The New Long Road to Alobo Airport_Jheyma Marbella

The New Long to Alobo Airport

  One way to start your day is to have an early morning jog. The majority of Filipinos' stress and attention are channeled into eating and sleeping. So, the result is they gain weight because of their overstaying at home and lack of exercise. Just like what happened to us, we gained weight immediately after a year of the pandemic. We can't control our diet anymore. We also don't have the tools for exercising and we don't have space in our place for a long walk or jogging. When the pandemic or the quarantine loosens up and allows people to go outside for a limited time, me and my cousins seize this opportunity to go for an early morning jog.

  We look for the best place to do it, and luckily, the next barangay over has a wide road that was built at the time; it isn't perfect, but it's good for doing some exercises and jogging every morning. In fact, many people who already visit there go there to jog because the road and the air breeze can be compared to Sawangan Park in Legazpi City. It is the alternative road to the new airport here in Alobo. Because only a few vehicles pass by here, it is ideal for a long walk or jog.

  Early morning we woke up at 4:00 am, which is when the sky is still dark and the air is cold, so we decided to wear a thick and large jacket, fit pants and shoes, as well as bring up a bottle of water. From our house, we started to do warm-up exercises like jumping and exercising our shoulders, legs, and waist. After warming up, we started to do a slow jog on the road. While we are jogging, we need to stop to take pictures one by one. We talk about everything, so we will not be able to feel the tiredness while jogging. We felt the strong cold air striking our faces. This made us shiver, but we still endured it because the sweat started to drop on our faces. 

  From a distance, we always see a group of people, young and old, jogging and walking happily. They have the same outfit as us but the others wear shorts and shoes, which is still good enough. After that, we stopped again to drink water and wipe our cold sweat from our faces. After a moment, we started to jog again until we reached the final spot of the road that we were aiming to reach. We sit on the cold wide road, watching the sun rise. We are mesmerized by the beauty of it. Also, the Mt. Mayon Volcano started showing up, and it looks more beautiful to see every morning together with the wide rice field below. Later on, my cousin and I started and decided to return before the heat got to us. just take a slow walk while having conversation with each other. After an hour, we arrive at 7:00 in the morning at our house, which is perfect timing to start the whole day. Even though we arrive with too much sweat on our faces, look haggard and feel a little bit tired, we feel comfortable and energized because we start the day in a very productive way.

Some of our pictures below: