"on a shoestring"

“It’s elevating and humbling at the same time. Running along a beach at sunrise with no other footprints in the sand, you realize the vastness of creation, your own insignificant space in the plan, how tiny you really are, your own creatureliness and how much you owe to the supreme body, the God that brought all this beauty and harmony into being.” -Sister Marion Irvine, 2:51 PR and 1984 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier

Whenever I find myself in a new place especially a new beach, I will make sure that I find time to run (even if I didn’t bring my running shoes). And run, I did! This time in the historic Lingayen beach, Pangasinan.

After about a kilometer of walking from the President’s Hotel in Lingayen Pangasinan towards the beach, I did some stretching and warm up. I was amped to run so I did some 2K warm-up.

Warm up (used my 10-sec timer)

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I did this rave run at Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental after a month-long hiatus last November 14. Yep, sorry for posting this tooo late.

Dumaguete City is known as “The City of Gentle People,” this chill city is also the home of Silliman University. 

I had a very scenic run at Dumaguete City’s Boulevard all the way to Hayahay. I felt like it was my first time running. I was trying to catch my breath, trying to feel the rhythm, the coordination of my strides.

When I felt some perspiration on my forehead, I tried to run faster. In my mind, I can still do a sub-5minutes per kilometer but my body doesn’t want to cooperate. I was having a hard time breathing. I can feel my belly, that I gain 4pounds. But I continued… until I reached Hayahay, the place where we partied 2 nights ago. It was a nice place, the music was great because it reggae. How I miss Dumaguete City- that laid-back town full of foreigners.

What’s good on my route is the century-old Acacia trees that line up the boulevard, the relaxed locals having some leisurely walk/jog, the white lamp posts and the nice red-tiled avenue beside the sea. It was a beautiful landscape!

RUNNING STATISTICS:

Date of Run: November 14, 2011 (Monday)

Route: Back and forth at Rizal Blvd then out to Hayahay and back, Dumaguete City

Distance covered: 6 Kilometers

Pros: Running along the Dumaguete Bay was refreshing. The Rizal boulevard is one of the best boulevards in the country.

Cons: The smoke pollution on my way to Hayahay. There are lotsa car and tricycle on the highway.

Time: 36minutes (6:00/km)

Temperature: 29°C

Running Apparel: Diadora singlet, Reebok running shorts, Puma socks, and Brooks T7 Racer.

can i call this the laid-back run? or maybe chill run?

If you want to read more of my out-of-town runs, you can check out my RUNNING PLACES Page.

After the successful Rescue Run to help the typhoon victims in CDO and Iligan, like-minded running teams, runners and private companies planned to do the same.

TODO RESPONDE RUN: A Run for a cause for Sendong Victims & Baby Rafael

January 14, 2012 (Saturday)

TODO RESPONDE RUN

REGISTRATION FEES / GUN STARTS:
10K – php 350.00 (6:00 am)
5K – php 300.00 (6:15 am)
3K – php 300.00 (6:25 am)

REGISTRATION PARTNERS/VENUES:

- ROX at Bonifacio Highstreet, BGC

- ARC (A Running Circle) Unit H, Aloha Hotel,
’2150 Roxas Boulevard, Cor. Quirino Ave. Malate, Manila
‘Contact Numberphone: (02)567.iRun

- RUNNR – ATC, Alabang

I FULLY SUPPORT THIS because 100% of the registration fees will go directly to the beneficiaries, indeed a Run For A Cause.

TODO RESPONDE RUN, the story behind.
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I always get my blood pumping soooooo damn good when I run on trails, much more if it’s out-of-town.

Glad that I was able to recover the corrupt photo files from my SD card. I can now blog about my rave run on the foothills of Tibiao mountain in the province of Antique.

WARNING: This post is loaded with my photos (Well, this blog is mine anyway).

Where the is Tibiao, Antique? Thanks Google Earth!

I did an out-and-back run, started at Kayak Inn downhill towards the hi-way and back. It was a scenic Read more…

Here’s one run you might want to consider joining- it’s out-of-town (2hours from Manila) and the route is where I do my usual training run.

Rice Self-Sufficiency Run

REGISTRATION DETAILS

1. Nonrefundable registration fees:
5km: P400
10km: P500
16km: P600

2. Registration Areas:
• Chris Sports: (Jan 17-Feb16, 2012)
* SM Mega Mall *Festival Mall, Alabang * SM Sta Rosa, Laguna *SM Manila
• Move Your Body Shop (Jan 17-Feb17, 2012)
Grove, College, Laguna
• PhilRice Los Baños (Jan 17-Feb17, 2012) (049) 501-1917 (8am—5pm, M-F only)
Pili Drive, UPLB Campus, College, Laguna

For more details you can contact

Noriel Angeles at 0919-206-2545 or (049)501-1917

You can also see the lates updates on their Facebook page: RICE Self-Sufficiency Run

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How to Get to UP Los Banos:

1. From Cubao. Take the Bus at HM Transport Terminal (Near Victory Liner Terminal) going to Sta.Cruz. Tell the conductor that you will get off at College, Los Banos. Then take the jeepney going to UPLB, tell the driver that you will go to Baker Hall. (Bus fare: Php107, Jeepney fare: Php8). Bus start to leave Cubao at 3:00am. Travel time is 1:30-1:45hours

2. From Gil Puyat/Buendia LRT. Take the Greenstar or DLTB bus going to Sta.Cruz. Get off at College or Junction, Los Banos. Take the jeepney going UPLB, get off at Baker Hall. (Bus fare: Php94, Jeepney fare: Php8). Travel Time is 1:30-1:45hours

3. From Alabang. Take the Bus going to Sta.Cruz, HM. or You can ride the bus going to Calamba. From Calamba Crossing (Fare: Php49), take the jeepney going to UPLB (Fare: Php20). Travel Time is 1:00-1:30hours.