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                    [ArticleID] => 884350
                    [Title] => Milo marathon sidelights: Still the one at 61
                    [Summary] => 

Hardly noticed in the din of the Milo Marathon National Finals awards rites was this gap-toothed, gray-haired elderly runner by the name of Romeo Plata.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 746323 [Title] => Pingponganista [Summary] =>

Peace be with you! Just call me Jen, usa ko ka pingponganista.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135189 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1774809 [AuthorName] => Tita Salie [SectionName] => Banat Kalingawan [SectionUrl] => kalingawan [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 440499 [Title] => Bolivar retains Milo marathon crown in Batangas; Sawin-ay tops Iligan leg [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Alquin Bolivar successfully defended his title in the Batangas City leg of the 33rd National Milo Marathon yesterday but six-time national champion Roy Vence was back in the limelight in the 21K qualifying run.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311400 [Title] => Vence, magreretiro na sa pagtakbo sa SEA Games [Summary] => Matapos mabigong makuha ang gintong medalya sa men’s 42-kilometer event sa nakaraang 23rd Southeast Asian Games, plano na ni national marathoner Roy Vence na magretiro.

"Balak ko na talagang mag-retire pagkatapos ng 2005 Southeast Asian Games," wika ng 38-anyos na si Vence, naghari sa marathon event ng SEA Games noong 2001 sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "Siyempre, hindi na naman tayo bumabata eh."
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310648 [Title] => Martes caps athletics’ nine-gold medal haul [Summary] => Cristabel Martes yesterday delivered the ninth and last gold medal of the RP track team in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games by ruling the women’s marathon at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Martes was the clear winner, almost leading the 42.195 km race from start to finish. She was mobbed by relatives and friends the moment she crossed the finish at the near-empty stadium.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288105 [Title] => Vence, Martes tough enough for Manila, SEAG [Summary] => Roy Vence and Cristabel Martes reigned supreme in yesterday’s third Manila Marathon then declared both their readiness and eagerness to win the gold medal in the 23rd SEA Games scheduled in the country later this year.

The 39-year-old Vence continued to defy age as he won the men’s crown unmolested. He finished the 42 km race in and around the country’s capital city in two hours 22 minutes and 18 seconds.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288191 [Title] => Vence, Martes walang kaparis [Summary] => May pag-kakataon si Roy Vence na katawa-nin ang ban-sa sa isa sa tatlong ma-lalaking inter-national marathon nang pag-ha-rian nito ang ikat-long edisyon ng Manila Marathon, na maaring maglista sa pahina ng Guinness World Record Book na nagsimula at nag-tapos sa Rizal Park kahapon.

Matapos magtala ng pinakamabilis na oras na 2-hours, 22-minutes at 18 second sa tinatayang 51,000 mananakbong sumali kahapon, si Vence ang magdadala ng pangalan ng bansa sa tatlong malalaking international run na kung siya lamang ang masusunod, nais niya sa Boston Marathon na isa sa pinagpipilian.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725691 [AuthorName] => Carmela Ochoa [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 258889 [Title] => Vence regains old form, tops Manila race [Summary] => Five-time national champion Roy Vence of the Philippine Navy yesterday ruled the Metro Manila elimination race of the 28th Milo Marathon at the Quirino Grandstand and assured himself of a slot in the national finals on Nov. 14.

Vence, 34, barely found resistance in the race, completing the 42.195-kilometer course in two hours, 28 minutes and 29 seconds. He beat his nearest pursuer, Mamerto Corpuz, by almost four minutes.

Placing third was another former national champion, Reynaldo delos Reyes, who clocked in at 2:32:17.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 240889 [Title] => Vence, Delfin post runaway wins [Summary] => Veterans Roy Vence and Lisa Delfin lost their way early in the race but led all the way through 11 climbs along the banks of a foul-smelling river to rule the fourth staging of the Pasig River Heritage Marathon yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219589 [Title] => Baguio poses new challenge in Milo elims [Summary] => Coming on the heels of a successful staging of the biggest Milo Marathon ever in Metro Manila, the 27th regional elimination race this Sunday will be held in Baguio and even if it fails to attract the same record turnout as in the previous legs, the race will feature something different.

It will be the highlanders versus the lowlanders with the local runners who train in the thin air of Baguio City definitely having an advantage over those who will be coming from the lowlands like the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, and La Union.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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