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Runner’s World Philippines
I am featured in one of the articles of the Runner’s World Philippines Magazine, October-December 2014 Issue. The article is entitled, “Heroes Of Running: Pinoy Olympians and Trailblazers to Inspire...
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Seven Years
It’s been seven years that I’ve been blogging and I am still running in the mountains at the age of 62. And I am still happy doing this kind of ritual, telling my stories about my runs and hikes, and...
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Official Results: 2014/4th Taklang Damulag 100-Mile & 50-Mile Endurance Runs
4th Taklang Damulag 100-Mile Endurance Run 5:00 AM December 13, 2014 To 3:00 PM December 14, 2014 Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Headquarters, Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City (Nueva Ecija) Number Of...
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1st Week Of Training (December 8-14, 2014)
Monday/December 8: Rest Tuesday/December 9 @ Roosevelt National Park: Time Of Start: 4:30 PM Distance: 6.8 Miles Time/Duration: 2:24+ Hours Average Speed: 2.4 Miles Per Hour Total Ascent: 1,323 Feet...
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The 53 Runner’s Commandments By Joe Kelly
The 53 Runner’s Commandments by Joe Kelly 1. Don’t be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whiners. 2. Walking out the door is often the toughest part of a run. 3. Don’t make running your...
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“Read 100 Running Books A Year Challenge”
The art and long tradition of reading books among the youth and among most of us is already lost and forgotten. We tend to be industrious in reading books during our academic and schooling days as they...
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Official Result: 2015 Bataan Death March 160K Ultra Marathon Race (BDM 160)
5th/2015 Bataan Death March 160K Ultra Marathon Race (BDM 160) Bataan Death March Shrine, Mariveles, Bataan To Capas National Shrine, Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac 5:00 AM January 24 To 1:00 PM January...
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Race Report: 2015 Condura Skyway Marathon (Run For A Hero)
Background I was expecting that the 2014 edition of this race was to be conducted for the benefit of the victims of Typhoon Yolanda but instead, it was cancelled and the Race Organizer opted to donate...
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Official Result: 1st Manila To Baguio 250K Ultra Marathon Race
1st Manila To Baguio 250K Ultra Marathon Race 1:00 AM February 6, 2015 To 3:00 AM February 8, 2015 Cut-Off Time: 50 Hours Number Of Starters: 20 Number Of Finishers: 16 Percentage Of Finish: 80% 20...
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Official Result: 2015 Bataan Death March 102K Ultra Marathon Race (BDM 102)
7th Bataan Death March 102K Ultra Marathon Race (BDM 102) 10:00 PM March 7, 2015 To 4:00 PM March 8, 2015 Starting Place: Bataan Death March Shrine, Mariveles, Bataan Finish Area: Old Railway Station,...
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Race Report: 2015 TransLantau 100K Ultra Trail Run
Race Report: 2015 TransLantau 100 Ultra Trail Race Place: Lantau Island, Hongkong Date & Time: 11:30 PM March 13, 2015 To 7:30 AM March 15, 2015 Introduction I could be one of the few Pinoy runners...
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Official Result: 1st “WEST To EAST” 280K Ultra Marathon Race
1st “WEST To EAST” 280K Ultra Marathon Race: The Longest Solo & Single-Stage Ultra Marathon Road Race In The Philippines. Starting Area: Bolinao Sports Complex/Bolinao Municipal Hall, Bolinao,...
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Official Result: 1st MAYON 160K Ultra Marathon Race
1st MAYON 160K Ultra Marathon Race Start & Finish Area: Penaranda Park, Legazpi City (Albay) Start Time: 2:00 AM April 10, 2015 Finish Time: 10:00 AM April 11, 2015 Cut-Off Time: 32 Hours Number Of...
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Official Result: 5th MAYON 360-Degree 80K Ultra Marathon Race (Solo)
5th Edition MAYON 360-Degree 80K Ultra Marathon Race: A Run Around Mt Mayon Volcano 4:00 AM To 8:00 PM April 11, 2015 Starting & Finish Line: Penaranda Park, Legazpi City (Albay) Cut-Off Time: 16...
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Official Result: 1st Mt Tapulao Trail Run
1st Mt Tapulao 36K Trail Run (Fastest Known Time Run) Assembly/Start/Finish Area: Barangay Dampay Salaza, Palauig, Zambales Start Time: 5:15 AM April 17, 2015 Cut-Off Time: 10 Hours Tapulao Trail @ Km...
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Official Result: 9th Tagaytay To Nasugbu 50K Ultra Marathon Race
9th PAU’s Tagaytay To Nasugbu 50K Ultra Marathon Race Starting Area: Picnic Grove, Tagaytay City Starting Time: 4:00 AM May 9, 2015 Finish Line: PETRON GAS Station, Nasugbu, Batangas Cut-Off Time: 9...
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Deaths In Running Events
Those “one-liners” below were the supposed titles which I would choose for this post but I ended up with a General Statement of what is really happening in our Running Events. This is again a very long...
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2nd “Running Boom” In The Philippines
The “1st Running Boom” was felt in the Philippines after Frank Shorter of the USA won the Gold Medal in Marathon in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games which resulted to the conduct of more Marathon Races...
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Conrado Bermudez Jr: The FIRST Filipino Finisher Of A 200-Mile Mountain Ultra...
My friends and contemporaries would always tell me that I am CRAZY to be running ultra marathon distances in the mountains in the country as well as in Asia and the United States. I just smile because...
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Four Weeks
I did not realize that I’ve been through with four weeks of my training since I’ve started for the 2015-16 Ultra Trail Running Season. I started my training on August 3, 2015 and the first day was a...
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