The Philippines, particularly Metro Manila, is just a haven for races as there’s always at least one practically every weekend. But amongst all of these races, there are some that stood out, and here are five that I highly recommend. #5: Corregidor Marathon A race set on the historic island fortress of Corregidor, Corregidor Marathon…
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Top Five Most Interesting Races in Metro Manila
Races come and go and with the number of races happening in Metro Manila it’s quite difficult for one to stand out. But every once in a while there are those that goes beyond the norm and gives us that extra mile sort of speak. Here are my top five picks of the most interesting…
Condura Skyway Marathon on NatGeo via YouTube
For those who have missed the feature on Condura Skyway Marathon 2011 on National Geographic Channel (Asia) here’s your chance to watch it over at YouTube.
Condura Skyway Marathon 2011: The Bests and the Worsts
This year’s installment of the Condura Skyway Marathon could arguably be considered as the best one yet, but there were still some things that could’ve gone better.
Thank You! Acknowledgments 2010
Happy Holidays everyone! Time sure does fly, and before we knew it, Christmas is over, and we’re counting down the days before the New Year is upon us! But before the year completely passes there are some credits I would like to mention, from the best events of the year, to special thanks from my…
Condura Run 2010: Déjà vu
Condura Run 2010 realized the vision of the Concepcion brothers of having their own marathon race. For many runners out there it was also the realization of their dreams of running their first marathon. For me I just realized that I want to run this race—no pressure, no commitment, and no target—just enjoy the ride. …
Condura Run 2010 Review
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…
Pre-Con (Pre-Condura Run 2010)
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…
2009 Favorite Running Moments: In Pictures
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…
First Quarter Summary
It was like yesterday when we celebrated New Year’s and now we’re entering the second quarter of the year. It had been a very fast three months for me and surprisingly most of my goals for the year are already achieved; add to that a lot of firsts. 2009 Goals Get a Garmin. This was…
Have You Read The News?
As promised by Condura, the results of the Condura Run 2009 were published in today’s circulation of The Philippine Star, Sunday Lifestyle section, K-1. Note that this list includes all finishers in 21K, 10K, 5K, and 3K. Congratulations to all finishers! Be proud of being on this list!
Condura Run 21K: My Half-Marathon Debut and the Making of a Running Bandit
The Condura Run last Sunday was easily one of the best races of the year not only for its historic SkyWay route but also in terms of how well it was organized. To the organizers, especially to the running brothers Patrick and Ton Concepcion, thank you for making this great race possible and congratulations for…
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