Cem Villanueva

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13/06/2026

Week complete. ✔️
21KM long run done.
60KM total mileage this week. Trusting the process. 🔥

09/06/2026

THRESHOLD TUESDAY

2km WU
5km 5:20-5:15
3km WD

10km in the books. Honestly, i feel like i can keep going 😅. I love seing my body dan sustain faster than my HM pace back in May. Love the progress! Little by little progress still a progress! Lets go! 🔥

06/06/2026

Keep going bro 👊

04/06/2026

Keeping it zone 2 — 10kms in the books!

03/06/2026

10km in the books.

Motivation beats consistency

Dati pangarap lang kita, ngayon naabot na kita. 💪🏼🔥
01/06/2026

Dati pangarap lang kita, ngayon naabot na kita. 💪🏼🔥

01/06/2026

My best therapy is….. YOU 💕

29/05/2026

Nothing heals me more than a long run 🫠
16km complete and now I remember why I missed this so much.

26/05/2026

I used to think people were just naturally built for running and I simply wasn’t one of them. I came from a completely sedentary lifestyle with no sports background at all, and even the idea of running long distances felt impossible to me. But somewhere along the way, the discomfort stopped feeling like punishment and started feeling like growth.

What began as an attempt to change my body slowly changed my entire mindset. Every easy run, every zone 2 session, every day I chose to show up even when I didn’t feel like it, started building a version of me I had never met before. The weight dropped from 83kg to 67kg, but the bigger transformation happened mentally. I became more disciplined, more patient, and more confident in myself.

I still remember when running 10km meant surviving at 9:10/km pace with my heart rate sitting at 161bpm. Now I can comfortably run the same distance at 6:58/km while averaging only 137bpm. That improvement means more to me than any medal because it represents consistency. It represents every quiet morning, every tired leg, every decision to keep going.

Crossing the finish line of my first half marathon in 1:58:28 felt unreal, but what makes me proud isn’t just the sub-2. It’s knowing that the old version of me would have never believed this life was possible.

People ask if I’m addicted to running now. Maybe I am. But if being addicted means chasing growth, discipline, and becoming better than who I was yesterday, then I’m okay with that.

Running didn’t just improve my fitness. It gave me a new identity.

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