Three new articles show that PATAFA and its President Philip Juico has dropped Olympian Mary Joy Tabal from inclusion in the SEA Games. Tabal the Cebu Athlete took silver at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore in the Marathon. The Final lineup for the SEA Games for all sports is expected to be finalized int…
Scotia Bank, proved bountiful for 28 year old Olympian Mary Joy Tabal again. The Philippines top women’s Marathoner won the prestigious Scotia Bank, Ottawa Half Marathon in a time of 1 hour 16.27.4. The mark absolutely bulldozed! her own National Record of 1hour 18.44 set in Japan last year. I was shock with her first 10km..…
Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth, and home to a unique running culture unlike anything Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans, has even experienced. It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth. A 135-mile relay race, or “ekiden” is the…
Book was given to me by Former PSC Commissioner Jolly Gomez, I have now given the book to Isang Andrades my coach so she can continue to develop her skills as a distance coach. As i decided to focus mainly on sprints this was of more benefit to Ms. Andrades. Runner’s World Complete Book on…
Tabal Mary Joy Tabal, 27. Took her fourth win in a row at the prestigious Milo Marathon in Iloilo. Tabal took the win in a time of 2h47.49. In the process Tabal broke her Milo Marathon Record of 2h48. It was outside her National Record of 2h43.31 set at the Scotia Bank, in Ottawa last…
Cebu’s pride Mary Joy Tabal 2016 Rio Olympic Journey ended at the Boston Marathon. The 27 year old SEA Games Silver Medalist in this event fell six seconds short of the Olympic qualifying mark registering 2.49.01. Tabal finished 20th in the women’s event. Heart Break Hill proved too difficult for Tabby this time. Even more…
Andrew Pirie ATFS Statiscian SEA Games Silver medalist Mary Joy Tabal, 26 clocked a new personal best of 1:18.44 in the Half Marathon. This mark also subject to ratification breaks the Pinoyathletics National Record of 1:18.46 held by ‘The Great’ Cristabel Martes. This was set in Angkor Cambodia on the 03.12.2000. Martes was the SEA…
