01 Bullish Insights Archive
- Pre-Race Prayer of a Beginner Triathlete
Dear Lord, Tomorrow is the big day: Tri United 1 at Laiya, Batangas. It feels like my first triathlon since I’ve really only done two mini sprints way back in 2008 and 2009. Oh God, this is the first time I’m joining a triathlon in open water, first time I’m going out of town for [...]
- TBR DM Story: Candice Belza, Bib No. 065
I’m a sucker for love stories. Toss in a bit of marathoning to the mix and I’m hooked. Here’s a great running love story from TBR Dream Marathoner Candice Belza, Bib No. 065… Teamwork. Commitment.That’s what my first marathon is all about. My pacer who became a marathoner in the recent Condura Skyway race got [...]
- TBR DM Story: Mikey Villanueva, Bib No. 583
I always say that the marathon brings out the true character of a person. After observing three batches of runners on training for the marathon, we’ve learned that 99% of the time, we see the good in people: their tenacity, determination, generosity, humility, and more. After the runner crosses the finish line, there’s almost an [...]
- TBR DM Story: Team Rock and Road
TBR Dream Marathon launches with registration in September, officially begins training in October, and culminates in March for race day. We’re together for 22-weeks of talks and clinics. It is inevitable that deep friendships and strong bonds are formed from our runners. They sign up as strangers and are bonded for life after they cross [...]
- 5 Things I Learned from my First Bike Out
To kick off the start of summer, I said yes to Patrick Joson’s invite for a Fondo Manila recon ride last Saturday. It was to be my first bike ride outside of the secure village we’ve been training in the past weeks. The only other time I ever rode out in the open was at [...]
- The Bull Runner and Beyond
This is to officially announce that, from this day forward, you may expect a couple of changes from TBR. (No, I’m not doing a Charice, although a bull tattoo on the ankle would be cool, wouldn’t it?) What changes you ask? Just two things: 1) Expect to read more about triathlon. Someone must have drugged me [...]
- TBR DM 2012 Story: The Half Hearted Runner by Jacob Divino, Bib no. 174
It’s become an annual tradition for me to post stories written and submitted by our fresh batch of TBR Dream Marathoners. Every year, days after the event, it always happens that my inbox gets filled with emails—some short thank you notes, others long essays—all saying the same thing: how memorable and meaningful their first marathon [...]
- TBR Dream Marathon 2012: Where Everyone Who Crosses the Finish Line is a Winner
Two days ago, March 18, 2012, hundreds of runners became marathoners at TBR Dream Marathon 2012 in NUVALI, Sta. Rosa, Laguna. (Official results is being validated and will be released soon. Photos from ActiveMoments will be available for download within one week.) – Daves came in first – On this day, 22-weeks of serious training [...]
- Susan and Kristen Lafferty Run the Antarctica Marathon
There’s a great article on Susan and Kristen Lafferty on Manila Bulletin today about their great adventure: the Artarctica Marathon. I didn’t see it, but Jim, my co-founder for TBR Dream and Susan’s husband, informed me about it so I, at least, got to read it online. Lots of inspiring things about this article: 1) [...]
- TBR Dream Marathon Video: The 22-week Journey to the Marathon by Ripple 100
Please take the time out to watch this special video showing the 22-week journey our TBR Dream Marathoners have gone through. We met them for the first time in October 2011 to walk for 45 minutes in Bonifacio High Street. In our last Bull Session in NUVALI last February, majority had run the farthest ever [...]
