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 [...]
Filed under: 2009 Completed Runs, Race Review | Tagged: Coach Rio, Fort Bonifacio, Heritage Park, Piolo Pascual, RunRio, Timex | 3 Comments »
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. [...]
Filed under: 2009 Completed Runs, Race Review | Tagged: McKinley Hill, Review, Rota Run 2009, Running, Takbo.ph | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: 2009 Completed Runs, Race Review | Tagged: Ayala Malls, Eco Dash, Fort Bonifacio, Review, Running | 4 Comments »
August 17, 2009 marked the first year of my destiny with running. How time flies so fast. I didn’t even notice it until my friend reminded me when we were at the Kenny’s Urbanite Run. In effect, the Kenny’s event became my pre-anniversary 15K run. A Flashback to August 17, 2008: The 2008 Men’s Health [...]
Filed under: 2008 Completed Runs, Intro, Race Review | Tagged: 1st Running Anniversary, Men's Health, Miracle Run 2008, Running | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: 2009 Completed Runs, Race Review | Tagged: Fort Bonifacio, Heritage Park, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Kenny's Urnanite 2009, McKinley Hill, Review, Running | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: 2009 Completed Runs, Race Review | Tagged: Ayala Land, Buendia, Disposable Timing Chips, Fort Bonifacio, Globe Telecom, Habitat for Humanity, Kalayaan flyover, Run for Home | 4 Comments »
