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More than a Name Change: Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) 2010

Last year was my first ever marathon outside the Philippines during what was then called Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM). This year, Standard Chartered, the event’s title sponsor, decided to give it some makeover by having a name change. But the changes with this year’s event is more than superficial—new sponsors, Race Director, routes, and…

RP’s Shoe Designs

Remember my ancient post on mi adidas? For the longest time I can only imagine myself designing a shoe of my own and by chance I happen to drop by mi adidas’ site. To my pleasant surprise I found that the site now allows us to customize a variety of shoe designs as base for…

Ask RP: Buying Shoes

I’ve been receiving quite a handful of enquiries lately from various fronts about all sorts of topics, and so for the convenience and benefit of all stakeholders I decided to post my replies here. While I don’t claim to be “all-knowing” and didn’t intended this it’s probably inevitable with any runners with presence online. Without…

Experience the World through Sports: Sports Tourism

Given a chance, who wouldn’t want to travel? But travelling for sports? That’s a different story altogether. We typically travel either for business or leisure, and if it’s the latter we usually have relaxation in mind. And relaxation doesn’t usually involve moving too much! Sports Tourism is a niche of the travel industry with sports…

TNF100 2010 Chronicles: Post Race Hurrah (Part 5)

After a successful TNF100 campaign the next agenda on our list was to eat and freshen up! Who needs rest after a hundred kilometers of trail? 😛 This is part of a series① ② ③ ④ ⑤ What I love about Baguio City was that practically everywhere was just a ride away—a taxi ride away! …

TNF100 2010 Chronicles: Conclusion (Part 4)

Although I didn’t commit to the pact with Jonel and Ronald of staying together that night, I didn’t oppose it as well. Deep down within me I wanted badly to complete this race. I may not be in the best shape possible, but I would not give up so easily. And I don’t want to…

Spot the Ultrarunner

Just for fun: can you spot which one just did a 100K ultramarathon? 😀 Yeah I was exactly like that after a 100K, hehe.

TNF100 2010 Chronicles: First Loop (Part 3)

This year’s TNF100 for me is walking, but is anything but a walk in the park. This is definitely the most tiring race I’ve ever had. I was merely walking uphill but it was so long and steep that even that makes me catch my breath (takes the word “breath-taking” to a whole new level). …

TNF100 2010 Chronicles: Running in the Sky (Part 2)

With TNF’s introduction of a 50K leg (as a replacement to the venerable 100K relay) many runners were encouraged to do their first trail ultramarathon, and surprisingly with my circle of friends many of which were ladies! Of course there were also a select few first timers (within my network at least) that braved the…

TNF100 2010 Chronicles: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)

The North Face 100, the Philippines’ toughest ultramarathon race is back on its third year, this time on possibly its toughest leg, Baguio City. TNF100 was always on a league on its own and with Baguio City as its stage it surely would be an adventure of a lifetime.

runningpinoy is now on Facebook!

Too lazy to type my über long webby address runningpinoy.wordpress.com? Well if you have a Facebook account you can still be updated as finally I gave in and tied this site via https://www.facebook.com/runningpinoy (hmm I think this one is even longer! :D). Or simply type “runningpinoy” in the search box and click the “Like” button….

10.10.10 Run for Pasig River

ABS-CBN Foundation in its sustaining effort for Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig launched the MALINAW Advocacy on April 15, 2010. As a clear call-to-action to inspire Filipinos from all walks of life, the MALINAW advocacy aims to bring back the glory of Pasig River and mobilizes the whole populace into action. It’s a yearning…