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We held our 6th TBR ULAH Dream Marathon yesterday!  Congratulations to our new marathoners from Batch 2015!  It was an emotional day yesterday as we witnessed hundreds of our runners toil through the roads of Nuvali, push themselves to exceed their limits, and cross the finish line with arm raised in triumph and some tears streaming down their cheeks.

I was inspired by Lito who ran his 2nd marathon strong at the age of 75 (his first was last year at TBR too), by Elpi who didn’t make it to the finish 2 years ago but crossed the finish line this year with minutes to spare, by Angel who was exhausted by the 42k but, with the help of our Dream Chasers, sprinted to the finish to beat our cut off, and by all our runners yesterday who gave their all to conquer the 42k and achieve their dreams.  For the firs time, we didn’t have to sweep anyone who didn’t make it to our cut off time.  Words cannot describe how happy I was about this.  Our runners trained hard and proved that they could do it.

Thank you to our Dream Chasers who selflessly and enthusiastically supported all our runners out there.  You are my heroes.

Thank you to friends and family who came out to support your runners.  This is a momentous day in their lives and your presence makes it even more meaningful.

Thank you to our sponsors who make this race possible every year: our Title Sponsor UNILAB ACTIVE HEALTH, Co-Presentor RUNRIO and GATORADE, Official Venue Partner NUVALI, Major Sponsor NEW BALANCE, Official Endurance Multivitamin ENERVON ACTIV, Official Recovery Drink ENERVON HP, Official Timekeeper GARMIN, Official Insurance Provider SUN LIFE FINANCIAL, Official Laboratory Partner HI PRECISION DIAGNOSTICS, Venue Partner for Bull Sessions BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY.  Thank you to our Regular Sponsors: SECONDWIND RUNNING STORE, TELIC RECOVERY SANDALS , FORWARD LEAN RUNNING, SIMPLE HYDRATION, NEAT FEAT, PEAK FORM, NUTRIBAR, FITNESS FIRST, LIFE SCIENCE, PERSKINDOL, CHRIS SPORTS, 360 FITNESS CLUB, SUMMIT DRINKING WATER, DAYLONG SUNSCREEEN FROM THE MAKERS OF CETAPHIL, GLUTA-C INTENSE WHITENING PRODUCTS, JEUNESSE PANTY LINER, ROCKTAPE, YURBUDS.  Our Hotel Partners: SEDA HOTEL, NUVALI, PASEO PREMIERE HOTEL, TECHNOPARK HOTEL. Our Media Partners: ENDURANCE MAGAZINE, CELEBRITY MOM, RACEDAY MAGAZINE. Our Beneficiary HERO FOUNDATION.

Here are the first several photos from the event.  I’ll be posting more  as we receive more from photographers.

Our oldest runner, Lolo Lito, who ran his second marathon with us at 75 years old.  He ran his first at TBR DM last year too!

Our last runner, Angel, made it to finish line with all the Dream Chasers cheering for her.  She made it 30 seconds just before the cut off at 11:00 AM.  200 meters before the finish line, she was already exhausted.  But, our Dream Chasers ran with her and cheered her on to help her sprint to the finish!  This was one of the most intense and most memorable scenes in all of TBR DM history.  It’s what TBR Dream is all about.

Ernest ran his first marathon with one leg along with his wife by his side.  Seeing him cross the finish line proved that anything is possible if you just work hard for it and want it bad enough.

Big big hug for Anna Pader who I met only when she volunteered to manage the countdown to race day of this batch.  She was so enthusiastic about it that she would come to Bull Sessions with printed out numbers for us to pose with!  Thank you Anna!

TBR Dream Team.  These guys make race organizing easier and fun.  Without them, TBR Dream wouldn’t have been possible.  Missing in pic: Neville Manaois and Jim Lafferty.

Photo courtesy of Condura Marathon 

Over 15,000 runners trooped to the South for Condura Skyway Marathon at Filinvest City last February 1, 2015. A whopping 5,629 participants registered for the 42km making this the biggest local marathon to date.  4,989 registered for 21k, 2,953 signed up for 10k, and 1,808 joined the 6k. With Hero Foundation as its race beneficiary, Condura Skyway Marathon aptly used the tagline: Run for a Hero. With the recent tragic loss of the 44 PNP-SAF in the Mamasapano massacre, it became, for many runners, a meaningful way to honor our fallen heroes. Some marathoners ran an additional 2k to cover 44km, other runners ran 44 minutes, and some simply offered the run for them.  The race was organized by Condura’s Ton and Patrick Concepcion at the helm and Runrio. (more…)

To cap off an exciting year of running, Unilab Active Health threw a friendly and fun recovery run earlier today called the Run United HP Recovery Run. Different from all competitive Run United events the past year, this event required participants to have joined at least one Run United race. This race also provided for pacers, such as myself, to run with the participants. It was much more intimate than the usual Run United event and was held in Bonifacio Global City instead of the usual Mall of Asia. (more…)

with New Balance ambassador Kuya Kim Atienza at the finish line of the race

A total of 5,300 runners showed up at Bonifacio Global City yesterday for the annual New Balance Power Run.  Clad in their bright red race shirts, runners ran 5k, 16k, or the unique 25k offered by this race.  Organized by Runrio, a light drizzle kept the runners cool throughout the run and even allowed competitive athletes to achieve their personal best due to excellent race conditions. (more…)

Date: October 12, 2014
Gun Start: 8:00 AM

Each year, Chicago welcomes 45,000 runners from over 100 countries to run the Chicago Marathon. Approximately 1.7 million spectators come out to cheer for the runners. (more…)