Dreams Do Come True I have wanted to go to Cambodia from the time when I saw the movies Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones were filmed there. Well, I do appreciate history and reading books will take you to endless places in the world. And Cambodia is one of those places. TEMPLE RUN17 Aug. 2014SiemContinue reading “1st Empire Angkor Marathon 2014 Race Report”
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38th National MILO® Marathon Finisher
27 July 2014 — Joining the MILO® marathon this year was not part of my game plan. But I guess fate intervened when I suddenly found myself invited during the event launch and signed up for the full distance. Later that day, I got to thinking how I would tackle the full distance within the six-hour cut-offContinue reading “38th National MILO® Marathon Finisher”
MILO® Celebrates 50 Years as a Brand with 38th National Marathon
50 Years as a Brand and the 38th National Marathon Milo To build a nation of champions, One child, one sport at a time. In 1974, the brand’s first ever sports event-the MILO® Marathon was launched. With only 747 runners from a single race, it’sContinue reading “MILO® Celebrates 50 Years as a Brand with 38th National Marathon”
Takbo.ph Runfest 2014 Race Report
13 July 2014 — When I looked at my mobile phone clock it said it was 3:24 AM and I have a race at 4 AM. Failed to set the alarm. Yikes! Luckily, I had everything readied the night before. That was the quickest dress changing ever done by me! Whew! I arrived at the race venue with just 10 minutes to spare. From afar IContinue reading “Takbo.ph Runfest 2014 Race Report”
Soleus 30-km Valley Trail Challenge Finisher
29 June 2014 — It’s about time… I normally try to avoid trail races. Being a road racer for quite a number of years now, I’m confident in my own turf. But for trail running on unknown place, I got scared somehow as trail racing is a new thing for me. I received invites for a testContinue reading “Soleus 30-km Valley Trail Challenge Finisher”
Trail Running nOOb in Nuvali- Guest Post by FR Hortelano
It has been over a week since the Soleus Valley Trail Challenge race in Laguna. And here I am still grappling with my post-race story. Anyhow, allow me instead to share with you once more a trail running experience of a good friend/colleague of mine who was instrumental why I opted to try the trailContinue reading “Trail Running nOOb in Nuvali- Guest Post by FR Hortelano”
Run United 1 Finisher, 16 March 2014
Who would have expected I get a complimentary 21km race kit considering registration for this particular distance had closed in just two days? Well, lucky enough to get a slot through Que and Jinoe, Takbo.ph site owners, who registered me in this race. I was one of the 5,000 runners for the half marathon aloneContinue reading “Run United 1 Finisher, 16 March 2014”
A Slice of Humor from the Oatmeal (Runner)
Note: From The Oatmeal. (2013). Retrieved 16 July 2013 from http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running I love to eat instant or quick oats either for breakfast or dinner. Little did I know until a friend and a fellow runner, Master Eo as I fondly call him, gave this link leading to discovery of an Oatmeal site, but thenContinue reading “A Slice of Humor from the Oatmeal (Runner)”
One Fine Sunday Morning Run
It has been roughly almost two weeks since my visit to Baguio City for the 2013 Panagbenga a season of blooming flower festival, but still have yet to write an article about it. Missing to do a long slow distance (LSD) the other weekend, I made up for it last Sunday. Meanwhile, the day beforeContinue reading “One Fine Sunday Morning Run”
For the Love of RUnning: My Run United Philippine Marathon Experience
Commitment. Lifestyle. Perserverance. Discipline. Determination. Passion. Courage. Motivation. Fun. Wellness. Confidence. Fitness. Health. Strength. Inspiration. Family. Friends. Active. Personal goal. These are the words written on the front side of the shirt, the loyalty running shirt given to runners who have completed the Run United (RU) series this year and couldn’t be luckier to haveContinue reading “For the Love of RUnning: My Run United Philippine Marathon Experience”
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