How does a running community celebrate its anniversary? By running of course! Takbo.ph held its first Runfest to celebrate the occasion last Sunday. It was the last race I signed up for before I got injured, one of the rare few that charged below P500 as registration fee, and definitely one of my most anticipated…
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Yet Another 56K Ultra Weekend: Manila To Tagaytay Sequel (Continued)
Special thanks to Dr. Christopher “Ultra Doc T” Montaos, for the pictures Part 2: Dasmariñas to TagayTay from a Different Perspective Around 6:00AM somewhere between KM 31 and 32 the KM 0 group was joined by “fresh legs” for the journey to Tagaytay. This was the real challenge to the runabout as the elevation and…
Yet Another 56K Ultra Weekend: Manila To Tagaytay Sequel
It was a race-less weekend last Sunday so what else does a runner do but to find an interesting run. An ultramarathon distance route isn’t exactly a prerequisite but in order to share that ultramarathon experience I decided to join my friends at their first attempt at an ultra—where else but in the same route…
TNF100: The Chronicles of an Ultra Trail (Part 3) The Prequel
Our TNF100 adventure started much earlier than the usual. We headed off to Clark, Pampanga Friday morning and by lunch time we were already at SM City Clark for final shopping and lunch. Traveling through North Expressway was really fast. This is part of a series ① ② ③ After a hearty lunch and some…
TNF100: The Chronicles of an Ultra Trail (Part 2)
I noticed that the route I’m taking is moving me away from Expo Filipino. I actually don’t remember the way back to the base camp since it was dark when we left so I just followed where the route lead me to. I was still seeing race markers along the way so I know I’m…
Weekend at the Trails of Montalban
It was an interesting weekend for me together with the guys of takbo.ph for our first trail adventure. Rene (JazzRunner) was kind enough to give us a tour of the trails of Montalban and experience firsthand the magnificent sights and breath-taking trails of this wonderful place. This event was also made possible with the help…
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