Category: Manokan Blog

Takbo.ph Giveaway – Caribee Hydration Pack

We are giving away one Caribee Quencher Hydration Pack.  The Quencher includes a 2L TPU hydration reservoir with screw cap is sold at P2999.75. A little  similar to the Caribee Hi Vis Flow Hydration Pack, without the high visibility slimline/ reflective piping,  but with more added features. One is the Audio pocket...

Clean Hands from Start to Finish

Keeping hands clean is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infection and illness. Do you wash your hands after running or after a race? Maybe you don’t see a reason why you should. Besides, who brings soap and water in a race, anyway? According to...

How To Use The D-Tag

D-Tag, the first disposable tag, is a laminated strip containing the ChronoTrack tag that is placed on a runner’s shoe. For races that uses this timing device, you must properly attach it to your shoes for accurate tracking of race times. Here’s the step by step instructions on how to properly use...

Takbo.ph Wins Blogger’s Choice Award

Just arrived home from the Nuffnang Blogopolis #IntoTheWild event. We were nominated for 3 categories: The Following Award, The Bloggers Choice Award and N Factor Award. Thank you all for supporting Takbo.ph and we bagged home The Bloggers Choice Award for 2013! Here are the winners of the first Nuffie Awards....

Sub-5:00 Marathon Pace – Suunto Movescount App

One cool feature of the Suunto Ambit 2 is that you can create your own app at Movescount and add it to your Suunto GPS watch.  My first app is like a virtual pacer who will run at 7 minutes per kilometer.  This is my target pace for a...

Fitness & Athletics Indoor Duathlon Winners

Congratulations to all Fitness & Athletics Indoor Duathlon Finishers who conquered the 3K run, 20K bike, and 2K run! Age Category 18-24 Male 1st Place – Arthane Carlo Sicat 2nd Place – Marc Oliver Noel Vargas 3rd Place – Eugene Lim Female 1st Place – Claudia Tagle 2nd Place – Patricia...

25 Year Old Runner Dies While Running 10K

A friend in Singapore told me about a sad news of 25 year old girl who died last Sunday while running the Nike We Run 10K event. She was already near the finish line when she collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead. I later...

Allyson Felix Comes to Manila

Four Olympic Gold medalist, Allyson Felix visits the Philippines as part of a 3-city tour of Southeast Asia.  She wants the young Filipino women to dream big and calls on everyone to inspire each other to achieve greatness. She hopes that her story will motivate runners in Manila as...

Vote for Takbo.ph in Nuffie Awards 2013

On November 16, Nuffnang will hold its second #Blogopolis entitled #IntoTheWild and we will also hold our first Nuffie Awards to recognize the contributions of selected online influencers. Takbo.ph has been nominated for The 2013 Nuffie Awards! We have been nominated for not just one, but two categories –  Blogger’s...