over the weekend, janice managed to drag me to alabang and join the send-off ride for roy and orland, who have just left earlier today for malaysia to participate in the ironman triathlon in langkawi this weekend. the ironman is considered to be the toughest triathlon of all, and is a mecca for all triathletes. the ironman triathlon consists of a 2 ( Read more... )

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not until i watched my first olympic-distance triathlon last saturday was i able to disabuse myself of these ideas -- or fantasies, if you will -- that triathletes must be gods and goddesses among men and women. i've always thought that they must be the most physically fit athletes across all disciplines, so much so that i've boxed them into ( Read more... )

the philippines breaks into the SEA games gold medal race courtesy of men's downhill cyclist joey barba. feeling less awful today.

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my mom insisted that i transfer to another seat. she was on the long sofa, and we were tuned to the olympics broadcast over abc 5. our last hope for olympic gold was about to begin her fight: toni rivero in taekwondo. as in the two previous fights, i was ecstatic and highly animated, reacting as kicks were thrown. but for this particular fight, i ( Read more... )