Just a few days ago I was celebrating my birthday; yesterday I had another reason to celebrate as my running blog had its first anniversary!
Tag: Firsts
Run Free—Like Crazy?!
Have you ever thought of running like you used to when you were a child—no schedules, no pace, no distance, no pressure—just pure clean fun? I was lucky enough to have a chance at that last night at Bonifacio Global City (BGC) during my long run. I was pretty bored of the typical Bonifacio High…
A Year Into Running: The Secret to an Ultramarathon
When it comes to running, the last thing on my mind was an ultramarathon—I had an idea how far a marathon is by looking at the route taken by the Milo Marathon which is “just” about 42K, but an ultra, especially 100K, was unimaginable. In fact the first time I’ve heard of the term “ultramarathon”…
A Year Into Running: It Started With A Miracle
Sunday, August 17, 2008 marked the birth of the runner in me. It was the first ever Miracle Run by Men’s Health Magazine (Philippines) and it was my first ever race. I, together with several of my colleagues, decided to join this run for the benefit of GMA Kapuso Foundation so that in our own…
Countdown to TNF100
I can’t believe it, the moment of truth is coming, and my excitement is definitely building. TNF100 Philippines is almost here! Today, Thursday, is my last day at the office for the week. Because of this I have to finish every task that I have, hastily—all because of this race. So in a way I…
A Blog (Post) About Blogging: runningpinoy’s 6th Month Online
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…
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…
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…
New Year, New Races
Happy New Year! 2009 is here! It’s a great time to plan your races since the first ones don’t come until the start of the third week of January. I’m quite excited for this year, particularly this first quarter because of two special races: The North Face Thrill of the Trail (January 18, 2009)This would…
0 to 100K: My 2008 Chronicles
Surely 2008 was a memorable year for many of us. It was the year me and many of my friends started running, and it definitely changed our lives. August 08, 2008 (08/08/08): it was the night of the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and it was the day of my first race…
Goal: 100K, Done!
Finally, after almost four months I was able to achieve my first 100K of cumulative race distance. Goal achieved! This was during the UP ICTUS Centennial Run yesterday, one of the most difficult races I had to take, not because of the course, but because on my injury (still). Yesterday’s run was just three days…
100K Here I Come!
Believe it or not, I only started running, in races of course, last August, and roughly four (4) months since I started, my first 100K (race-only cumulative distance) is almost here. Before December I had set a goal of reaching my first 100K this year but back then it was mathematically impossible because of the…
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