TBR DREAM CERTIFICATES & SOUVENIR PROGRAM

Friday, 16 July 2010  |  News + Promos

Attention TBR Dream Marathoners:

Finally, TBR Dream Marathon Certificates and Souvenir Program will be available for pick up starting Saturday!

TBRDREAM_PICKUP

– Sample of TBR Dream Certificate (with my dream time on it) and TBR Dream Souvenir Program –

Sorry for the delay.  I honestly didn’t realize how tough it was to compile all your photos into the souvenir program.  (It was as tedious as running a marathon!)  Well, the effort was well worth it.  We’re glad to give you this souvenir program/yearbook to remember all your marathon batchmates by.  I don’t know any other race who has ever done this!

TBR DREAM MARATHON SOUVENIR PROGRAM

  • For all registered participants – You get one as long as you registered for the race regardless of your presence on race day.
  • 1 copy per registered participant

TBR DREAM MARATHON CERTIFICATES

  • Only for finishers of TBR Dream Marathon
  • Includes participant’s name and official time
  • Printed on board paper (for your immediate framing eh?!)

DETAILS ON PICK UP:

All TBR Dream participants may pick up the Souvenir Program and Certificate at ROX, Bonifacio High Street (counter for race registration at the 2nd Floor).

  • Schedule:
    • Saturday, July 17, 2010 – 1pm to 8pm
    • Sunday, July 18, 2010 – 1pm to 8pm
    • Monday, July 19, 2010 – 1pm to 8pm
  • Look for Angela
  • Send a letter of authorization if you’re sending a representative to claim for you.
  • Any certificates or souvenir programs left unclaimed after July 19 may be picked up at: CREATIVE JUICE, 3/F Fun Ranch, Tiendesitas only until JULY 31, 2010.

For inquiries/clarifications, call Angela 0908-756-8859

Boo to Basyang

Thursday, 15 July 2010  |  Bullish Insights

Boo to you Basyang for wreaking havoc in Metro Manila and other provinces. Boo to you for causing some deaths and injuries, sweeping a crane off of the skyway creating hellish traffic on South Super Highway, and worst of all, creating problems with Meralco’s electricity thereby leading us to lose wifi access for over a day. Ack.

Running for me did continue regardless of Basyang’s wrath (and I hope it was the same for you as well.)  You must know that no freak storm messes with The Bull Runner’s training program, especially when she has her eyes set on a serious goal (read: New York).  So, I spent my morning at the gym yesterday as my usual training ground looked more like a trail route (as confirmed to me by Francis who ran on fallen branches and leaves rather than the usual clean, concrete roads).

For first time, I survived 7k on the boring treadmill gym; 5k is usually a feat for me already!  There are only two reasons why I got to run that “long” on the treadmill:

  1. My laptop and cellphone were charging at the locker room, so the longer I ran the better!
  2. It was the first time I tried out my brand spankin’ new Sennheiser MX680 Sports earphones indoors (given to me by Sennheiser at last week’s Sennheiser-Adidas tie up press conference).  I never did give much importance to the brand of earphones I used, but now that I’ve tried Sennheiser, I realize it does make a huge difference!   I didn’t notice how long I was running on the treadmill due to the sound quality.  I’m so happy I’m dedicating a separate post for this soon.

So, here I am sitting at Starbucks reconnected with the world wide web.  I still owe you a report on Robinson’s Supermarket Fit and Fun Wellness Buddy Run. Let me get to that after I’m done with the backlog of work.

Hope you’re all safe out there!

Oatmeal Freak

Friday, 9 July 2010  |  Healthy Food + Recipes

I used to loathe oatmeal. My mom would make my sister and I eat this for breakfast before school. Before I even picked up the spoon, I would feel like throwing up.  I never ate oatmeal again…until I got married.

Hubby introduced Quakers Old-Fashioned oatmeal into my life.  (No, this is not a paid advertisement!) Much like the way I stumbled into running, I got a quick taste of it, fell in love, and got wildly obsessed over it.

Oatmeal

This old-fashioned oatmeal isn’t like the local oatmeal that mom used to serve, mushy and soggy.  This one (in carton cylinders in the grocery) has bits of oats that you can munch on, and it’s less sweet.  I eat mine with almonds, granolas, bananas, or peaches depending on my mood.  I drop low-fat milk and a bit of honey and I’m good to go.

When I’m feeling a bit heavy (or I’m being good with my diet), I usually have it for lunch since it keeps me full all throughout the day.  If I could, I’d have it for dinner too!

Old Friends

Friday, 9 July 2010  |  Bullish Insights

Guess who we bumped into at Bonifacio High Street after a quick, exhausting and completely fulfilling hill training session with Jun: Coach Rio and good ol’ friend, Philip Le Roux (Foreign Runner).

Philip

Philip was an active runner and blogger a couple of years ago. We would see each other often in races and occasionally at get togethers.  I still remember how nervous we were when we joined our first triathlon at Animo Tri in 2008.  If I recall right we were two runners worried about two things: 1) how we’d look in a tri suit and 2) drowning!

Philip and his wife together with their three adorable kids relocated to the province for work a few years back.  It’s nice to know they’re enjoying life there and that Philip has plans of joining the Milo Eliminations in his province.

Philip used to be pretty good at speaking Tagalog, now I can say he is super fluent!  The staff at Runnr couldn’t help but listen in on this “Foreign Runner” asking us: “Saan ba tayo kakain?”

So, we had an impromptu dinner at Pancake House.  Catching up and laughing about all things running.

It was nice seeing you again, Philip!  Until the next time.

Robinsons Fit & Fun Wellness Run Here We Come!

Thursday, 8 July 2010  |  Race Announcements

If there’s one race hubby and I never fail to join together, it would be the Robinsons Supermarket Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy Run. It’s the only race that’s consistently been staged for the past three years that allows us to partner together and run the race as one.  It’s always been relatively small and very well-organized, just the kind of race hubby and I love to attend.

Bibs

Hubby and I have yet to decide what mode we’ll be in this weekend: “easy” or “race” mode.  While we want to enjoy every minute of the race, we also want to beat our time from last year (58.29 for 10k).  By definition, here’s what “easy” and “race” will mean for us on Sunday’s Buddy Run:

“EASY RUNNING MODE”: holding hands, chatting, wiping each others’ sweat, smiling at each other longingly with occasional motivational words, such as “Your form is perfect honey and I love you for it!”

“RACE MODE”: No talking. No smiling. Stop only to hydrate. Hold hands only to drag the slower partner into a faster pace.

Hmmm…hubby and I will huddle over this tonight.  How about you?  What mode will you be in?

Click HERE for more info about the race.

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To read our old posts about Robinsons Supermarket Fit & Fun Buddy Run, click below:

2008: Click HERE to read
2009: Click HERE to read