Busy relaxin': Bohol

We decided two weeks ago to register for Bohol Marathon 2012 21k. Right after we started planning our trip to Bohol with Jm and Anne-Sophie.

We arrived to Tagbilaran port with Ilkka on Saturday evening, just before the heavy rain. We wanted to get our race kits the night of arrival since the assembly time was getting closer and closer. We had a bit of trouble finding the right hospital but were lucky after a visit to internet cafe (not so easy to find) and checking the info once again...We were lucky to get a tricycle to Panglao. We had to search for our resort for 20 minutes though but again, lucky after all the effort (I even called to Thailand to ask for directions but didn't get any...). We found a paradise again and we were very happy to end up in a beautiful and clean place - for good night sleep for 4,5 hours!

In weather conditions like these it is common to start the long runs as early as 3am. However, gun shot for 42k was approximately 4:20 (they were a bit late) and for our 21k 5am sharp.We were running fast to get the bananas and chocolates promised but running fast didn't help, there were no snacks on route!

After the run we walked back to the resort, enjoyed the pool and English/American breakfast and headed back to Tagbilaran right after to meet our travel buddies Anne-Sophie and Jm.

After refreshing mango shakes we started our day of exciting adventure. Despite the sweet promises of the car rental company there was no van but a car waiting for us. We were initially weirded out by the air conditioned and smooth car ride since it was totally different from anything Ilkka had experienced during his stay.