Monday, October 8, 2012

Earth Run 2012 and The Biggest Loser : IDM Edition

The first post on my new blog will be about the first fun run that I joined this year as a tribute to the my new  hobby/addiction. And because I am just starting, the first few posts will be looking back at the "interesting" things I did earlier this year.

 It all started when me and my office-mates played "The Biggest Loser : IDM edition" (IDM was what our department was called at that time).  One fateful lunch break, we were talking about how we all gained weight since we started working at the company and how difficult it was to lose the extra pounds even if we had gym subsidy. We all needed that extra push to get fit and lose all our "baby"-fats. And after all the mostly senseless discussions, a good idea came up. The best way to force people to do things they don't like is to have a prize money involved!! Genius! And thus, The Biggest Loser : IDM Edition was born. Everyone in the team was forced to cough up Php500 each and the winners would divide the pot money among themselves.

We all know that running is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get fit. You just have to get into your running shoes and RUN! Because of this and unending invitations by our colleague Ray, we decided to join Earth Run 2012. 

   Manny, me and Roda before the 5k gunstart


It had been over 2 years since me and Roda had our last fun run so we registered at the 5k distance. It was fun and we really enjoyed it. I finished the race @29 minutes 4 seconds while Roda finished it @38:14.

Me and Roda after finishing 5k. Notice the big hump around my midsection, you may find this useful for my future posts. LOL
Anyway, after over 4 months of strict diet and running, Ray turned out to be the winner of The Biggest Loser: IDM Edition. Losing a total of 18lbs!!!! 

Here are some of the before and after snaps : 
The grand winner Ray
Me / ako
Bobby
Tami who gained 1 lb but still sexy as ever
Manny who is now patpatin











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