2015 HARDCORE HUNDRED MILES/PULAG 100K
May 22-23, 2015
Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
First of all, I wish to congratulate all the finishers and thank all the participants of this year’s edition.
I wish to extend to extend my appreciation to our different partners who made this possible through their generosity and kindness: UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION, SMART, BROOKS, GU, POLAR, GATORADE, PEPSI-COLA, MOUNTAIN DEW, SUPERFOODS GROCER, INSIGHTS TEES, AHON, SANDUGO, CLIMB AGAINST CANCER and NINI SACRO, CORDILLERA CONSERVATION TRUST, TERRIE FUCANAN-YU, JAMES ROLDAN, DENNIS UY, JONNIFER LACANLALE, JERIC OCCIANO, KHARL OCAMPO, ROBERT WATSON, JEFFREY POBLETE, LCOL RONALD ILLANA PA, and MGEN SAMUEL NARCISE AFP(Ret).
I want to sincerely thank my friends who came forward to volunteer as race officials led by NICK PASIKEN, GAY ZERINE BANIWAS, ALEX TUMBAGA, GLENN ANTHONY MAGNAYON, DIVINE CALALO, ALEX JONES, MARCELO BAUTISTA, CJ PARAN, PAOLA JOYCE RONQUILLO and GLAIROLD RECELLA. And to the locals who acted as race marshals, please accept my recognition for your deeds.
My heartfelt gratitude goes to the Municipalities of Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Kabayan and Itogon, Benguet, DENR and Mount Pulag Park Superintendent EMERITA ALBAS and her personnel, KAYAPA CENTRAL SCHOOL under WILHELMINA CASTRO and to the men of 54th INFANTRY BATTALION PHILIPPINE ARMY under LCOL EDDIE PILAPIL for their invaluable support.
This year marked the first time that H1 and P1 were held in May instead of the usual February. This edition also saw a significant increase in participation for both events, 69 for H1 and 49 for P1, up from 29 and 12, respectively, from the preceeding year. The attendance of runners from MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, FRANCE, TAIWAN, UNITED STATES, DENMARK and the PHILIPPINES is an indication that somehow and inspite of the limited marketing exposure, KING OF THE MOUNTAIN has caught the attention of those who do trail running seriously.
Recognition is also bestowed upon the first three recipients of the KOTM Hall Of Fame: Jonnifer Lacanlale, Aldean Lim and Yee Chuan Teh for officially finishing three H1s. Additionally, those who officially completed the 2015 Mount Ugo Marathon, Four Lakes 100K and Hardcore Hundred Miles, collectively known as K300, are duly-recognized: Thumbie Remigio, Jeric Occiano, Patrick Aquino, Marvin Evasco, Rai Cabanig, Alex Lacsama and Rollie Dela Cruz.
Not only a series of trail races but a gathering of friends who hold the same ideals and thoughts, KOTM has become a test and battleground for one’s spirit in more ways than one.
Given the varying and unpredictable conditions that the unforgiving environment presents at different times of the day, I cannot but overemphasize the need to prepare and train properly and wisely for this. As always, I leave it to the fair and good judgement of all the participants to find out for themselves the answers to their lingering questions: “How hard is it?, Can I do it?”.
Now that you have seen why there is a list of mandatory gear and an entry requirement, all I can say is, come well-prepared, gear-and training-wise, and never ever take this for granted. There are other races which you may take less seriously, this is not one of them. Just ask those who have gone through the experience.
I commiserate with those whose aspirations were shattered but I urge you to be proud for giving it your best and facing up to the challenge. A DNF happens even to the best. Do not sulk and wallow in sorrow. Instead, rest, recover and focus on the task ahead should you decide to come back. Not a few of those who failed previously came back and successfully conquered this time around. I advise you to learn the lessons and take them to heart and come out better trail runners.
There will be a few important changes next year to be executed for everyone’s own good. In time, I will announce this in our event website together with the 2016 schedule.
To everyone whose unwavering kindness and continued support of KOTM made it possible for us to touch more lives, maraming-maraming salamat po for making us instruments of your good deeds!
Thank you for embracing KOTM as your own inspite of its simplicty. It is my wish that we all continue to gather around and keep the KOTM community alive and kicking in the many years to come.
MABUHAY!
2015 PULAG 100K
Cutoff: 26:00:00 Hours
Registrants: 49
Starters:45
Finishers: 16/45
Success Rate: 35.6%
(Philippines, unless otherwise stated)
1. Jerome Bautista, CHAMPION 19:09:30
2. Roland Wangwang, 1st RUNNER-UP 19:36:40
3. Jones Mortega, 2nd RUNNER-UP 21:33:02
4. Kristian Joergensen 22:01:00 DENMARK
5. Rod Gotos, 22:17:01
6. Jess Magat, 22:46:03
7. Jonas Borja 23:39:01
8. Zen Chew 23:47:01 SINGAPORE
9. Ho Yuen Loong 24:02:01 MALAYSIA
10. Romeo Cordova 24:44:00
11. George Ventayen 24:50:00
12. Jordan Dacanay 25:07:00
13. Ceejay De Leon 25:41:00
14. Allan Ordaniel 25:42:00
15. Neil De Leon 25:56:00
16. Julie Ann Luchana, FEMALE CHAMPION and COURSE RECORD HOLDER 25:56:30
2015 HARDCORE HUNDRED MILES
Cutoff: 40:00:00 Hours
Registrants: 71
Starters:69
Finishers: 32/69
Success Rate: 46.4%
(Philippines, unless otherwise stated)
1. Manolito Divina, CHAMPION and COURSE RECORD 31:06:16
2. Gene Olvis, 1st RUNNER-UP 33:09:39
3. Thumbie Remigio, 2nd RUNNER-UP 35:51:15
4. JonLas Bruce 36:21:30
5. Yim Heng Fatt 36:28:51 MALAYSIA
6. Jeric Occiano 36:49:51
7. Patrick Aquino 37:02:59
8. Jhonley Ballesteros 37:08:33
9. Fintan West 37:16:33 UNITED KINGDOM
10. Raffy Gabotero 37:41:44
11. Marvin Evasco 37:44:30
12. Taddy Llaneta 37:50:16
13. Yu Hwan Lin 38:01:27 TAIWAN
14. Chun Liang Lin 38:02:55 TAIWAN
15. Efraim Manzano 38:16:41 UNITED STATES
16. Rai Cabanig 38:22:07
17. Wen Hsiao Chiu 38:25:00 TAIWAN
18. Maria Josephine Liao, FEMALE CHAMPION 38:34:44
19. Aldean Lim, HALL OF FAME 38:52:37
20. Barry Red 38:53:00
21. Amos Adalim 38:53:50
22. Elmer Parazo 39:12:02
23. Jonnifer Lacanlale, HALL OF FAME 39:15:37
24. Yee Chuan Teh, HALL OF FAME 39:15:37 MALAYSIA
25. Khairul Abdul Rahim 39:19:35 MALAYSIA
26. Mark Bryan Grey 39:23:32
27. Rodelyn Guidaben, FEMALE FIRST RUNNER-UP 39:23:33
28. Rollie Dela Cruz 39:23:34
29. Alex Lacsama 39:26:10
30. Marlon Zarate 39:26:10
31. George Javier 39:31:50
32. Chun Lin Yang 39:41:10 TAIWAN
33. Leo Ano 42:10:00*
34. Retzel Orquiza 43:09:20*
FRONTRUNNER Philippines 
