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Road to Redemption (Last of 3 parts) 12 Feb 2012 | 11:48 pm
Two weeks before Bataan Death March 160 I was resigned to running the last 58 kilometers of the dark and treacherous Mac Arthur highway alone. Then like manna from heaven, God gave me Ken Alonte and...
Road to Redemption (2nd of 3 parts) 12 Feb 2012 | 11:12 pm
Road to Redemption (2nd of 3 parts) 50K and beyond is a woman’s game. There are studies which show that, because of their capacity to store more fat and high tolerance for pain, women survive the ul...
Road to Redemption (1st of 3 parts) 12 Feb 2012 | 10:57 pm
Photo Credit: Team USB The starting line of the 2012 Bataan Death March 160K Ultramarathon was filled with the usual suspects – hardened ultrarunners from all over the country including visiting runn...
Road to Redemption (1st of 3 parts) 12 Feb 2012 | 05:57 pm
Photo Credit: Team USB The starting line of the 2012 Bataan Death March 160K Ultramarathon was filled with the usual suspects – hardened ultrarunners from all over the country including visiting runn...
Second Chances 31 Dec 2011 | 09:39 pm
December 31, 2011 Photo credit: Aileen Barrientos It’s not official until you see your name in the list of runners invited to run the country’s longest road ultramarathon. The Bataan Death March 1...
Long Road, High Drama 31 Dec 2011 | 09:30 pm
November 22, 2011 All within the past 12 months Cebu played host to the staging of five ultramarathons with distances ranging from 50 to 65 kilometers. But the Cebu Century Properties 100K Ultramarat...
Fitting Farewell 31 Dec 2011 | 09:03 pm
October 25, 2011 Last Sunday, there were three runs happening simultaneously, but runners whether veterans or newbies, knew where they had to be. The tribute run for the late Melinda Ponce gathered ...
Runners Go To Heaven 31 Dec 2011 | 08:35 pm
October 18, 2011 You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she's lef...
Lessons from a Summit Challenge 31 Dec 2011 | 07:45 pm
October 11, 2011 Photo credit: Bro. Carlo Bacalla, SDB Challenge is a word not to be taken lightly. This, in one short sentence sums up the Summit 60K Ultra Challenge – the debut race organized by t...
Hidden Routes 31 Dec 2011 | 07:12 pm
October 3, 2011 My baby brother Sonnyboy, who loves to bike on mountain trails in between med school exams, has been telling me about the trails of Barangay Budlaan for the longest time. Listening t...