Pinoy Trails is where trail runners, trekkers, hikers and advocates get a chance to share their trail stories and experiences.
Last Sept 2, I had my first 21 km trail run for this year and my first time to use the Hoka brand as my trail shoes. Straight out of the box, I used one of Hoka’s latest trail shoes – i.e., Torrent. Nervous of course, as it is not advisable to use a brand […]
Trail Chick Maica is back as she runs Run 2 Me, which is her longest run to date. Run 2 Me 21km? No, it feels like I’ve run a full marathon! 27km and more! ? ? I remembered registering in a 21km race, however, it turned out to be more than that. Who would have […]
Pinoy Trails Contributor Mackio Regala shares his Rough N Tough adventure on his very first trail run. Rough N Tough Rough N Tough Mountain Run was my very first trail run event. I never thought of joining a trail event because most of my runs have been road runs. After being 5 months away from […]
Trail Chick Maica Canuto shares her first time experience at running Salomon Xtrail Pilipinas and she did the 24 K category. Maica is a runner from Team SMS and has been among our top finishers at last year’s Pinoy Trails STAR 2016 in the 8 K Category. Salomon Xtrail Pilipinas Run 2017 Never thought that […]
Pulag 100 answered a lot of ifs in the world of Pinoy Trail Contributor Jes Aranzaso. It gave him a goal, a mission and a satisfactory outcome that wouldn’t be possible If he didn’t join P1. Read up on another journey in a race called Pulag 100K. Pulag 100K “I can say that the runner’s […]
Pinoy Trails Contributor Jes Aranzaso shares their quest in Finding the Penguin at Mount Sicapoo in Ilocos. The Summit and the Penguin Rock (1230H) We did not find the Penguin. The Penguin found us. And when it did, we were joyful and jubilant at the same time weary and sleepy. Cold winds were blowing and […]
Conquering Mount Batolusong is not an easy task, Pinoy Trails contributor and a Diabetes Warrior Penchie Limbo shares her journey towards the top of the mountain. Mount Batolusong I contemplated on running off-road for a while, but never had the chance to actually join an event. However, last April 9, 2017, I finally had a […]
Pinoy Trails Contributor Jes Aranzaso tells us the story of climbing Mount Guiting Guiting, which is among the most difficult mountains to climb locally in the Philippines. It’s definitely adding a big check mark on a mountaineers’ bucket list. Mount Guiting Guiting (G2) Thursday, April 28, 2016. I started the day unusually early because I […]
Pinoy Trails Contributor Jes Aranzaso shares his journey to one of the toughest peaks in the country, Mount Halcon. Jes is a mountaineer and also a regular ultra and trail runner. The journey to and the summit destination of Mount Halcon was definitely an exhilarating experience for Jes and the rest of the hikers. Read […]
Trail Runners are a crazy bunch. Well, we love eating hills or even mountains for breakfast. We run, hike, crawl endless kilometers on races. Eventually, we have so much story to tell (and of a lot of lies to0). Here’s some lies you hear from trail runners as compiled by Dennis Uy in the Facebook […]