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Race Report: 2016 TransLantau 100K Ultra Trail Race
Last year, I joined this race for the reason to visit Hongkong and at the same time, find out if my training on trail running was making some progress and improvement on my capability to run in ultra...
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Race Report: 2016 TransLantau 100K Ultra Trail Race (Part 2)
Training & Preparation: I started my serious training on this event in the month of December of last year (2015). Monday in every week was my Rest Day and almost everyday was devoted to running on...
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Official Result: 2nd WEST To EAST 280K Ultra Marathon Race
2016 (2nd Edition) WEST To EAST 280K Ultra Marathon Race 5:50 AM March 24, 2016 To 1:50 PM March 26, 2016 From Ramos Beach Resort, Barangay Patar, Bolinao, Pangasinan To Seaside Restaurant, Sitio...
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Race Report: 2016 KOTM’s Four Lakes 100K Mountain Trail Race
KOTM means King Of The Mountains! I really did not have any plans of joining the Four Lakes 100K (FL 100) or the Old Spanish Trail 50K (OST 50) this year but with what happened at the Translantau 100K...
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Race Report: KOTM’s Four Lakes 100K Mountain Trail Race (Part 2)
In about one month, I will turn to a 64-year old mountain trail runner and I have accepted the reality that I am getting old and about to retire from ultra mountain trail running with the hope to leave...
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Official Result: 6th PAU’s Tanay 50K Ultra Marathon Race
6th (2016) PAU’s Tanay 50K Ultra Marathon Race 5:00 AM Sunday April 10, 2016 To 2:00 PM April 10, 2016 Cut-Off Time: 9 Hours Number of Starters: 15 Runners Number Of Finishers: 13 Runners RANK...
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Race Route: 1st Mariveles To Bagac 50K Ultra Marathon Race
The race starts inside the Bataan Death March Shrine/Park in Mariveles, Bataan. From the fenced Park/Shrine, runners will exit from the Gate and turn right towards the Highway going to the Poblacion of...
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Official Result: 1st Mariveles To Bagac 50K Ultra Marathon Race
Official Result: 1st Mariveles To Bagac 50K Ultra Marathon Race 1st Mariveles To Bagac 50K Ultra Marathon Race (BDM Km #00 To BDM Km #00) Start Time & Place: 5:00 AM April 23, 2016 @ Bataan Death...
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Official Results: 10th Tagaytay To Nasugbu 50K Ultra Marathon Race (T2N 50K)
Official Results: 10th Tagaytay To Nasugbu 50K Ultra Marathon Race (T2N 50K) Start Time & Place: 4:00 AM May 8, 2016 @ Picnic Grove, Tagaytay City Finish Time & Place: 1:00 PM May 8, 2016 @...
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Route Description: 1st NORTH COAST 200-Mile Ultra Marathon Race
The race starts on Midnight of May 11, 2016 in front of the Provincial Capitol of Ilocos Norte which is located along Rizal Street in Laoag City. Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol From Rizal Street,...
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Official Result: 1st NORTH COAST 200-Mile Ultra Marathon Race
1st NORTH COAST 200-Mile Ultra Marathon Race Gun Start & Starting Place: 12:01 AM May 12, 2016/Laoag City (Ilocos Norte) Finish Line: La Perla Inn, Santa Ana, Cagayan Finish Time: 12:01 AM May 15,...
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DNF @ 2016 Hardcore 100-Mile Mountain Trail Run
DNF (Did Not Finish) @ 2016 Hardcore 100-Mile Trail Run I have a lot of DNFs in my previous attempts to finish a 100-mile mountain trail run here and abroad and many are wondering why I would just...
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Pinoy Runners Finish Badwater 135-Mile Ultra Marathon, “World’s Toughest...
Tess Leono, a Project Analyst of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and local resident of Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila finished the prestigious Badwater 135-Mile Ultra Marathon Race which starts from...
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Blogging Reboot (2016)
Starting with this post I am back again with my blogging. Thinking back almost nine (9) years ago, I started this blog to document or journalize my daily running activities; write Race Reports in my...
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Why I Hate “Selfies” In Running Events
In my early years of joining running events, which is about 40 years ago, runners then were not particular with their pictures before, during, and after finishing a race. What was important to them was...
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Running: Sports Of The Poor
In my country, Philippines, elite runners come from poor families. It is either they grew up in the mountains and in areas which are not easily accessible by public transport system. You can ask those...
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Running Will Make You Poorer, But…
If you are an average runner, “middle or back of the pack” runner or Social Media runner, running will make you poorer but there are intangible benefits that you can get from it. The following reasons...
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Hike & Run To Mt Baldy (2016)
Almost every time I visit and stay in Los Angeles, California, I always make a schedule to trek to the peak of Mt Baldy. I have read a lot of blogs and FB status of running friends in Los Angeles that...
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Trekking Poles (2016)
I have discovered the use of trekking poles in my readings in the Internet about 5 years ago where it was used to aid older people in their walking and hiking on the road and on the trails. As we know,...
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Official Results: 4th ANTIQUE 100 & 50-Mile Ultra Marathon Race
4th ANTIQUE 100 & 50-Mile Ultra Marathon Race Assembly Area & Starting Line: Antique Provincial Capitol, San Jose De Buenavista, Antique Start Time & Date: 10:00 PM September 23, 2016...
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