Marathon Queen Tabal marries long-time bf, vows to continue running

Glendale G. Rosal 01/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Roughly one year after she got engaged, Cebuana Olympian Mary Joy Tabal will finally walk down the aisle on Saturday, January 8, to exchange marital vows with her boyfriend Hector Dan Jimenez at…

Sports exec hopeful of return of face-to-face sporting events

Glendale G. Rosal 03/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The organizers of the National Milo Marathon (NMM) and the Milo Little Olympics (MLO) are optimistic about being able to organize face-to-face sporting events soon. In a recent virtual get-together dubbed “Kamustahan: Isports Sa Pandemya.…

Olympic marathon coach John Philip Dueñas achieves dream, wins 1st 50K ultramarathon

Mars G. Alison 10/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Olympic marathon coach John Philip Dueñas has added another item to his long list of accomplishments by clinching the title of the Danawan 50K Ultramarathon on Sunday, October 13, in the City of…

TOUGH RACE

Glendale G. Rosal 12/09/2018

Table admits having difficult time bagging sixth straight National Milo Marathon crown What everybody saw was an easy win for Cebu’s “Marathon Queen” Mary Joy Tabal. But the Olympian saw it as one of the toughest she…

Grand Finals of National Milo Marathon to showcase Cebu’s cultural, heritage sites

Glendale G. Rosal 07/13/2017

Organizers of the National Milo Marathon officially launched the 41st edition of the prestigious footrace Thursday at the I’M Hotel in Makati City. There will be 15 regional legs spread across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao for this…

Pescos settles for second in 7-Eleven Run

Glendale G. Rosal 02/05/2017

ONE OF CEBU’S top long distance runner Rafael Pescos of Spectrum Runners managed a runner-up finish in the 42-kilometer race of the 7-Eleven Run yesterday in Alabang. Pescos, the 22-year-old Hinigiran, Negros Occidental native who won last…

Pescos eyes another big win in Manila

Glendale G. Rosal 01/13/2017

AFTER his dominating win in the recent 10th Cebu City Marathon (CCM), Cebu’s rising marathoner Rafael Pescos is setting his sights on another big race – the 7-Eleven Run’s full marathon 42k on Feb. 5 that will…

Tabal to further hone skills abroad

Glendale G. Rosal 12/08/2016

EVEN after a successful year in marathon, Cebuana Olympian Mary Joy Tabal is still looking forward to improving her skills next year. The four-peat champion of the 40th National Milo Marathon and the first Filipina to compete…

Sorongon dominates Gaisano run

Glendale G. Rosal 10/30/2016

REIGNING 40th National Milo Marathon-Cebu Leg 21k women’s champion Ruffa Sorongon dominated the women’s 21-kilometer race of the rain-drenched Gaisano Country Mall 23rd Anniversary Run yesterday. Sorongon clocked in one hour 31, minutes and five seconds in…

Pescos rules gullas run

Glendale G. Rosal 10/09/2016

AFTER dominating the men’s 21-kilometer qualifying race of the 40th National Milo Marathon-Cebu Leg, Rafael Pescos continued his winning ways as he topped the 10k race of the Gullas Run yesterday in Talisay City. Pescos crossed the…

The making of the next ‘Ate Joy’

Calvin D. Cordova 09/30/2016

With a Cebuana marathoner’s recent historic Olympic stint, every aspiring and professional runner is now often asked: are you eyeing to be the next Mary Joy Tabal? That very same question was repeatedly thrown at Ruffa Sorongon…

All set for Milo Marathon Cebu

Glendale G. Rosal 09/23/2016

Everything is in place for this Sunday’s 40th National Milo Marathon Cebu Leg according to organizers present during the launching on Friday at the Cebu Grand Hotel. Present in the launching were Cebu leg organizer Ricky Ballesteros,…

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