Monday, November 30, 2009, Bonifacio Day, a holiday and also our last day in Ilocos. For this day it’s northward-bound to the ends of Luzon. But first we had to bring along some food for travel and the local Biscocho was the perfect: unlike its Manila counterpart that is hard, Ilocos Biscocho also comes in…
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Pinakbet Chronicles: Race Day, Paoai, and Vigan (Day 2)
Sunday, November 29, 2009, race day. We were definitely not in Manila anymore as we saw the entire number of participants just in the hundreds, not thousands, which was quite pleasant for us. It was definitely a breather from the over-crowded Metro races, and what’s even better was that most of these partakers are really…
Pinakbet Chronicles: Laoag City and La Paz Sand Dunes (Day 1)
Why does a runner travel nine hours by bus to a place he’s never been to? To run! Friday, November 27, 2009. Four guys from takbo.ph camp met in a bus station in Manila for their nine-hour journey north—to run. It was a long weekend so bus seats are scarce leaving us no choice to…
Pinakbet Chronicles: The Great Northern Tour
Another long weekend. With more time at my disposal, what better way to end my birthday month but with an atypical adventure, not just my typical out of town, but a great tour way up North, in the province of Ilocos Norte. We were so lucky to have been invited by our generous host, Mr….
Dare to be Fit ‘N Right Fun Run: Weighing In
After several consecutive races, I can finally have a race I can call my own—no more running others’ pace, no more target time—freedom to run as desired, and Fit ‘N Right was the right venue for me. It was a particularly interesting event especially that this was my first race at the SM Mall of…
PRs at Timex Run
Timex Run, the most expensive sub-marathon road race in the Philippines thus far not only set the race registration fee higher, but also introduced a lot of new PRs. PR = Piolo + Rio One of the possible reasons that the race became a huge success despite the steep price was due to the celebrity…
The Search for the Bests of 2009 is ON!
We’re practically midway with the month of November and it would be just another month before we close the year 2009, and with that I would like to start compiling the highlights (and lowlights?) of the year as far as running in the Philippines is concerned. We’ve seen how running had evolved this year and…
Spontaneity at the Philippine International Marathon (Part 3)
Eventually Team Logan was able to catch up with us with their consistent pace for a five-hour finish. For a good distance we were all running with Team Logan, until fatigue set in. This is part of a series① ② ③ Team Logan was on a 40-man marathon relay, two persons pushing Justin’s stroller for…
Subic International Marathon 2009’s “Prestige” (Part 2)
I got pictures for as long as sunlight permits me. Once darkness fell onto us, bad things started to happen—and it was anything but supernatural. The Count of SCTEX Slowly but surely darkness covered the beautiful sceneries that I sought for with this race, and with that came boredom—yes I got bored! Running practically in…
QCIM Chronicles: A Pacer’s Story (Part 2)
Six hours was a pretty long time to run, and to run it at a consistent pace makes it more difficult. This would be one of the longest races I’d have done, surpassed only by ultramarathons. The good thing about running on major roads was that as long as there’s electricity there’s light so even…
Philippine International Marathon (PIM) Marathon Route
The Philippine International Marathon (PIM), the last international marathon for the year to be staged on November 08, 2009 for the improvement of the Pasig River, has released the route for the full marathon albeit in text form: I don’t know about you but I don’t understand text routes so with the aid of Google…
Quasi Course of an International Marathon (QCIM)
Despite the threat that Parma (“Pepeng”) imposes upon the Metro several days of ruined runs made runners more enthusiastic about completing a long run that partially simulates the race route of the forthcoming Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM). This long run (LSD for some) started 4:30AM within the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Campus…
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