kenkoy runner's thoughts and then some.....

i want to try minimalist shoes, not the "glove-like" shoes, but more on those shoes with minimal heel-to-toe decline in height. i do believe that ideally, soles with minimal height would give the shoes a more responsive feel as compared to "thicker" soles. i want to try this one now :) most specially the Progrid Mirage as it still provides the protection of shoes, but at the same time gives you enough height to trigger your leg muscles to work overtime :D hehehe just wanna try this out :D shempre i want to slowly ease my feet into these type of footwear, since ayaw ko naman mag paa diba hehehe :)

Just like the good old days. it has been ages since the last time I was part of the takbo.ph group pic. I am proud to say that I was part of the biggest group pics in every road races since 2009. but after a while, since the group grew too big, came subgroups (or teams for that matter). it was a nice day to see old timers and new faces together as one takbo.ph, wearing the orginal black and red, white orange batch 2, blue & black runfest singlet, and the revised black red and white takbo runfest 3 singlets. it was nice seeing groups from north  and the south partial unofficial tally of takbo.ph members who were able to join the biggest group pic ever. for more pics: click  here .and  here  and here . thanks to KB Runner for most of the pics, and Q Gavan (Chicks ni Manok) and LA of ANR for the pics.

when we were all smaller (and younger), one of the most dreaded words we don't want to hear were "____(insert name here), face the WALL". upon hearing this sentence, we tend usually feel scared, primarily because we know that we did something wrong, and that this was a punishment. The WALL meant no talking to other people. It actually gave us the time to think and re-evaluate what we did, and why we did it. The WALL in this sense, made a negative connotation for us. WALL= SUFFERING. face the wall. literal. When we grew up and eventually became runners (marathoners), the term WALL again resurfaced. This time, the WALL became a hurdle that eventually we will overcome (with much training of course). Unlike the childhood wall, we did not do anything bad to deserve meeting with the wall again. This time, we decided to face the wall head on (but not without enough preparation). This wall we can overcome with proper training and nutrition plan. WALL= not physical suff...

i have always been a fan of the Mizuno Wave Inspire series (ever since i shifted from Adidas Supernova Sequence 1) and I do believe that this shoe model is already the best training (or long distance) shoe for me. Me and my Inspire 4 have been to many places, and it has given me the a lot of good memories :) One of the first LSDs I've had with my Inspire 4. This was when  running more than 10K was"long" already. more pix here My favorite running pic ever. Taken by Doc Eric, my first ever pacer for my first 21K (Botak  May 10, 2009) My Inspire 4 has also gave me my best PRs so far (not that I've been running as much as I used to). So far, my Inspire 4 has had the most mileage of all my shoe collections (with numerous half marathons under its sole?). Just like anything you'd love, you would use it until the very last. For some, even to the point that there is not much cushioning, they would still use their beloved running shoes for running. It c...

isang araw, wala akong magawa sa bahay, napadampot ako ng Men's Health October 2011 issue. sa pag buklat ko nun, nabasa ko ang isang article dun tungkol sa character traits etc. minsan ko na rin naisipang mag hanap ng tipong pop psych test/quiz or something to that effect about that, it's not that hindi ko kilala kung anong strengths ko in terms of character strengths or what, but more on, i want them to be "validated".  i've been a reader of Men's Health naman for quite some time already, and i don't think they will even publish something that is a 'phony' so i tried taking the test here sa viacharacter.org and here were my top 5 character strengths: 1) Bravery and valor You are a courageous person who does not shrink from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain. You speak up for what is right even if there is opposition. You act on your convictions. I do believe this has been one of my main characteristics. Bravery in the face of challe...

from being a single sport enthusiast (swimmer, biker or runner), usually newbies want to be called a multisport athlete (duathlete, aquathlete or triathlete). from being a newbie triathlete, to be an IRONMAN, most of us would also want to become a ROCKSTAR! most of my teammates who became IRONMEN this year, loaded up on their tri mileage by joining WRT :)  It was also here that the rivalry between Endure Masters and SH-Endures started. H-Endure Masters Relay Team SH-Endures Relay Team For more details, please see below :) ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? The White Rock Triathlon 2011, will welcome 161 Triathletes to join the longest running and most popular triathlon event in Philippines on Saturday 1 st October 2011 in Whiterock Beach Resort & Water Park in Subic Zambales. Organized by Extribe Inc. since 2004, this is the 8 th annual White Rock Triathlon.  The course is known for being challenging and features a 2 km open sea...