Tag: Diliman

Free Races: Run to Read + Dean’s Cup

Here’s another chance to get yourself a FREE race courtesy of the Score Card.  For every purchase of a Score Card you are entitled to one free registration of any distance at the following events: Run to Read and Dean’s Cup (Fun Run only).  Race details are listed below: Run to Read Run to Read Fun…

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QCIM Chronicles: A Pacer’s Story (Part 2)

Six hours was a pretty long time to run, and to run it at a consistent pace makes it more difficult.  This would be one of the longest races I’d have done, surpassed only by ultramarathons. The good thing about running on major roads was that as long as there’s electricity there’s light so even…

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Quasi Course of an International Marathon (QCIM)

Despite the threat that Parma (“Pepeng”) imposes upon the Metro several days of ruined runs made runners more enthusiastic about completing a long run that partially simulates the race route of the forthcoming Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM). This long run (LSD for some) started 4:30AM within the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Campus…

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Back on the Road: Traversing Metro Manila

It has been a long time since I was running on the road and since I had no race or group runs for the weekend I decided to do one of the routes I’ve long wanted to do: traverse Metro Manila from East to West.  Like my first road run along EDSA which followed MRT-3…

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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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