Philippine Skyrunning Association

Getting Stranded in Abian, Nueva Vizcaya

2 Comments

During our trip to Banaue, Ifugao for the Hungduan Climbathon 2011 our bus had some technical difficulties causing us to stop for more than 3 hours in the small town of Abian in Nueva Vizcaya. It was still dark when the bus stopped, so I decided to sleep until the sun rose or until the bus moves again.

Unfortunately, the bus was not fixed when sunrise came so I went out and saw this.

Rock Slide AreaOur bus on the side of a cliff

It’s amazing how you can feel thrill while being static for a moment.

Other than being furious and talk how bad the situation is, there’s actually a lot you can do while being stranded. You can

My First Skyrace: Pilipinas Akyathlon

4 Comments

PSA Batchmates at the start of the race

I love travelling, I love running. I love climbing mountains. And last weekend I hit 3 birds with one stone when I joined the test race for the Philippine Internation Skyrace, the Pilipinas Akyathlon.

A 23km mountain running race started from the Kennon Road Toll Gate Plaza (771masl). The first 10km was a steep climb to the peak of Mt Sto Tomas (2257masl). The next 13 km was a fast descent to the finish line at