It's their MOMENT to SHINE. Sixteen Filipino elite runners with various backgrounds and age categories were brought by 7-Eleven Philippines to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to compete in the full and half-marathon categories of the 5th Techcombank Ho Cho Minh City International Marathon. This international race participation is part of the runners’ prize for... Continue Reading →
Declining running performance, aggravated by an overstaying pandemic, was my reason for staying away from competition -- even when physical races rebooted since 2nd Quarter as Alert 1 gave us more courage to go outdoors. I must admit that it was plain curiosity that had me signing up for the Run Ortigas 2022. I had... Continue Reading →
It was in 2011. I badly needed a stress-free vacation but since I started running, I could only make a decision to do an out-town vacation, only if I race it as well. And so it happened so fast. There were no impediments: A 21K race in Cagayan de Oro registered via bank deposit in... Continue Reading →
Blogging about past Milo marathons a day before today was tempting fate to happen. It rained so hard the night before, and I woke up with the vulnerability of a newbie runner trying to figure out if a change in gear or strategy might be in order. As usual, I drove in an hour earlier,... Continue Reading →
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