date according to THIS! I ran 3 minutes short of one hour.  I knew there was something wrong with that timer!  My own watch says I ran less than 40 minutes.  A note to self: buy a digital watch with time lapse.  Milo's timing chips or timing plate screwed up this time, I believe.  But since I'm not vying for top place, it's not really a big deal at this time.  

Update again (as of Dec. 14):
Now my chip time says 44 minutes and 27 sec. It's probably a bit closer to the truth, although, I'm still having some teeny weeny doubts.  Prior to this update, it was 57 minutes.