The Cebu City Marathon

The true test of being a cebuano runner!

Come this 10th of January 2010, all of Cebu City’s Runners will flock to join one of the biggest events of 2010 – - – the Cebu City Marathon. Tagged as the biggest marathon event in cebu, It will feature three  categories: the 5K, 21K nd the 42K. The event is organized by the Cebu Executive Runners Club (one of the oldest running clubs in Cebu).

The race will start and end at Asiatown IT Park, going to Salinas Drive then Gorordo Avenue and turn right to Escario then upon hitting Capitol, turn left to Osmeña Boulevard all the way to Sto.Niño Shrine then turn right passing through the Magellan’s cross heading to the SRP.

From SRP, the runners will go back to Magellan’s Cross then Osmeña Boulevard to Fuente Osmeña rotunda and turn right to Mango Avenue all the way to the old Sacred Heart School-Jesuit building and U-turn at the old White Gold store going back to Ayala Center at the Cebu Business Park then out to Gorordo straight to Asilo and then turn right.

From there, the participants will go straight to Talamban passing through three fly-overs and make a U-turn at the University of San Carlos-TC then back.

Upon hitting the TESDA intersection, turn left to Juan Luna up to St. Joseph Parish Church in Mabolo for the final U-turn and straight all the way to the IT Park finish.

By baring the route early, the hometown bets will enjoy a bit of advantage over the visiting runners, who had been dominating the local races for quite sometime now.

After the Don Sergio Osmena Run, I will be concentrating on training for this marathon. It will be my first ever arathon and I am so excited!!!!!

Garmin Forerunner 305 – I so want you!

I so want you!

The Garmin Forerunner 305 is every runners bestfriend/girlfried/boyfriend. If  you are really into running and serious, this is a very good investment. It tracks your pace,  mileage, elevation and heart rate.  It is quite pricey though from the regular timex sports watch I have and I am still debating as of the moment if I’m gonna get one or not, but its always the shopping queen in me who wins. I do not know know if this iscurently  available in cebu, but if you are dying to get one – check out takbo.ph, register and go to the buy and sell thread. It dishes out at 11,000 – 13,000 per pc. depending upon the accessory.  Another blog runner who is selling this at 9,500 is the  ”Bald Runner”  but he has only three pcs left as of this blogging moment.

Who knows in my next post? I might be the new owner of a bright and spanking Garmin 305…… I so want you!!!!!

I can hear the sound of the swiping machine processing and the gaols chains……Despite this I still so so so want you!

Don Sergio Osmena 10K Run

For more than 2 months, I have been running to get back in shape.  I had aimed my sights on the “Run for Sight” event but alas my body would not permit me. Come this September 9, 2009, The Don Sergio Osmena 10k Run will be like my welcome party to the world of  racing again. Currently,  I am 25 lbs. overweight and this race is not for winning but to prove to myself that if I set my sights on something,  I can pull through.  I am aiming to finish the race under 1:15. This time is just like a fast walk for other people. By the end of this year though, I plan to finish under one hour. My wish for this race is just to finish under 1:15 and injury free . . .

Sergio Osmena Sr.