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Rica Peralejo mistakenly signs up for full marathon in Sydney race

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Former actress Rica Peralejo shared her running the Sydney Marathon under the long-distance running category on her Instagram account earlier this week. The celebrity mom revealed that she unknowingly signed up for the full marathon course rather than the originally planned 10-kilometer run.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I was prepared for a 10k distance but I registered incorrectly under the full marathon. Could no longer downgrade to my preferred distance (tried till the last possible day to no avail) therefore leaving me w/only 2 choices: DNF the full or run 4.2K with my son,” she revealed.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_7wS-yzSCw/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A419637.40000003576%2C%22ls%22%3A419507.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A419516.3000000119%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1528" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rica has been sharing her running journey to her followers on her social media accounts. </span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She shared that she considered her Sydney Marathon experience as one for the books as it opened doors for her running career. </span></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/9/rica-peralejo-and-son-gear-up-for-a-run-in-sydney-australia-2027" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/9/rica-peralejo-and-son-gear-up-for-a-run-in-sydney-australia-2027" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/9/rica-peralejo-and-son-gear-up-for-a-run-in-sydney-australia-2027" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Rica Peralejo and son gear up for a run in Sydney, Australia</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);white-space:pre-wrap">This run was particularly meaningful because she got to train and run with her son, Philip, who signed up for the 4.2-kilometer race. B</span>ecause of the unfortunate incident of choosing the full marathon option, Rica ended up running the 4.2-kilometer race with her son instead. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The decision wasn’t hard to make for Rica as it was an opportunity for her to bond with Philip further.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I can always do my 10ks and above any other given time. It doesn’t have to be in Sydney. It also doesn’t always have to be in a race,” she explained. “But it is important for me to be there when my son needed my support in the midst of all things new,&amp; to be true to my value that it is not about how fast or far but that one has finished.”</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/30/rica-peralejo-weighs-in-on-2024-paris-olympics-opening-controversy-1126" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/30/rica-peralejo-weighs-in-on-2024-paris-olympics-opening-controversy-1126" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/30/rica-peralejo-weighs-in-on-2024-paris-olympics-opening-controversy-1126" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Rica Peralejo weighs in on 2024 Paris Olympics opening controversy</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Additionally, she opened up about the injuries she incurred prior to the race. Despite the adversities, the recently-concluded run tested her limits and pushed the boundaries she once had. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I discovered that running can cause pain, but it can also help heal! Moreover, injuries are not forever so we must not make final decisions until we are out of it,” she continued. </span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Maybe someday I can turn 4.2 to 42. A time and place for everything. But for now, we go home with a vision for greater things.”</span></div>

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Rica Peralejo mistakenly signs up for full marathon in Sydney race

Drew Acierto

Published September 16, 2024 06:07 PM PHT

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