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Catch TBR Dream Marathon on Sports Unlimited, ABS CBN on June 20, Sunday, 12:40 a.m.!

Good news!  Garmin Forerunner 310XT and Garmin Forerunner 405 are now available at the following branches of Watch Republic:

Retail price:

• Garmin Forerunner 310XT – P 24,500
• Garmin Forerunner 405 – P 20,500

So much for downtime. Or rest. Or slowing down. Those days are over for this bull. (I believe it lasted for all of 2 days!)

You see, last week, in the middle of packing for the beach (I told you I was on vaca mode, didn’t I?), I got an invitation from Renze, brand manager of Newton and CW-X, to join the Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon this June 27, 2010.

Uhm, that’s next week! But, who the hell cares, of course I said “Yes!”

I registered for the half marathon, browsed through the race website, checked my running journal (just to see how much panic training I have to do), and almost instantaneously I felt the fire to run fast again. KL was more than enough to yank me out of my rest mode and get me back into serious training ASAP.

And serious training I’ve been doing. Last week, I got back into regular programming: I returned to the gym for twice a week core and strength training, ran tempos and hills again, and I joined spinning classes or swam on days I didn’t run. Just two weeks of that and I’ve dropped a couple of those nasty, stubborn pounds that have clung on to my thighs and belly for God knows how long. (Wait till next week when my good friend Harvie fixes my diet. Right Harvs?) Hopefully, I’ll be a lot lighter come race day so my knees won’t have to complain.

Along with Renze and myself, Mary Grace, an elite runner from Cebu, will be sponsored by Newton and CW-X as well. I haven’t met her, but I was told that her winning time at Cebu Marathon was faster than last year’s first placer at KL Marathon.  Cool. We’re crossing our fingers for a podium finish for her.

KL Marathon, here we come!

Yey! You can now download the May issue of The Bull Runner Magazine. Of course, it’s free!

Click HERE to download any (or all) TBR Magazine issues.

By the way, if you still want to get your hands on a hard copy, we’re giving out TBR Magazines to a thousand lucky runners this Saturday at Rock and Run.  See you there.

I was invited to the Run Rhymes with Fun party last night at Taverna Verde on the other end of my world.  But, the trip was well worth it as I finally got to meet Alf Pena-Reyes, one of the masterminds behind Run Rhymes, along with his partner and a friend, Jody Jacinto.

– with Jake, Jody, Drew, Coach Rio, Alf, and Bic –

Alf and Jody through Run Rhymes offer free plyo-run workout sessions in Philsports Complex (Ultra), Pasig every Tuesday.  Alf said that they started with only four friends and now the group has ballooned to over 40 members.  I was a witness to such a big (and fun) running group last night.

Aside from the food, drinks, more drinks, and a raffle prizes (grand prize included round trip tickets c/o PAL to Naga-Camsur, Bora, Cebu or Bohol…wild!), Run Rhymes had an informal forum on all things running.  I, along with other guest panelists: Coach Rio dela Cruz, Drew Arellano, Jake de Guzman, Javy Olives, Hector Yuzon, and Coach Jody Jacinto, answered questions from the curious audience. Well, most technical questions were handled by Coach Rio, Jody and Hec, while the rest of us were there for entertainment and inspiration. Right Drew, Javy, and Jake? hah!

It was great to meet old friends again and to see new faces in this ever growing world of running.  May more running groups like Run Rhymes continue to inspire and motivate more people into our beloved sport!

For more info on Run Rhymes with Fun Sessions, contact Alf (0918-3026302) or Jody (0917-5288767).