Mang Felix is my Idol !!!
Seeing older men and women running inspires me to run more. “Keep on running” is my mantra. And I hope to keep that mantra until I grow old like Mang Felix. Mang Felix is 87 years old and has been joining the Milo Marathon since 1981. I had goosebumps when the commercial showed his medal collection. One of which was a medal of the 8th Milo Marathon in 1981 where in he placed 9th Overall. Since then, he has been joining the Milo Marathon very year.
Here’s video of the inspiring story of Mang Felix. I want to see myself still running at that age. Idol!!!
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ManokanRunner
Jinoe Gavan is the founder of this award-winning blog Takbo.ph, The Filipino Running Community. Known as ManokanRunner, he is a computer addict on weekdays, a church leader on weekends and a runner in all days of the week. He wants to run and cover as many miles in many places as he could. Read more about his life in the urban jungle with all the distractions and the fun of raising his son in DaddyandtheCity(dot)com.
there’s a term when you get overtaken by a lady runner: chicked. ano kaya tawag pag naovertake ka ng mga ala-mang felix? 🙂
Felixed!
Ha ha ha…
I liked it!
haha good one, Kibo!
inspiring, ako i just started running last year and wanted to be mang felix someday.
ito ang totoo! more power Mang Felix!
im just a newbie runner, finished several 21Ks,
with my body weight 180lbs now. run in Milo elims 2012 with medal.
when i see the video of mng FELIX lalo akong na-inspire tumakbo, pati mga kids ko, ages 8 and 14. Congrats Mang Felix!
bravo to mang felix…saludo po ako sau mang felix…
galing mo idol! 🙂
Very inspiring story… keep running….
I am no Superman
I have no answers for you
I am no hero
Oh, that’s for sure
But I do know one thing
Is here you are is where I belong
I do know where you go
Is where I want to be
Where are you going?
Where do you go?
Tell me, where are you going?
Where?
Well, let’s go
(Dave Mathews)
isa ka po cguro sa mga naka overtake sa akin he he he…sana sa ganyang edad eh umabot pa tau dyan… more power & gud health po sa inyo mang felix… kita kits po ulit tau nxt year sa milo…
Idol ko rin yan si Felix!! (not related to Felix Ba Cat) saturday and sunday sya along the vicinity ng Makati/Fort Bonifacio makikita. He’s cool pre . .
Nice one KIBO. .