Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want something badly enough. They are there to keep out the other people. - Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )

Boo, Papa Derek, boo!

Model-actor Derek Ramsay to run despite knee injury
Well, well. Looks like Papa Derek won’t be following the steps of Papa Piolo, who astounded just about everyone with an excellent time in his maiden 10K event. I guess Piolo remains the on the top of my personal and highly unofficial showbiz runners power rankings, closely followed [...]

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TNF100 2010 in Baguio

So it’s confirmed - the TNF 100 this year would be held in Baguio.
Most readers would probably know that the TNF 100 is on the top of my “DO AGAIN” or “TO-AVENGE” list. True I would like to run the SCSM again, as a more competent runner. I would like to have a go at [...]

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Kilometer 716: 1st Run Green Marathon

Went to Ayala Alabang this morning for the 1st Run Green Marathon.
It was my first race in Alabang ever, and my first race after quite a long hiatus. My last race before that was the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon last December- almost a month and a half ago!
I must admit, I was kind of jittery [...]

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(Almost) a view from the other side

Late last year my organization at the university tapped me for a possible fun run that would have been held in February or March of this year.
I set out to work immediately after getting my assignment, planning on what would be needed and the people that we would have to talk to and do business [...]

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On registration fees

When i started out in racing, the standard registration fee was just 250 pesos. I remember finding the Condura and Greenfield races quite expensive then, but it was okay since I generally considered them as “special” races(Condura had the skyway, Greenfield was in Laguna). The standard registration fee kept on rising all through out 2009 [...]

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Wake me up when January ends

One of the first things I did when my “sabbatical” ended was to schedule my upcoming races. February is packed with important races, so I really hoped that I would be able to start racing this January, to get back into the racing “groove”.
When I checked the race calendar though, I was very disappointed. Not [...]

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Kuwentong Livestrong

I love my LIVESTRONG band/baller ID. It’s just about the only running accessory that I wear even when I’m not running.
Non-runners would probably think that runners would favor running shoes, but personally, I prefer wearing slippers when just casually going out. I almost never wear running shoes outside training or races because as someone who [...]

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Back in business

Last Wednesday, January 6, I “celebrated” the first “monthsary” for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, which was held on December 6 last year. It also marked the end of my self-imposed month-long abstinence from running, which I carried out to be able to recover from an injury received from the consecutive marathons that marked the [...]

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