Comments on: 2008 Bataan Memorial Death March http://baldrunner.com/2008/04/16/2008-bataan-memorial-death-march/ Plan, Practice, Finish, and Learn In Every Road Race..Consider Life as a Marathon Race Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:57:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kingofpots http://baldrunner.com/2008/04/16/2008-bataan-memorial-death-march/#comment-488 kingofpots Thu, 01 May 2008 15:22:47 +0000 http://baldrunner.wordpress.com/?p=612#comment-488 joshua, thanks for the comment and for visiting my blog. it took me a lot planning hours and very good staff to conduct such kind of sports event on the very same route where the historic event happened in 1941. i was supported by the philippine army & the armed forces of the philippines and without the support of the corporate/business sector. at present, an ultramarathon event on the actual 102-kilometer distance of the bataan death march is held every second weekend of april and the participation of runners is not much. congratulations for coming up with a campaign to honor and help the American Veterans and for finishing the 2008 Boston Marathon with an impressive time. good luck in your future races and your "advocacy". joshua, thanks for the comment and for visiting my blog. it took me a lot planning hours and very good staff to conduct such kind of sports event on the very same route where the historic event happened in 1941. i was supported by the philippine army & the armed forces of the philippines and without the support of the corporate/business sector. at present, an ultramarathon event on the actual 102-kilometer distance of the bataan death march is held every second weekend of april and the participation of runners is not much. congratulations for coming up with a campaign to honor and help the American Veterans and for finishing the 2008 Boston Marathon with an impressive time. good luck in your future races and your “advocacy”.

]]> By: runningbull http://baldrunner.com/2008/04/16/2008-bataan-memorial-death-march/#comment-482 runningbull Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:33:53 +0000 http://baldrunner.wordpress.com/?p=612#comment-482 I participated in this event for the first time this year, finishing 1st in my division and 5th overall for the Civilian Light category, as part of a multi-stage running campaign to honor and thank the members of our armed forces, past and present, for their service. I have named this campaign, <a href="http://www.active.com/donate/runningbull" rel="nofollow"> <i>RunningBull's Run to Honor America's Veterans</i></a>, with the proceeds going to support the <a href="http://www.neshv.org" rel="nofollow"><b>New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans</b></a>. The event was an amazingly spiritual journey of personal discovery following in the shadows of the former POW survivors who sent us off at the starting line with a personal message and a handshake. There were 9 such men present this year who each hosted a breakout session the day before in which they recounted to us their personal experiences along with the other educational programming sessions that constituted the pre-race Expo. I can only imagine what it must have been like to coordinate and conduct such an event in the actual footsteps of the Bataan Death March. I applaud your efforts and highly recommend this event to any and all future participants. I participated in this event for the first time this year, finishing 1st in my division and 5th overall for the Civilian Light category, as part of a multi-stage running campaign to honor and thank the members of our armed forces, past and present, for their service. I have named this campaign, RunningBull’s Run to Honor America’s Veterans, with the proceeds going to support the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans. The event was an amazingly spiritual journey of personal discovery following in the shadows of the former POW survivors who sent us off at the starting line with a personal message and a handshake. There were 9 such men present this year who each hosted a breakout session the day before in which they recounted to us their personal experiences along with the other educational programming sessions that constituted the pre-race Expo.

I can only imagine what it must have been like to coordinate and conduct such an event in the actual footsteps of the Bataan Death March. I applaud your efforts and highly recommend this event to any and all future participants.

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