PAU National Championship 2012: A Test of My Patience

Philippine Association of Ultrarunners' (PAU) National Championship, my very first over a hundred kilometer road race. I come to this ru...

I Shall Return: An Intense 51K Ultramarathon Challenge 2012

"It's more fun in Tacloban." A phrase I heard from my friend Merlita A. Dunkin when we finally get a room where we can stay th...

Valley Trail Challenge 2012 (57 Kilometer Trail Run)

I have been to the flat lands of Nuvali few years back as a crew to a race, all that I remember is the scorching heat of the sun while waiti...

Ultra Marathons Might Be Ultra Bad for Your Heart

By Katherine Harmon | Scientific American  –  22 hrs ago Image courtesy of iStockphoto/Maridav If getting some exercise is good for you an...

Atacama Crossing (Chile) 2012

It has always been my dream to join in any of the Racing the Planet's multiday ultra races. Looking at the past races that has been stag...

La Ultra - The High 2012

With barely two months to go before this event, I can feel my excitement as early as now and jitters at the same time. From this day onwards...

Have To Be Kind With My Legs

God, my stubborn self. Up until now, a day before the supposedly race briefing for an ultra race that I decided to give up two days ago, sti...

KOTM Trail Run: 4 Lakes 100K Ultramarathon 2012

"What motivated me to do and finish that run?" A question lingers on my mind a day after I did the KOTM 100 kilometer race. Having...

First Bohol 50-Miler Ultramarathon 2012

After I join an ultra run in Cebu early this year,  I thought it would be nice to run on each province that belongs to my home region, Regio...

Crewing La Ultra-The High 2012 (Doing My Homework)

 La Ultra - The High, world's highest altitude ultra marathon, held in Leh - Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, August 2-4, 2012 Since ...