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We had our first Bull Circle last night with our new batch of TBR Dream Marathon 2013 participants. We filled Top Shelf at Fully Booked with over 300 runners raring to start marathon training next week. It was great to meet our fresh batch of future marathoners!

I’ll share the experience through a note sent by Dave Romano, one of our TBR Dreamers, followed by photos from the evening. Thanks for coming everyone!

Hi Ms. Jaymie,

I joined the Bull Circle last night and enjoyed every single bit of it. Below are my favorites:

Your talk: I like the QCIM story and how you ran past 32 kilometers to complete your first ever marathon.
Message to me is: If I put my mind into it, anything is possible

Jim’s talk: I like how he downplayed the finish time but also balancing it with his thoughts on respecting the marathon
Message to me is: The getting there is as important as finishing

Neville’s talk: I like the humor in giving us a brief look at the colorful history of marathon.
Message to me is: This race can be fun

Lit’s talk: I like the numbers crunching to explain that this marathon is actually a partnership between the coaches/organizers and me the runner
Message to me is: If you do your part, We (the coaches) will do ours, then we will all have a great time.

There’s something magical about that meeting Ms. Jaymie. That room was filled with hope, of doing something great, of accomplishing something that only a handful is able to achieve…and for that I am thankful.

Dave Romano

– TBR Dream Team: Jun Cruz, Neville Manaois, Lit Onrubia, Jim Lafferty, myself, Macel Janeo –

Remember our Adobo Run After Dark contest?  We’ve got our winners!

Waaah, you guys gave me a hard time choosing the top three best answers from hundreds of entries that were sent in, but here they are: (Winners will be notified via email on how to claim the prize)

a super hero like my husband. (Emily F. Nillusguin, 15km)

I’ll be wearing bling-blings made out of chunks of adobo meat and wear a singlet that have the back printed “BITE ME!”. Pacer Joe gives good PR to hungry followers. (Jose Tuason, 15k)

It is our wedding day in the morning so it is a nice way to end the day with a 15k in our wedding gown / dress attire (Luzel Franco, 15k)

Adobo was so thrilled to see such a strong response that they gave us another three Adobo Run After Dark race kits to give away!  So here’s Contest No. 2.  Game?

HOW TO JOIN:

1)  Answer this question: WHAT COSTUME (WORN BY ANOTHER RUNNER AT ADOBO RUN AFTER DARK) WOULD SCARE YOU AWAY AND MAKE YOU RUN YOUR FASTEST?  Post your answer by commenting on this post.

2) Include the following info:

• Your complete name
• Your preferred distance for the race

CONTEST RULES:

1) TBR will choose the 3 best answers and each will win 1 race kit each.  Distance of your choice.
2) Contest is open to Metro Manila residents only.
3) Only one entry per runner.
4) Winner will be notified via email on how to claim the prize.
5) Contest closes on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 at 11:59 PM.

Here’s more info on Adobo Run After Dark happening on October 20, 2012…

ADOBO RUN AFTER DARK 3: THE PARTY WITH A RUN

Live music, fireworks, spectacular performances, free flowing beer… all the elements that make a great party. And oh, did we mention that it’s also a run?

Prepare for a treat as adobo Magazine, the country’s premier advertising and brand communications publication brings you its third edition of adobo Run After Dark on Saturday, October 20 at the SM Mall of Asia grounds. An estimated 5000 runners and party revelers get to celebrate their running feat with a full-blown party and live concert immediately after the race.

All fitness levels are welcome in the 5k, 10k and 15k race categories, with the first gun start firing at 6:30pm.  In keeping with the Halloween theme that has made adobo Run After Dark stand out as a fun and unique event, cash prizes are also awarded to the creepiest, wackiest and most creative costumes of the night.

And here’s the best part. While having the time of your life, a needy home is being lit through MyShelter Foundation’s “A Liter of Light” program, which is the beneficiary of adobo Run After Dark for the second year running.

This year’s party with a run is brought to you in partnership with Smart Communications, Meralco, McDonald’s, St Luke’s Medical Center, Summit Water, 100 Plus, Manila Beer, Greenlite Banner, Video Sonic, Timex and SM Mall of Asia. Media partners include Business Mirror, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer.net, The Bullrunner, Multisport Magazine, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Runners World, WheninManila, Mellow 94.7 and 99.5RT.

Interested parties can register online at www.adobomagazine.com/adoborun. In-store registration is also available at R.O.X. and Runnr, both in Bonifacio Global City, Second Wind at 45 Malingap St., Teacher’s Village, Q.C. and at the adobo magazine office at OPVI Center, 2295 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati.

For inquiries, please email adoborun@gmail.com or call/text 0917 432 8479.

UPDATE: Congrats t0 the following winners!

1) A Miriam Defensor-Santiago costume with all her ire and fury.
Teresita D. Encarnacion, 15K

2) My mom wearing her pink hair rollers, bestida, and bottle of tuba filled with milk enclosed with chupon at the end and shouting “Jay Mhar drink your milk!” That would get me running. Mom, stop babying me. Nakakahiya sa mga fellow runners)
Jay Mhar Jerusalem, 15K

3) I would LITERALLY run the fastest if I have been chased by Usain Bolt high on drugs and only wearing a birthday suit!
Marjee Guysayko, 15K

Congratulations to all registered participants of TBR Dream Marathon 2013! See you all on Wednesday for our 1st Bull Circle in Fully Booked!

For a complete Calendar of Activities for TBR Dream Marathon 2013, please click HERE.

I went to bed last night all set to join Run United 3 this morning. Although the RU3 32k was tempting, I “behaved” and registered for 10k strictly abiding by my training program for Berlin Marathon. Plan was to run 6k before the race and 10k during the race to complete the 16k I was supposed to run.

I woke up at 3:00AM to hear rain pitter pattering on the rooftop (as I’m sure many of you did!), but I also had the sniffles.  Oooh boy, running a race under the rain was quite risky.  (Running in the rain isn’t the wisest thing to do when you’re two weeks away from a marathon abroad ya know?!) With a clogged nose and almost half asleep, I texted a friend that I made the difficult decision to skip the race.

While I was looking forward to Run United 3 and seeing my teammates from Unilab Active Health again, I was also proud of myself for making this “wise” decision. (If you read this blog, you know from my history that, when it comes to running, I tend to make a lot of foolish decisions!)  I pulled the blankets over my head and tried to get back to sleep.

After a long 30 minutes of tossing and turning in bed, I got up and made myself a cup of coffee. Then, I spotted my training program on the bulletin board. Crap. I was missing 16k because of rain. When did rain ever stop me?! Hastily, I asked friends Ton and Lit if they were pushing through with their run at our favorite running area. When they said yes, I got dressed, dusted off my Nike storm fit jacket from the cabinet, and rushed off for my 16k run.

We ran under the rain. It was wet and wild.  (As I’m sure many of you experienced in Run United 3 too!)  I was glad I pushed myself to run this morning!

After the run, we met up with friends who actually showed up for the 21k and 32k of Run United 3 despite the rain! At least I got to vicariously experience all the fun through them!

– with Lit, JaneJane, Coach Dan and Ani Brown, Nica, and Maricel. JaneJane and Nica flew in from Cebu just for RU3! –

Hope you all had fun at Run United 3 this morning!

Mark your calendars and save this date for Run BGC! More info will be posted here soon and we’ll be giving out 10 complimentary race kits too!