Since my GF405 and I are no longer in good standing, it’s time for me to explore other options. And I didn’t just found one—I found three at my disposal!

From the good old days… ![]()
Tragic. So this is how it all ends. My GF and I are through. :’-(

My GF405 had just broken up with me ![]()
It had been a wonderful three years and four months with you. How I am going to recover from this is yet known, but I will surely miss our times spent together.
One of the premiere socks brand from South Africa has recently landed in the stores of Riovana: Balega. Taking its name from a Zulu word which means “to move with speed,” Balega socks are popular among runners and enthusiasts alike who want nothing short of the best when it comes to running socks.

One of the premium sports socks brand in the US has been launched recently in the local market and is one of the very few global pure socks brands in the Philippines. Thorlos socks promises to go beyond merely “covering” your feet and instead go for preventive foot health.

A few weeks ago I got my hands, er, make that ears, into one of the latest accessories to complement our active lifestyle, Yurbuds Ironman Inspire. Here are my thoughts:

Since I’ve been acquainted with XTERRA I’ve always known it as a brand of trail runs and multisport, and to my surprise they also come with their own line of apparel! And now their compression products are here in the Philippines.

A heightened experience welcomed the members of the media and other guests during the grand launch of Riovana held last February 17, 2012. Owned by the running industry’s frontliner Coach Rio De La Cruz, the event demarcated the formal unveiling of this one-stop-shop that provides a different high to runners and enthusiasts alike by enlightening them about the right tools, techniques and other know-hows regarding running so they can transcend from being ordinary to extraordinary runners.

Coach Rio at the grand launch of Riovana
A new brand of earphones has just entered the Philippine market designed for sports and fitness enthusiasts like myself, and it’s called Yurbuds. I’ve been lucky to have the chance to try one for review: the Ironman Inspire model, watch out for my review soon!

Yurbuds Ironman Inspire
Has anyone seen a knitted shoe before? Well I haven’t, until this latest innovation from Nike came along, the Flyknit:
A different high was experienced by each and every visitor of the newly opened concept store Riovana, the brainchild of Rio dela Cruz, more popularly known as Coach Rio, a prominent figure in the running industry. Wanting to give professional runners and enthusiasts a heightened experience before, during and after each race, Coach Rio came up with the idea of combining a retail store that becomes a one-stop shop for all running gears, apparels and shoes with facilities that can allow members to hang out in the lounge area, register for marathons and even freshen up before and after each race through its available locker and shower rooms.

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