Lucky Me

I haven’t posted for a while now (yes, a few days is long for me) for two reasons: 1) I attended a four-day seminar, which to an independent, multi-tasking designer/mother like me, felt like forever and left me exhausted every single day, and 2) I have fever. Argh…I feel terrible about skipping training the next few days.

I hit the sack early this evening at around 8:30 but couldn’t get an ounce of sleep with the kids jumping around in the background. By 10:30, I received a text from Ben and, despite the achy bones and slight headache, I knew I had to get up and view his blog.

You see, I was fortunate enough to be handpicked by Photographer Ben to be one among the few that he’s shot for his runner’s profile. (First was Chaia, followed by Coach Rio.) Ben is a magician with the camera. His photographs are simply amazing. Combine that talent with a great passion for running and you get running photos that just leave you speechless (and in Coach Rio’s case left girls drooling!)

Here’s my favorite photo climbing up my not so favorite hill in Country Club Drive…

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And here I am running past St. James the Great Church where hubby and I got married…
TBR_Church This is me on the treadmill with the kids drawing. Ben, I love this shot!

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And this is where Ben almost tumbled over as he chased me down the street..

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Last but not the least, this is what Ben calls my profile shot…

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To view more TBR shots (where my thighs look huge, my tummy is bulging, or my face looks kinda funny which is largely my fault, not Ben’s!) and other runners that Ben has profiled, click here to visit the Photographer on the Run. To race organizers, Ben also shoots races, such as Condura Run and Champion Run.

Thanks so much to Ben and RC for the photos!

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32 Responses to “Lucky Me”

and in Coach Rio’s case left girls drooling!

pansinin mo, lahat ng nagpost sa post ni ben about coach rio mga babae!!! mwahahaha.

di mo pinost yung favorite ko! TBR08.jpg

get well soon supergirl!

marga said on May 14 08 at 12:14 AM Reply
VERY NICE SIS! Loooove your pics! In case your friend Ben wants to take portrait shots of moms breastfeeding, let me know! hahaha!

Janice said on May 14 08 at 1:11 AM Reply
i love the pictures jaymie, my fave is the one in front of st. james.

kudos to ben!

Meeya said on May 14 08 at 2:14 AM Reply
Really nice pics I love the one with St. James in the background. And the one on the treadmill looks like something for a magazine.

Passion Runner said on May 14 08 at 7:58 AM Reply
hi br, i’m sure some of us here, me included, get withdrawal symptoms when your blog isn’t updated hehe. get well soon and take it easy.

roadrat said on May 14 08 at 8:16 AM Reply
Great shots… Parang pang Runners World yung mga kuha!

Mark P said on May 14 08 at 8:26 AM Reply
hi tbr, missed your posts, pagaling ka agad.

ganda ng mga photos, perhaps ben can put up an exhibit in the future. ganda talaga!!! sino kaya susunod? si baldrunner naman!!!

Levy said on May 14 08 at 8:49 AM Reply
Hi TBR:

What time was the pic in front of St James taken? Was it that gloomy during the pictorial? Thats the best for me!

I hope Ben does one for the Baldrunner or even Zorro.

Jerome

JLA said on May 14 08 at 9:18 AM Reply
TBR, you look good on those pics! Nice shots!

hotbodquestor said on May 14 08 at 9:58 AM Reply
You look great!! Love the pic on country club drive!
Way to go! Get better–

Tonette said on May 14 08 at 11:07 AM Reply
Great pictures! They really look good, it makes it look so real and love the scenes! Makes you want to keep running, you’re certainly on track!
Proud of you super sis!

The Bee said on May 14 08 at 12:36 PM Reply
wow nice pics… gee it will take time for me to do that… coz am also a graphic artist… sna plugin nalang yan sa photoshop, only a click of a button..

Superman143 said on May 14 08 at 1:25 PM Reply
Very nice ! frame it and put it all over your house, office, parents home , in laws. and why not a bilboard !!!! email it to runners World. they might put you in the July 2008 cover. Congratulations Ben / Jaime

patrick concepcion said on May 14 08 at 3:16 PM Reply
great profile

i think sir ben captured your true runner+mom essence

just want to say that you’re one of my inspirations for running, who i call my inspirunner hehe

hope to see you at doc fit, i’m sure to be startstruck if i do!

gen said on May 14 08 at 3:26 PM Reply
Marga, tayo nga ni banggi yung first three remember. But please ha…I didn’t drool! hahaha

Janice, maybe in Mommy Milkshake 2? Breastfeeding moms running…that’s hitting two birds with one stone!

Meeya, thanks!

Passion Runner, yup the one at home looks like it’s for RW! The May issue has photos of moms who qualified for Olympic Trials. Parang ganyan! Except that the mom here is far from qualifying even for Boston hahahaha.

Roadrat, hahaha. I’m sure a good 5k run will get rid of those symptoms.

Mark, yup. Galing ni Ben!

Levy, alam ko sino yung gusto ni Ben sunod! Wait and see…

JLA, it was around 10am. Gloomy day but not as dark as it seems in the photo. Ben was wishing it would rain actually.

Tonette, thanks!

The Bee, inspiration enough for you start? hahahaha!

Superman, how I wish we could do all these with photoshop!

Patrick, uhm…I can design the billboard. Would you mind us hanging it on top of your office for the whole SSH to see? hehehe

bullrunner said on May 14 08 at 3:28 PM Reply
I hope these pics will get you to start doing endorsements! Maganda ka naman eh, pang modelo. Wife said you kinda look like Patricia Boromeo. Mas gusto ko pa din prom picture mo. Mwehehe

markfb said on May 14 08 at 4:55 PM Reply
Gen, INSPIRUNNER! Wow thanks. How cool is that?! Looking forward to meeting you at doc fit too.

Mark, wow salamat. Thanks to your wife too. I’m flattered to be compared with Patricia B. rather than Bernadette Allyson and Juday which I’ve had a lot of…bwahahaha. Prom pic? Give it up! haha

bullrunner said on May 14 08 at 5:33 PM Reply
these pictures – and the other ones ben did on his runner’s profile series – would make wonderful materials for an inspirational calendar for runners. i bet that would have a pretty good market.

caloyb said on May 14 08 at 6:36 PM Reply
di ako nagdrool noh. napa-ohmygod lang ako!

(peace coach rio! :p)

marga said on May 14 08 at 7:48 PM Reply
the pics look great, because the model looks great! your running looks so relaxed… kahit sa mga sprints. You look like those “celebs” you took pics of, na kahit tumakbo na’t lahat e mukhang poised pa din Get well soon!

joe said on May 14 08 at 9:24 PM Reply
your profile shot looks like a print ad for the garmin you’re wearing… great pics!

loonyrunner said on May 14 08 at 11:26 PM Reply
for the local running community, the pictures paints a thousand words…

tone said on May 15 08 at 6:51 AM Reply
Sige Bernadette Allyson na nga lang ulit.

markfb said on May 15 08 at 7:40 PM Reply
Wow, ganda, love all of them. I especially like the shot of you running past the church where you got married and the last shot, looking confident and satisfied. Really nice shots.

rick said on May 16 08 at 3:57 AM Reply
Ganda ng… sapatos ah!

markfb said on May 16 08 at 2:27 PM Reply
ben!!! galing mo bro! nice shots of tbr…however, ben, who’s gonna do your shots while running the 5k personal bests? and tbr, ben should take your shots while racing…then we’ll compare the intensity written in your face…i’ve seen you in so much intensity (your horns didnt come out in those shots) haha nice work guys!!! no one ran yesterday at the fort, has the running at the fort stopped cause of the rains?

mond said on May 16 08 at 3:05 PM Reply
Caloyb, ben’s a photographer. i’m a designer. Kulang nalang sponsor (ehem ehem) to minimize printing costs and keep the calendar affordable for all runners.

Marga, happy si coach rio kahit sa omg!

Joe, thanks! The shoot couldn’t have been more fun. That should explain why I looked relaxed and comfortable.

Loonyrunner, I know the first thing you see in that pic is the garmin!

Tone, great running photos inspire us to run more and remind us why we’re so passionate about this sport…

Mark, heh! Okay na sana yung una mong comment! Of course I had to wear my beloved WC8…I’m not sure if I can ever part with it when the time comes.

Mond, hahahaha! You’re so right! These photos are obviously training run shots. I’m not a very good actor so I couldn’t fake the intensity…and i’m sure it wouldn’t look good had I pretended.

bullrunner said on May 16 08 at 7:56 PM Reply
You’re correct TBR! Sponsor nalang need natin!

EHEM! RUSH!?! MIZUNO?! ADIDAS?! GATORADE?! NIKE?!

ben said on May 16 08 at 11:06 PM Reply
jaymie, kung kelangan mo rin ng copywriter *ehem ehem* hahahaha

marga said on May 16 08 at 11:35 PM Reply
Ben, kape tayo ulit. Magandang idea yan. hahaha! I’m really happy I got to finish my first 5k after getting a strained hamstring. I’m now ready to train again.

Congratulation to Ban and Jaime. Pang “active achiever” ha. haha

vince said on May 18 08 at 9:16 AM Reply
running mom w ur kids at home!!! i love that jaymie!

galing ni sir ben. =)

p.s.

uu nga…kung anu man yung mga gurl reactions for sir rio’s profile pics…yun na yun… wahehehehe =P

hi sir rio…kitakits sa mizuno2. =)

CatA said on May 19 08 at 10:36 AM Reply
wow! this is very nice. =)

angelaze said on Oct 14 08 at 6:42 AM Reply