Not 1 but 2. This is the number of full marys that our
swash buckling runners of the Ateneo de Naga HS Batch 1983 conquered this December
2, 2012. And the reach of the 83neans is
all over the region in this marathon of marathons.
Here in the
National Capital Region, 3 studs
tackled the Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM). This full marathon passed thru
significant national landmarks from the Quezon Memorial, Sto.
Domingo Church, La Mesa Eco-Park to the University of the Philippines – Diliman
Campus. The finish time of the Metro
Manila-based 83neans at the QCIM are as follow:
Bob Castilla - Below 5 hrs but steaming
mad due to organizers’ mix
up on the start time
Ernie Badong - 5 hrs flat
Ruben Fajardo - 5 hrs & 42 mins.
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| QCIM finishers |
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| QCIM 42km route |
Further south
and crossing national borders, in the undisputed premier city of the ASEAN
Region, our favorite Bitoy Lorico ventured into virgin territory and survived
the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore.
His finish time for the 42 kms is 6 hrs & 35 minutes. We hope to hear soon his story. He now is our
latest 83nean marathoner, bringing to 10
the total for our high school batch, the
runningest in Ateneo.
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| Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore |
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| Our latest 83nean marathoner |
The QCIM 83neans
showed their solidarity with our new marathoner by writing words of
encouragement to Bitoy on their bib.
Such is the brotherhood of runners. It
knows no borders.
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| Bob’s |
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| Fard’s |
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| Ernie’s |
As for Bicolano
Penguin, I was not in the running as December 2 is our wedding anniversary. But hearing my siblings congratulating and thanking profusely my wife for surviving my bossy and insensitive ways all these 15 years (and
counting) leads me to postulate that I, too, was celebrating a marathon on that
day. Only, this is of the matrimonial
kind and my Commander-In-Chief deserves a ton of medals. She would need all the encouragement, affirmation
and a second wind as this marathon is going ultra.
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| A different kind of marathoners |
Mabuhay satuya
gabos na adik sa marathon!
4 comments:
i know this is just a teaser on Bitoy's devirginization experience. we want more! hahaha
congratz pading Bitoy!happy anniversary BP!
thank you so much mga padi. i'm a virgin no more. the first time is really painful yet a wonderful experience... something that i will treasure for the rest of my "running life." hahaha...
the saying is true that "kapag nanamitan mo na, hahanap-hanapin mo..... ang pagdalagan."
Yup. I agree with you Ernie 100%. This is just a teaser and the BP will be posting soon a full article about Bitoy's marathon journey. Dai pa lang nakakabalik haling Singapore ang nag-interview saiya. hahahaha.......
Good one Bitoy. "Virgin no more." This gives me an idea on the title of the article and it harkens back to our high school years. hehehehe.......Congratulations. You made us proud.
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