Yes! 2008 is 16 years ago. It was the time that I started to be popular as a blogger because of my running posts and stories. And because of this blog and running activities, the name “Bald Runner” started to be identified with me and people whom I know would call me such name or simply say “BR” to me.

Later, on my birthday, May 17, 2008, I retired from the active military service as a Major General of the Philippine Army which is main component of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. On the day after, I was completely an ordinary citizen and very private.

I had dreams and personal ambitions to be of help to the society and to my country in a private/personal manner. Since this blog was about running and the Bald Runner, I came up with the FIRST Ultramarathon Running Event through a platform which I called “The Bald Runner’s Events”. The event is an ultramarathon running event that traces the famous Bataan Death March of 1942 route. After months of planning, it became a reality and the rest is history. I created also a group of elite runners as a Running Group/Club/Team with the aim of making my runners as members of the National Elite Pool of the Philippine Track and Field Association or PATAFA, the National Sports Federation For Athletics in the country. All of the things that I have done to promote running as a lifestyle were properly documented on this blog.

I also created other ultramarathon events which promoted “Sports Tourism” to the different provinces and regions in the country when this term was still unknown to everybody. Please browse on my past posts on this blog as this blog was and still being used as the repository of the RESULTS and my own thoughts about each event that I have conducted.

Too many things to recall that had happened on the span of 16 years. Those were the good times! And let this blog reminisce the thing that I have done and find out if I really contributed something good for the society and to my country after serving for almost 37 years in the military service.

More stories to come….soon! Thank you for your support.

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It’s been so many months that I stopped running non-stop as what I was used to do on a daily basis. I have attempted to run non-stop but after a few minutes of slow running, my knees would be hurting. As I attempted to run longer in time, I would alternately, run, jog, and walk. For some time, I was able to sustain doing this way for so many days but ultimately, the knees would be in pain almost every time I finished my workout.

So, I need to adjust my daily workout and tried to maintain my daily walking using my boots and denims. Before, I would jog with my denims and boots but I surrendered to have instead of walking. And for the past months, I have been walking with my denims and boots.

For the past three years, I have been joining some events or challenges among the Denim and Heritage Boots communities. It was just for fun and form of camaraderie among friends with the same interests whose members are in almost all countries around the world. I joined my first Denim Fade Competition using two items, a Denim Jacket and a Denim Shirt. These denims are made of Selvedge Denim fabrics which were Made In Japan. They are expensive than the ordinary denim fabrics in most of the denim jeans in popular fashion brands but their fading potentials are very commendable.

I used the two denim items for One Year or 365 days and most of the time I used them in my walking and backyard works and vegetable gardening. It was a challenge because wearing a denim attire in a tropical country would be an invitation for more sweat/perspiration on the body. Although my place is situated in the mountains/higher elevation, in a matter of less than 30 minutes, the heat of my body would entail the start of perspiration. And because of this situation, the use of my denim outfit would last an average of 3-4 hours a day and most of the time was spent through walking. Fast forward. I was adjudged among the Top 20 Finalists out of the 800 participants. I got a prize of a free leather belt which is worth $200. Not bad. Since then, I have been hooked in this event which is being done yearly.

Last January 1, 2024, the Year 4 of the Indigo Invitational Denim Fade Competition had started and each participant must use a Selvedge Denim Jeans for the whole year or 366 days. I opted to use the heaviest selvedge denim jeans in the world and I am using it right now in the walking on a daily basis. And because of this event, I always make it a part of my schedule to walk every day with this jeans.

In my next post, I will discuss the different “challenges or events” that inspire and motivate me to do my daily walking routine.

Thank you for your time reading this post! Have a good day!

14th Tagaytay To Nasugbu 50K Ultramarathon Race

4:00 AM To 1:00 PM August 27, 2023

Picnic Grove, Tagaytay City To TOTAL Gas Station, Nasugbu, Batangas

Cut-Off Time: 9 Hours

Number Of Starters: 79 Runners

Number Of Finishers: 69 Runners

Percentage Of Finish: 87.34 %

RANK NAME TIME (Hrs)

1. John Mark Berdadero (Overall Champion)—4:30:18
2. Maricel Labang (1st Runner-Up, Overall)—4:30:19
3. Roy Gaspar (2nd Runner-Up, Overall)—4:33:48
4. Froilan Aquino—4:40:52
5. Romeo Aban—4:48:36
6. Arvin Reynoso—4:53:50
7. Sherwin Bargos—4:56:35
8. Thomas Combisen—5:00:45
9. Johan Balaba—5:16:33
10. Jerson Sagusay—5:23:37
11. Raymond De Pano—5:24:22
12. Greg Reyes—5:31:16
13. Cheche Magramo (Female Champion)—5:36:56
14. Elvis Marquina—6:03:10
15. Arnold Genesis—6:03:25
16. Margie Pailaga (1st Runner-Up, Female)—6:18:01
17. Ramil Mandocdoc—6:20:45
18. Allan Chua—6:21:59
19. Heindrix Erjas—6:26:37
20. Dennis Gonzales—6:34:25
21. Alberto Mayuga—6:38:59
22. Raymund Paderagao—6:39:34
23. Rotessa Baylon (2nd Runner-Up, Female)—6:46:03
24. Jojo Senario—6:46:10
25. Mariel Hernandez—6:46:16
26. Yao Ping—6:52:20
27. Ariel Arriola—6:55:50
28. Fernando Muro—6:55:57
29. Efren Olpindo—6:56:57
30. Joselito Rosales—6:57:48
31. Genie Alatan—6:57:54
32. Kathryn Carag (Female)—6:59:06
33. Vicente Carag—6:59:19
34. Reque Angway—7:00:10
35. Jinkie Oray—7:00:22
36. Adelio Torres—7:01:33
37. Minelli Ramos (Female)—7:04:32
38. Joshua Pablo—7:04:39
39. Kirthston Martinez—7:10:18
40. Ariel Libra—7:12:11
41. Kim Asunto—7:14:11
42. Rogelio Palma—7:23:49
43. Mark Anthony Jordan—7:24:42
44. Michael Torres—7:25:37
45. John Robas—7:28:08
46. Whendil Yan—7:36:16
47. Wendel Parañal—7:46:54
48. Efren Malana—7:50:13
49. Roceli Pamulag—7:52:31
50. Jonas Olandria—8:06:38
51. Allan Banaag—8:14:19
52. Mark Anthony Bides—8:16:31
53. Liezl Jacinto (Female)—8:16:41
54. Jonathan Mariano—8:16:48
55. Genevieve Sison (Female)—8:20:52
56. Nilo Sarmiento—8:21:14
57. Erwin Salvador—8:21:50
58. Christ Tababa—8:28:06
59. Rosary Tababa—8:28:20
60. Ronnel Go—8:32:38
61. Ma. Carmela Pateres (Female)—8:33:15
62. Michelle Baylon—8:34:55
63. Bernard Red—8:35:11
64. Angela Paz (Female)—8:37:03
65. Chris Tatel—8:37:12
66. Laurence Agustin—8:38:44
67. Ryan Rentillo—8:43:45
68. David Aquino—8:43:58
69. Lawrence Cajote—8:44:14

If you happen to be watching some videos on YouTube Channel or simply browsing on the said platform, please visit my YouTube Channel.

I have started with my running workouts and training videos but eventually shifted to Heritage Wear & Fashion. I have been slowly learning about creating contents on videos and I started to ask a friend for help and guidance who had been in this platform for the past years. I am still learning up to this time after two years of posting some videos.

From my running videos and mixing cocktail drinks, I have concentrated on heritage wear and fashion for the past two years. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown and restrictions, I have discovered a community of Heritage Wear lovers and I really enjoy their company. This Heritage Wear is concentrated on Vintage Style Fashion which revolves around Denim and other related Workwear to include Heritage Boots (Work and Military Boots), Military Outfits, Vintage Athlete Wear, and Ivy Style of Fashion. However, I am not much on the latter as I concentrate more on Denims, Boots, Military Wear, and Athletes’ Wear.

So, if you are interested in these outfits, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Thank you for your support.

Simply search my name (jovenal_narcise) on the YouTube Channel or search my name on Instagram.

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For the month of May 2023, I have started running again. Slowly, I am bringing back my running & hiking daily. But before I started going back, I have to purchase a new Running Watch with GPS and other data to be taken from my workout to include my BPM, Distance covered, Average Speed and Pace and others. I had to buy the basic Coros Pace 2 from Amazon as it serves as my basic running watch which can give me the necessary data as feedback to my training.

I have started my running and hiking on May 1 and I had been doing it on a daily basis. If I run on a certain day, the following day is a hike. I followed the principle of “Hard-Easy” training. I have started with time-based training wherein my daily workout should not be less than One Hour, to include my Hiking workout. Initially, I made my daily workouts in my Backyard Loop which has a total distance of 500 meters in one loop. And after 2 weeks, I have to go out of my compound and run a loop along the streets that surround my compound. Each loop of the “street loop” around my compound has a total distance of 620 meters and it is a good option whenever I am bored with my backyard loop.

From One Hour workout, I gradually increased my time-based workout to One Hour and 30 minutes on the second week and on the 3rd week, I was able to increase to Two Hours during my weekend runs. On the average on the 4th week, I would run and hike to an average of One Hour & Thirty Minutes every day.

In total, combining Running and Hiking, I was able to cover a distance of 262+Kilometers (164 miles). It took me a total of 50:30 Hours accumulated time making my effort at an average speed of 5.2 kilometers per hour at a pace of 11:00-12:00 minutes per kilometer. It is a slow pace and speed because of my age (71 years old) and making sure to follow the Zone 2 Training (not exceeding to 120 beats per minute on my Heart Rate). Following the Zone 2 training will surely develop my Aerobic Endurance.

Actually, this Zone 2 training will take a duration of 4 months and I have still 3 months to go.

Follow me on this adventure and it will be exciting. I hope this training will result to more running and hiking adventures in the future.