The slam books asked the proverbial question: What do you want to be when you grow up? My contemporaries had all been sane and rooted when they wrote about being some lofty professional and hitting it rich someday. My answer had always been oddly and seriously imaginative: to be an astronaut. The kind of ambition... Continue Reading →
Milo medals dominate my medal rack because it's one annual tradition I couldn't miss for the world. No typo there, I could not, not I will not. There's an irresistible kind of high that draws you in, even when early announcements are just being made. It's a marathon of marathons, wreaking the havoc of a... Continue Reading →
'Tis that time of the year when we ask ourselves if we shall be mice or men, trying to decide if it's worth running in the torrential rains. My parents told me that the day I was born was exactly like today and my father had to carry my full-term preggy mother and wade into... Continue Reading →
Milo Manila Marathon Elims becoming fever-pitch at the onset of the typhoon season doesn't help since it is also time to commit to the longest training run of 30 - 35 kms. Like many of us already registered for the longest distance, I'm doing my own checklist of how to play out this crucial long... Continue Reading →
Having been a runner since 2009 has its perks. I've seen the running community transform from a simple highly-personal social unit, and into a demanding and discriminating buyer's market. With the deluge of more products and gadgets to choose from, one must understand what the body needs, or risk falling for promotional jargon. While almost... Continue Reading →
Two nights ago, I got an invitation that was too good to resist: to race representing Team Soleus at yesterday's Li-Ning Manila Run at MOA/Roxas Boulevard. While the race itself had some logistical issues (late gunstart, shortage of 21K mileage, insufficient water and personnel in some stations...) I couldn't help but smile along the race... Continue Reading →
"GPS watches" have become a buzzword, next to running shoes, even when you've just started to run five kilometers in fun runs. Suffice to say, a GPS watch doesn't come cheap, so before you jump in the bandwagon, consider the following before investing on one: 1. You have probably gone past training or running on... Continue Reading →
I started blogging here and there over the past 2 years, but it's been more like an ON-OFF relationship that didn't know where to go. Of course, everything was just personal in the beginning because to write about the outside world felt a bit intimidating. But churning another milestone has its pressures, more than just... Continue Reading →
The Life of a RunningAdik 