This is part where the Milo people are supposed to say “Joke lang”

Oh man.
Just when the entire running blogosphere is singing praises to Milo for “modernizing” the well-loved series(even letting them “get away” with a hundred percent increase in registration fee), they unleash this upon us

Three loops, Milo, seriously?
Personally it feels like Milo took 3 steps forward, and 2 steps back. I mean, forget about the timing [...]

Tags: 34th National Milo Marathon, 42.195K, full marathon, Manila Eliminations

15 minutes - in the wrong direction

I have always associated breaking the four-hour barrier with qualifying of the Milo Finals. It was a pretty good pair. The Milo Finals is the most prestigious and exclusive of all the local races. Four hours is the time-standard for the full, the very same way 2 hours is for the half, 1 hour is [...]

Tags: 34th National Milo Marathon, 42.195K, Boston Marathon, full marathon, Manila Eliminations, National Finals

Kilometer 836: Philippine Independence Day Half Marathon

Obviously, this is not me being a happy camper. But I assure you that this is way less caustic than the one I originally composed while running the race(yes, I do compose race reports while running).
Dear Mr. Organizer-of-Philippine-Independence-Day-Half-Marathon,
First, I would like to congratulate you for coming up with the idea of a race on Independence [...]

Tags: 21K, half marathon, Philippine Independence Day Half Marathon

Concrete Truth

Sometimes, after a long “working” day, I look back and realize that despite all of the day’s accomplishments, I am still way far from what I want or need to accomplish overall. For instance, I’d work all day finishing a set of slides only to realize afterwards that I still have to do 15 other [...]

Tags: concrete truth, philosophy

A bit better now, thanks

The past few days had been relatively cool, and on top of that, there had been scattered rains. I certainly hope this trend continues. I have had enough of this summer, the hottest and most humid of all the summers in my memory(I have around two decades’ worth). It certainly made training and racing tough. [...]

Tags: 34th National Milo Marathon, Manila Eliminations, summer

One Month

Today marks the beginning of the month-long countdown before the Milo Manila Eliminations.
Whenever I tell friends - runners and non-runners - that I am preparing for a race abroad, I usually get enthusiastic reactions.
Since March however, whenever people would ask, I would always answer that I am preparing for the Milo Eliminations. To be honest, [...]

Tags: 34th National Milo Marathon, Manila Eliminations