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Conrado Bermudez Jr: The FIRST Filipino Finisher Of A 200-Mile Mountain Ultra...
My friends and contemporaries would always tell me that I am CRAZY to be running ultra marathon distances in the mountains in the country as well as in Asia and the United States. I just smile because...
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Four Weeks
I did not realize that I’ve been through with four weeks of my training since I’ve started for the 2015-16 Ultra Trail Running Season. I started my training on August 3, 2015 and the first day was a...
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Official Result: 6th Mt Pinatubo 50K Trail Challenge
6th Mt Pinatubo 50K Trail Ultra Challenge 5:00 AM To 5:00 PM November 8, 2015 (Sunday) Cut-Off Time @ The Crater: 6 Hours Cut-Off Time @ The Finish Line: 12 Hours Start/Finish Line: Barangay Hall,...
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Race Report: 2016 TransLantau 100K Ultra Trail Race (Part 2)
Training & Preparation: I started my serious training on this event in the month of December of last year (2015). Monday in every week was my Rest Day and almost everyday was devoted to running on...
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Why I Hate “Selfies” In Running Events
In my early years of joining running events, which is about 40 years ago, runners then were not particular with their pictures before, during, and after finishing a race. What was important to them was...
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Trekking Poles (2016)
I have discovered the use of trekking poles in my readings in the Internet about 5 years ago where it was used to aid older people in their walking and hiking on the road and on the trails. As we know,...
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Race Report: 2016 Clark-Miyamit 50-Mile Ultra Trail Run (CM50)
Race Report: 2016 Clark-Miyamit 50-Mile Ultra Trail Run The goal to attain for this race is simply to finish my fourth (4th) consecutive finish in this race. I admit I did not train well/properly for...
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Official Results: 6th Taklang Damulag 100-Mile/50-Mile Endurance Runs (2016)
2016 (6th) Taklang Damulag 100-Mile Endurance Run 5:00 AM December 10, 2016 To 3:00 PM December 11, 2016 Start & Finish Area: SOCOM Headquarters, Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City, Philippines Course...
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Race Report: 2017 Tarawera 102K Ultramarathon Race (Part 1)
Race Report: 2017 Tarawera 102K Ultramarathon Race (Part 1) Introduction Nine years ago when I was planning to conduct the first edition of the Bataan Death March 102K Ultramarathon Race (BDM 102), I...
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Race Report Tarawera 102K Ultra Marathon Race (Part 3)
The Day Before The Race (Friday) If it is your first time to visit New Zealand, three days before the Race Day is a nice period of time to tour around the City of Rotorua to buy some groceries and...
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Official Results: 2017 Taklang Damulag 100-Mile & 50-Mile Endurance Races
7th Edition: Taklang Damulag 100-Mile Endurance Ultra Race 5:00 AM December 9, 2017 to 3:00 PM December 10, 2017 SOCOM Headquarters, Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City (Nueva Ecija) Course Cut-Off Time: 34...
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Best Running Performance Of Pinoys For The Year 2017
For the first time in this blog I will be featuring an article (based from my own view and opinion) on Pinoys who excelled in running or those who have shown the true spirit of an outstanding runner,...
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Race Report: 2018 Old Spanish Trail (OST) 50K Trail Run
I was registered to join the Four Lakes 100K Ultra Trail Race and I was ready and trained to finish this race within the cut-off time of 30 hours. I did finish this race two years ago with a time of...
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TNF Lavaredo 120K Experience (Part 2)
2018 TNF Lavaredo 120K Experience (Part 2) Hotel Accommodation In Cortina D’ Ampezzo Whenever I look for hotel reservation in my international races, I always ask Mr Trip Advisor or Mr booking.com. I...
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2018 TNF Lavaredo 120K Experience (Part 3)
2018 TNF Lavaredo 120K Experience (Part 3) Past Pinoy Finishers Of TNF Lavaredo 120K Simon Sandoval: He is based in the Philippines. Finished the race in 2014 with a time of 23:33:35 hours, the first...
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2018 TNF Lavaredo 120K Experience (Part 4)
2018 TNF Lavaredo 120K Experience (Part 4) @ Federavecchia (Km 33.5)/First Cut-Off Time Checkpoint Reaching this First Cut-Off Time Checkpoint at Federavecchia within 6:30 hours was my primary concern...
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Race Report: 8th Clark-Miyamit 50-Mile Ultra Trail Run (CM50)
Race Report: 8th Clark-Miyamit 50-Mile Ultra Trail Run (CM50) The score is now 3-2! For the past six years since 2012, I finished successfully the Clark Miyamit 50-Mile Race for three consecutive...
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Official Result: 2018 Taklang Damulag 100-Mile Endurance Run
8th Taklang Damulag 100-Mile Endurance Run (2018) SOCOM Headquarters, Philippine Army, Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City 5:00 AM December 15 To 3:00 PM December 16, 2018 Cut-Off Time: 34 Hours Number of...
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Repost: Top 3 Hot Takes From The 2019 UTMB, CCC, & TDS Races By Jason Koop
The following article is a repost from what Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning, had published in their CTS website and shared in the Social Media outlets. I have received a copy of this article...
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Refused!
For the third time, I was refused to join in one of the UTMB Races for the year 2020. I pre-registered for the CCC (101K) Race where my prevailing earned ITRA points for the past two years are...
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