Defying Limits

I am not a good swimmer.

I am not a strong cyclist.

I am an average runner. 
 

I defied my limits when I finished the 

2010 Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines

and ranked 111 out of 496 finishers.

Determination. Discipline. Patience.

Go Beyond your Limits.

Runners with a heart

Running for a Charity. Cebuanos run to provide shoes for school children. We run to provide financial support for an ill friend. We run to raise funds for lesser priviledged individuals. We run for others.

The Fresh Air Fund is asking for our help. In the upcoming New York City Marathon, FAF is asking runners from all over the world, including the Philippines, to help run for charity. Its beneficiaries include America's children from disadvantaged communities and provide them with a better summer experience. They provide these children educational as well as summer programs that we should be doing to our local street children. Click here to sign up.

I am not running the NYC Marathon. Maybe you are. Run to qualify for Boston. Run to break your PR. Run to help raise funds for the less priviledged. Become a HERO.

This Sunday, heart specialists celebrate World Heart Day. In order to raise funds for charity cases in the Cebu Heart Institute, Phil. Heart Association - Cebu Chapter will hold its annual fun run. Due to public demand, race director Dr. Michael Tabaloc extended registration at RUNNR to Saturday and reduced the registration fee to P150 due to depletion of singlets. The reduced registration fee will include a race number and an older World Heart Day 2009 Fun Run singlet. Register now!!!

Good Luck to all Cebuanos running the CamSur Marathon this Sunday!!! Run like the wind and beat the Heat. God speed. 

See you on the road.

Beginnings

Since 1992, I was a gym rat. My good friend, Ben Labao, convinced me that the only way for both of us to lose weight is to enroll in a fitness gym. We would go to the gym after class and follow a strict diet and fitness program. Both of us lost weight. We then maintained our physique up to present by keeping an active lifestyle.

I was first introduced into running by Dr. A. Junia who is responsible for many Cebuano running "Ungos". He may not admit it but he convinced a lot of Cebuano Doctors to engage in a more healthy and active lifestyle thru running.

 (Me and Dr. Alex Junia)

Before joining races, my runs were only part of my warm-up before lifting weights. I ran in the treadmill around 5-15 minutes then stretched. Early 2008, Dr. Junia then convinced me to join the "Run for your Heart" Fun Run and volunteered to be my pacer.  I agreed but begged him to register me in the 5K Category. Being the race director meant he had complete access to the list of participants and changed my category to 10K. I could never forget his "STRONG" words of encouragement "If I can do it with this body, so can you" during the run. This influential doctor also coined the term "TMTS Syndrome" and described it as runners who increase mileage more that the 10% rule and are more prone to injury.

This year, Philippine Heart Association Cebu Chapter again celebrates World Heart Day and organized the yearly fun run. Despite having many conflicts in schedule of races, World Heart Day Fun Run will be well attended as many runners have enjoyed the previous races. This is also a time where doctors of different specialties meet and get to see other colleagues run. This year, Dr. Junia will not join the fun run (he will be running his 7th Marathon in CamSur) and appointed Dr. Michael Tabaloc as race director. Dr. Tabaloc, also convinced to run by Dr.Junia, is also a heart subspecialist.

 (World Heart Day Fun Run 2009)

This is a good race. This is a fun race. Join the World Heart Day Fun Run. Registration is at PSH, 3rd Floor Cebu Heart Institute Building, PHA Office and look for Em-Em.