One Wedding and a Marathon in London
Meet my cousin, Celine. I lived with Celine in New York when I ran the New York City Marathon last year. Since then, she’s moved to Singapore. - Cel and I outside her apartment in NYC. Don’t laugh. I...
View ArticleLondon Marathon, Here I Come!
Guess who just registered for Virgin London Marathon on April 21, 2013?! I did! I did! Just five minutes ago! Thank you again to Timex Philippines and UK for reserving a slot for little ol’ me in,...
View ArticleRoad to London Marathon: 6 Weeks to Go and Killing It
This begins a weekly post (or more if I’m giddy) on my training for London Marathon happening on April 21, 2013. Like I always say: The marathon is the icing on the cake; it’s the journey leading up...
View ArticleROAD TO LONDON MARATHON: FORCED REST
This is a weekly post on my training for Virgin London Marathon on April 21, 2013. Like I always say: The marathon is the icing on the cake; it’s the journey leading up to the race that I absolutely...
View ArticleRoad to London Marathon: Taper Time
This is a weekly post on my training for Virgin London Marathon on April 21, 2013. Like I always say: The marathon is the icing on the cake; it’s the journey leading up to the race that I absolutely...
View ArticleLondon Marathon 2013: I Did It!
I am a London Marathon 2013 Finisher! My official finish time: 4:24:41. It’s been two days since the race and I’m still on cloud nine! As my family and I tour the rest of this beautiful city, please...
View ArticlePart 1: London Marathon 2013 – Race Expo
With hubby and kids in tow, I arrived in London last April 17, Wednesday, just a few days before the London Marathon on April 21. We stayed at The Regency in South Kensington. The kids immediately...
View ArticlePart 2: London Marathon – A Wedding, Shakespeare, and a Run
On our second day in London, we took a train to lovely and quaint Leamington, which became popular in the 1900s among the affluent as a spa town. (Think hot springs of Laguna.) - Leamington Spa - –...
View ArticlePart 3: London Marathon – Race Start!
Due to the large number of participants (36,000 running 42km, to be exact), the London Marathon had three different race starts: Blue or a “Fast Good for Age” competitor, Red, and Green. All starts...
View ArticlePart 4: London Marathon – The Race
RACE REPORT: Virgin London Marathon 2013 Date: Sunday, 21 April 2013 Gun start: 10:00 AM RUN FOR BOSTON “This is it.” I thought. After months of training under the excruciating heat in Manila, here I...
View ArticlePart 1: Thank You, 2013!
It’s the last day of the year! As always, I look back on the year that was… 2013 was year of extremes for me. The first half was a roller coaster ride coming from the high of London Marathon to...
View ArticleMarathoner Gene Tiongco to Run London Marathon for Cleft Lip & Palate Patients
I met Dr. Gene Tiongco when he and his brothers joined the first TBR Dream Marathon way back in 2010. Since then, he’s been a supporter of TBR Dream being Dream Chaser Tent Head for a few years...
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