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…
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runningpinoy’s 2009 Midyear Report
2009 is my first full year of running and with the first half completed its time to have a look back at some of my highlights for the first six months of the year. January The year started with “bi-polar” races: one was well praised and the other went in infamy. Of course I’m referring…
Freedom Climb Chronicles (Part 3: Day Two, The Summit of Pico de Loro)
4AM: Time to get up. The day of the assault to the summit has come. It was a first time for me and a few in our group to reach Pico de Loro’s beak, I mean peak, and despite seeing the pictures there’s nothing better than actually being there. Excited? Yes! (But still sleepy) 5AM:…
Freedom Climb Chronicles (Part 2: Day One, Assault to Base Camp)
9:30AM at the jump off point of Pico de Loro: the group was complete and set for the climb. A steep incline immediately greets us and although not that difficult it was a nice welcome. The trails of Pico de Loro were very nice. Despite being a very popular trekking destination it was so nice…
Freedom Climb Chronicles (Part 1: The Birth of the RunHikers)
It was another one of those long weekends in the country with this year’s Philippine Independence Day, June 12, falling exactly on a Friday. For the first time Filipino mountaineers stand united to create the first Freedom Climb—a flag-raising ceremony to be held atop 40 summits nationwide to commemorate the occasion. 6AM Baclaran, Parañaque City:…
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