A Runner’s Birthday: I am an Urbanathlete

For runners such as myself, there’s no better way to celebrate our big day but with a fun run, and this year it fell on a Sunday—a Sunday with a great event, the Men’s Health Urbanathlon.

Thank You!

I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to all those who greeted me personally, via SMS, email, Facebook, etc. for my birthday.  Thank you very much everyone!  I really appreciate it! 🙂

Resorts World Manila Grand Fiesta 2010

Resorts World Manila (RWM), the first integrated tourist destination in the Philippines, will hold an extravagant unveiling this November that will showcase the wonders of the Philippine culture, dubbed as the Grand Fiesta Manila 2010. (Continue reading…)

FrontRunner Magazine

If you haven’t got yourself a copy yet, frontRUNNER Magazine October 2010 issue is still available!  I’m promoting this issue in particular because in this issue is my article on Running Essentials (page 20, under Fashion in Motion) that may help you with your early Christmas shopping. 🙂 frontRUNNER is a bi-monthly magazine for runners…

Adobo for Halloween

At long last, the fun of Halloween was brought back to runners with a Halloween night run, thanks to Adobo Run.  This would be my VFF Sprint’s first race, and one of the most fun!

Cebu City Quickie

Cebu was one of the destinations I’ve always wanted to visit for the longest time mostly because of my fascination with Philippine history.  Unexpectedly, that wish came true!  But there’s a catch—the trip was merely for only a day and a half!  And here’s how this “surprise” trip came about.

More Than Water: It’s WaterPlus

The good folks from Zest-O, makers of WaterPlus, invited yours truly along with many sports and food bloggers for their Bloggers’ Night at Lu Restaurant, Rockwell for the launching of Andi Manzano’s billboard for WaterPlus Reduce, a variant of WaterPlus containing L-Carnitine and fiber.

10.10.10.10.10 Weekend at Mt. Pinatubo

The Philippine Association of Ultrarunners (PAU) brings another ultramarathon “to the masses,” this time to the trails.  For its debut trail ultra we were taken to the site of second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century—Mt. Pinatubo.

Meet My New BFF: VFF Sprint (Vibram Five Fingers)

I’ve always been fascinated with Vibram Five Fingers (VFF) ever since the first time I saw it.  At first I thought it’s crazy because back then I always thought that shoes should be thick and soft (cushioning).  Fast forward, I started running, and learned all about my feet, and eventually, shoes.  Even my first post…

Bodivance™ Thermogenic Accelerator

Too much techy terms, I know, so let’s break this down a bit.  Thermogenesis is the process by which heat energy is produced by the body through metabolism such as exercise and other physical activity.  A thermogenic accelerator speeds up this this process allowing the body to utilize stored calories more rapidly.  In short, shorter…

Impromptu 42: My CamSur Experience (Part 1: Pre-Race)

Camarines Sur, or CamSur, has recently become popular because of the world class CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC), host to world wakeboarding championships and for the past two years Cobra Ironman 70.3.  Last week, another world class event was staged in the province, the first CamSur Marathon which is another government initiative headed by Governor L-Ray…