SKECHERS 1, NIKE 0 on Feb 5, 2012Right after Meb’s win at last month’s US Olympic Trials in Houston, the web was overwhelmed with articles on his famous win. Meb, winner of the 2009 NYC Marathon, raced two 42k races in a span of 60 days ---PR’ed in both races to boot.One artic...
Condura 42k: Unsolicited Advice on Jan 31, 2012So now you’ve registered (or have decided to register on the last day, Feb1) for the Condura Skyway Marathon 2012 happening this coming weekend. You did your 42k training and ready to ride The Skyway a.k.a. The Beast, as I’ve coined it last year,...
Brooks PureFlow Review on Jan 27, 2012THE NEEDAfter a forgettable Marathon #3 at QCIM 2011, I was able put myself back together (after almost a week of self-pity) and move on. Post analyzing that race, I've assessed that the Brooks Green Silence, a formidable minimalist racing flat IMHO,...
#TwitterRoadRace 5k: Sub-30, Barely on Jan 22, 2012I have not run a 5k race for quite a while so it was very inviting last Saturday morning when I read Kenley's blog about a scheduled virtual 5k race on Jan21. It led me to this blog by Doug that invited runners from all over the world to participate...
Running Log: Jan9-15 on Jan 16, 2012Jan10: 6km. 47mins. 7:50/km average. Brooks PureFlow. Ave HR 133. Max 145. Jan11: 5.2km. 39mins. 7:34/km average. Bikilas. Ave HR 135. Max 146.Jan12: 5.1km. 41mins. 8:03/km average. Brooks PureFlow. Ave HR 138. Max 150. This was a lunchtime run on BG...
Running Log: Jan2-8 on Jan 9, 2012Jan2: 8km. 1:10. 8:45/km average. Bikilas. Ave HR 132. Max 144. First run of the year. Afternoon run on a cloudy day.Jan5: 5.17km. 42:45. 8:33/km ave. Green Silence. Ave HR 137. Max 146. Ran lunchtime at BGC. The sun was up but there was a cool breez...
Running Log: Dec26 - Jan1 on Dec 31, 2011"Need a little patience, yeah..." ---Guns N' RosesDec26: 7km. 54:56mins. 7:51/km average. Bikilas.Ave HR 130. Max 142. Didn't walk at all.Dec28:8km. 1:05. 8:07/km ave. Green Silence.Ave HR 134. Mac 150. Walked the uphills.Dec31:18.44. 2:37. 8:30/km a...
Running Log: Dec19-25 on Dec 25, 2011Dec21: 7km. 55mins. 7:38/km average. Green Silence. Attempted a 5k mock race with a target time of sub-28mins. Crashed, ran out of gas at km3. Settled for a 17:52 for 3km. Added extra kms during the cooldown to make up for the short "race."Dec22: 5.
Iten on Dec 23, 2011Kenyans have been topping most of the local races since the running boom started. It has its pros and cons towards our Filipino runners. On one hand, it puts the level of racing into new heights as local runners need to up their game whenever they to...
Running Log: Dec 12-18 on Dec 19, 2011Dec15: 6km. 50:14. 8:22/km average. Bikilas. First run in 11 days (after QCIM3). Sluggish, but great to be running again.Dec17: 14.8km. 1:56. 7:50/km average. Green Silence. GU at km3. Had fun since officemate joined me in the middle 7.6...
