July 2011 Archive
- What Do You Take for Granted?
- In Corregidor. Photo courtesy of Levi Lakandula – It could be the sun on your face The beauty of a dawning day The birds taking flight Or your dog happily wagging his tail. It could be the shoes on your feet The gas in your tank The warm water in the tub Or the [...]
- Ingredients for a Perfect Comeback Run
Here’s my homemade recipe for a perfect comeback run from injury as successfully produced this morning at 5:30 AM: INGREDIENTS: 1 old CD of Brand New Heavies (Brother Sister) enroute to meeting area 1 cup pre-run Lavazza coffee 1 pre-run banana with Skippy’s peanut butter 2 best running buddies 6 kilometers at easy 6:40 pace [...]
- “Date a Girl Who Runs” on Podcast
I wrote Date a Girl Who Runs in less than 30 minutes on a whim (much like the way I started this blog) but with a lot of heart (just like the way I blog and run, too!) And, I guess when you do things that way, it hits a cord with a lot of [...]
- Now Open: Toby’s Sports Arena in Shangrila Mall
I’m not much of a shopper…except when it comes to sports gear! So, I’m glad I dropped by the new Toby’s Sports Arena last week at Shangrila Mall (near Mercury Drug). Admittedly, I was expecting to see the same ol’ Toby’s Sports store that we’ve grown accustomed to through the years. But, I was pleasantly [...]
- Day 6: TBR 30 Eat Right Challenge
Wow. I had humble expectations for this group. I wasn’t sure how many of you were willing to eat right with me for a full month. But, it turns out that a lot of us—99 as of the moment (including myself and the “shy” TBR 30 participants who emailed or texted me about the participation [...]
- No Pain, No Pain!
It was the second test run. And I was nervous. I didn’t want to do this mini experiment in front of everyone. Nope, not even before close friends. I wanted to do this on my own, in the comforts of my home, and on my decrepit, practically orphaned, but reliable treadmill. If this 2nd test [...]
- TBR on Food Magazine – July 2011
Thanks to Food, especially Ianne Sison-Evangelista and Nana Ozaeta, for giving me the opportunity to write “Eat to Run” for the July 2011 issue of their magazine. (Am I the only that’s noticed that when I’m injured, food is the only other thing on my mind? Hah!) I wrote about my daily food regimen, how [...]
- The First Day of the Rest of Your Healthy Life
Yey! As I type this, we’re now 26 42 77 runners on the TBR 30 Challenge! I’m feeling two things right now: 1) Excited about the journey we’re all going to go through together, and uhm 2) Nervous because, man oh man, there’s no backing out now! Hah! You probably feel the same way, don’t [...]
- Three Doctors and a Manghihilot
It’s been over a month since I got injured and I still can’t run. I had a secret test run last Sunday which turned out to be a walk-run interval with over 95% in favor of the walk. Fine, I’ll just call it a long walk then. Thank God for friends who walked with me [...]
