02 Race Reports Archive
- Part 4: London Marathon – The Race
RACE REPORT: Virgin London Marathon 2013 Date: Sunday, 21 April 2013 Gun start: 10:00 AM RUN FOR BOSTON “This is it.” I thought. After months of training under the excruciating heat in Manila, here I was with a laundry bag on top of my running clothes to keep me warm from the chilly start. I [...]
- Part 3: London Marathon – Race Start!
Due to the large number of participants (36,000 running 42km, to be exact), the London Marathon had three different race starts: Blue or a “Fast Good for Age” competitor, Red, and Green. All starts were located within Greenwich Park and gun start was at 10:00 AM except for the Elites, Wheelchair category, and Paralympic participants [...]
- Part 1: London Marathon 2013 – Race Expo
With hubby and kids in tow, I arrived in London last April 17, Wednesday, just a few days before the London Marathon on April 21. We stayed at The Regency in South Kensington. The kids immediately loved everything about London—the weather, the food, the Underground tube, and especially our hotel room. – The hubby and [...]
- MARATHON STORY: FERNANDO FALLS…BUT FINISHES
As is the tradition of TBR Dream Marathon, after the race, I post anecdotes about the marathon that I receive in my Inbox from our new marathoners. My inbox gets inundated with stories of triumph, love, gratitude, passion, and empowerment that it’s too much of a waste if only I read it. Through this series [...]
- Race Report: Run United 1 2013
Over 12,000 runners participated in the first of RunRio and Unilab Active Health’s series of Run United events for the year: Run United 1 yesterday at SM Mall of Asia Grounds. Majority of the runners participated in the half marathon with a whopping 5,000 runners registered for the event. Indeed a sign that runners have [...]
