Ride of a lifetime to Vigan Ilocos Norte Last February16 2018

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Rizal Philippines
January 18, 2018

                                                   Having  great refreshment and lunch at  Holy
                                                      Gardens La Union

This post had a chance to join a ride of a lifetime to Vigan Ilocos Sur last February 16, 2018.There was a portion I missed yesterday: the ride to Paoay some 64 km, to see the historic town and visit the ancestral house of late Pres. FM.

This post thanks Angono Recylists:   its leadership:   Pres Luis,  Sec Noe for the support, Richard Ang for finance.its adviser:   Vice Mayor Jun Vic, Engr. June for accommodating the tropa at his place in Urdaneta, Pangasinan where we ate and spent the night of February 15.  And to Vhen Apran for lending me his bike (he brought it but did not ride, but I broke my Bianchi bike in San Fernando)

Ride of a lifetime

It was bike of lifetime for me because:

1.  I finished the 224 leg of the journey. Contrary to claims, the only flat portion was up to Pozzorubio. From Sison to Ilocos Sur, the roads were hilly.  Especially nearing Vigan

2.  I rode solo up front from Urdaneta to Sison, and from Rosario to Agoo:  they let me get away

3.  We visited two religious shrines:    our  Lady of Manoag and Basilica of Agoo.  And of course the  heritage park of  Vigan.

4. It was the only ride where I completed my preparation of  200  kms a week

                                           Unscheduled pit stop at Shell Rosario.  Matrapik dahil
                                                          sa annual PMA homecoming

                                              2 expensive steeds:  S works of VM, Dogma of Engr June

                                                Pres Luis and Allan (back to cam)

                                               First to arrive in Agoo: first 50 kims

                                                Followed by Jeff

                                                       VM Jun Vic

My bike (MTB) ride today February 8, 2016

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Rizal Philippines
February 8, 2016

Happy Lunar New Year

Many biked today because it is a holiday. I rode on an MTB wearing my tsinelas (If there is tsinelas leadership by fmr Sec. Jessie Robredo, we too can have tsinelas bike ride as Pablo Zarate does)

I biked up to KM 55 and then turned back and went to Baras barrio roads one to Solem and other to Barangay Rizal which are uphill. Next time, I will try to find out if it connects to Marcos Highway.  More adventure forthcoming

On the way and going back I tried to pass attack roadies and MTB. I generally succeeded in passing the MTBs but not the roadies.  I can overtake them briefly as I did from Tayuman to Darangan but the tire friction and heavier bike got the better of me, and lost steam.

On the way back I rubber banded with a roadie from Morong up to Binangonan.  He was a little bit on the heavy side and could not sustain his pace going uphill at Callahan at LLDA.  He caught up with me but then I sprinted at the flats and uphill near Island Gas in Calumpang

Happy Chinese New Year

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Let the circles between your legs make you healthy and strong and young again


February 19, 2015





Today is the Chinese New Year.  Keng Huei Fat Choy.

Happy New Year.

Let us drive away pain ugliness, old age away with biking

Triathlon Held in Iloilo City last January 25, 2014 in Oton and Iloilo City

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January 31, 2014.

 

Keng Huei Fat Choi.  Happy New Year of the Horse.

Triathlon in Iloilo last January 25, 2014

From Aktib - Iloilo Triathlon

Today is holiday, but business and teaching assignment tells me I should make the trip to Iloilo.  As we were travelling to Iloilo city from the Sta Barbara International Hotel, I noted that there was a triathlon held here at Iloilo city, and had 3 events:  l.5 km swim at Anhawan beach resort (owned by Mr Lim of Toyota Fame), 40 km bike run from Oton to San Miguel and back and 10 km run to Iloilo city from Oton.

It was the first triathlon event held in Western Visayas.  Petron sponsored the event. The triathlon is part of the Dinagyang festival in Iloilo

It did not seem to have much publicity nor mention.  There was no mention as to who won?

Post by Patty Parreñas.

Triathlon results in Ilollo last January 25, 2014