Second Wind: October 2013 http://caloybsecondwind.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html
Qualifying was an easier thing to do. Modesty aside, it was already a given. My age group qualifying time was set at two hours and I was doing my weekend 20K training runs in lesser time than that. Barring any untoward incidents that would prevent it from happening, I was already sure of finishing within the qualifying time. I set off comfortably at the bark of the gun, got into my rhythm in no time, and was soon passing other runners left and right. I was running strong as I always did going closer ...
Second Wind: April 2015 http://caloybsecondwind.blogspot.com/2015_04_01_archive.html
On the way back, I push myself up the short climb from the bridge, looking forward to the more gradual but definitely much longer ascent back to where I started. I had already run more than six kilometers by then. What happened next happened fast. My right foot hit a stone, I lost balance, and felt myself hurtling towards the rocky limestone dirt road. I was down. It is life mirrored in a split-second event. You stumble, you fall, you get back up and go on. You continue to pursue your dreams, you...My Bl...
