November 2011 Archive
- Win a McHappy Day Fun Run 5k Race Kit
This November, McDonald’s is celebrating McHappy Day, a worldwide fundraising effort in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and its programs. To celebrate, there will be a McHappy Day Fun Run on November 27, Sunday, at the Venice Piazza Mall, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio. Proceeds of the fun run will go to RMHC’s Bright [...]
- Bull Session 2: The Long Run
Over 200 runners showed up for Bull Session 2 at Bonifacio High Street earlier this morning. – Photo courtesy of Craig Allan – Bull Sessions head coach, Lit Onrubia, gave a talk on long runs to prepare TBR Dream Marathoners early on in their training. LIT’S KEY POINTS: The LSD (Long, slow distance): putting increasingly [...]
- Running for Jamba Juice
Jamba Juice is in Manila! This is great news for us Pinoys as we become more health conscious. But, it’s even better news for us runners since fruit shakes and juices are great ways for us to nourish our bodies. The kiddos and I dropped by for the VIP opening of Jamba Juice last Thursday [...]
- Reminder: Bull Session 2 Tomorrow!
A friendly reminder from your Bully (as Ton Gatmaitan would put it)… Bull Sessions are open to the public, not just for TBR Dream Marathoners, but anyone and everyone who is interested in running. See you guys tomorrow!
- TBR on Manila Bulletin
Hey, I just heard I was featured in the Wellbeing Section of Manila Bulletin, Nov. 1, 2011. This was about my running the Guam KoKo Road Race last October 16, 2011. Sigh, fond memories of that rainy race. Thanks to Nina for informing!
- New 2012 Color for KSwiss Kwicky Blade Light
My head was in a whirl before leaving for New York last week that I completely missed out on something that would’ve kept me dancing and prancing all day…or even the entire month. Here’s the letter that came with the package I received but failed to take a 2nd look at before hopping on the [...]
- ING New York City Marathon 2011: Done!
- I get my NYCM 2011 medal plus a bonus thumbs up from a race volunteer – I did it! As I write this, it’s 7:30 am and I’ve been up since 3 am. I’m in my recovery tights sipping French Vanilla coffee and munching on leftover pretzels from the finisher’s bag of the race. [...]
- The Day Before the New York City Marathon 2011
My cousin, Celine and I woke up to a slow and sleepy Saturday morning and set out for a half day of shopping ahead. Of course, shopping had to be brief because I didn’t want to stay on my feet all day. – We shopped around the midtown area and hunted for my Canon S100 [...]
- TBR DM DATES TO REMEMBER FOR NOVEMBER 2011
Hi TBR Dream Marathoners: block these dates on your November 2011 Calendars! (1) Bull Session 2: LONG RUN 55 MINS: Saturday, November 12, 2011, Krispy Kreme, BHS. (2) Bull Circle 2 GEARING UP FOR THE MARATHON: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 7PM, 3/F ROX, Bonifacio High Street. We’ll see you there! For any questions, please contact [...]
- Running in Central Park: Last Run before NYCM 2011
This morning, Rico, Angela, Anthony and I ran our last run before the New York City Marathon 2011 this Sunday. We met at the corner of 59th and 5th, right by the Apple store (oh, this run was for you, Steve!) and made our way across to Central Park. – with Rico and Angela doing [...]









