Moving with your goal in mind help you succeed: OCT 11, 2026, Full Marathon Fear of darkness, solidarity, abandonment, shame of not making it through, failure to achieve the goal; all of those made me cancel my first full marathon attempt way back 2024. This year 2026, I finally felt ready to take on theContinue reading “How To Achieve Your First 42 Km Marathon with No Fatal Injury”
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42Km Full Marathon Unlocked!
All thanks to the Lord for the good weather, good health, good support, really really good friends, good host, good event and the good people I’ve met. It was my 1st marathon, another wish and goal achieved! Oct 11, 2026! In early January of 2026, I summited the highest mountain in the Philippines, Mt. Apo.Continue reading “42Km Full Marathon Unlocked!”
The Most Unforgettable 10km Fun Run In 2025
I’ve had the best 10km run this month, September 2025. This is the most unforgettable of all runs I’ve had since I started in 2020; I didn’t jog; I really had fun running with the whole amazing community participants. What I like the most was seeing the locals in Cebu gathering the trashes on theContinue reading “The Most Unforgettable 10km Fun Run In 2025”
West 35, Balamban Cebu: Heart wants what it wants; if you truly want it, you’ll have it
I was scheduled to visit a colleague’s town on Feb. 1/Scheduled to run a 42km marathon on Feb. 2/later on I got notified that the marathon will start on Feb. 1, 11 PM/so I was undecided whether to go on that trip as scheduled, sleep and join the marathon at night. I decided late notContinue reading “West 35, Balamban Cebu: Heart wants what it wants; if you truly want it, you’ll have it”
CCLEX 21Km Marathon Unlocked: Mindset is the key
One day, an acquaintance opened up about running through the cclex bridge (the longest bridge in the Philippines, located in Cebu city); I felt excited and asked them to invite me; however they’re not quite sure about it and it was not yet scheduled. Someone opened up again about running through cclex and someone saidContinue reading “CCLEX 21Km Marathon Unlocked: Mindset is the key”
Let Shame & Pain Rewards you with Success
The last time I ran in a marathon was really life-changing. I had to finish the race without cheating because it’s my goal to finish that 21k run, year 2024. I felt the shame of the possibility of not being approved of my request to take that leave but it was granted anyway and itContinue reading “Let Shame & Pain Rewards you with Success”
21km Marathon 2024: Lessons learned
My foot still hurts, so does my back. I had the most amazing experience yesterday @ 4AM, Feb. 11, 2023. Remember I shared about running a marathon? Oh that happened! It finally happened. I had a mix of emotions; the pain, the joy! I was in between. As long as I finished the marathon beforeContinue reading “21km Marathon 2024: Lessons learned”
