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See you at the 1st Bull Session for TBR Dream Marathon 2011 this coming Saturday.

When: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Where: in front of KRISPY KREME, Bonifacio High Street (please note revised venue)
What time:

• 5:30 am – Assembly
• 6:00 am – Talk on Chi Walking by Lit Onrubia, certified instructor of Chi Walking and Chi Running
• 6:40 am – Long walk (45 mins) around Bonifacio High Street

Who should attend:

• For new runners: Start with walking to gradually introduce your body to running
• For runners using the RUN-WALK sequence in long runs/marathons: Learn how to walk efficiently with less fatigue
• For runners who want to maximize their walk breaks by learning how to walk properly and efficiently
• Most especially for TBR Dream Marathon participants, long walk of 45 minutes follows your TBR Dream Marathon Training Program this week

All Bull Sessions are free and open to the public.  No need to pre-register.

I still get teary eyed and emotional when I remember TBR Dream Marathon at NUVALI last May 22, 2010. And, I’m sure a hundred other runners, volunteers, dream chasers, together with the rest of our TBR Dream Team will say the same.

During the 1st Bull Circle, we hoped to share the experience with the new batch of TBR Dream Marathoners. What better way to do it than to present a video. Thanks to Jun Cruz (The Solemates) for creating this for us:

It was a full house at ROX last October 13, 2010 as over 200 runners showed up for the much anticipated BULL CIRCLE 1: THE MARATHON DREAM, the first of a series of talks in preparation for The Bull Runner Dream Marathon.

Speakers Neville Manaois, Coach Ige Lopez, and TBR Dream Marathon alumni Jun Bisnar, Mai Mai Lim, and Gene Tiongco engaged the audience with their heart warming and engaging stories of their own marathon experiences.  Jun Bisnar also presented Hero Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides scholarships to orphans of soldiers, as the beneficiary of TBR Dream Marathon 2011.  The talk ended with a Q&A where runners got to ask the panel anything and everything on their minds.

– Ask away! –

More than the talks, it was a chance for the new batch of TBR Dream Marathoners to gather together. We reminded them to look around and get to know each other as they would meet more often in the next 6 months.  It was also my chance to meet the new dreamers!

– with TBR Dream Marathoners Mia, Jordana, and Mimi who have been genius enough to journal every step they take in their marathon journey.  They started way back during registration. See Jordana’s photo below –

– Jordana, TBR Dream Marathoner 2011, shows off her TBR Dream Card –

The next Bull Circles will get more technical as we discuss gear, nutrition, hydration, strength and conditioning, and many more.

Thank you to our partner NUVALI, co-presenter New Balance, major sponsors Secondwind Running Store, Gatorade, Photovendo, minor sponsors Hammer Nutrition, Nutribar, Nathan, ROX and logistics partner Creative Juice. Thanks to Jordana Queddeng for the images.

I am pleased to announce that 338 runners (and counting) have officially been accepted as TBR Dream Marathoners. Congratulations to all you future marathoners!

Registration closed last Tuesday and we are consolidating our records to determine the exact number of slots that will be opened to wait listed runners. We ask for your patience since, even as I type this, runners are faxing or emailing deposit slips (dated Tuesday) to confirm their participation in the race.

We will announce re-opening of registration for the remaining slots by next week. Most likely, registration will be on October 9 & 10, 2010, Saturday and Sunday, at ROX, Bonifacio High Street. Stay tuned!