Not so Fit! on Jun 2, 2009 in Running training Kettlebell exercise Kettlebell Press Kettlebell Swing Kettlebell union After a great time running over at Sacobia last May 24… I didn’t do ANY runs – until today!… I had no specific distance in mind… I just mustered enough courage to get out of bed and RUN! It was only for 30 minutes –...
TNF Confessions… on May 24, 2009 in 20K Running Races 2009 Running without injury Trail Run Clark Philippines The North Face TNF100 TNF100 20K Sacobia I finished 145th out of 196 20K runners over at the TNF100 20K trail run this morning. I knew I was going to finish the said run in 3 hours. Even if I wanted to finish it in less than that – I knew that it could never be. Logging only a couple...
Mother’s Day @ Botak. on May 10, 2009 in 10K Philippines Running Races 2009 Botak Paa-tibayan Botak Unfortunately, I did not celebrate Mother’s day running my supposedly 2nd half marathon. Instead, I celebrated it cheering on for D, my husband. Originally, we wanted to run the 21K together – but with his hectic flight (work) schedule an...
Off My Feet… on Apr 26, 2009 in Exercise Running training Running without injury gaiam ROX Philippines Yoga Yoga Conditioning for Athletes with Rodney Lee Yoga DVD Yoga Zone I have been off my feet for almost the whole week now. I just squeezed in one 5K easy run last Tuesday… And did a couple of other workouts that would hopefully keep my heart physically fit, even if I’m not “on my feet”. After...
21K @ Greenfields on Apr 21, 2009 in 21K Philippines Running Races 2009 Running training Running without injury Greenfield run at Sta. Rosa Laguna The Greenfields run was my first official 21K. I’ve run around that same distance before, but with a lot of “photo breaks”. So for this one, I didn’t know what kind of pain to expect. All I wanted to do was finish the whole 21...
Takbong Pangarap. on Apr 13, 2009 in 5000Km Female Filipina Ultrarunner Joy Rojas Philippine Online Chronicles Run from California to New York Takbong Pangarap ultrarunning Joy Rojas, the Philippine’s best female ultrarunner will attempt to run 5,000 kilometers across the United States in 120 days… Just thinking about running a full marathon gives me the goose bumps! And I mean it in a good way! What more r...
Botak Paa-Tibayan 2009! on Apr 10, 2009 in 10K 21K 5K Philippines Running Races 2009 42K Philippine Marathon Races 2009 Ultramarathon More than a week ago I was invited by Ms. Nesa to attend a lunch meeting of runner blogger’s to discuss the upcoming Botak Paa-Tibayan Races. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go because my parent’s annual check-up took quite a while...
In the City of Pines. on Apr 8, 2009 in Running Running training Running in Baguio City Baguio City Last weekend was another long weekend right before holy week. To beat the “holy week” rush we decided to drive up to Baguio city last Saturday morning. We were only there for a whirlwind visit to our relatives and spend a short break from...
Secondwind Running Store. on Apr 3, 2009 in Philippines Running Store in the Philippines Secondwind running store The First Running store in The Philippines officially opened last March 28, 2009! I just visited their multiply site and the store looks very promising! I am in need of reasonable priced running sunglasses and I might just get a pair there. They also...
21 and 20. on Mar 31, 2009 in 20K 21K Clark Greenfield Run Philippines Running Running Races 2009 Runrio.com TNF100 The North Face 100 Sacobia finishline.ph This time around I have opted to choose the races that I will join. With the good number of running events around the National Capital Region (not just in Metro Manila), it’s quite difficult to join a race almost every weekend. Last week I was...