Last night at the Bonifacio Global City the first ever Kenny’s Open ’09 Urbanite Run was held, organized by Finishline.ph. It was one of only a handful night races to be held and it was well attended by thousands of runners redefining the definition of a Saturday night out (and what a healthy night out…
Category: Reviews
Race Review: Run for Home
Run for Home can be proud to be one of the country’s largest race in terms of attendance with more than 6,000 runners and raising more than a million pesos for charity, according to the race organizers. This was aside from the fact that this race introduced disposable electronic timing chips in the Philippine running…
Race Review: 33rd Milo Marathon Manila Eliminations
Last Sunday showcased how a long-established race could be improved—and Milo did it with flying colors. I am of course referring to the Manila Eliminations leg of the Marathon, now on its 33rd year, still being under the supervision of RACE. These reviews were based from a marathon runner’s perspective so it may differ that…
A Blog (Post) About Blogging: runningpinoy’s 6th Month Online
Today, runningpinoy (the blog site) is celebrating its half-anniversary online! (Yay!) It was like yesterday when I posted my first post, celebrated my first month, and now it is six months old! I was looking forward to blogging about this blog and on its first half year online I can get away with it. This…
Product Review: Garmin Forerunner® 405
The Garmin Forerunner® series are a collection of GPS-enabled sports watches made specifically to fit on our wrists for sporting activities like running and cycling. The most popular on the collection are the 305 and 405 whose main difference is basically the form factor: 305s looks more sporty and bulky while the 405s are more…