LAGUNA ALL-TERRAIN RACE

Laguna all-terrain race fires off Sunday - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "MANILA, Philippines - A forest trail in a 15-kilometer course that has never been opened before to the public awaits runners and bikers in Sunday's 4th Men’s Health All-Terrain race at Sta. Elena in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Trail race participants will compete in the 5km, 10km, and 15km categories, while those competing in the bike race must complete a maximum of three laps."

KAPAMILYA RUN

Sibayan, Delos Santos top 10k open - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "On the other hand, Mischelle Gilbuena and Joel Delposo ruled the 5k women and men’s open, respectively

Gilbuena ruled the women’s 5k open after clocking 20:55 followed by Vlessica Jagna (21:27.0.0) and Haziel Retavale (21:50.0).

The men’s open was won by Delposo, who finished with a time of 16:40. Jess Gonzaga trailed closely with a time of 16:54 while Miljone Luterte clocked 17:18 to settle for third.

In the 3k boys 12-under, Prince Joey Lee clocked 12:04 to emerge victorious while Marlon Beboso timed 12:37 to finish second. Rozel Ardiente secured the third spot with a time of 13:04.0.

In the 3k girls 12-under, Diongson sisters secured the top two spot with Crizel taking the lead after clocking 13:38 while Clarisse finishing second with 13:47. Love Fe Andrin took the third spot with a time of 14:12."

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LOONEY TUNES FUN RUN

Looney Tunes fun runs kick off The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "MANILA, Philippines – Looney Tunes Active!, a Warner Bros. project aimed at promoting a healthy and active lifestyle among children aged 4-12 through a series of fun run events in various schools, fires off today at the Miriam Grade School grounds in Katipunan Ave., Quezon City.

The kick off leg of the series spread over eight premier schools in the metropolis will be held from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the popular cartoon from Warner Bros., the event is designed to encourage not only the children but also their parents to get involved in sports and fitness activities and staying healthy while having fun."...

RUN FOR SIGHT SERIES

by Rommel Manlosa, Staff Writer

Mike Limpag, Sports Editor

Sunday to see Run for Sight marathon Sun.Star Network Online: "The run will start at 6 a.m., while the registration is slated at 5 a.m. at the CDU foodcourt. Registration fee is P50.

At the end of the year, a Runner of the Year award will be given to the top 10 male and female runners.

At stake for the award are colored TV sets, DVD players and large specially engraved RFS eye-shaped medals."...

2010 TOUR QUALIFIER GETS GOING

2010 Tour qualifier gets going - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "The country’s top LPG distributor will also hold executive races for beginners and those classified to race in categories A and B (massed start and team time trials) today, apart from the regular elite and junior competitions.

The LPGMA has also committed to train four riders for possible stints in next year’s Tour de France as part of the Liquigaz team.

Ty said cyclists Jeffrey Monton, Jackie Lloyd Berjamie, Nico Barreto and Michael Ochoa will be tested in three local races to be organized by LPGMA within the year. The top three riders will then be sent to Italy to join the Liquigas training camp in January."

RUN FOR FREEDOM

by Caecent Noot Magsumbol, Staff Writer

Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

Delos Santos remains unbeaten The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "Cebuano runners came back to take the men’s and women’s title in the 5K race.

Milijunte Luterte took the challenge of the Delposo Brothers Joel and Eugene and came in the winner in 16:31.58. Joel has to settle for second with a time of 16:41.34 while Eugene came in third in 16:46.26.

Miscelle Gilbuena took the women’s title with a clocking of 21:06.62. Second was Hazel Retavele (22:15.15) while Rose Baylon (22:53.96) came in third."...

SURBAN TOPS MTB IN RUN BIKE FOR FREEDOM

by Caecent Noot Magsumbol, Staff Writer

Manny Villaruel, Sports Ed

Surban tops mountainbike event in Run and Bike tilt The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "Some gutsy riders tried to block Surban’s way until the last four laps of the 10-lap race when he eventually pulled away from the pack.

Surban never looked back from there to win the race in 22 minutes and 35.83 seconds.

In the executive class, Oman Suplig got the top spot with the time of 10:31.31. Wilmar Andrino wound up second in 10:46.39 followed by Dave Manigo in 10:53.01.

Franklin Nolasco topped the beginners category in 13:05.08 followed by Bryan Luzano in 13:15.69. Pepito Fajardo was third with the time of 13:22.87.

RUNNING & SAVORING THE BOSTON MARATHON

Running and savoring the Boston Marathon - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "KNOWN to break seasoned runners, the Boston Marathon (BM) has a daunting reputation as the oldest and most famous 26.2 miles in the sport.

Its significance is measurable by the number of press credentials issued (more than 1,500 from over 350 organizations) for a one-day event, second only to the Superbowl.

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To enter, one must meet a qualifying time. You will find yourself running alongside weekend warriors—most probably former college track stars, Navy seals, Iron Man age-group champions, college, state and national contenders from the world over, Olympic hopefuls and, if you’re lucky, some of the world’s running legends."...

ALL SET FOR STC RUN

by Caecent Noot-Magsumbol, Staff Writer

Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

All set for STC Run The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "CEBU, Philippines – Everything is already in place for the Move with AIR (Awareness, Involvement and Responsibility)also known as the St.Theresa’s College Run on July 19 starting at the STC grounds along General Maxilom Avenue, this city.

STC, a school not only well known for providing high quality education but also for its community outreach activities, takes another way to communicate and have its message reached across in as many people possible through running."...

MIZUNO INFINITY RUN RESULTS

Buenavista, Tolentino shine in Mizuno Infinity Run The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "The top three winners in the side event 10k were Elmer Sabal (33:02), Darwin Lim (33:07) and Bernardo Desamito, Jr (33:33) while winers in the women’s side were Janette Lumidao (43:00), Hazel Madamba (44:10) and Rowena Francisco (50:15). They pocketed P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000, respectively, including medals.

Christopher Ulboc, Jr. (15:00), Nelbert Ducusin (15:59) and Benjamin Alejandrino, Jr. (16:02) took the the top three places in the 5k male and received P3,000, P1,500 and P500.

Winners in the women’s category were Nhea Ann Barcena (19:28), Michelle de Vera (21:35) and Jonie Mellinger (23:48)."

MAX ARMSTRONG

Lance Armstrong becomes a dad again - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "LOS ANGELES - Cycling star Lance Armstrong, a testicular cancer survivor and Tour de France champ on the comeback trail, is the father of a newborn son, People magazine reported Friday.

'Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen welcomed a 7 lb., 5 oz, 20-inch-long baby boy named Max, the pro cyclist announced,' according to the magazine's online edition.

In a posting on his Twitter page Armstrong posted a picture with the caption 'Wassup, world? My name is Max Armstrong and I just arrived. My Mommy is healthy and so am I!'"

RUN ON THE STREETS FOR EDUCATION

Run on the streets for quality education - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "MANILA, Philippines - These Pinoy youth are still on the streets for a cause—but this time, instead of marching, they’re running.

Iamninoy, a groundbreaking campaign to celebrate idealism and selflessness, has organized a group of runners who will raise awareness and funds for the 57-75 Movement, a private-sector-led initiative to reverse the public-education crisis."...

ATHLETICS NEEDS NEW BLOOD

Athletics coach says sport needs new blood Manila Bulletin: "Philippine athletics is in dire need of young and tall athletes to be competitive in the Asian level, according to RP coach Jeoffrey Chua.

Chua said the size disparity was obvious during the crushing setbacks suffered by long-distance runner Julius Sermona and hurdler Sheena Atilano in the recent three-leg Asian Athletics Grand Prix in China and Hong Kong.

“Kailangan natin ng mga batang players. Dapat mag-concentrate tayo sa collegiate, para pag-graduate nila, pwede na sila sa elite team. 'Yung mga age na ganun 'yung perfect na i-train for the national team. I'm sure marami tayong potential players sa collegiate ngayon,” Chua said"...

WHY RUNNING APPEALS TO CEOs

Why running appeals to goal-driven CEOs - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "“Running is an efficient sport for a busy person. In thirty minutes with a pair of shoes, whenever you are, you can do it,” he said in an interview with INQUIRER.net

Sanez gladly recommends running as a sport for business executives like him. Not only does it improve health and fitness, it also has positive effects about one’s attitude towards life, he said.

“And especially for business people, it helps increase their commitment the goals they’ve set for themselves in and out of the office,” he said.

“Some of the business executives I know who are into running, after they have done five kilometers they would want to do a 25-kilometer (run) or progress to an even longer distance,” Sanez said.

“Business executives like challenge, and running is definitely fulfilling and provides them that challenge,” he said."...

ANNUAL BIKE, RUN FOR FREEDOM

Annual Bike, Run for Freedon set for June 12 - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "THE ANNUAL Bike and Run For Freedom 2009 will kick off this coming Independence Day, June 12 at the Sugbo area near the Cebu City Hall and Plaza Independencia grounds.

The main purpose of the event is to give Cebuano sports enthusiasts a venue to show their skill and stamina in cycling and running with different categories."...

MICROSOFT 8-MILE RACE

Nationals dominate Microsoft 8-mile race | The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "Over 2,000 runners joined the race in spite of the rainy weather where all finishers were treated to a raffle for an HP Mini Note laptop, HTC Windows Mobile phone, and Microsoft Zune and other minor prizes.

Kids and their families who joined the race frolicked in the giant inflatable slides put up by Microsoft and partook of foods from various concessionaires in the Fort Bonifacio Global City.

Buenavista, 30, took the easy win in the men’s Open 12.87-km race in 43 minutes, 11 seconds to pocket the P8,000 top prize. Upcoming runner Darwin Lim placed second (45:21) and veteran Bernardo Desamito Jr. was third (45:27).

Martes, 29, topped the female division in 51:31 while multi-titled Ailene Tolentino (55:03) and triathlete Monica Torres (55:59) finished second and third."

A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR RUNNING

STC ALUMNAE FUN RUN

Organizer moves Mountain Trail Sun.Star Network Online: "Meanwhile, Uytiepo also announced the ongoing registration of the St. Theresa’s College (STC) Alumnae Association (STAA) Move with Air race, which is a 3K and 5K run. Registration is ongoing at the PSC Office at the Cebu City Sports Center, the STAA Office at the STC, Planet Sports, Ayala Center Cebu, Yayoy’s Grill and Casa Ilongga in Robinsons Place-Cebu.

Some prominent graduates of the school include Gov. Gwen Garcia, Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, Cutie del Mar, Toledo City Mayor Arlene Espinosa-Zambo, Marissa Fernan, Millete Chiongbian, Mary Jane Paredes, Perl Jacalan, Amale Mendezona-Jopson, Momot Irizari, Nelia Neri, media personalities like Haide Acuña, Caecent No-ot Magsumbol, Marian Baring and Iste Sesante-Leopoldo."...

RUN TO BEAT YOUR OWN TIME

Running minus the injury, stress, boredom - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Your goal should always be to perform better, minus the injury. Running three to four times a week will allow your running muscles to have enough rest. Sufficient recovery will prepare your body to perform better on the next training schedule.

If there’s a race on Sunday, your last running schedule should have been on a Thursday or Friday morning to prepare your muscles. Cross-train on a Friday or Saturday by engaging in pool running, cycling, weight training or swimming.

Compete with yourself

Do you run to beat your own time or to win regardless of your goal time? Running is fulfilling because you can measure your performance and improvement based on your time and heart rate and how you feel during and after the activity.

However, if you measure your performance based on your rank, and you always aim to be the first one to cross the finish line, you will just allow yourself to have injuries."...

HUGE TURN OUT IN BRGY LAHUG RUN

Maddening crowd The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "When Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann Delos Santos asked me if she could gather runners in the event she organizes a race, I said maybe 300 at the least. So we targeted that number for the race which I also suggested be called Running Madness.

The response was very encouraging in the early week of registration that we ordered 500 singlets. But soon the entries just kept on coming like mad."

50 AND RUNNING

50 and running: "CLARK, Pampanga—Eduardo Villanueva, 50-year-old former Army corporal, bested more than 120 runners his junior in The North Face 100, a 100-km trail running event held over the weekend here.

Villanueva, who once battled Abu Sayaff rebels in the forest of Basilan, found Clark’s rugged terrain as a somewhat familiar territory.

He negotiated treacherous mountains, steep downhill routes, slippery lahar and chilling rain, which halted the race late in the afternoon, to cross the finish line at the Nayong Pilipino Clark Expo first in 18 hours and 15.28 seconds on Saturday night.

“Sa larong ito, kailangan ’yung mga may edad na runners. Maski bata ka at malakas, kapag pahabaan, hindi kaya ng bata. Magsu-surrender sila. Pang-matanda talaga ito,” said Villanueva."...

VILLANUEVA RULES 100KM RUN

Villanueva rules rain-delayed North Face 100 - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "CLARK FIELD, Pampanga – Fifty year-old Ed Villanueva proved nothing beats experience after besting some 130 runners who braved the lahar-stricken terrain of Pampanga’s Sacobia River in the North Face 100-kilometer trail run."...

MICROSOFT RUN

Microsoft run listup May 27 The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "Running groups and cheer groups from schools may compete in the best aid station contest where the best cheering group receives P10,000, second P7,500 and third P5,000."...

CYCLING'S GREATEST RIVALRY

Cycling's Greatest Rivalry The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "The greatest rivalry in cycling didn’t happen in the TdF but in the Giro around the Second World War. The rivalry between two great Italian riders, Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi was so heated that it surpassed social and political lines."...

LOPEZ, DE LOS SANTOS RULE RUNNING MAD

by Caecent Noot-Magsumbol, Staff Writer

Manny Villaruel, Sports Editor

Lopez, De los Santos rule Running MAD The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "CEBU, Philippines - It was a great 'homecoming' for Mendel Lopez in Cebu as he topped the Running MAD for Wellness yesterday at the UP-Cebu grounds in Brgy. Lahug, this city.

Lopez ruled the 12K run in style as he was ahead by approximately one kilometer from his closest pursuer Philip Duenas of Southwestern University. Sherwin Managil settled for third.

In the distaff side, the anticipated showdown between Liezl Lumindas-Gitaruelas and Mary Grace de los Santos did not materialize with the former dropping the event for another activity in Cagayan de Oro."...

WOMEN IN SPORTS ON IN MINDANAO

Women in Sports on in Koronadal The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "MANILA, Philippines – To start off the Women in Sports program in the countryside, Philippine Sports Commissioner Akiko Thomson and City Mayor Fernando Miguel organized a 3k and 5k marathon,"...

500-KM TOUR OF HOPE

500-km Tour of Hope kicks off in Muntinlupa The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "MANILA, Philippines – Muntinlupa is hosting the Tour of Hope 2009, a five-day, 500-km cycling event that aims to raise funds to promote awareness against cervical cancer in the country.

Dubbed “Tour of Hope 2009: Dare to be Bold”, the cycling event will kick off in Muntinlupa tomorrow and ends in Camarines Sur Thursday."...

PADYAK PINOY WILL GO NATIONWIDE

Padyak Pinoy draws MVP support, will go nationwide The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "MANILA, Philippines - The Padyak Pinoy goes 18 stages spread over 21 days in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in 2010.

“We are going nationwide to make the Padyak Pinoy truly the ‘Tour’ of the Philippines,” said Lina, currently chairman emeritus of PhilCycling.

A long-term goal of Pangilinan is for him to see a Philippine team competing in the tour of all tours, the Tour de France. “I hope that soon, we will have Filipino cyclists competing in the prestigious Tour de France,” he said."

UP PADYAK BIKE PROJECT

Runnex holds anniversary run Sunday The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "The Padyak Project is a non-profit initiative of the UP Mountaineers to make bicycles and biking more accessible to UP students.

For a minimal donation of P500, a student can use the Padyak bike around the campus for a whole semester and have free access to training clinics on safety guidelines and on tips and rules in bike commuting.

The bikes used are reconditioned single-speed bikes with step-through frames intended not for speed, but for safety, comfort, visibility, and function. Utility baskets are also mounted on the handlebars."...

LEARNING TO RUN

Learning To Run: "We've all seen the 5-K runner who finishes in just over 17 minutes only to complain that he missed his goal by four seconds. But there's also the walker who finishes that 5-K in 40 minutes and has just had the best race of his life."...

TOUR OF MINDANAO

GMANews.TV - 'Race for Peace' Tour of Mindanao on June 4 - Sports - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA: "MANILA, Philippines – Twelve teams have signed up for the “Race for Peace' 1st Tour of Mindanao, which speeds off on June 4 in Davao City.

The three-day, four-stage race – from June 4 to 7 – will cover 682 kilometers around some of Mindanao’s major cities."...

FASTEST EVER 150 METERS

Bolt runs fastest ever 150m Manila Bulletin: "MANCHESTER, England (AFP) – Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran the fastest ever 150m on Sunday in a street race held in a chilly and windy Manchester city centre.

Bolt came home in 14.35sec, beating the previous best recorded by Italian Pietro Mennea of 14.8 in 1983. Britain's Marlon Devonish was second in 15.07sec.

In the women’s race, American Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie clocked 16.54sec to beat Britain's Olympic 400m gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu, who ran 17.10sec"

BARANGAY LAHUG RUNS

Don't get angry, get Mad! The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu Sports: "Running in Cebu is indeed getting into maddening proportions what with races happening almost everywhere. As I wrote in a previous column, the five Sundays of May were loaded with races...

This Sunday, the Running Mad for Wellness race fires off at the UP grounds in Lahug. Already entered arte the 70-man Rox Gym of Lapu-lapu City, Kabangis Runners of Talisay, Mandaue Runners and the Cebu Executive Runners Club headed by Jesse Taborada. Already in town is Milo Marathon Cagayan de Oro leg champion Mary Grace Delos Santos of Zamboanga City. The local runners headed by Leszl Gitaruelas, Madelyn Carter, Joel and Eugene Delposo, John Philip Dueñas and Michelle Gilbuena are not sleeping on their training and promised to give out - of - towners, a run for their money."...

RIGHT TACTIC WINS IT

Right tactic, not strength, wins it for Padyak king The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "“I’ve learned my lessons. Before, I’d been always all spent even before climbing Baguio because I kept on attacking in the early stages,” said the eventual champion.

“This time, I planned my moves carefully. I shied away from getting on top in the early stages to avoid being a marked man. I just surprised them in the penultimate stage,” he added."...

MIZUNO RUN @ THE FORT

P50,000 at stake for top 3 in Mizuno Run at The Fort The Philippine Star >> News >> Sports: "This was announced by Lovell Gopez, president of Masters Sports and organizer of the Mizuno Infinity Run. The top three overall winners of the 15K run will receive P5,000, P3,000, and P1,000, respectively, male and female; 10K winners will receive P4,000, P2,000, P1,000; and the 5K winners P3,000, P1,500, and P500. He added that 30 gift certificates will be awarded to the top finisher of the five age group categories in the 15K, 10K, and 5K events.

The age group categories are 12-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; and 50 and above male and female."...

PADYAKAN SA BATANGAS EH!

GMANews.TV - Top cyclists vie for top honors in Batangas race - Sports - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News - BETA: "MANILA, Philippines – Local cycling’s big names have confirmed their participation in next week’s race in Batangas dubbed the “Padyakan sa Batangas Eh!' from May 23 to 25."...

BIKE TO WORK, BIKE TO SCHOOL, BIKE TO PLAY, BIKE TODAY

Bike culture for exercise and less pollution - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "MANILA, Philippines – Over 6,000 cyclists in costumes, working on the theme “Bike to Work, Bike to School, Bike to Play, Bike Today,” recently toured the country’s hottest and most polluted major artery during the 11th Tour of the Fireflies (ToF)."...

CALDERON RULES PADYAK PINOY

Nueva Ecija’s Calderon rules Padyak Pinoy - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Though he pocketed the P100,000 cash prize, Calderon said he's not about to splurge it on buying a new bike. He said the bike he used here, a standard Trek aluminum frame repainted to look like top-of-the-line Giant, was only borrowed from his nephew.

``Mahirap lang ako sir, kung may mag sponsor sana para makabili ako ng bike (I'm poor. I hope somebody will sponsor for me),'' Calderon said while changing his drenched clothes for the stage ceremony.

Calderon is an onion farmer and tricycle driver by profession, who only picks up a bike to train in the afternoon."...

CEBU MOUNTAIN TRAIL RUN

Group expects better turnout in mountain trail run Sun.Star Network Online: "“This is a nature run. No traffic, no pollution, not even the heat of the sun could hamper the runners. And at the summit, on your way back to the finish line, you can see the entire Cebu City landscape,” Uytiepo said"

VERTEK NOTCHES 2ND GOLD

PHIL STAR. Manila, Phils - Eduardo Buenavista added the 10,000m run to his 5,000m victory as he firmed his claim as the country's top long distance runner in the Milo-National Open Invitational Track and Field Championships at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports & Civic Center in Lingayen, Pangasinan yesterday...

Read more @ www.philstar.com

CEBU WINS 3 GOLDS IN RP TRACK OPEN

by Marian Baring, Asst Sports Editor
Michael Limpag, Sports Editor

Cebuano track and field athletes made up for their failure in the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) as they won three gold and three bronze medals in the National Track and Field Open Championships...

Read more @ www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu

BUENAVISTA BAGS 1ST GOLD IN RP TRACKFEST

PHIL STAR. LINGAYEN, Philippines. Eduardo Buenavista bested younger rivals and a host of foreign runners to capture the 1st gold medal in the Milo-National Open Track and Field Invitational Championship with a victory in the 5000-m run at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here yesterday.

Buenavista, 30, thwarted Julius Sermona's challenge at the finish to rule the race in 14:37.3. Sermona, 23, settled for silver in 14:37.6 while Mendel Lopez of Navy took the bronze in 15:21.6.

NATIONAL OPEN TRACKFEST

PHIL STAR. LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines – The National Open Invitational Championship kicks off today with more than 600 local and foreign athletes clashing for top honors in various events at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC)...

Read more @ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=466140&publicationSubCategoryId=69

PADYAK HITS ROAD, RAIN OR SHINE

PHIL STAR. MANILA. Fifteen teams composed of five cyclists each vie in the eight-stage tour covering 1,150 kms of flat lands, hairpin curves and excruciating mountain climbs.

The tour takes the bikers to the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Pangasinan, Tarlac, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Benguet, culminating with the dreaded eight-loop Baguio-to-Baguio stage...

Read more @ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=465069&publicationSubCategoryId=69

RUNNING MAD IN CEBU

by Edri K. Aznar, Staff Reporter

Mike Limpag, Sports Editor

ENCOURAGING Cebuano’s to adopt a healthier lifestyle, Lahug Bry. Capt. Mary Ann de los Santos will kick off the “Running MAD (Make a Difference) for Wellness” marathon on May 24...

The running competition, which will start at the University of the Philippines Lahug grounds, will have three new categories: the 3 K, 6K and 12K divisions. Last year’s had 5K and 10K.

“It’s a different kind of run because it will allow runners to do a little more,” said expert runner and sportswriter Raffy Uytiepo.The organizers are expecting many runners. Running clubs and newcomers are invited to join the race.

“We hope to reach a thousand runners. I hope we hit the target,” said Sportswriters Association of Cebu president and marathoner John Pages...

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Read more @ http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/%E2%80%98running-mad%E2%80%99-may-24

WEST NEGROS BOMBS RIVAL USLS

PHIL DAILY INQUIRER. WEST NEGROS UNIVERSITY produced another glittering display of attacking football to crush local rival and defending champion University of St. La Salle, 11-1, yesterday in the 2nd National Collegiate Football Invitational tournament at the Panaad pitch in Bacolod City...

Read more @ http://sports.inquirer.net/collegiate/collegiate/view/20090504-203093/West-Negros-bombs-rival-USLS

FOREIGN TEAMS COMPETE IN RP TRACKFEST

PHIL STAR. MANILA, Philippines - OVER 1,000 athletes, including 150 foreign players will see action in the 2009 MILO-National Open Track and Field Championship slated May 10-12 at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen...

Read more @ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=464750&publicationSubCategoryId=69

TOUR DE CAGAYAN

PHIL STAR. MANILA, Philippines – A total purse of P1.3 million will be up for grabs in the Tour de Cagayan, a 746-km bicycle race covering the northeast side of Luzon which kicks off May 10 at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig City...

Read more @ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=464388&publicationSubCategoryId=69

RUNNING ELBOW

PHIL STAR. A day after he felt he was robbed of a victory by Calabarzon’s Salvador Garin, Jr. in a controversial 800m duel, Guarte, 17, this timegot back at his tormentor and ruled the 1,500m run in 4:07.94...

Garin, who ended up snatching the 800m gold, finished second in 4:10.86 while Cartabio placed third in 4:13.18...

“He (Garin) elbowed me again but I didn’t let it bother me,” said Guarte, who also won the 5,000m, in Filipino. “What they did to me, I took it personally that’s why I gave it my all to win this event.”...

Banebane ruled the 100m hurdles in 16.20 seconds and 400m in 59.22 while Malacad topped the 800m in 2:18.49 and 400m hurdles in 1:05.06...

Malacad later won in her favorite 1500m in 5:00.43 to dominate the event for the third straight year...

Another Western Visayas bet, Josie Montibon, took her second gold in elementary 1,500m in 5:04.53...

Read more @ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=463421&publicationSubCategoryId=69