About the Kulit Runner

I am vimz, a wife and mother of three kids, born and still living in Manila, Philippines. I spend most of my time reading or doing arts and crafts. I am a basically happy person and always wants to be where the fun is. I hate exercises, i hate sweating and i hate the outdoors. Or so i thought…

It was in the year 2005 when I, an overweight (at 130+ lbs.) and hypertensive mother of two kids realized that i have to do something about my health for me to be able to ensure that i will live long enough  to grow old with my husband and to see my kids grow up to raise a family of their own.

me from the past, overweight and unhealthy

me from the past, overweight and unhealthy

 
after my "fitness awakening"

after my "fitness awakening"

I sought the gym for help and eventually, i was introduced to running and i liked it. Yes, there were the sweating and stuff but it doesn’t make me feel icky. In fact it made me feel great! Hypertension is almost a thing of the old (except from some occasional bouts) and what’s best, i can now fit into regular-sized female clothes.

running gives me a different high

running gives me a different high

Right now, i have taken running to the next level by signing-up for running training and have also tried and liked mtbiking as another sport. The outdoors that I used to abhor in the past is where friends and family will most likely find me basking.

happy with mtbiking

I want this blog to be a journal of every bit of my experience in the outdoors be it mtbiking or running. Oh and yes, since my endorphin rush makes me not just happy but hyperactive as well, let this blog be an outlet too for my bursts of kakulitan.

See you at the outdoors!

Note: You can email Vimz at kulitrunner@gmail.com

30 Responses

  1. Your looking very good. Keep up with the running. There are good days and there are lazy days but at the end of the day its that run that makes a difference in life.

    thanks a lot patrick! your zest for running is really inspiring. see you around and when we do, i really would want to have a pic with you. :)

  2. Vimz!!! may Blog ka na! Ingat ka dun sa nag-cocoment ang pangalan Bobby ata… sobrang makulit yun. heheheh

    haha! ismit! another product of peer pressure ito. lol! thanks for the warning ha – re bobby the famous comment poster! wahahaha. and special thanks for linking my blog to yours. :)

  3. hey love! i have yet to link your blog to mine pala! :)

    and WHOA on the weight loss!

    ei, no rush on the link okies lang. re the weight loss : i hope hindi ka nawalan ng gana sa pic ko ha! 8O :lol:

  4. Hi Vimz. Blogger ka na rin pala. Added your blog at takbo.ph. See you in the next races. :D

    uy, hindi naman mashadow! ;) thanks jinoe! see you around! :)

  5. ganda ng header! galing ni art!

    tentyu! :)

  6. Hi KR,

    Huwag kang maniniwala sa mga sabi-sabi ha, di ako makulit ‘no! Makulit ba ko ha? Ha? Makulit ba ko? Di naman ako makulit ah? Di ba? Di ba? Di ba? hehehe…

    Ismits, HALA ka, malapit na talaga! hahaha…

    waaaaahhhhhh!!! oo nga di ka makulet! :D

  7. hi kulitrunner,

    hope to see in races…

    hello highaltitude, see you! :)

  8. Good work on the weight loss! :) Congratulations … and to being fit too!

    thanks a lot chaia :)

  9. Aha… me history pa ng awakening! GREATness!

    Saludo ako sa mga nanay na masigasig mag-ehersisyo! Kapatid… tatanda tayo hahaha!

    :lol:

  10. Hi, nice weight loss there. A great inspiration, I hope you could also help me to inspire my wife in losing weight or just to sought for physical activities.

    Please visit my blog too. :)

    thank you! oh, what i have in my blog are my personal experiences that i am really proud to share. if by any chance people who reads it find inspiration from it that will be just a real treat for me. ;) i’ll check on your blog too.

  11. i enjoyed you story and your site. keep up the exercising and fitness will come. it seems consistency is the hard part for me.

    ei steve, thanks! ;)

  12. Nice! Fit na Fit na talaga si Inday!!! Congrats and more leg power sa iyong karir! Hik!

    Hanep naman Kuya IKE! Ang ganda na ng tawag nila sakin eh, “KR” na… Inday-Inday ka pa jan! Laos! hehe…

  13. hindi na talaga maawat si Inday…Antipolo Climb naman….Ang Galeng!!!

    thanks Kuya Ike! :)

  14. hi! nice to meet another female outdoor enthusiast. its not everyday i meet someone who has 2 kids and makes a lot of effort to keep in shape and enjoy what she does. i love running too and try to make it a regular habit after work or during weekends. have you tried joining tour of the fireflies or cycling advocates? i was connected to Haribon Foundation before and i was a part of a team that organized Wild Manila Race – for runners and bikers.

    Hi.Thanks for visiting. Yep, I have joined last year’s Tour of the Fireflies. Haven’t heard of the cycling advocates though. Oh and I have THREE kids po ha, clarify ko lang kasi baka may anak akong magtampo. hehe. ;)

  15. Hi! We’re gearing up for the Botak 42K and 100k running events this May and June and we’d like to invite you to our running bloggers meet up sometime in April.

    If you’re interested, can you please send me your contact details thru nesa@protege.com.ph so that I could coordinate the schedule with you.

    Thanks! And I hope to hear from you soon!

  16. Good day! I’m Kristel from The Philippine Online Chronicles (http://www.thepoc.net) and I’d like to invite you and your friends for a bloggers meet and greet called ‘POC Presents: Joy Rojas.’

    Get up close and personal with ultrarunner Joy Rojas and her Takbong Pangarap teammates, trainer/navigator Mateo Macabe and manager Chuck Crisanto on April 15, Wednesday at Fully Booked, The Fort in Taguig City. The meet and greet, sponsored by Philippine Online Chronicles, will be held from 6pm to 8pm at the bookstore’s Uview Theatre.

    The event will be hosted by noted bloggers Dine Racoma and Noemi Lardizabal-Dado of filipinaimages.com, a website dedicated to reshaping the Filipina image online.

    Please check out the Takbong Pangarap Channel at POC and this news article for more event details.

    I apologize for putting this invitation up as a comment, I was not unable to find any contact details.

    Sincerely,
    Kristel

  17. Hi, I hope you’re having a good day. As an additional info on the last comment I gave you “POC Presents: Joy Rojas” blog event has been moved from April 15 Wednesday to April 18 Friday.

    The time and venue for the blogger’s meet remains the same, however. Please refer to our press release for more details. (http://www.thepoc.net/index.php/Takbong-Pangarap/News/POC-presents-Joy-Rojas-Takbong-Pangarap.html)

    Feel free to delete this comment, this is only an update of sorts. Thanks again for your patience. :)

  18. Hi Vimz,

    Great postings. I’m also a runner and biker as well. Just started blogging recently.

    Have a safe run and ride always….

    See you in the next races….

    Mhel
    runner45.wordpress.com

  19. Good going woman!! :) this is truly inspirational :) help help help! I’m really hoping on meeting you sometime someday too ;) congratulations on the journey and you’re very optimistic indeed.. it makes me more hopeful :)

  20. Him Vimz,

    Thanks for the comment. They had called me this morning and followed up with a letter already…

  21. Hello there Miss Vimz,

    Was blog hopping and I dropped by your site. Also an “adik” runner myself. :)

    I’m adding you to my blogroll, if you don’t mind =)

    ~carlo~

  22. Hi Ms. Vimz, my name Quincy Reyes. I am the the account executive for adidas of Green Bulb Public Relations, the PR agency of adidas. We’d like to invite you for our event this coming August 7. It’s our adiZero running launch. I can’t seem to find your e-mail address so if you don’t mind posting it here so as he can send you a formal invite and the details of the event.

    You may reach me through my mobile at 09178917846
    or my email: quincy.reyes@greenbulbpr.com

    Looking forward to hear from you soon! Thanks!

  23. Hey very nice blog!!….I’m an instant fan, I have bookmarked you and I’ll be checking back on a regular….See ya

  24. Hi Vimz!

    I’m Marianne Tapales from CEMG. We’re an events and promotions agency based in Makati.

    Our team is currently doing a campaign for Del Monte, it’s called the Dare to be Fit ‘N Right. The Dare to be Fit ‘N Right is a three-part campaign that includes (1) bloggers launch (2) launchpad activations in select SM branches, and (3) Dare to be Fit ‘n Right Fun Run. The campaign aims to promote the wellness and fit lifestyle.

    The launch, which is an event for bloggers, will be in Taste Asia in SM Mall of Asia on October 23 (Friday) at 7 pm. The launch will feature Master Coach Jim Saret . Coach Saret will give an interactive talk about the F.I.T. workout, which he designed. The F.I.T. Workout allows you to burn at least 400 calories in 4 minutes.

    In line with this, we would like to invite you to our launch on October 23.

    If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. You can email me at ianne.tapales@gmail.com. My phone details are listed below.

    Thank you. Hope to hear from you soon.

    Best regards,

    Marianne Fajardo Tapales
    Creative Enterprises Management Group
    Vernida Bldg, Amorsolo St., Makati City
    Mobile: +63915.549.8282; Phone: (02) 813930
    Telefax: (02) 892-5842

  25. good for you, gurl! keep it up…

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