Friday, straight from the office, I, together with eight of my friends, met up in Buendia for our weekend getaway. It was our first trekking adventure together so we were naturally excited. Unbeknownst to us that this getaway would be more than just a typical climb—it would be an extreme adventure! I’ll admit that…
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…
It was a very tiring and grueling weekend for me as I faced my first ultramarathon—56.6K. The run started at Km 0 marker across Rizal Monument and ended at the Tagaytay Junction, a little over the Km 56 marker. It was also my first midnight run. I together with my running buddy Sean William started…
Most of those who were in R.O.X. last night probably didn’t realize that there were two simultaneous sessions that happened: Running Aid 2009 (Part 1) by the Pinoy Ultra Runners held at the ground floor, and Backpacking Pilipinas 5: The Beach in You by Youth Trip Philippines (YTRiP) held at the Core Room (3rd floor)….
It was an interesting weekend for me together with the guys of takbo.ph for our first trail adventure. Rene (JazzRunner) was kind enough to give us a tour of the trails of Montalban and experience firsthand the magnificent sights and breath-taking trails of this wonderful place. This event was also made possible with the help…
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…
It was another rainy run for me last night. Like with my previous night run I had only a few hours to spare so I wasn’t able to be much more creative with my run last night. At first I was a bit worried that the downpour might be too strong to run into but…
Greenfield City was an unknown place to me prior to this run. All I know was that is was in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, and that’s about it, and this run became my introductory. This run was also my first “regular” race outside Metro Manila—it’s usually trail runs that take me out of the city and…
Summer in Metro Manila is anything but pleasing for running—it’s hot and humid. Not only do you need to worry about your run you also have to think of protecting yourself from the sun so here comes running extra early, putting on sunblocks, wearing protective clothing like visors or caps, sunglasses, etc. I personally don’t…
Greenfield was one of the races I didn’t expect to join primarily because of its distance from home, but because of the free shuttle service I no longer have any excuse why I’d miss this race, and I don’t want to. Running in an area I haven’t been is pretty exciting and the shuttle ride…
For my Easter LSD I decided to take another one of my dream route—Commonwealth Ave. to the Mall of Asia via Quezon Ave., España Blvd., and Roxas Blvd.—from the top of the Metro to seaside. I’ve planned to take this route for some time now originally just ending in Rizal Park (KM 0) but for…
My first LSD on a weekday and on a double holiday (Maundy Thursday and Araw ng Kagitingan), this route is basically an alternate way for me from home to work, and also towards the place where I fell in love with running—Bonifacio Global City. This is my first time to run this route so it…
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