Dear Cristine, First, in behalf of all the male runners, I congratulate you for finishing your 3K run last week at the Run for Home. We are really happy that you were able to join us. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen you since I did a 21K but I saw you from the pictures by Photovendo. […]
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What Race Organizers Ask from Runners Before the Race
Since I started Takbo.ph, I have meet and talked with several race organizers and race sponsors. This gave me a lot of insights on what is happening behind the scenes. From our conversations, I learned that we as runners have a part in making the race successful, more pleasant and easier to manage. And even […]
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How Gait Analysis Help in Choosing The Right Shoe
My first running shoe in 2006 gave me a lot of problems. To begin with, it was not even a real running shoe. It was a crosstrainer I think. Then I started to learn about pronation and in choosing the right shoe. It was not easy. Selecting the right shoe for me was a hit/miss […]
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Training Tips When Running In The Rain
The weather news draws a sad face among the runners. Most of us don’t like running in the rain. Just trying to imagine the soggy socks, dirty shoes, flooded and slippery roads makes me cringe. Rain makes it harder to run and it lessens your mileage for the week. But running in the rain can […]
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Two Shoes Are Better than One
I had a hard time accepting this before. Being a kuripot, having two of the same things or of the same function, doesn’t appeal to me. My eyebrows raised when I learned my boss would get two shoes of the same model everytime he buys and I couldn’t understand when I saw RunningShield’s collection of […]
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Chicken Skin anyone?
In the June 2009 issue of Runner’s World, Nutritionist Liz Applegate talked about chicken as an ideal source of protien for runners. I agree, and chicken is usually on my plate after a race. You can read the article here. She also mentioned to remove the skin before cooking to reduce unneccessary fat. I reacted. […]
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Takbo101: Runner’s Etiquette – Part 1
Running is also a gentleman’s sport. Not many of us knew this, but there are unwritten rules once you start taking yourself out for a run. Below is a list of etiquette that I took from the book, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Jogging and Running” by Bill Rodgers. This is a great book about […]
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Taking Care of Wet Running Shoes
Yesterday’s run was a wet and wild event. Surely, those who joined the One Run, One Family, One La Salle Fun Run at the Fort had their shoes and socks soaked by the rain. Before you think of washing those shoes and drying them at the back of the refrigerator, here are some tips on […]
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