Mt. Manabu Circuit, Mt. Malipunyo and Mt. Maculot Trail Run Training – March 23, 2014 (Batangas Province)

@ the summit of Mt. Manabu (Grotto)

@ the summit of Mt. Malipunyo (Grotto)

@ the rockies (7-11) of Mt. Maculot

I must say this really defy my ability physically and psychologically in terms of my training capabilities as a person. As mostly my running buddy do always the schedule and venue of our training.

And this time as he said must be the ultimate of all the training we did before. So we decided to do our trail run training to these mountains of Batangas in different locations in a single day again. And this is no ordinary training to me for I suffered much pain and injuries, even goose bumps or creepy feeling on one of the mountain we climb, to be particular in Mt. Malipunyo. We did the combination of Road- Mountain-Road-Mountain run.

Here’s my Itinerary for out last trail run training for TNF100 2014.

Overall performance: 43.91km in 12.72hrs

02:00 – Meet up at JAM bus station Buendia

02:18 – Ride a bus bound to Tambo, Lipa (we decided to take this going to Manabu because the             usual route going there in which the drop-off point is Fiesta Mall still not available that             time.)

03:42 – Arrived at Lipa CM Recto Mcdo via jeep from Tambo Lipa – final prep.

04:15 – Start run via road to brgy Sta. Cruz, Manabu jump-off

05:33 – Arrived at jump-off, brgy. Sta. Cruz (9.96km)

06:43 – Arrived at Mt. Manabu peak - it symbolized by Cross – Grotto (2.70km)

07:00 – Start descend

07:08 – At Stn 05, Tatay Tino Alamid Coffee

07:34 – Arrived at jump-off (2.55km)

08:10 – Start run going to Mt. Malipunyo jump-off

08:45 – Arrived at carinderia brgy. Talisay – eat breakfast (4.01km)

09:22 – Resume run

11:24 – Arrived at campsite

12:00 – Arrived at summit (6km from carinderia)

12:20 – Start descend

13:55 – At carinderia again (6km)

15:21 – Resume run/walk to Fiesta Mall highway

15:21 – Arrived at highway

15:37 – Ride bus bound to Cuenca

16:00 – Arrived at 7-11, Cuenca

16:30 – Start run from 7-11 to Rockies

17:57 – Arrived at Rockies

18:42 – Finally at the very summit of Mt. Maculot

19:37 – Arrived at Grotto via traverse

19:54 – Arrived  at jump-off (traverse 7.5km) End of Training J