Category: Running for Beginners

I see that you have the interest in joining races as you land on this page. You just don’t ready yourself and join the race on the day of the event. Road races, especially the widely-talked events, can fill up within hours of opening so be sure you plan...

Last week, I mentioned about the latest research on barefoot running.  It showed how natural and habitual barefoot runners are able to land properly on their feet with the forefoot striking first on the ground and distributing the impact and weight of the body evenly across the feet.  Heel...

This is a guest post from Carlo aka hydraice.  Carlo is an IT Consultant and has a blog called Drum and Run.  As of this writing, Carlo considers himself as a newbie who has been running for less than a year.  In this post, Carlo answer the newbie question: ...

So the hardest part is finally over, you have overcome your share of challenges in training for your first race. You have trained hard and now you feel you are ready for your first marathon run. There’s a lot to know before heading for your first road race. It...

Safety is an important factor when running.  Whenever we run in the highway, we are very prone to a lot of dangers that can cost us our lives.  There are dogs who chases us.  Cars that can sweep us.  And even humans who harms us.  We have to pay...

Thinking of what to wear for you runs is actually simple.  Even thought a lot of brands and gears are available in the market, the beauty of running is in its simplicity. There’s not much to buy since you may already own them. What I love about running is...

This is a very common question about the website. Many people still have the impression that Takbo.ph is some kind of a running club or an organized body of runners. First, Takbo.ph is not a running club. We are an online community that gathers runners and would-be runners to...

Clueless on what they mean with those acronyms?  Here is a collection of often used acronyms by Filipino Runners.   If you have questions or suggestions, please email to admin@takbo.ph. Now you can impress them and that you are serious about being a runner.  Start using these acronyms even...

Here is a question from Peth thru email. “I want to get into running as a form of exercise.  How do I start?  Who do i contact? I am very interested to get into this thing.  Thank you.” Hi Peth, Thank you for you email and thank you for...