I always live a sedentary lifestyle before until a friend of mine introduced me to the world of running. A 10K run of last January 2011 baptized me. After my first run, I said to myself that i ain't gonna run again because of the injuries I sustained. Then the next time I knew, I've invested my first running shoes and found myself running almost every running event here in Cebu. I do not want to say that I became obsessed with running, I just love the feeling of crossing the finish line.
Running a full marathon is every runner's dream, and so is mine. I can't wait to be part of the minority who has the bragging rights of shouting, "I am a marathoner." FYI: only 1% of the worlds population ran a full marathon, and being part of that 1% is something i can be proud of.
Then here comes the opportunity for me to realized this dream - the Kawasan 360 Marathon. At first I am hesitant of signing up because the longest run I had so far was 21K and due to limited time for training. I tried to wake up every morning to run as far as I can but my laziness in getting up takes its toll on me. The actual serious training if I could remember is the last two weeks before the marathon. Two weeks of actual training for a marathon? This is "suicide."
Then I pass by ROX in Ayala Center Cebu to buy some energy bars but I noticed this workout cream labeled "BODIVANCE" with a caption "Thermogenic Accelerator for Advance Body Performance. I'm not the kind of person who easily believes the marketing or sales talk about a particular product unless someone or somebody whom I personally know has already testified about it. I tried to read the back portion of the sachet and then I learned that this product help increased blood circulation thus dissipating lactic acid build up. FYI: lactic acids formed during extreme exertions of muscles or strenuous activities. Remedy for this is rest and it would take a couple of minutes before your numbing and tender legs to recover therefore slowing down your performance. So I give it a try and see for myself if it really works.
Then here comes the event, the night prior, I only have less than 4 hours of sleep probably due to excitement or nervous that i might end up not finishing the race because I know I lacked preparation and training for this race. Added to that is my sore right knee.

I gently applied BODIVANCE on my legs, thighs, knees and calves before warming up. During warm ups, I do not really exert much effort because it is tiring and to save my energy for the run. But that time, I did short warm-up jogs and stretching and then I noticed some beads of sweat on forming my legs. Then I realized that this must be the effect of BODIVANCE, "thermogenic accelerator." I did not feel any unusual things like hotness on the applied body surface. So need not to worry about body reaction - the product is totally safe. The product also has a good smell. Usually at 5KM marked, my plantar pain started to occur but I was surprised that none of my running injury occurred during the race. Except at 30KM marked where i felt tightness on my thighs and legs probably due to prolong used of the muscles on that area. So i rested for a bit and do some stretching to relax the muscles, also i reapplied BODIVANCE on the affected area. I was again surprised of the speed of recovery...it was remarkable! After that point, I am confident that I could finish this race that I have started. BODIVANCE is really the best!
I clocked in past 5 hours an hour before the cut off time. Not bad for my first time marathon. Now I can proudly say that I am a Marathoner. Can't wait for my ultra-marathon of course BODIVANCE will still be with me during this race.
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