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THE SCORE
For third
by Rafael B. Osumo - October 9, 2012 - 12:00am
SHS-AdC (70) – Jaboneta 19, Navarro 10, Padilla 8, Ecarma 7, Igna 5, Ong 4, Cabarrubias 4, de la Torre 3, Huang 3, Chen 2, Cabatingan 2, Mendoza 2, Araw-araw 1
Could lightning strike twice?
by Rafael B. Osumo - January 22, 2010 - 12:00am
It feels so good to be running again! It took me two weeks to rest my lower back after finishing the Cebu City Marathon.
Eugene, Rex, Cliff and Myself
by Rafael B. Osumo - January 15, 2010 - 12:00am
Eugene Cabusao, Rex Wagas, Cliff Abrahan and I were the last four runners to finish the Cebu City Marathon last Sunday. We crossed the line in more than seven hours!
Finishing that first Marathon
by Rafael B. Osumo - January 8, 2010 - 12:00am
The Tagalogs have a saying for it: “Isang tulog na lang!”
Reason for the celebration
by Rafael B. Osumo - December 18, 2009 - 12:00am
Let me share a letter I received two weeks ago. The writer claimed, among others, that there would be a big celebration soon for his birthday. On the day of the party, however, he found out he wasn’t on the...
Doomed from the start?
by Rafael B. Osumo - December 11, 2009 - 12:00am
This is as chaotic as it gets. Unbelievably, the Philippines sent two contingents to the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos that opened Wednesday.
Penalty for smoking
by Rafael B. Osumo - December 4, 2009 - 12:00am
Two Chinese chess grandmasters Wang Yue and Li Chao lost their tiebreak games in the recent Chess World Cup in Russia because they were smoking! The chessers were enjoying each puff in the smoking area and showed...
Small advantages
by Rafael B. Osumo - November 27, 2009 - 12:00am
A referee whistles for a foul and while he turns to the table to signal the number of the culprit, another player raises his hand to acknowledge the foul.
Toby Claudio and runner Cebu
by Rafael B. Osumo - November 20, 2009 - 12:00am
I had the chance to sit beside Toby Claudio last week at Bigby’s in SM. Toby is the scion of the Claudio clan, owner of Toby’s Sports, the country’s leading sporting goods retailer.
Why Pacquiao can't lose
by Rafael B. Osumo - November 13, 2009 - 12:00am
Rosalio Pacquiao will be at ringside when his son Manny fights Miguel Cotto Saturday evening in Las Vegas or Sunday morning here in the Philippines.
28 hours and 48 minutes
by Rafael B. Osumo - November 6, 2009 - 12:00am
That’s how long it took Zoe Koplowitz to finish the recent New York City Marathon!
Measurement game
by Rafael B. Osumo - October 30, 2009 - 12:00am
Paul Pierce called it a “measurement game.”
Early morning surprises
by Rafael B. Osumo - October 23, 2009 - 12:00am
It’s no secret that I do my long runs on Saturdays, starting at around 4:30 am, in preparation for the Cebu Marathon.
Revenge golf
by Rafael B. Osumo - October 16, 2009 - 12:00am
When Tiger Woods beat Yang Yong-Eun last Monday at Harding Park in San Francisco, he played what I call “revenge golf.”
Running clinic part II
by Rafael B. Osumo - October 9, 2009 - 12:00am
Two triathletes, a running coach and a rehab doctor will speak in tomorrow’s running clinic titled “Why I Love Running” at the Parklane International Hotel from 1:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon.
I should have listened
by Rafael B. Osumo - October 2, 2009 - 12:00am
Two weeks before the Press Freedom Run I sought my tukayo Raffy Uytiepo. So one evening, over steamy hot Lapaz batchoy and pandesal, we sat in front of Casa Ilongga at Robinson’s and talked about the event...
For the environment
by Rafael B. Osumo - September 25, 2009 - 12:00am
Clean-up stories carried by local, national and international papers reminded me that the month of September is for the environment.
Invaluable Running Clinic
by Rafael B. Osumo - September 18, 2009 - 12:00am
Organizers have to move the running clinic tomorrow - from Parklane Hotel to Casino Español - to accommodate close to 200 running enthusiasts (as I write this column) that signed-up for the event.
A great week for sports
by Rafael B. Osumo - September 11, 2009 - 12:00am
It has been a great week for sports.
The countdown begins
by Rafael B. Osumo - September 4, 2009 - 12:00am
The countdown has begun for the Cebu City Marathon.
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