A pacer is someone who sets the pace of a runner, or runners, to help them achieve their goal time. His main responsibility is to finish as close as possible to his designated time so that those who avail of his services would achieve their target. Having pacers are optional both for runners and races…
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The Yins and Yangs of adidas KOTR
When adidas decided to release the race kit during its running expo it was a “make or break” situation—it was the first time that a race event held a running expo (similar to races abroad) giving a chance to the company to “make” a good impression, but at the same time being a first there…
The Kenyan Domination at the Quezon City International Marathon
First and foremost I would like to congratulate everyone who participated in one of the best races in the country thus far, the QCIM. The first Quezon City International Marathon would surely go down in history as one of the most exciting races in the country in recent history by having the presence of international…
Carbo-Loading with QCIM and Updates
Last night at the activity area of the Quezon Memorial Circle the carbo-loading party of the first Quezon City International Marathon was staged featuring special guest runners from Kenya. With their presence the race surely would be at par with world-class standards and there may even be a possibility of breaking the Philippine marathon record…
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…
Two Weeks
It had been a crazy last two weeks for the running community and the country as a whole so a lot of plans made during the period were either deferred or simply scrapped. Before we knew it, we’re counting down the days to the major international marathons like the QCIM (next Sunday) and SIM (the…
Ketsana’s PR (Phenomenal Rain)
Typhoon Ketsana, also known as “Ondoy” in the Philippines, was one of the most devastating typhoons in recent history particularly in Metro Manila where all-time-high rainfall was recorded. Places that never experienced flooding saw unimaginable levels of water, and elsewhere were just nothing short of a disaster. As for running, the extremely bad weather unsurprisingly…
Dilemma at 21K: My RotaRun Story
Around 4:30AM we arrived in front of Chinese International School, the vicinity of the assembly area of the race. According to the race packet the 21K would start at 5AM but according to online sources it would be at 5:30AM. The latter turned out to be closer to the actual but the confusion made us…
Are You Ready For QCIM?
Last night running-bloggers were gathered at Kabisera for the much anticipated first Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM) and all I can say is that I’m definitely excited. Unlike other marathons in the country the QCIM covers only one city—Quezon City of course and with a great route it surely is one that you shouldn’t miss. …
Provincial Tour: Milo Marathon Eliminations San Pablo
Last Sunday the San Pablo leg of the Milo Marathon Eliminations was staged and of course I together with a couple of friends from takbo.ph was there to lend our support and of course see the City of San Pablo. The eliminations had 3K, 5K, 10K, and 21K races with the latter serving as 42K…
Shake that Milk, Mommy!
Last Saturday one of the most enjoyable fun run was held at the Bonifacio Global City: the Mommy Milkshake Marathon. Well it’s not exactly a marathon since it only has 3K and 5K leg but as a race it was well organized, and it’s free! This fun run exemplifies how a well organized race can…
QC I M: The Marathon Route
This October Quezon City would be the proud host to the staging of an international race: the first Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM). Already I am very excited with this race, especially when I saw the marathon route, courtesy of Sir Rene (Jazzrunner): Being born and a resident of Quezon City for most of my…
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