A couple more
nights and it is already November 2, the
D-Day of our first-ever Bicolano Penguin Anniversary Run. The running paradise that 4 of my fellow 83neans, 5 more
Bicol-based buddies and myself will journey to on this date is a 40-km
stretch of the picturesque Tiwi- Sangay
Road in the border of the provinces of Camarines Sur and Albay.
- BP
- I am a Bicolano by birth and choice. By any standards, I am a slow runner but I like it that way. I look at running as a healthy and exciting way to make a difference. Together with my fellow runners from our family, school, office, and the community, we use running to give back.
SIMPLE HYDRATION BOTTLE
Like all runners all over the world,
hydration is very important to a penguin like me. We need to stay hydrated to stave off
exhaustion, cramps and even death. All
that shuffling and puffing on the run makes me thirsty more often than naturally gifted runners. Thus, thru the years, I have tried many types from specially designed backpacks
with water bladders (Camelback) to water bottle belts (Amphipod) to hand-held bottles (Polar).
FEED THE PIG
Buta, the pig,
is spending the last week of October in our house. Our son, Marcel, brought the pig with him from
class.
KARHU: Both Adidas and Nike Got Something from this Finnish Brand
I visited
the Wandering Jouster site of my
favorite Bicolana blogger, and I got to enjoy her latest blog entry entitled
“Shoe Talk” which was about the 7 leading global brands of running shoes
and their history. Informative stuff
about Adidas, Nike, Puma, KSwiss, Reebok, Asics and Mizuno.
AVON WALK THE TALK AND RUN FOR PASIG RIVER : Engaging Employees Thru Running
RUNNER’S WORLD PHILIPPINE EDITION: October-December 2012 Issue
It is a ritual
for me to drop by the local literary mecca that is the Fully Booked Store when I am in the Bonifacio High Street area in
Taguig City. Last night was no different
and I was ecstatic to see on the magazine rack brand
new issues of 3 editions of Runner’s World: United States, United Kingdom and the Philippines.
OCTOBER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF A TRIO OF BATCH PIONEERS
MARATHON DREAM TEAM OF FIRST BALFOUR RUNNING CLUB
After reading
the McDougal masterpiece “Born to Run” in December of 2009, I dreamed of
finishing a marathon. Prior to that, the
longest distance I have tackled was a 10-km
fun run, but something about the way the book was written made me dare to
significantly upsize my running experience.
Five months after, under the nurturing
coaching care of Jaymie Pizarro and Jim Lafferty, I crossed the finish
line of my first full marathon – The Bull Runner Dream Marathon, 2010 edition. It is definitely one of the highlights of my adventure here on
earth.
BICOLANO PENGUIN ANNIVERSARY RUN: November 2, 2012 at Tiwi-Sangay Road
My Bicolano
Penguin blog will be turning 1 year this November 5. Thru the
weeks and months, this blog has churned 105 articles, mostly about
running and a handful about food, the runner’s best friend. In a year, the blog has elicited more than
10,000 page views. We can safely say
that this baby is an active one. Not
precocious but a bouncing one.
ADIDAS ADIZERO FEATHER 2 : Running made sputing!
In my youthful days in Bicol back in
the late 70s and early 80s, there was a street word that connotes being
excellently well dressed, or “dressed to
the nines” to quote the Wandering Jouster in her article last October 5,2012(http://wanderingjouster.blog.com/).This word is “sputing”.
TBR DREAM TEAM RUN: November 17, 2012
A couple
weeks ago, I received an email invite from Jaymie Pizzaro to all TBR Dream
Marathon alumni about a TBR Dream Team Run scheduled for November 17, 2012 at
Nuvali.
RUNNING ON ENTRANCE EXAMS DAY
October 7 was the entrance
examination day for Grade 7 students
aiming to study high school at the
Ateneo de Manila High School. Thus, that
Sunday morning, I drove my son Marcel to the high school campus. I was informed by my son that the entrance
exams would last 3 hours. Unlike many
of the parents who left immediately and planned to fetch their kids later, I
stayed in the campus. What should I do
to kill time for 3 hours?
RUN UNITED PHILIPPINE MARATHON 2012: Registered Already
The 1st
ever Run United Philippine Marathon 2012 is hands down the most awaited
marathon event in the Philippines for this year. Since a year ago, the local running community
has been abuzz with this running event that was in the works from Unilab Active
Health and Runrio, Inc. It is scheduled for October 28, 2012.
FRONTRUNNER MAGAZINE Vol 3 Issue 4 2012
Today, I got a
copy of the latest issue of the Frontrunner magazine. Good timing for me as I was not planning on
running in the next few days given my cough and cold. Having a colorful and insightful magazine about
my favorite passion would be a plus for my recovery from sick bay.
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