Greenpffft! (Or How I Almost Joined the Greenpeace Run for Climate Change)

Two birds with one stone. That's what I thought I'd achieve when I saw the announcement for Greenpeace's Walk/Run/Bike for Climate Change.

I have been biking regularly at UP since I 'inherited' a bike around July this year. As ahem cross training, I also resumed walking/running along the academic oval. My plan was to join a 'fun run' this year, just the 3K or 5K kind, to test my physical fitness (or lack thereof).

So when I saw the announcement posted by a Greenpeace volunteer at pinoymtbikers forum, I made sure to place it in my calendar. I would not only be able to join a fun run, it would be in UP (familiar place: check!), more importantly, it would also be for a good cause (the environment and the future of this world no less: check!).

So, of course, I ended up being late for the fun run. For my efforts, I got a pin and a sticker from the Greenpeace guy I talked to, who seemed to think that my main motivation for signing up was to get the free dri-fit shirt they gave away to early registrants. Not true, of course, as I am also for climate change - I'd prefer that the Philippines have four seasons, instead of just extremely hot and Milenyo-rainy.

I am kidding, of course. Greenpeace actually wants to stop climate change. I am, however, miffed, nay, offended, at the suggestion that I only wanted the dri-fit shirt. Though it would have been nice to get the blue and white one. Hahaha!