I was so ecstatic when I crossed the Finish Line of the Nature Valley RUN 2010 (2nd leg of the RunRio Trilogy) last Sunday, May 30. I should be. I’ve waited long and hard for that moment. ‘Tis been almost 10 years since I started running and every single year I would aim to...
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“A man’s own self is his friend. †A man’s own self is his foe.” ~ Bhagavad Gita
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I was finisher number 575 out of 1,024 runners who successfully crossed the finish line in the 10K event of the Timex Ironman Run on November 15, 2009. †My official clock in time is 1:10:11, a minute shy...
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SIXTY NINE: What a number!† But before imaginations get any dirtier, thatís the number of minutes it took me to complete the 10K Run in this yearís Adidas King of the Road (KOTR) held at Bonifacio Global City last Sunday, Oct. 24, 2009.
It was a measly 3-minute improvement from my previous Sundayís 72 minutes...
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As a tiny step forward in my goal of joining and completing a triathlon on or before my 40th birthday I did my first serious research on the subject a few weeks ago.
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There are, I learned, three basic types of triathlon:
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IRONMAN Series. This is the mother of all triathlons, at least it is in...
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I am still quite obsessed with the idea of joining, and completing, a Triathlon someday soon.
It has been a life objective, albeit one that has a frequently moving target date. I once set the goal of completing my first Triathlon before I reach the age of 35. I am now little over 35.
My newly...
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