5 Running Tips You Can Learn from Plants vs Zombies
Crazy Dave. Sunflowers. Peashooters. Gargataurs. This childish game and childish concept is so addicting that I keep playing Plants vs Zombies even if I finished the game 4 times already. I’m still collecting plants for my Zen Garden and growing that Tree of Wisdom to 500ft. 😀 It’s a...
Benefits of Having Trail Shoes
Trail running is about function and not fashion so it’s critical to choose the right trail running shoes for your positive running experience. Trail running shoes have better traction and are used on rocky terrain and off-road running, walking and light hiking. It has rubber lugs for better support...
Do you need trail shoes for trail runs?
Trail runs are gaining popularity. We have the Men’s Health All Terrain Race on Sunday, May 16 and the New Balance Trail Adventure on June 20. Prior to that, we have The North Face Thrill of the Trail last February. I would expect more trail runs to happen since...
Seven Tips On How To Run Faster
While visiting the Chatbox, runnerfish asked the question on how he can improve his speed. He has finished a 10K run already and wants to run faster and eventually hit the sub-50 mark. I started running with 10K races and for 4 years, I have never reached the sub-50...
How To Improve Your Stride Rate
Coach Frank of FrunkTraining was able to look at the data from some of my runs using Adidas miCoach. Coach Frank is one of the coaches in Bacolod. His elite students are winning several races in Negros as well as in other provinces in Visayas. We met last August during...
Sticks for Good Measure: What to do when you don’t have a Garmin
I had my knees checked by a doctor and I was told I am still ok to run. I need a few sessions of therapy and I have missed some of them. Bad. Sorry Doc. I’ll be back this week. Promise. It was nice to be back on the...
Barefoot Running Benefits Explained in Recent Breakthrough Research
There has been much debate on whether barefoot running is really beneficial to runners. To those who strongly advocate it say that it is the natural form of running and it eliminates common injuries. They are even blaming our running shoes for the injuries we get because these shoes...
Travel Smart and Run Smarter
Because of running, I have more reasons to travel. I don’t want to be in a new place without getting a chance to run on it. I even find it acceptable to have missed swimming in Boracay last April but never missed to run a 10K along the shores. ...
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...
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....