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…
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TNF100 Race Update 2
Last night at ROX TNF100 held its first pre-race briefing for all participants. This race is being handled by Finishline.ph, headed by Coach Rio dela Cruz. To those who weren’t able to make it here are some of the topics discussed: Mandatory Items These items really are mandatory. Failure to comply may result in disqualification…
My Greenfield City Run Story
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…
When Registration is No Longer a Habit
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…
April 9 is the Day of Valor
On April 9, 1942, at the final stage of the Battle of Bataan, approximately 76,000 Filipino and American troops, commanded by Major General Edward “Ned” P. King, Jr., were formally surrendered to a Japanese army of 54,000 men under Lt. General Masaharu Homma. This was the single largest surrender of a military force in American…
2 Days before Bataan 102 Ultra
One of the races that I really hope to join one day is the Bataan 102 Ultramarathon, simply because it allows us to look back at our history and somewhat relive some of the sacrifices our war veterans encountered. The race is by no means easy—it’s 102 kilometers (about 63.38 miles, or roughly 2½ marathons)…
Homecoming: Men’s Health Miracle Run
The Men’s Health Miracle Run would always be a special race for me and many of my friends as this was our first race ever when it started last year, just a couple of months ago. Now on its second time around it’s only natural for me to return to the race that started my…
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…
Run 21K, Be On the News
Newspaper that is. As Condura Run’s 21K SkyWay feat wasn’t great enough, now you get to brag about being part of this historic run. I got news from takbo.ph that the race result will be published on The Philippine Star courtesy of Vitwater. This also adds pressure, I mean, motivation, to have “decent” finish times…
Pre-Race Dilemma: To Run or Not To Run?
With the Condura Race right around the corner I’m faced with a dilemma: to taper off or to continue running (with ease). Just last Sunday I did my longest run distance-wise, 22K LSD along Commonwealth Ave. What complicates my situation was that before this LSD was a lack-luster 3 weeks that only garnered a total…
Happy Run with My New GF
The Happy Run was my first regular race with my new GF—GF405 that is. The race turnouts for all categories were very good but since it was handled by Coach Rio everything was in order, another well organized race from Runrio. The weather was quite cooperative too, it didn’t rain and it was cooler than…
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