Race Review: Timex Run

I have to admit that we (me and my wife) had second thoughts in joining this race, primarily because of the expensive registration fee. But the 21K race distance, being my favorite now, enticed me to join. My wife, on the other hand, didn’t need much convincing when she learned that Piolo Pascual would also [...]

My Back-to-Back 21K Weekends

At long last, I finally have a 21K tucked under my belt. And the past 2 weekends gave me the opportunity to run back-to-back 21Ks – the Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM) and the 2009 Adidas King of the Road (KOTR). I had planned to run my first 21K at the 2009 Condura Run, but [...]

Race Review: RotaRun 09

We were all back to the dreaded and treacherous McKinley Hill route as the Rota Run 2009 was held there yesterday morning. This is one of my favorite race routes, no matter how daunting it can be. It also marked the first race that Takbo.ph managed and facilitated. Let’s now see how the race went. [...]

Race Review: Eco Dash Run

It’s the RAIN! It’s got to be the RAIN! That was some refreshing, cool and invigorating run. Such was the tale of the Ayala Malls Eco-Dash Run. The rain poured…and it poured quite hard all throughout the race. The wind was blowing at all directions. But most, if not all, of the runners chatting at [...]

Race Review: The KRR Urbanite

The Kenny Rogers Roasters Urbanite Run was the most talked-about run event this August. Evidently, the concept of running at night created a lot of excitement and anticipation. This was my second night race; the first one being the 2008 Isuzu Shake, Rattle & Roll run. But the KRR Urbanite took running at night to [...]

My Run For Home Review

The Run for Home last Sunday, July 19 was the most anticipated run event this month of July. It had the hype. It had the big-name sponsors in Globe Telecom and Ayala Land. It introduced the disposable timing chips. Looks to me like the ideal recipe for a great race. So, did it live up [...]

No Doughnuts for A Month

Yep, for a whole month I swear and promise and vow not to eat doughnuts and, who knows, it might as well extend for 2 more months.  No, it’s not because of any doctor’s order. It’s not because of a diet regimen, although it would surely help. It’s actually because of doughnuts overload yesterday. I [...]

Humbled by the trail

First off, it’s good to be back blogging. It’s been a month and a half and my hands have been itching to type and blog about something. Work and a defective laptop kept me away from wordpress (can’t sneak an entry at the office too). Back in Running Shape One thing’s for sure, I was [...]

RUNew = McKinley Hill + 2(Heritage Park)

The title pretty much sums up how my run was yesterday. The moment I saw the race route I already knew that I’m in for a tough run — I already knew it would be a ‘Hilly’ run. I had no wishful thinking of setting a PR — running uphills is a weakness of mine. Instead, [...]

Mixed Emotions at the Power Run

I have mixed emotions after having finished the Power Run. There is some sense of satisfaction for having finished the race (and running more than the 15K distance) and a sense of disappointment on how confusing the race turned out to be. The Race I have been looking forward to this run event for 2 reasons. One, [...]