Comments on: Perfect Running Weather

By: kingofpots

kingofpots — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:13:39 +0000

high altitude, please accept my deepest thanks & appreciattion for helping me out with my laptop and i’ll be coming soon to tagaytay to run with you, guys! i was told that coach rio will be coming up with another race (it will not be called mizuno run) which will make us happy this time. thanks again and hope to see you this sunday at the manila half-marathon.

marga, keep on blogging and do the things you love to do. i like your posts in your blog and there is no reason for you to stop. i always say this line–always think positive! captain ferdie espejo told me that the water station at the white plains was manned by PAF personnel and I believe he knows you as a daughter of a senior PAF officer. i am sure the “guy” is presently assigned with the Special Service Unit of Hqs PAF. now, i have given you some “leads” for you to “whack or confront” this guy. good luck!

By: transitionzero

transitionzero — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:22:11 +0000

hi baldrunner,

it was nice seeing you again. thank you for those kind words you said to me before the race started.

marga

By: highaltitude

highaltitude — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:59:21 +0000

hmmm,
maybe coach rio may think to come up with rush mizuno infinity run take 3 =) to have much better race. overall, it was a perfect day and i salute to coach rio for being so responsible on this issue.

BR, thanks for being so friendly. thanks for the sticker too. Regards to Dean Karnazes =)

By: kingofpots

kingofpots — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:04:55 +0000

mark & tiffin, a digital watch with stopwatch function is the 2nd most important companion of a runner (1st is the running shoes). the watch gives us an immediate feedback if we are doing well in our training and road races and it also guides us to pursue our “plan/strategy” to finish the race. i was impressed to see your “old & reliable” watch which reminds me of my 1st runner’s watch, a Casio, with marine blue color to include the nylon strap. the north star run was a great success for almost 23 years since 1979 and they had monthly 5K races to selected towns in Ilocos Norte to encourage people to run and be physically fit and these races culminate on the december’s north star 10K run. they had duathlon also which was held during summer months. the food and the historical/scenic places here are great and tourism had been thriving here since the late 90s from our neighboring countries & from our locals. hopefully, we’ll be able to revive the north star run in the future so that you can bring your family to ilocos. see you this sunday!

wayne, thanks again for your comment. a watch is a must for every runner joining in road races. coach rio is a very dedicated guy in road races here and i know he will come out soon as the best road race organizer in the country.

aldwin, thanks for the invitation, i will tell you when i will be visiting tagaytay for my running workout. please extend my appreciation and thanks to high altitude and friend for being very patient to help me in my laptop’s programs. see you in the next road race.

taki, thanks for the nice comment on my outfit (TNF green shirt). just remember RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, & Elevate) whenever you pains/sore and injury in running. i am glad you have rested and recovered. i hope to see your family next time as i will be running in the manila half-marathon.

jo, now that i am retired, i have all the time to talk to runners after the road race and i enjoyed talking to you and was able to get some feedbacks from you about running. sometimes, i have to encourage people to approach me for picture-taking because our countrymen are basically “mahiyain” or afraid of me being a former military general and i am trying to show to our runners that i am just an ordinary citizen (old guy!) now! see you on sunday!

prom, thanks! for sure, this blog will give you a full report on my running activities in california. see you on sunday!

By: prometheuscometh

prometheuscometh — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:17:30 +0000

Nice meeting up with you. I was going to say nice shirt too but taki beat me to it! Have an excellent trip on July 6. The races here will miss you and those guys in SF better watch out. We await your field reports on the SF marathon and the the ultra marathon!

By: loonyrunner

loonyrunner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:42:24 +0000

it was great chatting with you at the end of the race! Sobrang celebrity ka na nga! I think there were more people who had their photograph taken with you than with the Rush promo girls See you again on Sunday

By: takicutie

takicutie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:12:51 +0000

Hi BR,

I was happy I saw you after the race. Also like to comment that I like your North Face shirt. You look well with it.

About my knee, its much better already. Talagang the best thing to do if you feel pain is to rest. I’ll see you on the other races. I’ll be running at La Salle next with my family. Sana you’d be there so I can introduce you.

By: aldzheimerz

aldzheimerz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:49:32 +0000

Sir,
Yup, the weather was perfect. Since it was my first 15k, I was also trying to establish my time and was disappointed that we had to line-up.

sir, ibaga yo lang nu mapan kayo tagaytay.

Aldwin

By: sfrunner

sfrunner — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:37:16 +0000

BR, Mark and Tiffin……I agree that people should invest in a stopwatch. It doesn’t have to be a Garmin, a Polar RSD or a Timex GPS either. Certainly, it gives me a piece of mind when in a workout or a race.

A snafu like what you guys experienced happens. I applaud Coach Rio for apologizing live and on his blog. It tells me that he cares about the sport and the runners. His events will improve from this experience. I’ve experienced this at least once a year during my career.

There have been instances here in the U.S. when race directors don’t care. History tells us that the San Francisco Marathon has had some issues. I’ll share that on a future blog entry of mine.

By: m8parco

m8parco — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:12:32 +0000

Sir BR, It was nice talking to you at the starting line. I believe runners should always invest in a stopwatch. They will need this to keep track of their training and it comes in handy during races. You can always use your stopwatch time to countercheck against the official results. I guess that is why I don’t really feel bad about the snafu at the finish line. Just like you I was contented with the time in my watch.

The North Star run every December… I believe they also had the North Star Duathlon during summer and 5K races every other month. I competed in the duathlon once and toured Ilocos, We had empanada at Vigan town plaza, visited Sarrat Church, check the Sand Dunes of “Panday”, toured Patapat bay, viewed the sites from the Parola on the way to enjoying the crystal clear waters of Pagudpud.

I would love to take the family up to Ilocos… It is a great place tour.

Good luck on the BR events.

Regards Mark & Tiffin