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10, 10, 10 on 10/10

I will be joining three 10K races in October 2010.

First 10K. This will be on the 10.10.10 Run For the Pasig River on 10/10/10. I wanted to join this because it is for a good cause - the clean up of the Pasig River; it is attempting to break the world record for the biggest number of participants in a road race (I think the target is 120,000) - I want to be part of that; and the route for the 10K is different - Ayala Ave. to the SM Mall of Asia.

Second 10K. The Fort Running Festival on 10/17/10. This is my wife's goal first 10K race and I want to run with her. This race also features a personalized bib which is cool.

Third 10K. Adidas King of the Road (KOTR) 2010 on 10/24/2010. This was one of the biggest and most talked about race last year, which was before I started running. It is also one of the most anticipated race this year. So, I joined this to experience the hype (and get the Adidas singlet).

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