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Runnroo: 1st All-Women Ultramarathon

by Armie Garde When Joseph, Paolo, Jean, Odina and I started running together last year, none of us thought of anything else but finish the tour around Cebu island on foot. At some point we hoped to drag more people to run-tour with us so we posted invitations. As Runnroo, we only dreamed of running […]

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Runnroo: 2011 Highlights

AUGUST 06, 2011 — The first five of Runnroo staged Tour de Cebu’s first weekend long run. The run-tour started at KM 0 in Cebu Capitol, Cebu City and ended at KM 25 in Lagtang, City of Naga. (more…)

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Tour de Cebu 2011 Accommodations

Here are the places you can stay in when you’re planning to circle Cebu on foot. Rockwalled Stage: 4 Where: Dalaguete, Cebu When: August 27, 2011 Room rate:  P1400 good for 10 people Air conditioned: Yes Rockwalled is a nice small resort in Dalaguete. We stayed in a huge room with two beds (each one […]

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Tour de Cebu – Final Stage

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ~~ Rodin (1840 – 1917) After four months of traveling around Cebu Island on foot, here we are, the Runnroo, in our final stage of Tour de Cebu (TDC). The 25-kilometer finale  run covers four urban areas of Cebu — Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, […]

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Tour de Cebu – Stage 16

Runnroo will stage its sixteenth leg of Tour de Cebu this weekend. The route covers four towns of Cebu — Catmon, Carmen, Danao and Compostela. The 15-kilometer run, first half,  will be on December 03, 2011 at 3 p.m., from the 57 KM post in Catmon to the 42 KM post in Carmen. We will […]

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Tour de Cebu – Stage 15

After joining two ultra marathons in two consecutive weeks, the Runnroo is now back to pound the north roads of Cebu province. On November 27, 2011, Runnroo will stage its fifteenth leg of Tour de Cebu. The route covers the mountain areas of Tabogon and Sogod. The 27-kilometer run will start at 5 a.m., from […]

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Tour de Cebu – Stage 12

Runnroo will stage its twelfth leg of Tour de Cebu this weekend. The route covers three towns of Cebu — Balamban, Asturias and Tuburan. The 15-kilometer run, first half,  will be on October 22, 2011. The run will start at 3 p.m., from the 60 KM post in Balamban to the 74 KM post in […]

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Tour de Cebu – Stage 9

Runnroo will stage its ninth leg of Tour de Cebu. Our route will be from 205 kilometer post, in Ronda, to 55 kilometer post in Dakit, Barili. Since the route is approximately 33 kilometers, we will split our one long distance run into 15 kilometer run and 18 kilometer run. The 15 kilometer run will be […]

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Paolo’s notes on Tour de Cebu Route 10

Inital date: October 9 Notes on the route: A large portion of the route is off-road. If you have not tried running off-road, please start practicing now. The technique with running trails is to take shorter strides. more info here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqeed4_tMEI There are some steep downhills. These might be ok on a regular day, but it can be very […]

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A tip on keeping pace

I didn’t really do much running before Runnroo, so the only thing I could compare to the kind of physical stress that these LSDs have presented my body was when I used to play soccer back in college. But the exhaustion is probably the only common ground between the two. With soccer, you use great […]

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Tour de Cebu – Stage 7

Runnroo will stage its seventh leg of Tour de Cebu on September 11, 2011. The run-tour will start at 4 a.m. Our route will be from the 150 kilometer post in Samboan, Cebu to  the 175 kilometer post in Alegria. The Route: Samboan, Ginatilan, Malabuyoc, Alegria Route (more…)

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