this is actually a personal blog site solely created for sharing not aiming for any commercial purposes and certainly not meant to harm... names, materials, places & entities mentioned in my posts were not intended to promote nor dishonor anybody but are provided as a general information on matters of interest
"...i'm like a bird, i'll only fly away i don't know where my soul is, i don't know where my home is, all i need for you to know is…" -n.furtado
i started blogging in 2008 but i am not a professional blogger and diligence is not my virtue... i had no specific category... it may be anything that pops out of my head... sometimes with sense but most of the times non-sense... just about anything and everything under the sun as they say...
i finally decided to divide my blog categories allocating a few to whoever is willingly interested or just curious... and here sharing with you a slice of it... my trails and roads journey...
i am not really an athletic type especially in my younger years... in fact, i was never a PRO in any sports category... yeah i have tried different sports before but i have a so-called 'ningas cogon' mentality... i easily get weary... most of the times if not at all times, will start and when i'm bored, will suddenly stop...
currently, i'm into climbing and running trails & roads... who knows who i might be in the next few years... ;)
as a mountaineer...
my 1st climb -> 'ALL FUJITSU CLIMB' Mt. Gulugod-Baboy, Anilao, Batangas January 27-28, 2007
out of boredom (or should i say burn-out) from sitting almost 10 hours (or more) a day, 5-6 days a week sometimes 7 days a week data/system troubleshooting (i'm not ranting, it's my bread & butter) caused me to indulge myself in recreational activities as my way of de-stressing... upon getting an invitation from our company's mountaineering club for a merging of all backpacking clubs within its group of companies, i grabbed the chance and decided to join them alone... shamelessly incorporated myself since i had no close friends from the club yet at that time but rather acquaintances only...
as a road runner...
my 1st road race -> 'RUN FOR JAPAN' 5K in Taguig City April 17, 2011
vogue?.. na-ah!.. i was invited by a former colleague to join a run for a cause... as my way of giving back to my former company which physically & intellectually fed me for more than 3 years, i joined its 5K race category... as per my event post, this was the cause of my addiction to running as opposed to my friend who persuaded me but did not carry on with this 'habit'...
as a trail runner...
my 1st trail run -> 'NATURE'S TRAIL DISCOVERY RUN' in Tanay, Rizal May 27, 2012
i didn't get tired of road running but this' mainly for a thrill... however, haven't done much of it yet though... since i am climbing mountains why not try integrating these two habits - running & climbing at the same time... as a trail runner --a PR-less fun runner in the trails of the mountains, sight-seeing & photo ops addicted-- i merely joined to enjoy and savor each moment as well as to learn, yet still a self-seeking runner in the trails...
'trailblazingrunner'
nope! i'm no speed-demon... i'm not running on fire nor speed flashing... not literally putting blazes on mountains... i'm not trying to put a mark to follow... was never a pioneer in these fields but rather inspire others and seek reasons to define themselves and creating a value for ME to define a significance within myself...
from these experiences, i still have a lot to learn, more routes to follow, more mountains to trace, long path to travel hence, definitely, I AM A NEWBIE
