How To Qualify For The Boston Marathon (Prologue)
It was an accident or spur of the moment when I decided to register for the 2017 Revel Canyon City Marathon Race after I DNF at the 2017 Javelina Jundred 100-Mile Endurance. I was mentally and...
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Chapter 1: Commitment and Self-Assessment I read somewhere when I was starting to commit myself to train for my First Marathon Race, the first step is commitment and the author of the article would say...
View ArticleHow To Qualify For The Boston Marathon (Chapter 2)
Chapter 2: Consistency & Coaching Services From the age of 45 years old to 64 years old, the range of Qualifying Time for Men’s is from 3:20 hours to 3:50 hours. And for the Women’s in the same...
View ArticleHow to Qualify For The Boston Marathon (From Google)
Before we continue with our series, maybe it is nice to check or read this article about our subject matter as suggested by Google. https://www.wikihow.com/Qualify-for-the-Boston-Marathon If you have...
View ArticleBetter Trail Running Instructional Video
Two weeks ago, while browsing on the YouTube and trying to revive and locate my YouTube Channel which I created 5-6 years ago when I was staying for a vacation in the United States, I was able to come...
View ArticleHow To Qualify For Boston Marathon (Chapter 2)
Chapter 2: Consistency & Coaching Services On The Local Running Coaches After six months of blogging on this site, I retired from the active military service and created a team of elite runners...
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Chapter 3: My Four Months Training With CTS I am not trying to force-feed you with the training that I did with CTS as I want to share my story from the time that they accepted my application as one of...
View ArticleCoach Karl “Speedgoat” Meltzer
Before we continue with my series on How To Qualify For The Boston Marathon, I would like to mention my first Coach in Ultramarathon before I applied at the CTS Coaching Service. When I started running...
View ArticleCamille Herron Joins 2020 Badwater-135 Ultramarathon Race
Last night when I was about to go to bed, I saw the post of Camille Herron on her Facebook Page that “she is jumping for joy and gratitude that the Badwater 135 got the green light as a “GO” race in...
View ArticleHow to Qualify For the Boston Marathon (Chapter 3)
The Devil Is In The Details My first two days’ training schedule with CTS were devoted to One Hour Recovery Runs with emphasis on my RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion) where in a scale of 1-10, my RPE...
View ArticleFilipino Finishers Of Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 106-Mile/171K Ultramarathon...
In the history of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), the race started in 2003 but only after eight (8) years (2011) when Ultra Trail Runners from the Philippines started to join this iconic trail...
View ArticleVideo: Filipino Finishers Of The UTMB 106-Mile/171K Ultramarathon Race...
This is a Photo Video that I posted on You Tube with the objective to document the past accomplishments of our local trail runners in international trail running event like the UTMB. This video will be...
View Article1st MAF Test Of The Year (2020)
After running for six weeks on MAF training, easy running using my Heart Rate Monitor, following the MAF Formula where my beats per minute range would be from 112 to 122 beats per minute must be...
View ArticleUltra Training Program For 100Km Race (2020)
In June 2012, I posted a Training Plan for Ultra Distances which I copied from the book of Bryon Powell, “Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide To Running Ultramarathon. In July 2012, I posted another...
View ArticleShoe Review: Salomon Speedcross 4
I have been a loyal user of Salomon Trail Shoes since I started training and joining in trail running events whether they are local or international ones. After I have used a lot of pairs of their...
View Article2018 Badwater 135-Mile Ultramarathon Race Documentary
I had the chance and opportunity to have been up close to the runners and crew in this particular edition of this iconic Badwater 135-Mile Ultramarathon Race in 2018. I was surprised to see this...
View ArticleAllen’s Rice Cakes
Before Jason Koop wrote his book “Training Essentials For Ultrarunning” where he highly recommends Rice Cakes as one of the best solid food for ultrarunners, Dr Allen Lim, born in the Philippines and...
View ArticleRepost: 90% of Badwater 135 Runners Finish By Jason Koop
90% of Badwater 135 runners finish. Here’s what they can teach you about preparation. By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning By the time this newsletter hits your inbox, runners in the 2020...
View Article2018 Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail Race Photo Video
Hereunder is the Photo Video of my trip to Turkey to join/participate in the 2018 Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail Race which was held in October 2018. This training running event is part of the Ultra...
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