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Month: January 2024

A Strava story: From Couch to Marathon in 103 days. From bucket list to Bakit List.

I am a runner. After a knee operation in 1985, I didnt run until 2016. Then I listened to Running Ultra, an audiobook by triathlete Rich Roll, once voted as the world's fittest man. He recommended to use Strava or Twin Peaks as part of the training. I was inpired to make an impossible goal. From couch potato to marathoner in 100 days. I missed it because there were no marathons on Thursdays. So I ran my first marathon with 103 days training, 31 years after I stopped running. I initially thought it was

Theodore Roosevelt: The Man In The Arena

January 12, 2014 It has only been 12 days in the new year. But I have dared greatly - doing and being in things I may stumble publicly and fail like no one has ever. But I take courage that my taking risk will not be slowed down by those in the stands- loud as their laughs and boos may be. Surely, it will hurt as some of them are friends who mean well, but have never fought in the arena. I wear armor but my skin bleeds and my

UFC: Ultimate Fitness Commitment 2024

This UFC is inspired by the unprecedented success and fun of Acube Founding Partner Atty Jan Aliling's Walk The Talk Challenge. Here are the FAQs. This can be changed anytime, without prior notice, by the organizers. What is UFC? UFC officially stands for Ultimate Fitness Commitment. It can also stand for Ultimate Fasting Challenge. The 60 day period covered is 12:01 am Jan 8 to 11:59 pm Mar. 8. The official website, with links to all relevant material including the daily monitoring sheet is a padlet with this link: https://padlet.com/VCoachBong/IntermittentFasting Who can

Planning Your Races and Runs in 2024.

One of my running coaches, astonished by my almost weekly races in 2016 and 2017, asked me- Do you train to race? or Do you race to train? If you look at my medal cabinet, then you know the answer to this... The context of "race" is joining a public running event that is set on a specific venue and date, and of course- a fee. In my early days of running in 2016, I used races to train. For example, I joined a 10km race to train for a 16k; I