My BDM 160 Story: Beating the Odds! on Feb 5, 2012 in Race Report bdm 160 ultramarathon Everytime a BDM event comes up, my failed attempt to run the 2nd staging of BDM 102 in 2010 comes to mind. That was when I got injured while training 2 months before race day. I was so green in envy but nonetheless happy for my friends who finish...
My Run for Sendong Survivors on Jan 9, 2012 in Random CDO Iligan Sendong typhoon victims Taking a cue from good friend and Team PowerPuff Boys teammate Ronnel Go, I will be running the 2012 BDM 160 km ultramarathon race on January 28 & 29, 2012 from Mariveles, Bataan to Capaz, Tarlac as a charity fundraiser that will benefit the S...
Our Run for Sendong Survivors on Jan 9, 2012 in Random CDO Iligan Sendong typhoon victims Taking a cue from good friend and Team PowerPuff Boys teammate Ronnel Go, I will be running the 2012 BDM 160 km ultramarathon race on January 28 & 29, 2012 from Mariveles, Bataan to Capaz, Tarlac as a charity fundraiser that will benefit the S...
Hello 2012! on Jan 8, 2012 in Random Last year, I completed two ultramarathon distances and two full marathons en route to an unbelievable and miraculous Bataan Death March 102k Ultra finish during the first quarter. Second quarter gave me the opportunity to meet the other 14 finalist...
Believing in Dreams and Miracles: My BDM 102 Story on Mar 12, 2011 in Race Report “SMILE! Smile, Al,” repeated Gie, my high school classmate and long time friend until I could muster a half-faked smile. I had been running for more than eight hours since 10 pm of the night before and I just told him that I thought I was startin...
Pagudpud and Ilocos on my mind on Sep 7, 2010 in Race Report (It’s been more than a week since I finished my second ultramarathon but I still can’t help but think about the people, places and events that made the 2nd PAU 65k run unforgettable) Judging by the mood and the points discussed in the Car...
34th Milo Marathon Manila Elims Afterthoughts on Jul 7, 2010 in Race Report Random As I set out last night to do my one hour recovery run after my second slowest full marathon in five tries, I was asking myself if I’ll be able to do better next time… 4:00 to 4:10 …”Due to the sheer number of 5k runners, the...
Chasing Marathon Dreams: My experience as a TBR Dream Chaser on May 26, 2010 in Random Tigerboy Junrox had earlier secured a spot as a Dream Chaser in the just concluded The Bull Runner Dream Marathon when I emailed Edward Kho and signed up myself responding to the pay-it–forward call. I still fully remember what my first full...
On milestones, destinies and traffic jams on May 13, 2010 in Race Report Random It has been exactly one year since I ran my first full marathon and started this blog. I can’t help but feel nostalgic when I look back at what happened in between, after 30 plus races and 3,000 plus kilometers. Meeting the other runners Th...
These three words (an open letter) on Apr 5, 2010 in Random Dear R, I meant to write sooner but I just had a thousand reasons (okay, excuses if you want to call them that) for putting off the inevitable. After being away from you after my injury in early January, I had the opportunity to confront my ̶...
