Sunday last week, over 550 participants from 23 countries joined the Ironman 70.3 race in Camarines Sur. That’s a 1.9-km. swim, a 90K bike and a half-marathon (21-km.) run. Of all the Filipinos who participated in that triathlon, one man crossed that finish line first: Nonoy Jopson. How different, I asked Noy, was this race [...]

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Raffy Uytiepo, John Pages, Bro. Carlo Bacalla, Steve Ferraren, Councilor Jack Jakosalem, Roel Militar, Haide Acuña, Barry Marquez, Kenneth Casquejo, Harthy Satina, Jesse Taborada, Meyrick Jacalan, Perl Jacalan and Raffy Osumo

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www.cebumarathon.com

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Read the story here.

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Read The Freeman story by Caecent Noot-Magsumbol. Read the Sun.Star Cebu article by Edri Aznar.

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The death last Sunday of Miguel Vasquez while swimming the Ironman 70.3 race in Camarines Sur was shocking. It was tragic. But apart from that horrifying story, there were plenty of good news to report. Topping them all was Noy Jopson, who has called Cebu home for many years now since marrying fellow triathlete Amale [...]

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At 10:52 a.m. last Sunday, I received this shocking text message: “My friend drowned in ironman swim. Died. Miguel Vasquez.” Gerry Malixi, who competed in the 1.9-km. swim category of the country’s first-ever Ironman 70.3 triathlon race, was in Camarines Sur. I immediately called. “I was chatting with Miguel five minutes before the swim started,” [...]

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Rening Ylaya is 73 years old. Nothing unusual about that. There are plenty of senior citizens walking around town. But Rening doesn’t walk… he runs. He runs 10Ks, he runs 21Ks, he runs fast, and, come January, he’s planning to join the Cebu City Marathon and run for 42 kilometers. Read this great write-up by [...]

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The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) defines “Practical Shooting” as “attempts to measure the ability to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power handgun, rifle, and/or shotgun. Those three elements – speed, accuracy, and power – form the three sides of the practical shooting triangle.” I’ll make a confession: I never liked guns. [...]

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That’s me with a 9mm Dr. Ronald Eullaran and Jake Mendez

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Read this New York Times story.

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Thanks to Cerrone Dayo, my good friend (and fellow marathoner) from the U.S., for emailing me this “fight.” Check out the Toughest Athlete contest.

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Read the Sun.Star article. So… is Dr. Larrazabal running? Definitely….

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The Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines triathlon race in Camarines Sur is the country’s first-ever. The race will swim off (2K), bike next (for 90 kms.) and finish with a 21K run this Sunday, Aug. 23. Among the hundreds of triathletes joining are the trio of Gerry Malixi and Annie Neric, both residing in [...]

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Two years ago (August 28,2007, to be exact), I wrote this piece. It’s relevant given that PacMan is scheduled to play basketball again in Cebu. I LIED. In an article I wrote two days ago, I vowed to stay five feet away from Manny Pacquiao when I’ll guard him in basketball. But when we met [...]

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First posted last Aug. 27, 2007 Yesterday (Sunday, August 26), from 10 to 12 in the morning at the Cebu Coliseum, I played basketball with Manny Pacquiao. I joined a bunch sportswriters and radio personalities called the Cebu Sports Media team. We dribbled and guarded and rebounded against Team Pacquiao. Read these two stories: from [...]

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