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Running stories in Cebu and around Philippines
Related stories: SM2SM Run 9: Tuhog / Skewered SM2SM Run 7: GIVING UP I cannot think of any thing to write down about my SM2SM Run 10 experience because I was in a rush to get over and done with it because NCOV. I was excited for it because it’s the 10th edition; and I, […]
Related stories: Cebu Marathon 2019: Thank you, next push! Cebu Marathon (CCM) 2018: 42KM-Worth of Selfies Cebu City Marathon (CCM) 2017: 21KM-Worth of Selfies Even before reaching the finish line, I could hear runners rambling like there’s so much extra distance. When I saw the sign 1KM to go near the Ayala Terraces area (finish […]
Related story: [MAGMA Trail Run 2018] Mt. Manghulao Challenge: #fakenews It’s going to be 2020, and me whining about trail running event is getting old already. So I’m not going to whine about the recent MAGMA Trail Run 2019. Thinking about it now, it was not that horrible. There was just a plot twist somewhere […]
The best thing about the reclamation area route is that the electric posts are evenly spaced out. The standard distance of an electric post to another is 50 meters according to Atty. Heidi Acuna, ultramarathoner. It’s one of those tips I heard, when I started running, that stuck with me until now. From then on, […]
Related Stories: HUNAT SUGBU 3, Dagan Para ni Maning: Running Event for Runners BAI (Parklane) Runners[HUNAT SUGBU 2015: RUNUEL] 5 “Because I CAN” Runners’ StoriesAside from Timing Chip, 3 Reasons Why You Should JoinDare to Break These 6 Things HUNAT SUGBU 8 (June 24, 2018): 8’s a MUST! This is the 9th edition of Hunat Sugbu. […]
I don’t know what’s the equivalent of “tuhog” in English, but it’s like “stringed” or skewered like the meat in a barbecue stick. In fun run, “tuhog” is when you overtake the runners who were ahead of you on the later part of the race. I’m the least competitive in fun runs. If you want […]
If there’s one thing that I mastered in running is “pacing.” I’m not a skilled runner; I don’t even have a decent speed (I’m not judging any one), but I very know how to budget / divide my speed and energy through the course to get my self to the finish line whatever distance category […]
Event: MAGMA TRAIL RUN 2018 >> “What a great race it was! I gobbled the uphills with much gusto, and dashed through the technical downhills. I’m definitely made for the mountains. I got a few scratches from the muddy and rocky trails but these battle scars make great souvenir. But I would be lying that […]
Standing at the starting line of Hunat Sugbu 8 21KM, while trying to find familiar faces of running friends, I realized that it’s been 7 years that we’ve been running and joining fun runs. And, after 7 years, I honestly do not know longer how to make an exciting race story. It’s just going to […]
UPCOMING EVENT:The Alicia Panoramic Park Trail Run 2018 (Feb 10, 2018) Related Stories: Cebu City Marathon (CCM) 2017: 21KM-Worth of Selfies CCM 2015: What I Think About When I Don’t Train For Running? Cebu City Marathon: How Runners Made it More than an Internat’l Race! Where do people run? Summary of Entries for CCM 2013 […]
Event: The UP hill Challenge Anniversary Run Official race photos at their fb page >>. “The life of a UP student is uphill.” – Atty. Liza Corro 😂 #runUPhill #upanniversaryrun A post shared by runroo (@runroo) on Oct 20, 2017 at 1:51pm PDT My last 21K was Hunat Sugbu, and my “performance” was very bad […]
This friend who used to run the fastest 21KM in our group, while attempting to outrun Donna Cruz-Larrazabal, was enthusiastically inviting everyone for her comeback run in RUN ISKO ISKA after a long hiatus. Of course, everyone got excited only to be stood-up. Everyone was not happy about her Indian moves except for Odina, who […]
Related posts: CitrineLand Run for Gift of Life, May 7, 2017: When Titos of Cebu Organize a Run… 2 Hearts 2 Beat: A Mother’s Pay-it-forward Fundraising Run FOR those who want to contribute to Gift of Life project for the benefit of children with Congenital Heart Defects, contact or send donation through WWW.ROTARYCEBU.ORG. “Wow! This […]
Related stories: CCM 2015: What I Think About When I Don’t Train For Running? Cebu City Marathon: How Runners Made it More than an Internat’l Race! Where do people run? Summary of Entries for CCM 2013 Registration Giveaway —————- Having not join organized “fun runs” and long distance races for quite awhile, I did not know […]
The title of this is inspired by Haruki Murakami’s book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.” My title’s quite far off, but just like running a marathon, it does not have to make sense. Note: I’m not proud that I don’t train for races, especially for Cebu City Marathon which is my […]
