Archive for October, 2010

Could it be you?

If you were one of those who attempted to reserve a slot for TBR Dream Marathon and failed to make it to the Top 400, this may just be your 2nd chance to grab a slot for TBR Dream Marathon 2011.  We have a little less than 50 remaining slots to be filled for our special race.

Are you ready?  Click HERE to download the list of runners who will be allowed to register for TBR Dream Marathon 2011. (File updated: Oct 7, 630am)

If your name is on the list, you will be allowed to register for the race. Registration details below:

• Registration Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010. 1 day only!
• Time: 12 noon to 6 pm
• Venue: 2/F ROX, Bonifacio High Street
• Registration Fee: P 1,800
• For inquiries, contact Angela at 0908 756 8859.
• If you cannot make it, you may send a representative. Email a 2×2 photo to tbrmarathon@gmail.com

TO TBR DREAM MARATHONERS BATCH 2:

We have a little over a week until Day One of our training (October 18, 2010)!

• TBRDM E-NEWS: Within the next few days, you will receive an invitation to join the TBR Dream Marathon E-group, please confirm your subscription.  (To those who asked, yes, after confirmation, the link leads you to tbr.com.  Don’t worry, you’re in!) After confirmation, you will receive Coach Jim Lafferty’s 22-week Training Program.  This will be our primary way of communicating with you from October up until race day on March 20, 2011.
• BULL CIRCLE 1: THE MARATHON DREAM: Mark your calendars for our 1st BULL CIRCLE (free running talk) entitled “THE MARATHON DREAM” on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010, 6:30pm at Bonifacio Global City.  Exact venue and speakers to be announced on a separate post.  This is open to the public.

New York City Marathon was my dream race ever since I started running seriously. When I wrote the ABOUT page on this little blog over 3 years ago that NYC Marathon was on the top of my wish list of races, it was a distant and impossible dream. Now, as race day draws near, I constantly have to pinch myself to make sure it’s all for real.

That dream used to be all about running. My training. My goals.

It was even about visiting New York. Taking in all the city had to offer. It’s energy, art, and culture.

But, after meeting Rina Lopez-Bautista, New York took on another meaning. A deeper one. Now, it is also about helping kids.

Through Rina’s Knowledge Channel, I’ve been given an opportunity to help raise funds for the Knowledge Channel’s Karunungan 2010 Fund and reach “42-for-42”. For every kilometer that I will run, I can accept pledges from friends, family, and even strangers with a good heart.  If you would donate $1 for every kilometer I run in New York, I can collect $42 for the entire marathon. The $42 (around Php 1,850) will help Knowledge Channel provide and widen access to quality educational media in the country.

– with Rina and her son, Daniel, at Knowledge Channel’s New York Runners Acquaintance Night which I came terribly late for 🙁 –

Interested in helping? Please pledge donations for my ING New York City Marathon run at www.karunungan2010.com or www.knowledgechannel.org/karunungan/.

Click HERE to go straight to the PLEDGE FORM.

Thank you in advance for your generosity! This will go a long way in helping children become finishers of their own race.

“I want to train for Southridge Run.” That’s what my son told me several days ago. Oh boy, you should’ve seen the smile on my face!

The thing is, I have no clue how to train a 9-year old.  Initially, when TBR Jr. would sign up for fun runs, we would run/walk around the village a week or two before the race. The hubby and I just wanted him to experience races without any pressure, to have fun, and, of course, to love running the way we do.  Deep inside, we hoped that he would eventually want to get serious about running.  Well, I guess it worked!

I went ahead and sent an SMS to the best person in Manila to ask about training kids for runs/triathlons: Ironwoman Ani de Leon, the coach of the Super Tri Kids and Alaska Iron Kids. She advised me that we should train him by running 1k, then 2k, and finally 3k thrice a week.  This is something we’re definitely doing…uhm, in between training for New York, that is!

Hope you can join the Southridge Run…just as our family is doing.  Proceeds from the race will be used to buy 30,000 books to be donated to public schools in Muntinlupa.  Registration is on-going.

WHAT: SOUTHRIDGE RUN
WHEN: Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 6:00 AM
WHERE: Westgate complex in Filinvest Corporate City Alabang

DISTANCE | FEES | PRIZES:

• 10k | P400 | Medals & prizes for top 3 male & female finishers
• 5k | P400 | Medals & prizes for top 3 male & female finishers
• 1k | P350 | Medals for ALL finishers 13 years old & below. Plus prizes for top 3 finishers in 2 age categories: 10 to13 years old and 9 years old & below

REGISTRATION:

• Bonjour, Total Gas Station, Filinvest Corp. City (near West Gate entrance) – ongoing until Oct. 8, 2010, 9pm (extended). Open 24/7
• Onsite registration on October 9 from 5 am to 5:30 am

WHAT: Corregidor International Half Marathon
WHEN: 19 December 2010
DISTANCE: 21 km
PARTICIPANTS: 800 runners

For the serious and competitive runner who’s keen on testing his/her strength and endurance in Corregidor, registration is now open for Corregidor International Half Marathon.  Below are the details:

Registration Venue and Period:

• all weekends (Saturday and Sunday only) of October and November, subject to slot availability
• RUNNR (Boni High Street ) Saturday and Sunday, 2pm to 9pm
• Second Wind (Maginhawa) Saturday only, 1pm to 6pm
• Second Wind (Ortigas Home Depo) Saturday only, 1pm to 6pm
• on-line registration facility (for participants residing abroad and outside Metro Manila) will be up on Oct 9

Registration fee:

• P2,500.00 – until October (early registration)
• P3,000.00 – until November (late registration)

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