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Women Runners on Inquirer

Just in time for Women’s Month, Inquirer has a great feature on running women today.

The first article is on Joy Rojas, the first woman to run across the Philippines. Now, she is embarking on a new journey called “Takbong Pangarap” in which she hopes to be the first Filipina to run across the United States covering 50 km a day for around 4 months. Wow.

When I saw her photo in Inquirer, I knew she was the same petite and almost frail-looking girl who I used to see running (or more like flying) around Bel-Air Village way back in my teens.  She hasn’t aged one bit and I’m pretty sure her passion for running has a lot do with it.  She is one strong, fearless and passionate Filipina and I look forward to seeing her achieve her “running dream.”

Another article features the more popular women who run such as Sen. Pia Cayetano, Nina Huang, Leica Carpo, Lulu Tan Gan, Mandy Santos, and Malu Gamboa. Yup, there’s no denying it—more and more women are lacing up and running. Wait till you see us all at Pinay in Action this coming Sunday. Hah!

To read the Joy Rojas article online, click here.

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8 Responses to “Women Runners on Inquirer”

  1. aba! running across the philippines!

    i’m not joining the PIA race. too many women! don’t think i’ll be able to concentrate… having too many women around me makes me uncomfortable. but my brother will run with my four year-old cousin.

    marga said on Mar 04 08 at 10:05 PM Reply

  2. thanks for the heads up on joy rojas. i’ll have to keep my ears open on when she’s gonna be here. it’d be great to see her run and speak. wouldn’t mind running a few miles with her too.. (if i can keep up) :)

    e-rod said on Mar 05 08 at 5:30 AM Reply

  3. That would be quite an accomplishment, across the US in 4 months. I hope she does it. I wonder what her route would be? I guess I have to read the article to find out.

    rick said on Mar 05 08 at 5:31 AM Reply

  4. when joy makes it to miami, her (energy) drink is on me. :)

    Meeya said on Mar 05 08 at 5:37 AM Reply

  5. Can’t help comparing Sen Pia with Sen Jamby or with the rest of the senators. Definitely, Sen Pia is the epitome of health & fitness

    roadrat said on Mar 07 08 at 11:26 AM Reply

  6. Marga, haha you’re funny. I’d think it would be the other way around. Having too many men might distract you from racing!

    E-rod, yeah that should be fun. Hope you get to meet her.

    Rick, I’ll try to get her sched.

    Meeya, nice! And why don’t you run along with her too? :)

    Roadrat, I agree completely. Definitely not a spoiled brat. tsk tsk.

    bullrunner said on Mar 07 08 at 4:51 PM Reply

  7. haha not really. women are just too loud and too much estrogen makes me wanna hibernate! :D

    marga said on Mar 08 08 at 12:34 PM Reply

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