Maraming naganap sa buhay bago ang pagtakbo: MARTIN, natupad ang wish na makasali sa ‘Tokyo Marathon 2025’

NATUPAD ang wish ng segment host ng ’24 Oras’ na si Martin Javier na makasali sa

Tokyo Marathon 2025.

Ito ang first ever marathon ni Martin kaya naghanda raw talaga siya, physically, emotionally and mentally. Marami raw kasing naganap sa buhay niya bago siya tumakbo sa marathon.

“Went through a lot just to get here. 3 months ago, I was depressed, injured, and a month removed from running. I had to catch up with the training program with roughly 9 weeks out and absolutely 0 conditioning.

“That’s a short time to prepare.. especially if you wanna fully send it. Still went along with it.. going from 0 mileage to 70km weeks. Didn’t have a clue where I was, conditioning-wise going into Tokyo, but I knew I needed to deliver. Almost didn’t make it as well coz of the whole visa application change up.

“Grateful for a strong finish, despite the heavy self-talk at km 35 and cramps at 38km. Had to dig deep to survive that stretch,” post ni Martin sa Instagram habang kagat nito ang kanyang natanggap na marathon medal.

Nakasabay din ng Sparkle host sa naturang marathon ay sina Tim Yap, Isabelle Daza, at ang former One Direction member na si Harry Styles.

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NAPAAMIN si Buboy Villar na si Faith da Silva ang kanyang naging TOTGA o The One That Got Away.

Sa YouLOL podcast na Your Honor, sinabi ni Faith na napa-“what if” daw siya kung nagkaroon sila ng relasyon ni Buboy at hindi lang sila basta friends lang.

“Kahit ganito ako mahiyain din ako. Talagang sinasabi ko, what if kung nag-jump ako noon,” sey ng Sparkle actress.

Sey naman ni Buboy: “Basta nire-respeto ko kung anong meron tayo. Siyempre nire-respeto kita, Faith.”

Nagbalik-tanaw pa si Faith sa matagal na nilang friendship ni Buboy: “Hindi ko talaga alam kung natatandaan niya. Bata pa lang kami magkaibigan na kami. Siguro seven or eight years old. Tapos meron mga artista na parang pinagti-tripan-tripan kami ganyan. Tapos parang, sinabi nila sa akin na i-kiss ko daw si Buboy (sa cheeks) e, eight years old pa lang kami. Tapos, kiniss ko siya ‘tapos kilig na kilig talaga ako.”

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NAGLULUKSA ang American Country Music Queen Dolly Parton dahil sa pagpanaw ng kanyang husband na si Carl Dean noong nakaraang March 3.

“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy,” mensahe ni Dolly sa kanyang followers sa social media.

Nakilala ni Dolly si Carl when she was 18 at bagong lipat lang niya noon sa Nashville, Tennessee. Two years later ay kinasal sila in 1966.

Si Carl ay isang businessman na may-ari ng isang asphalt-paving business in Nashville. Hindi sila nagkaroon ng anak ni Dolly at nanatiling pribado ang marriage nila for six decades.