I really don’t post results of International Marathons in this blog except for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games’ Marathon Results which serve as my personal references. As I read the latest news about the results of the 2008 ING New York City Marathon this morning in the race’s website, I found out that the “old & usual” winners won in the said race who did not even perform well in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and other past Olympic Games, as well. Continue reading “Cash Prizes For Marathon Races”
Month: November 2008
1st “Shake, Rattle & Run” (Halloween 5K Run)
7:00 PM 31 October 2008 @ Bonifacio High Street (BHS) Loop, The Fort
Whoever thought of this run, he/she should be congratulated for thinking and implementing this run for the first time in the country. The race was a 5K run which takes every runner to go around the BHS loop for four times. As I arrived at the vicinity of R.O.X. Store one hour before the start of the race, I already concluded that the race was a success. Lots of runners, with their relatives and friends, in their different costumes and outfits appropriate for a Halloween Party were everywhere at the BHS area waiting for the race to start.
Even if there were no cash prizes at stake for the said run, “Team Bald Runner” fielded some of its runners for the fun and be part of the inaugural Halloween run. The car maker Isuzu was the main sponsor for this event and they did a good job in organizing this event. Although there were some slight “hitches” and “minor” problems, the race was something to look forward to join every 31st of October. Continue reading “1st “Shake, Rattle & Run” (Halloween 5K Run)”
156 Days: 50 Laps & Stair Sprints
5:30 AM 31 October 2008 @ The ULTRA Oval Track
To finish the month of October 2008, I was able to run 50 laps at the ULTRA Oval Track and did “stair sprints” at the concrete bleacher of ULTRA. I did 2 sets of 25-lap runs where the first set was timed at 56:04 mins with an average pace of 5:25 mins/km; the other set was timed at 1:06:07 hours with an average pace of 6:25 mins/km.
For this day’s run, I was able to run a total distance of 24.64 kilometers.
Bald Runner 