The start of my
morning early this week could not have gone any better.
I received an
LBC package and inside were 2
complimentary copies of the latest issue of my favorite local running magazine, the frontRUNNER.
Issue 5 is certainly on top of the list of my favorite. |
For a couple of
weeks already, I have been eagerly awaiting the release of this issue. This is an issue which I know my fellow
running 83neans and I will cherish.
Why?
The reason is in page 56. The marathoners and ultra runners of Ateneo
de Naga High School Batch 1983 are the featured running group in a full
page article entitled “Runnin8 M3n for
Others.” This is the first time that the
83neans have gotten print in a major running publication. We have not only talked the talk, and walked
the talk but beyond it, the frontRUNNER magazine has talked about our “walk”,
or to be exact, “run.”
It is a great
feeling. The power of the written word.
The article on the 83neans |
Pages 56 & Page 57 |
For this bliss,
we have two ladies to be very thankful of. First, Mau Gines, the author of the article. She is a running buddy and a good friend. We first got to know her in our Ridge Run adventure
in Legaspi City in March 2011. She is a
very good writer and her blog (http://wanderingjouster.com/) is a favorite. Second, Con Mendoza, the managing editor of frontRUNNER. I have not been introduced to her formally in
person but our email exchanges have often been a source of running
inspirations.
Both are
responsible for making a dream come true.
Looking at the
cover and leafing thru the pages of this issue, there are many more articles to
be enjoyed.
The cover story,
entitled “Athletes of Endurance”, is about the heroic travails of two Filipino
elite athletes in the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics: Rene Herrera and Sid Vildosola. It is hoped that this article will bring more
respect and support to our modern day heroes in the Philippine running
community.
Cover story |
Page 30 |
There is an
interesting feature story by Dr. Lorraine Badoy-Partosa, M.D. entitled “Back of the Pack”. Just by the title, it got me hooked
already. What made it more interesting
is that the author is a diagnosed autistic with ADHD to boot. Having a nephew who is autistic and being a
slow runner myself (a Row 4 habitue), this feature is truly special for me.
Thank you very much for this Issue 5 of the frontRUNNER
Magazine. A very special
Christmas gift to be cherished.
1 comment:
welcome, vicboy. i am honored to have penned an article about the runnin8 m3n for others. may your tribe increase! cheers.
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