At the 2008 Singapore Marathon
Some prefer a candlelight dinner in Shangri-La. Some “say it with flowers.” Others lavish their spouse with a tiny box, inside of which is a stone that glitters. Some opt for a kiss and an “I love you” whisper. Others, a picnic in Tops or, as our governor herself joked, a [...]

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“If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.” – Emil Zatopek
“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” – Oprah Winfrey
“The marathon can humble you.” – Bill Rogers
“We run, not because we think it [...]

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Six years ago, he started running. “I was getting older and noticed I wasn’t getting any healthier,” he said. “So, one day, I had a ‘Forrest Gump’ moment!”
Jim Abilla started walking. Then jogging. Then sprinting. Since 2003, he hasn’t stopped. Last Sunday, Nov. 1, while many of us lazed around and visited the cemetery, he [...]

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Read Max Limpag’s story from Sun.Star Cebu here.

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Albert Santos, Nica Ong, Jane-Jane Ong, Andrew Ong, Meyrick Jacalan, Perl Jacalan and Vic Verallo
Last Sunday, Oct. 18, while plenty from Cebu joined the Quezon City International Marathon, seven of our fellow members from the Cebu Executive Runners Club (CERC) travelled all the way to Europe to join a major marathon race. The Amsterdam Marathon [...]

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Having joined dozens of road-running races (mostly in Cebu), including the Hong Kong and Singapore marathons in 2008, here are several observations from last Sunday’s QCIM:
GOOD
1. Weather. Obviously, this has nothing to do with the organizers, but we were blessed with excellent weather that day. It didn’t rain. Even better, the sun barely shined all-morning-long. [...]

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That’s me and Bro. Carlo Bacalla meters from the finish
Jesse Taborada, a veteran of six 42K marathons, calls it, “The hardest marathon in the world!”
Of course, Jesse exaggerated. Nothing, I assume, can beat the Great Wall of China or the Mt. Everest marathons. But the 42.195 kms. that we trekked last Sunday may be termed, [...]

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Thanks to Mike Enriquez and Annie Neric for the photos…

Minutes before the start, (from left) Joel Juarez, John Pages, Mike Enriquez, Boyek Galang, Annie Neric, Luisita Jadulco, Bert Banzon and Msgr. Siongo Tan

Team Guardo: Atan (in black) with (among others) Dr. Ray Bontol, Joel Garganera, Raffy Uytiepo, Jeson Guardo

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Thanks to Jaymie Pizarro, “The Bull Runner,” for this short clip

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There is a virus that’s plaguing our city. It’s not the A-H1N1 strain or the Dengue fever scare. It’s more widespread and thousands are afflicted. All types of bodies have been stricken: 73-year-olds, college girls, Sun.Star online editor Max Limpag, CEOs, doctors, Donna Cruz-Larrazabal, lawyers…
The good news is, this virus is healthy and invigorating. Running, [...]

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