A LONG TIME COMING on Feb 6, 2010 in Races 21K I haven't been blogging since last month. I guess sometimes some things just slip out of your routine.But I'm back and it looks like I'll be keeping this blog for good :)The 2010 Condura Run for the Dolphins is officially my first race this year. I w...
2010 RUNNING RESOLUTIONS on Jan 1, 2010 in General Motivation Finally! After a few weeks of being stuck into this "no-running" vortex I was finally able to run "seriously" the other day. It was just a little over 10kms but with lots of hills. Fortunately, I am spending my New Year break in Baguio City so I was...
PHILSTAR CELEBRITY RUN: GETTING IT DONE on Dec 21, 2009 in Running stories Races 10k Hey, I'm back! And yes, that's Carlos Agassi right there in the picture.Last week I joined the Philstar Celebrity Run at The Fort. To be honest, I wasn't expecting anything big from the race or for that matter from myself. The past few weeks had been...
THE HUNT FOR THE SAD RUNNER on Dec 9, 2009 in Discussions Since my previous post had something to do with experiencing "the high", I've also been pondering on this thought: Is there a sad runner out there? I mean, generally speaking; are there people who do run and yet feel sad or lonely or depressed--in ge...
SHOPPER'S HIGH? on Dec 6, 2009 in Fun General If there's one phenomenon that's been baffling me all this time, it's how a very good number of women pull out this otherworldly energy when it comes to shopping.Okay, maybe some of the guys are into this shopping craze as well; but I'm more interest...
MIZUNO RUN CLUB: THE GRADUATION on Dec 1, 2009 in Mizuno Run Club These guys? They happened to finish 2nd place on the team relay.As promised from my previous post, I shall tell you guys more about the whole Mizuno Run Club experience. Our last session was capped by a 5-kilometer team relay around Bonifacio High St...
NB POWER RUN: A RUNNER'S RACE on Nov 29, 2009 in 21K So there we were at the starting line: Sam, Mark, Luis, Pat, Jix, and me. Their plan was a 1:40 finish for a 21k. I thought that was a bit too fast for me (at least for now >:D) since I was only aiming for a little under 2:00 at best. The gun (which...
NEW BALANCE POWER RUN: A RUNNER'S RACE on Nov 29, 2009 in 21K So there we were at the starting line: Sam, Mark, Luis, Pat, Jix, and me. Their plan was a 1:40 finish for a 21k. I thought that was a bit too fast for me (at least for now >:D) since I was only aiming for a little under 2:00 at best. The gun (which...
TRIBUTE RUN on Nov 25, 2009 in Special "God is really great. After the volcano erupted, He created this wonder."This quote was taken from my girlfriend's Multiply page describing the awesome beauty of Mt. Pinatubo's crater lake. We went there last Sunday with our friend Jenny. It was real...
NOT ANOTHER FUN RUN! on Nov 23, 2009 in Discussions Fun Ok, maybe just this one last time before we move on from this topic.Last Sunday (November 22) the much anticipated 1,500 meter track oval at the University of Makati was inaugurated. Dubbed as "world-class", the track oval will be open to the public...