This year’s Condura Run went full throttle by finally having a full marathon route, a first in its short history and as with last year the Skyway route was its signature. This event was handled by Race Director Rudy Biscocho of RACE. Here are my afterthoughts of the overall race experience: Pre-Race Condura Run had the…
Yesterday was the first day of race packet claiming for the forthcoming Condura Run 2010, Run for the Dolphins, and I couldn’t think of any way it could be better. I arrived pretty late in Condura Village (across ROX, Bonifacio High Street) at around 8:30PM and I feared that claiming is already closed for the…
Got those pre-marathon jitters? Do you need that extra motivational boost? Or do you simply need an inspiration to get you back to your running mood? Whatever reasons you may have, there’s always a good reason to watch movies and I have compiled three running-inspired movies/documentaries to satisfy those cravings: 3. Run Fatboy Run [2007]…
It started with my search for the exact length of the mile in kilometers when I stumbled upon a popular 19th century sport Pedestrianism. Pedestrianism is a 19th century form of competitive walking from which the modern sport of Racewalking developed. By the end of the 18th century, feats of foot travel over great distances…
Friday night, I was all set for my first trip to Bataan and while my things are ready I still was anxious about this test run since I had no decent run since returning from Singapore. Evangelion Bataan Death March (BDM) 102 Ultramarathon was a dream race for me since it started last year. I…
Just a quickie post about the great adventure we had with Bataan Death March Test Run last Saturday, January 23, 2010. There were 70 participating runners, 54 of which successfully completing the 50K test run from Mariveles to Abucay, Bataan. Surprisingly I was able to finish 16th overall despite the heat (beginner’s luck?). The complete…
On Saturday, January 23, 2010, the second running of Bataan Death March (BDM) 102 Kilometer Ultramarathon will be having its “test run” for participants to familiarize themselves with the first half of the infamous route which will be faced on D-Day in darkness. The route will be from Km 0 in Mariveles, Bataan to…
Exactly one year ago (January 18, 2009), my GF (405) and I had our first run together, on a perfect location, in a great race. It was during The North Face Thrill of the Trail in Nasugbu, Batangas that we got to know each other well, and what an idyllic setting it was. First Run…
Not all races are made equal and this is the time to give due credit to those that gave us great experiences. Because of the ordeal many runners encountered during the period it was requested that penitent races also be mentioned (79% of respondents to my poll want bloggers to feature lowlights for the year). …
Running has taken me to places I never imagined I’ll go to and for my first full year of running the year broke all previous records not only in terms of distance covered, and pictures taken! 2009 toll: about 20 gigabytes worth of pictures and videos, around 11,500 files. Among these, here are some of…
Before we look back at the year in its entirety let us first review the Philippine running scene for the last six months. This period saw highs and lows as far as races were concerned. Races reached all-time high in terms of participants while inversely its quality fell to all-time lows (since August 2008 when…
Bags packed, ready to go—not for home, not just yet. For my last day in Singapore my good ol’ friend Ernie who’s now based in Singapore was kind enough to take me on a quick tour. I had pretty little time but I was thankful I was able to visit places many of my friends…
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