Blog Posts on road runs
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Road Runs: Bohol 50 Miler Ultra Marathon 2012 by The Trail Running Mistress on May 21, 2012Cheryl, Rica and Zean claiming their race bib from Doc Bon. :) I stood at the Start Line feeling sleepy. It was ironic considering I spent most of the previous day in a state of panic. Family and friends have been hounding me about my injury and the...
Road Runs: Pagadian City Hill Training (May 11-12, 2012) by The Trail Running Mistress on May 14, 2012Photo by Jing :) I've been to Pagadian City several times before and was able to experience walking the notoriously steep Fajares Avenue from the port going to the rotonda view deck. And every time I told myself that one day, I will finally run thi...
Road Runs: Tagaytay City LSD by The Trail Running Mistress on Apr 9, 2012Before our run/bike with our #1 fans! ^_^ 32km of road run wasn’t really appealing to me but an LSD from my parent’s place up to Tagaytay City offered a great opportunity not only to add mileage and uphill training but also the chance to bond w...
Road Runs: Yakult 10 Miler Run (April 1, 2012) by The Trail Running Mistress on Apr 1, 2012When I heard that Charina, my PhilSky friend, is joining the Yakult 10 Miler Run, I asked her to register me also. I knew this was going to be the day after the Salomon Xtrail Pilipinas 2012. Even though I anticipated major body aches after the 24km...
Road Runs: Uphill Training at Cebu City (March 23-24, 2012) by The Trail Running Mistress on Mar 23, 2012View from Busay, Cebu City I knew work was taking me to The Queen City of The South this week so prior to my trip, I asked running friends where I can do some hill training in the area. Without batting an eyelash, my friend Carlo tells me, "Bus...
Road Runs: Baguio City Adventure and Misadventure (March 10-11, 2012) by The Trail Running Mistress on Mar 12, 2012"The View" from Kennon Road :) My sister has been nagging me to have an out of town trip for quite some time already so I decided to give in to her “request” with a selfish of goal of squeezing in training time. And that’s how we end...
Road Runs: Ozamiz City Airport Road (March 2, 2012) by The Trail Running Mistress on Mar 7, 2012Rice fields and the Malindang Mountain Range Why do I keep doing this to myself? Time and again I wonder why I never learn my lesson when it comes to preparing for a big race. I know full well that I should give ample time for training especially...
Road Runs: On Injuries and the Subic International Marathon (January 22, 2012) by The Trail Running Mistress on Jan 23, 2012Let me say it right off the bat, the Subic Internationation Marathon whipped my ass so bad that I expect I shall be limping until the end of the week...if I'm lucky. And I'll be meeting up with my ortho with my tail between my legs. I anticipate some...
Road Runs: Corregidor International Half Marathon (December 10, 2011) by The Trail Running Mistress on Dec 12, 2011With Kian and Mia. PSA reprezent at CIHM! ^_^ The dream: 2:30 or less. Realistic goal: Do better than my Nathan Ridge Run time of 2:38 (read about it here). The only thing that totally ruined the game plan was the lack of sleep. The best I can do...
Road Runs: 42.5km Banaue to Bontoc Highway Run (December 3, 2011) by The Trail Running Mistress on Dec 7, 2011Meet the Team: Me, Carlo, Roland, Mariel, Kian, Mia, Luke and Luke's dad. So this was the plan: About 63kms of concrete road (with a bit of dirt roads) from Banaue to Sagada. But due to numerous stops made by our bus and traffic at S...
