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Behind every medal, record, and moment of triumph are years of discipline, sacrifice, and resilience. In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, we sit down with outstanding Filipino athletes from various sports to talk about their journeys — from rigorous training and personal setbacks to national pride, purpose, and life beyond competition.
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00:01:30Good afternoon, everyone.
00:01:31It's the day after the Sinulog, and welcome back to Beyond the Headlines, the program where
00:01:36we go beyond the medals and the spotlight to uncover stories that truly matter.
00:01:42I'm DJ Moises.
00:01:44And today, we bring you a special episode honoring excellence, perseverance, and national
00:01:50pride.
00:01:51Today on Beyond the Headlines, we are joined by outstanding Filipino athletes who have
00:01:57competed and excelled in different arenas, whether it's local, national, and international, representing
00:02:06not just themselves, but their families, their communities, and the entire nation.
00:02:12So, in the studio, we have Mary Joy Tabal, or MJ, and we also, the first Filipina marathoner
00:02:19to qualify for the Olympics.
00:02:21And we also have Matthew Hermosa, a top triathlete.
00:02:26And this is Beyond the Podium, the stories of our outstanding athletes.
00:02:33So, good afternoon, mayang hapon to both of you.
00:02:35Good afternoon, sir.
00:02:38So, maybe you want to greet your followers, your friends, your family.
00:02:42Hello, everyone.
00:02:45Everybody.
00:02:46My followers.
00:02:47No, me.
00:02:48Matthew Hermosa.
00:02:49Some call me Justin.
00:02:51I would just like, yeah, I would just like to, want to say hi to my friends.
00:03:03I want to say hi to my friends, my teammates, my coaches, and especially, I want to say hi
00:03:10to my parents.
00:03:12They're actually in the US right now.
00:03:14So, hello, ma, de.
00:03:17And MJ.
00:03:18Mayang hapon sa Tanan.
00:03:21And I just want to say hi to Mandawi City Sports Office, to Mandawi City, and to my lovely
00:03:30daughter, Athena, my husband, and my family and friends.
00:03:35Mayang hapon sa Tanan.
00:03:37I'm sure a lot of our viewers are very excited to see you today and to learn from your experiences.
00:03:44So, speaking of learnings, we would like to also get to know your story that got you to
00:03:51the success that both of you are today.
00:03:55So, how did your journey into endurance sports begin?
00:04:01So, we'll start with MJ.
00:04:04So, I started running at the age of 12.
00:04:08So, I accidentally get into running by joining the schools and tramurals.
00:04:12So, I grew up in a mountain barangay in Cebu in barangay Guba.
00:04:17So, that was the first time that there's a running competition in Guba Elementary School.
00:04:25And then, kanan na time, kanan mga babae, nga bata, nga gagmay, murag, maulaw pa mantang mudagan sa una.
00:04:31Uy, murag, wala pagod na ang running before.
00:04:34Mahug mo ko siyang murag punishment.
00:04:36When you, kumakita ni mo sa training into the ROTC, the military, running is for them murag punishment.
00:04:44So, para sa na mo sa una, isa sa young girl, maulaw kita mo apilog mga individual sports like running.
00:04:52So, that time, wala, wala mo nang register ako mga friends.
00:04:55Ang tananggi apilan, volleyball, basketball, and the rest of badminton, the usual games.
00:05:01Ako, ni-sign up ko secretly.
00:05:03But when I get to go to the starting line, maulaw ko.
00:05:06I was wearing my uniform pa, the skirt, a sleeper.
00:05:11And then, dagan lang gik ko.
00:05:12And then, I was amazed. I really ran that fast.
00:05:16But like, nilingi pa ko lang, kalayo sa ako mga kontra.
00:05:19So, that time, my teacher saw the potential in me.
00:05:23And then, let me compete in a enter school competition to a unit meet.
00:05:29Basta, my entire year in that, I was grade 6 that time.
00:05:33Basta, mas kinasa na ko niya gipa-appil.
00:05:35And then, leading me towards the Cebu City Olympics, the Milo Little Olympics.
00:05:39That time, para na kumurag mo na niya ang Olympics.
00:05:43And then, to Central Visayas, Batang Pinoy, and eventually, leading to the Palarong Pambansa.
00:05:48Palarong Pambansa was the top national sports, parang tournament in the country that time.
00:05:56Pero, as a 12 years old, dili pa na na ko ma-appreciate good ang sport.
00:06:00Later na, so, nag-flashback na tanan, unsan na ika-importante ni Batang Pinoy, parang pambansa.
00:06:05Basta, fast forward, dito ko na discover.
00:06:08And then, leading into Palarong Pambansa.
00:06:10But then, during high school lang, I have to sacrifice sports.
00:06:15Because I have to really focus on the academics.
00:06:17Because that time, I did not know na naaday opportunity sa sports na you can get the scholarship.
00:06:25Wala pa na sa unag yun.
00:06:26Kaya, pag-ib na ang varsity scholarship on my time.
00:06:30So, I focused on the academics.
00:06:32So, graduated salutatorian during high school.
00:06:34And it was during college that I used running to finish my studies.
00:06:39So, graduated Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Management Accounting,
00:06:44and a Master's in Public Administration in Southwestern University by being a varsity scholar.
00:06:49Kaya, that time, though I was offered two scholarships, the academic and the varsity scholarship during college.
00:06:58But I used the varsity scholarship because,
00:07:01naka-ana ko ba, since kinder ko or grade one,
00:07:05nag-maintain, naging ko grades.
00:07:06Like, I was the usual nga good student, good book, library, house, then to own, kadlang, dako, ano.
00:07:14So, buotan na kay ko as a student, no?
00:07:17Kay Muraginana.
00:07:18So, I also want to enjoy katong the love I had, a one-year love for running.
00:07:23So, dito na, nagsugod sa college.
00:07:25I was a sprinter before leading into long-distance running.
00:07:28So, taas-taas gina-chali akong story, pero si Matthew sa.
00:07:33E di tamahuman, marami siya, marathonsad akong story, sir.
00:07:37It's not a sprint.
00:07:38Yes, that's a sprint.
00:07:39It's a marathon.
00:07:40Sige, Matthew.
00:07:40It's also a long story, but I'll try to make it short, sad.
00:07:46I started swimming, like, back in, I don't know, I was like six, seven years old pa.
00:07:53So, I've known sport since like six years old.
00:07:57So, that's like 14 years already.
00:08:01To be honest, it wasn't easy.
00:08:04It was hard, very hard.
00:08:06When we started swimming, I didn't really like it.
00:08:09To be honest, I'm not that fast at swimming.
00:08:13But right now, it's okay.
00:08:16And then now, leading up to 2015, where Coach Andoy discovered triathlon, it was still new at that time in the Philippines.
00:08:26And then Coach Andoy said to Kim, Kim's my cousin, he said, like, Kim, it's a great triathlon.
00:08:36And then they did.
00:08:38And then Kim liked it, I think.
00:08:40And then everybody started to shift.
00:08:43I started my very first race in Dumanhug.
00:08:48At that time, I used a folding bike.
00:08:51So, after the swim, because like, for triathlon, it wasn't really like fast swimmers.
00:08:56It's more like they rely on cycling and running.
00:08:58When I went out of the swim, I was like far, far, like, in the front.
00:09:08But then, when I started biking, it was really different.
00:09:12And then I fell down.
00:09:14The chain on my bike fell.
00:09:17And I couldn't put it back on.
00:09:18So, I just pushed the bike and then ran the whole bike course.
00:09:24But then a marshal stopped me.
00:09:26And then an old coach of mine actually helped me put the chain back.
00:09:32So, I did.
00:09:33But then when I crossed the finish line, I was already last.
00:09:36And then later on, qualified for national team in 2022.
00:09:43So, basically, during pandemic, it was very hard to train endurance sports since it's mostly outdoors.
00:09:52Unless you have like a treadmill for running, trainers for cycling.
00:09:57It's very hard to do it.
00:09:59So, it wasn't that comfortable to do it at home.
00:10:03And then it paid off.
00:10:05Basically, the hard work paid off.
00:10:07Because I was able to qualify for national team in 2022.
00:10:11And then later that year, I qualified 2023 for SEA Games.
00:10:17And then after SEA Games, qualified for Asian Games.
00:10:20And then so on and so forth.
00:10:21I raced a few times back here and there.
00:10:24And then to the latest one in 2025, we had Thailand SEA Games.
00:10:30So, short but long.
00:10:32No, no, no.
00:10:34This is a conversation.
00:10:36So, short or long, that's fine.
00:10:38Sprint or marathon, that's fine.
00:10:40Sige.
00:10:42Now, at what point in your journey,
00:10:46nga nakarealize mo nga,
00:10:48I think I can compete at a higher level.
00:10:53Nasa man itong mga aha moments ninyo nga,
00:10:55right in that moment nga nga,
00:10:56I think I can go international with this.
00:11:01Sige, ako, akong aha moment.
00:11:03So, when I started doing long distance running,
00:11:07so I shifted from a sprinter,
00:11:09lahigid ang disipline,
00:11:11because I used to run 100 meter dash, 200, 400.
00:11:14And then it was when my last year in college,
00:11:17I shifted kay Moralito,
00:11:18naisugod ang fun runs sa Cebu 2008,
00:11:23early 2008.
00:11:24But I shifted 2009 kay that time.
00:11:26Gamay pagid ang mga babae managan.
00:11:28You would really know,
00:11:29kinsa lang ang musud sa top three.
00:11:31So, na-challenge ko,
00:11:32I started joining 3K,
00:11:33then 5K.
00:11:35And eventually,
00:11:36when I joined my first 10K-lometer run,
00:11:40headline kay ko,
00:11:41like,
00:11:42pero nag-collapse on the finish line.
00:11:44So, it made a huge headline good kay.
00:11:47I used to win in sprinting,
00:11:49and then,
00:11:50pag-abot na ko,
00:11:51pag-shift na ko sa long distance running,
00:11:53I collapsed on my first 10K-lometer run.
00:11:55So, for me,
00:11:56kanala nga time,
00:11:56mura ko,
00:11:57nalipay ko,
00:11:58kay nakahuman ko sa 10K,
00:11:59but at the same time,
00:12:00I received a lot of discouragement na,
00:12:03especially the coaches nga naas
00:12:05sa long distance running,
00:12:06mo na sila.
00:12:07So, wagin kay lugar neri sa sprinting,
00:12:09sa long distance running,
00:12:10Mary Joy.
00:12:11Sprinter, ragid ka.
00:12:13So, but that,
00:12:14ka na nga mga discouragement,
00:12:16ako ginanggi koan nga.
00:12:18At I took it as a challenge,
00:12:20the next time that they want,
00:12:22they will see me running long distance,
00:12:25podium na dapat.
00:12:26So, I stopped running for a year.
00:12:28I have to focus on,
00:12:30nang ikuan ginako ako ang self,
00:12:33nga,
00:12:33the next time,
00:12:34nga mudagan akong marathon,
00:12:35nilinagig ko magkolaps.
00:12:37And yes,
00:12:37after a year of focusing on,
00:12:40developing myself,
00:12:41training for endurance,
00:12:43focusing on the bigger goal,
00:12:44nga,
00:12:44I want to be,
00:12:45on top of my goal,
00:12:47I want to be the top marathon,
00:12:49one of the top marathoners in the country.
00:12:52And when you say that,
00:12:53you have to really,
00:12:53sa amuamang gong sport,
00:12:55endurance sports,
00:12:55basically mi sa numbers.
00:12:57Numbers won't lie.
00:12:58We really have to work on getting,
00:12:59hitting those numbers,
00:13:01un sa ang current national record.
00:13:02Can I work for that?
00:13:04So, mawagin akong ultimate goal.
00:13:05So, pag sugod pa na ako sa long distance running,
00:13:07I already knew what,
00:13:08where to go.
00:13:09Asa ako ang lane dapat.
00:13:11I's on the finish line,
00:13:13but still have to,
00:13:14I still have a lot of work to do.
00:13:17Kay sprinter ko,
00:13:18daku kay ako ang paa.
00:13:19As in,
00:13:21muscle gyan.
00:13:21Kaya sprinting,
00:13:22strength na siya.
00:13:24Power, power, power.
00:13:25And then,
00:13:26arina ka sa endurance sports,
00:13:27focus on,
00:13:28dapat mo lose weight ka,
00:13:29dapat gamayra kayo ng mga lean muscles,
00:13:31developing strength.
00:13:33Taasgi kay Kugi workout, no?
00:13:35But I'm glad,
00:13:36I'm fortunate to have a good coach gyud,
00:13:39who's really into my line gyud nga.
00:13:41Kabalog yun siya,
00:13:42un sa akong potensyal.
00:13:43Na anak ko ang kanabitong,
00:13:46mo aim ganit ko,
00:13:47mo set ganit ko,
00:13:47challenge for myself.
00:13:49Un sa ginagong gusto,
00:13:50ay achieve,
00:13:51maachieve gina na mo.
00:13:52And then, yeah.
00:13:53After a year of,
00:13:54not running into fun runs,
00:13:56I won the first,
00:14:00there's a Cebu,
00:14:02Mylo Regional Elimination,
00:14:04Diri,
00:14:04and then,
00:14:05champion ko sa 21K,
00:14:07half marathon.
00:14:08And then,
00:14:09after that,
00:14:11it gave me the ticket
00:14:12to the national marathon.
00:14:14So,
00:14:14kanang national marathon sa Mylo,
00:14:16diha mag-abot tanan mga
00:14:17best marathoners
00:14:19or long distance runners
00:14:20in the country.
00:14:22So,
00:14:22maagin akong goal,
00:14:23in order for me to be there,
00:14:24nga libre,
00:14:25I have to earn this,
00:14:27something,
00:14:27sunagi mga step by step.
00:14:29So,
00:14:29eventually,
00:14:29very strategic,
00:14:30strategic,
00:14:31you have to really,
00:14:32long term,
00:14:33long endurance,
00:14:35long run,
00:14:35so long term.
00:14:37So,
00:14:37naabot ko sa national
00:14:39Mylo Marathon,
00:14:41and,
00:14:42ang ako ato,
00:14:42na-overwhelm ko
00:14:43to see this
00:14:44in-person,
00:14:46our current national record
00:14:47holder in marathon.
00:14:48Like,
00:14:49idol ka ayo ba?
00:14:50Maragma ko said na,
00:14:50same with other runners,
00:14:52karoon makita sa gina ko
00:14:53akong self nila,
00:14:54no?
00:14:54So,
00:14:54ina-asad ko sa una.
00:14:56So,
00:14:56my goal,
00:14:56pag abot na dito sa national
00:14:58Mylo Marathon,
00:14:59na-shift na said,
00:14:59kay marathon kalit.
00:15:01So,
00:15:01pas-pas ka ayo,
00:15:02from sprinter
00:15:03to 10K nga nag-collapse
00:15:04to winning the half marathon
00:15:06and eventually
00:15:07to the marathon,
00:15:08no?
00:15:08So,
00:15:09my first national Mylo Marathon
00:15:10or my first marathon,
00:15:11nag-third dahion ko
00:15:12sa Mylo Marathon.
00:15:14And then,
00:15:14naman na to,
00:15:15nagsugod na dahion ako
00:15:16ang name.
00:15:16And then,
00:15:18it took me three years
00:15:19to maintain,
00:15:21nga nung,
00:15:22wak mo ko nag-improve
00:15:23sa marathon.
00:15:23Nga nung,
00:15:24permiraman ko third
00:15:25every national Mylo Marathon.
00:15:27Like,
00:15:27nga nung di ma ginaku
00:15:28makuha ang second,
00:15:29ang first.
00:15:30So,
00:15:31nag-shift na po
00:15:31dme o training plan
00:15:33at training
00:15:33mga strategies
00:15:36na mo ni coach
00:15:36focusing on marathon
00:15:38this time.
00:15:39So,
00:15:39lahi ang training sa marathon,
00:15:41lahi ang training sa half.
00:15:42Bigger goal,
00:15:43you have to be
00:15:44the marathon queen.
00:15:45Ang goal na sad ka ron
00:15:46to get the marathon queen title.
00:15:48So,
00:15:48after that,
00:15:49second na tong mabreak
00:15:50ang national record.
00:15:51But,
00:15:52at the back of my mind,
00:15:53I really want to get
00:15:54the time
00:15:54kay,
00:15:55kanabang murag,
00:15:57mufollow na tanan,
00:15:58if you get the time,
00:15:59murag,
00:16:00sunod-sunod na na ang rank.
00:16:01So,
00:16:01yeah,
00:16:02we work for that.
00:16:03And then,
00:16:03yeah,
00:16:03it was in 2013
00:16:04when I get the first
00:16:06National Milo Marathon
00:16:09Queen title.
00:16:11And,
00:16:11na-maintain ako siya
00:16:13for six consecutive years.
00:16:14So,
00:16:15before the pandemic.
00:16:16And,
00:16:17yeah,
00:16:17maintaining the title,
00:16:19kay,
00:16:20diigyod siya sa yun.
00:16:22Kay,
00:16:22every year,
00:16:23lahi-lahi mong challenges
00:16:24ma-experience.
00:16:25Sometimes,
00:16:26you have to run
00:16:27on a certain events,
00:16:28kay,
00:16:29you really need,
00:16:30we have different
00:16:31motivations,
00:16:32mangyino,
00:16:33kanang,
00:16:33what keep us going
00:16:34is our motivation,
00:16:36gyod.
00:16:36And then,
00:16:38kung sa'yo mong motivation,
00:16:39pag-sugod na ko,
00:16:40it was,
00:16:41to be honest,
00:16:41gyod,
00:16:42money.
00:16:42So,
00:16:43na-love na ko ang running
00:16:45sa ang fun runs
00:16:46because there's a
00:16:47monetary reward after it.
00:16:49It's not just about
00:16:50getting the medals,
00:16:51kay,
00:16:51pag-sugod na ko sa
00:16:53mga sprinting,
00:16:54medals,
00:16:54no monetary rewards
00:16:56after that.
00:16:57So,
00:16:57pag-arin na na ko sa
00:16:58ang distance,
00:16:59no,
00:16:59I get to train
00:17:00and then,
00:17:01ako ang gawang control
00:17:01sa akong training.
00:17:02Kung mag-training kong tarong,
00:17:04makadaog ko,
00:17:04makadaog ko,
00:17:05napakoy kwarta.
00:17:06So,
00:17:06that time,
00:17:07it helped me in my education.
00:17:09At the same time,
00:17:09it helped me
00:17:10with my family,
00:17:11gyod,
00:17:12kay,
00:17:12we're not well off,
00:17:13mangyod.
00:17:14So,
00:17:14I was able to,
00:17:15yeah,
00:17:15through running
00:17:16and my sweat,
00:17:17gyod,
00:17:17was able to finish
00:17:18my younger sibling
00:17:19to college
00:17:20through my running.
00:17:21So,
00:17:21daghan kayo ko,
00:17:22so,
00:17:22I was really motivated
00:17:24to train
00:17:24because I need
00:17:25to sustain this
00:17:27and blah,
00:17:27blah,
00:17:27blah.
00:17:27Later on,
00:17:28when nakuha na na ko
00:17:29akong goal
00:17:30for my family,
00:17:31Murag na,
00:17:31okay na,
00:17:32this time,
00:17:33I really want to work on
00:17:35what do I want
00:17:37for myself?
00:17:37why,
00:17:38ganong nagdagan pa man ko
00:17:39nga,
00:17:40ako naman ang marathon queen,
00:17:41ako naman ang fastest
00:17:43marathoner in the country.
00:17:44So,
00:17:44pwede na gig ko mag-maintain
00:17:45actually,
00:17:46but you have to really
00:17:47upgrade your why
00:17:49and why you're doing this
00:17:50on say next,
00:17:51what will be next
00:17:51for Mary Joy Tabal.
00:17:53So,
00:17:53it's that,
00:17:54I want to be in the
00:17:55Southeast Asian Games,
00:17:56but the next challenge,
00:17:57question is,
00:17:58how to be in the
00:17:59national team?
00:18:00So,
00:18:00maa na fast forward,
00:18:01daghan kayo ko na agian
00:18:02actually,
00:18:03before going into
00:18:05the national team
00:18:06because,
00:18:07kusog pa kayo sa una,
00:18:08no,
00:18:08kanang politics in sports,
00:18:09agi ko ana.
00:18:10So,
00:18:10I'm a Cebuana,
00:18:11pag muingon sila,
00:18:12Cebuana ka,
00:18:13you're from province,
00:18:14wala ka,
00:18:15so,
00:18:15you're not having
00:18:17the right training
00:18:18for us,
00:18:19lahi ang training
00:18:19sa national team,
00:18:20lahi ka din ha.
00:18:21So,
00:18:22we will not be getting you
00:18:23kay,
00:18:23wala ka,
00:18:24murag pala ka sa'y system
00:18:25sa una,
00:18:25murag ingon ana,
00:18:26ako ang nafeel,
00:18:27but then,
00:18:28numbers won't lie.
00:18:30With the help
00:18:31of the Cebuanos
00:18:31and with the help
00:18:32of the Cebu medias,
00:18:34si Lagid ang naghatag
00:18:35kugnois,
00:18:35it's not me actually,
00:18:37but the entire Cebu,
00:18:38who helped me
00:18:39to be in the national team.
00:18:41Why you're not letting
00:18:41Mary Joy go
00:18:42or represent the country
00:18:43where in fact,
00:18:44she's the fastest,
00:18:45she got the record,
00:18:46she's so monot,
00:18:48so,
00:18:49eventually,
00:18:50was in the Olympics,
00:18:52qualified,
00:18:53pero,
00:18:54ang pag-qualify sa Olympics
00:18:55and the next challenge,
00:18:56pero later na lang siguro na,
00:18:58basta,
00:18:58taas taas,
00:18:59giyad ako ang journey
00:18:59to the Olympics
00:19:00and,
00:19:01the first,
00:19:03the moment
00:19:04na gusto ko
00:19:05mag-qualify
00:19:06sa Olympics
00:19:06nga nung ni Cam Ina
00:19:08was because
00:19:09the qualifying standard
00:19:11for the Olympics
00:19:13in Rio Olympics,
00:19:14gipa-ubsan nila,
00:19:15meaning slower,
00:19:17not the usual,
00:19:18nga,
00:19:18katusaona,
00:19:18namanggi class A,
00:19:19class B,
00:19:20nga qualifying time
00:19:21for marathon,
00:19:22in Rio,
00:19:23mango,
00:19:23there was a chance nga,
00:19:25gamay raang
00:19:26mga nag-qualify
00:19:27sa 2016 na Olympics,
00:19:30so,
00:19:30ilang gipa-ubsan,
00:19:32niya,
00:19:32pagkabaw na ako sa qualifying time
00:19:34and I was just
00:19:35three minutes slower,
00:19:36but the challenge was
00:19:37to hit the three minutes
00:19:39standard,
00:19:40three months na po
00:19:41ako ang i-prepare,
00:19:43then,
00:19:43di ba yan,
00:19:43na magic ang marathon
00:19:44na pwede ni mo makuha
00:19:46dahil yun
00:19:46in a matter of time,
00:19:48so,
00:19:48mo to ang challenge lang
00:19:49to really hit
00:19:50the qualifying time
00:19:51and next na po,
00:19:53like,
00:19:54a month,
00:19:54when I got the qualifying time
00:19:56sa Olympics,
00:19:58it was just a month
00:19:59or a month
00:20:00before the Olympics,
00:20:01nakasubmit na
00:20:02ang entire Philippines
00:20:03sa ilahang list
00:20:04na ipadala
00:20:05for the Olympics,
00:20:06niya,
00:20:07di na ko pwede nila
00:20:08daw atun and all,
00:20:09pero nakaabot pa ako
00:20:10ang time,
00:20:11so,
00:20:11katunapod ang another battle
00:20:13for Cebu
00:20:13to bring me,
00:20:14bring,
00:20:15nato,
00:20:15daghan kito sa headlines,
00:20:16bring Mary Joy to Rio,
00:20:18and then,
00:20:18yeah,
00:20:19I was there,
00:20:19and yeah,
00:20:20I became an Olympian
00:20:21because I crossed the finish line
00:20:22and yeah,
00:20:23bringing,
00:20:23pride
00:20:24to the country,
00:20:27yes,
00:20:27and to Cebu,
00:20:28to Cebu,
00:20:29yes,
00:20:29manang mapasalamaton
00:20:30kay ko sa Cebu
00:20:31and the Cebuanos,
00:20:33good.
00:20:34Ako ang takeaway,
00:20:35gira itong,
00:20:36anastrack said ko
00:20:37when you said
00:20:37na your aha moment
00:20:38is when you set the goal
00:20:40to be
00:20:41the marathon queen,
00:20:43no,
00:20:43but I also
00:20:44liked it
00:20:46when you said
00:20:47na we just don't stop
00:20:48where we are,
00:20:49no,
00:20:49so,
00:20:49upgrade na po na to
00:20:50ang ato ang why,
00:20:51so that our strategy
00:20:53will also be upgraded
00:20:54and that got you
00:20:55ultimately,
00:20:57no,
00:20:57to the Olympics.
00:20:58So now,
00:20:59for Matthew,
00:20:59aha manang imu ang aha moment
00:21:01na murag,
00:21:02I can do this.
00:21:03so basically,
00:21:07I never thought of
00:21:09C Games,
00:21:10actually,
00:21:10I never thought of
00:21:12Asian Games.
00:21:14when I was a kid,
00:21:16I only heard about
00:21:17Olympics,
00:21:18it was very nice
00:21:19to like hear
00:21:20Olympians
00:21:21doing this,
00:21:21doing that,
00:21:22achieving this,
00:21:23doing this,
00:21:24achieving that,
00:21:25it was very nice,
00:21:26but then,
00:21:26I never thought,
00:21:28I never had
00:21:28an aha moment
00:21:29where I can say,
00:21:32I can qualify
00:21:33for C Games.
00:21:34I was very fortunate
00:21:36to have
00:21:37a very good coach,
00:21:40a very ambitious one,
00:21:42to be exact.
00:21:43He wants us
00:21:45to be more,
00:21:46and I'm thankful
00:21:46for that.
00:21:48He sacrificed a lot,
00:21:49there's like
00:21:50politics in sport,
00:21:51just what she said.
00:21:54We've been there,
00:21:55we've done that,
00:21:56but we didn't
00:21:57stop fighting.
00:21:59It was very
00:22:00struggling,
00:22:02very tiring,
00:22:05as well.
00:22:06He,
00:22:07he fought for us,
00:22:09actually,
00:22:10Coach Andoy did.
00:22:12He put his name
00:22:14on the stage,
00:22:16like,
00:22:16he bet on his name,
00:22:18he'd say like,
00:22:20take me out
00:22:20of the national team
00:22:21if he can't qualify,
00:22:23but then,
00:22:23the numbers don't lie,
00:22:24that's what she said.
00:22:25To be honest,
00:22:27I'm very happy
00:22:28to be part
00:22:29of the national team,
00:22:30and to have got
00:22:31the C Games
00:22:33gold medal.
00:22:35It's the second one,
00:22:36I'm very thankful
00:22:37for that,
00:22:38for the second
00:22:39gold medal.
00:22:41To tell you honestly,
00:22:42it wasn't really easy.
00:22:45It was very nice
00:22:47to be here,
00:22:49but then,
00:22:49getting here
00:22:50is a different story.
00:22:53It's like,
00:22:53you don't see
00:22:54the hard work,
00:22:55you only see me
00:22:56in the podium,
00:22:57something like that.
00:22:59So basically,
00:23:00the aha moment
00:23:00is just,
00:23:01Coach Andoy pushing us,
00:23:03telling us
00:23:04to do more.
00:23:05You can do more,
00:23:06you can do more,
00:23:07push,
00:23:08and then,
00:23:09it's very different,
00:23:10and it's tiring,
00:23:12but it's good,
00:23:13and I'm thankful for it.
00:23:14the reason that
00:23:18this resonated
00:23:19with me,
00:23:21because I'm the kind
00:23:22of person,
00:23:23that's why
00:23:24I struck you,
00:23:24you're very goal-oriented,
00:23:27I'm the kind
00:23:27of person,
00:23:28it's the people
00:23:29around me
00:23:30who would see
00:23:31the potential
00:23:32first,
00:23:33and then,
00:23:34it's them
00:23:35who would have
00:23:36to push me there.
00:23:37It's because
00:23:38I'm obedient,
00:23:39so it would
00:23:43turn out
00:23:44that it's,
00:23:44that's why
00:23:45I gave appreciation
00:23:46for teachers,
00:23:47for mentors,
00:23:48for coaches
00:23:49in general,
00:23:50because I'm a product
00:23:51of their vision.
00:23:53They can tell
00:23:54that he can do this,
00:23:56and then they bring me there.
00:23:57Actually,
00:23:58sir,
00:23:58I thought I'd like to share
00:23:59with the Olympics,
00:24:02it was never in my mind,
00:24:03it was so good,
00:24:05because the Olympics,
00:24:06no one has done it
00:24:07in my sports,
00:24:08in the marathon,
00:24:09so it's like,
00:24:10no one has done it,
00:24:14no one has qualified it.
00:24:15And you're from Cebu.
00:24:16Yeah,
00:24:17I'm from Cebu,
00:24:17so when my coach
00:24:19told me,
00:24:20it's the same,
00:24:21I knew Coach Andoy,
00:24:22and they were training
00:24:23with my coach also,
00:24:25it was actually my coach
00:24:26who aimed for that.
00:24:27We will try to qualify
00:24:29for the Olympics,
00:24:30because the qualifying
00:24:31standard is like this,
00:24:32I'm a kid,
00:24:33I'm a kid,
00:24:33I'm a kid,
00:24:34I'm a kid,
00:24:34I'm a kid,
00:24:34I'm a kid,
00:24:34I'm a kid,
00:24:34I'm a kid,
00:24:35so I'm a kid,
00:24:36but that time,
00:24:37seriously,
00:24:38so I have to really,
00:24:40I really have to,
00:24:41to put that in my heart,
00:24:44na gusto sag kumukwalify,
00:24:45kaya kung ang ako rang coach,
00:24:46ang gusto mo kwalify niya,
00:24:47di li ko,
00:24:48so di igin may magkatando.
00:24:50So we have to really work
00:24:51as a team,
00:24:52so when he told me,
00:24:53nga niya,
00:24:54kaya yin ko,
00:24:54kaya di ay,
00:24:55nga rito,
00:24:55di li si bu,
00:24:56so we work on getting a nice circle,
00:25:01a community that would help me,
00:25:02because we really need a,
00:25:04it would take a village,
00:25:06to be in the Olympics,
00:25:08so I'm not part of the national team,
00:25:11I don't have the resources,
00:25:13nga maka-training diod,
00:25:15so ang among gibuhat,
00:25:16with the good people in Cebu,
00:25:17private companies supported me,
00:25:19I trained in Japan for three months,
00:25:22and then,
00:25:23I used my title,
00:25:25of winning the Milo Marathon,
00:25:27that time,
00:25:272015,
00:25:29nga,
00:25:30ako ginang nihangyo sa Milo,
00:25:32na,
00:25:32pwede ari ato ang,
00:25:34ari ipadala ang Marathon King and Queen,
00:25:36kaya it's a qualifying standard for Olympics,
00:25:38and I would try to hit the qualifying standard for the Olympics,
00:25:41it's a strategic gap on it,
00:25:42on a,
00:25:42and good thing that they work on my,
00:25:46panagsara ka,
00:25:47yun ng some of the companies,
00:25:49they're really into,
00:25:50aiming to helping,
00:25:52Filipino athletes,
00:25:53achieve their dreams,
00:25:55gyud,
00:25:55so,
00:25:56when I approach,
00:25:57kanam,
00:25:57salamat kita sa Milo,
00:25:58no,
00:25:59kaya daghan gin silang na-build na champion,
00:26:00so,
00:26:01kani,
00:26:01and then glad,
00:26:02fortunately,
00:26:03they approved it,
00:26:04so I prepare for the Boston Marathon,
00:26:07and have to,
00:26:08to,
00:26:08kuan kay mo,
00:26:09onang malanggid siyang masulod po,
00:26:10April,
00:26:10and then the last qualifying,
00:26:13for the marathon,
00:26:14for the 2016 Rio Olympics,
00:26:16would be May 31,
00:26:172016,
00:26:18so April na,
00:26:20so three months ko,
00:26:21and then challenge pa gina to sir,
00:26:23January,
00:26:23nangita pa kong sponsor,
00:26:24nga makasupport sa akong training,
00:26:26and gladly,
00:26:27I had Mother Ace,
00:26:28with the help of the Borimayo Brothers,
00:26:30gyud,
00:26:31February,
00:26:33March,
00:26:34April,
00:26:34dito ko sa Japan,
00:26:36and,
00:26:36nindot kayo ang connection,
00:26:382014,
00:26:39naka-training ko,
00:26:40for 10 days in Japan,
00:26:41exchange youth seminar,
00:26:43natago na ko ang calling card,
00:26:45in,
00:26:45ano,
00:26:45di kaimportante ang calling card,
00:26:46no,
00:26:46gitray lang na ko,
00:26:47o,
00:26:48email,
00:26:49to,
00:26:49naka-connect,
00:26:50ay sus,
00:26:51na lead,
00:26:51gyud ko,
00:26:52to a,
00:26:52Nippon Sports,
00:26:53science university,
00:26:55long distance team,
00:26:57na,
00:26:57ni-accept,
00:26:58gudsa ako,
00:26:58as a Filipina ako daw,
00:27:00ang first nga,
00:27:00ni-join sa ilahang training,
00:27:02dito,
00:27:03training camp for 3 months,
00:27:04naka-join dito ko sa training,
00:27:06gudsa Japan,
00:27:06like,
00:27:07inana dahil lang training dito,
00:27:083 times a day,
00:27:09morning,
00:27:10mid,
00:27:10midday,
00:27:11and,
00:27:12gabi,
00:27:12imagine that,
00:27:13no,
00:27:13that was the first time,
00:27:14that I trained 3 times a day,
00:27:16siguro,
00:27:16okay sa ilahang,
00:27:17kay Bugnao man,
00:27:18ato aderi,
00:27:18init man,
00:27:19but,
00:27:20we tried to,
00:27:21to have that also here,
00:27:22pag ipadayo na naman ni coach,
00:27:24dito sa Cebu,
00:27:24kaynaman tayo mga gyms na,
00:27:26whether you can do it,
00:27:28sa mga gym,
00:27:28di ay,
00:27:29so,
00:27:29fast forward,
00:27:31I,
00:27:32that was the first time nga na,
00:27:33I was away with my family,
00:27:35trained 3 times a day,
00:27:36in Japan,
00:27:36in a country,
00:27:37na di ko familiar sa culture,
00:27:39plus the language,
00:27:40the language,
00:27:41yes,
00:27:41challenge kayo,
00:27:42naraman tayo translator sa app,
00:27:44so,
00:27:45kana-sa,
00:27:45then the wifi,
00:27:46nga magsikag daladala anywhere,
00:27:47para lang,
00:27:48nakakay translator,
00:27:49asa ka,
00:27:50huwag mawala ka,
00:27:50so,
00:27:52dito,
00:27:53but,
00:27:53I also had,
00:27:54my first heartbreak,
00:27:56in running,
00:27:56in sports,
00:27:58because,
00:27:58when,
00:27:59I,
00:27:59I went to Boston Marathon,
00:28:01really ready,
00:28:02like,
00:28:03confident ko,
00:28:03that I could qualify,
00:28:05my,
00:28:06half marathon timing in Japan,
00:28:08ge,
00:28:08ge,
00:28:08ge,
00:28:08ge,
00:28:08ge,
00:28:08ge,
00:28:09ge,
00:28:09kaya na na ko,
00:28:10but then,
00:28:11maybe,
00:28:12I was very overconfident,
00:28:14siguro,
00:28:14muraginana,
00:28:15and overwhelming,
00:28:17um,
00:28:18expectation sa Filipinos,
00:28:19kay,
00:28:20grabi ang,
00:28:21media mileage na ko,
00:28:22ato kay,
00:28:23with that,
00:28:24siyempre,
00:28:25marathon queen,
00:28:26and also,
00:28:27Milo is supporting me,
00:28:28to bring there,
00:28:29to the Boston Marathon,
00:28:30and getting the elite,
00:28:32ka ng bib,
00:28:33in front,
00:28:34geod,
00:28:34so,
00:28:34grabe geod,
00:28:35ang national,
00:28:36media mileage,
00:28:37geod ako,
00:28:38so,
00:28:38the pressure,
00:28:39was there,
00:28:40the overwhelming,
00:28:41expectation,
00:28:42siguro,
00:28:43so,
00:28:43na,
00:28:44murag,
00:28:44na,
00:28:45nausap akong strategy,
00:28:46when I run,
00:28:46so,
00:28:47overconfident,
00:28:48in the first half,
00:28:49kuha na ko,
00:28:50tanan ako ang timing,
00:28:51but after that,
00:28:52since,
00:28:53ang Boston,
00:28:53mango,
00:28:54dili siya,
00:28:54perfect geod,
00:28:55actually,
00:28:56for getting the best timing,
00:28:58kay,
00:28:58first half,
00:28:59downhill,
00:29:00after the half marathon,
00:29:01puros nag-eod siya uphill,
00:29:02sir,
00:29:03so,
00:29:03sorry,
00:29:03katugyod,
00:29:04ka ng heartbreak hill,
00:29:05sa Boston,
00:29:06you're gonna experience that,
00:29:08from kilometer 25,
00:29:09down to kilometer 40,
00:29:11so,
00:29:11puros nag-eod uphill,
00:29:12kung ka ng busay,
00:29:13multiple,
00:29:14multiple na siya,
00:29:15so,
00:29:15ni anak na geod ko,
00:29:16dili na kaya,
00:29:17short ko four minutes in Boston,
00:29:19so,
00:29:19grabe,
00:29:20ah,
00:29:20nihilakig ko,
00:29:22ah,
00:29:22ni anak na nagig ko,
00:29:23okay,
00:29:24this is the end of Mary Joy Tabal,
00:29:26this is the end of my Olympic journey,
00:29:28I tried,
00:29:28and I failed,
00:29:29and mawagin ni,
00:29:31wak pang ni qualify for the marathon,
00:29:33because,
00:29:33lisod yun siya,
00:29:34di siya kaya,
00:29:35so,
00:29:35one week ko,
00:29:36di maistoryahan,
00:29:37no one,
00:29:38dared to talk to me,
00:29:40wala,
00:29:40kaya ang,
00:29:41kung unsa mo ka,
00:29:43ka nang,
00:29:43ka-disappoint,
00:29:44nga,
00:29:44wak na ko na-qualify,
00:29:46mas grabe ako,
00:29:46okay,
00:29:47I've done the training,
00:29:49so,
00:29:50nagayin ko gisacrifice,
00:29:52actually,
00:29:53so,
00:29:53mga to ako,
00:29:53ang yan ako,
00:29:54so,
00:29:54this was my turning point,
00:29:56and then,
00:29:56gladly,
00:29:57there's someone from Canada,
00:29:58Filipino friend of mine,
00:30:00nga,
00:30:00naka,
00:30:00naka-ubansan ako,
00:30:02nakakita sa ako,
00:30:03when I was a sprinter,
00:30:05na message ako,
00:30:05ah,
00:30:06nga,
00:30:06Joy,
00:30:06congratulations,
00:30:07Boston is not for you,
00:30:08move forward,
00:30:09you still have one race,
00:30:11coming in,
00:30:12sa Canada,
00:30:12sir,
00:30:13na pa sila,
00:30:13May 29,
00:30:15nga,
00:30:16marathon,
00:30:17all,
00:30:18nga,
00:30:18nag-aim to qualify for the marathon,
00:30:20kanaan na daw,
00:30:20ang last nila,
00:30:21nga chance,
00:30:22because it's a gold label marathon,
00:30:23nga,
00:30:23how can I go there,
00:30:25how can I get there,
00:30:26the registration was closed,
00:30:28and all,
00:30:29no,
00:30:29we'll help you,
00:30:30so,
00:30:30ang among gibuhat,
00:30:30ni-email me sa organizer,
00:30:33ang bot,
00:30:33basta,
00:30:34um,
00:30:34luckily,
00:30:35they bring me in,
00:30:36sige,
00:30:37ang akurag yung gibang,
00:30:38ko an ad to sir,
00:30:39ni-email ko nga,
00:30:40if you're gonna,
00:30:42ah,
00:30:42register me,
00:30:43or give me a slot there,
00:30:45this would be,
00:30:46a historic for Philippines,
00:30:48if I could,
00:30:49qualify in your race,
00:30:50and then to,
00:30:51mao to,
00:30:51fast forward,
00:30:53kanabi taong,
00:30:53na experience na ako,
00:30:54I went to Canada,
00:30:55a month after the Boston,
00:30:57kanabang,
00:30:59sige,
00:30:59kung unsan na rin,
00:31:00habilin sa akong training,
00:31:01unsan na rin,
00:31:01habilin ni Mary Joy,
00:31:02dito na lang na ako ipahungaw,
00:31:04with less pressure,
00:31:05less media mileage,
00:31:06coverage,
00:31:06kaya wala mo ako nagpahibaw,
00:31:08yung nationally nga,
00:31:09napakoy,
00:31:10apilan,
00:31:10oh,
00:31:11napakoy apilan na marathon,
00:31:12so,
00:31:13hilong gibkay to stanan,
00:31:14it was the first,
00:31:16kanang marathon ako nga,
00:31:17kanabitang,
00:31:18wala ko nagmind sa time,
00:31:19I did not look at my watch,
00:31:21gud,
00:31:22from start to finish,
00:31:23I just,
00:31:24ah,
00:31:24run with my,
00:31:26comfort na ako,
00:31:27kung kaya na kong upush,
00:31:28the last 200 meters,
00:31:30sir,
00:31:30nakita na ako ang finish line,
00:31:32nakita na ako ang time,
00:31:33nagkurug ko,
00:31:34kaya,
00:31:34when I saw it,
00:31:35it's 2 hours 42,
00:31:37like that,
00:31:37pag tanong,
00:31:38ako,
00:31:38I have to confirm,
00:31:39if maogi na ang time sa marathon,
00:31:41ba,
00:31:41sin sa 21k na ang time ba,
00:31:44tanong ko hula,
00:31:442 hours 42,
00:31:45gud,
00:31:45so,
00:31:46the freezing moment,
00:31:48kaya na,
00:31:48gud,
00:31:48nag-slow down,
00:31:49gud,
00:31:49sir,
00:31:49kay nanggahi ko,
00:31:50nag-hilak na ko,
00:31:51overjoyed,
00:31:52actually,
00:31:52nagkurug ko,
00:31:53and then,
00:31:54katong mga,
00:31:55namanggod na yung mga pacer,
00:31:56magdalawag baloon,
00:31:57kay,
00:31:58they're also helping,
00:31:59gud,
00:31:59more qualifiers for the Rio Olympics,
00:32:03and they were cheering for me,
00:32:04Mary,
00:32:04kay,
00:32:04my race beef has my name on it,
00:32:06Mary,
00:32:07what happened?
00:32:07You're close to the finish line,
00:32:09you're,
00:32:09you can get the qualifying,
00:32:11so,
00:32:11everybody was cheering on me,
00:32:13and I was actually,
00:32:14na,
00:32:14nag-hilak na gud,
00:32:15sir,
00:32:16and then,
00:32:16when I crossed the finish line,
00:32:17na-slow down gud,
00:32:18actually,
00:32:19na-feel na,
00:32:19nako,
00:32:20kay,
00:32:21my result would say it nga,
00:32:22what happened to Mary Joy,
00:32:23the final 200 meters,
00:32:25muragdugay kay kuni abot sa finish line,
00:32:27so,
00:32:27I was crying,
00:32:28and,
00:32:29yeah,
00:32:29mo na to ang winning moment,
00:32:31ako ang nag-celebrate,
00:32:32when I crossed the finish line,
00:32:33na-feel ko sa mga Canadian,
00:32:35dito,
00:32:36what happened to you,
00:32:36are you in pain?
00:32:37No,
00:32:37I'm overjoyed,
00:32:38like,
00:32:38nag-hilak lagi ko,
00:32:39sir,
00:32:39and then,
00:32:40dito ko sa technical team,
00:32:41can I confirm my time now?
00:32:43Can I,
00:32:43did I qualify?
00:32:45And then,
00:32:46bonus na to nga,
00:32:47ay,
00:32:47finished top 8 overall,
00:32:50kay,
00:32:50even though,
00:32:51if I won't qualify for the time,
00:32:53when you run for a gold label marathon,
00:32:55and you finish within top 10,
00:32:57no matter your time,
00:32:58you will still get the,
00:33:00the slot,
00:33:01the slot for the Olympics,
00:33:03and then,
00:33:03do ka ako ang,
00:33:04koanad to,
00:33:05so,
00:33:06motto,
00:33:06so,
00:33:07opportunities will come,
00:33:08but it depends on you,
00:33:09on how you will accept it,
00:33:11tagahan pa ba ni mog chance,
00:33:12imong self,
00:33:13or dili na,
00:33:14mao na to,
00:33:15ako nag-try ang tanan,
00:33:16gihatag na na ako ang tanan,
00:33:17but then,
00:33:18naagyod pa na lagsaan,
00:33:19so,
00:33:20after that,
00:33:20good sir,
00:33:21ang akog yung take ato,
00:33:22nga moment,
00:33:23na,
00:33:23if there's,
00:33:24ka ng some offers,
00:33:25with,
00:33:25ah,
00:33:26ihatag sa imuha,
00:33:28dili pa kakabalo kung kaya ni mo,
00:33:29but then,
00:33:30some people would really,
00:33:32so,
00:33:32nga kaya ni mo,
00:33:33we still believe in you,
00:33:34niya na sila,
00:33:35I think you can still do it,
00:33:37and,
00:33:38katong na time,
00:33:38nga gimesage ko,
00:33:39my sponsor,
00:33:40nga ni,
00:33:41kung ang giyod mo,
00:33:41nga gito ang nihatag na kong encouragement,
00:33:44we still believe in you,
00:33:45we still have a trust in you,
00:33:46nga kaya ni mo,
00:33:47so,
00:33:47we're gonna bring you to Canada,
00:33:49so,
00:33:49motto sir,
00:33:50nag-qualify ko sa Olympics,
00:33:52and then,
00:33:53next na po itong challenge,
00:33:54and how to be in the Olympics game,
00:33:56May 31 ba yung submission,
00:33:57final submission,
00:33:58I qualified May 29,
00:34:00and then,
00:34:01ready na ang national team,
00:34:03actually,
00:34:03for the,
00:34:04kay August man to,
00:34:05ang,
00:34:06Rio Olympics,
00:34:07so,
00:34:08yeah.
00:34:09Sige,
00:34:09we'll get into,
00:34:10into that.
00:34:11So,
00:34:11my question for,
00:34:12for Matthew is,
00:34:14do you think Cebu is producing,
00:34:17ka ng,
00:34:18more endurance,
00:34:19athletes?
00:34:21Um,
00:34:22actually,
00:34:23based from what I see lang,
00:34:25there's a lot of,
00:34:27uh,
00:34:27running competitions,
00:34:29like fun runs,
00:34:30like,
00:34:31mostly,
00:34:32every weekend,
00:34:33I hear a fun run happening in the north,
00:34:35south,
00:34:36here in the city,
00:34:37like,
00:34:38it's a lot,
00:34:39so,
00:34:40I think there's a lot of people,
00:34:42who are really,
00:34:42trying,
00:34:43um,
00:34:44endurance sports,
00:34:46and,
00:34:46for,
00:34:47multi-sport as well,
00:34:49um,
00:34:49I'm not really sure,
00:34:52because,
00:34:52I barely hear names,
00:34:55so,
00:34:56it's very difficult,
00:34:57to find people,
00:34:58from Cebu,
00:35:00so,
00:35:01it's different,
00:35:02for multi-sport,
00:35:03but for,
00:35:03um,
00:35:04for running,
00:35:05it's,
00:35:05it's a lot,
00:35:07there's,
00:35:07a lot of people,
00:35:08who are engaging,
00:35:10in running here,
00:35:11in Cebu,
00:35:12it's a lot of fun races,
00:35:13so,
00:35:14at least,
00:35:14there are avenues,
00:35:16no,
00:35:16for them,
00:35:17to be able,
00:35:17for people,
00:35:18to be able,
00:35:19to see,
00:35:20just like,
00:35:20how the two of you,
00:35:21discovered,
00:35:22also,
00:35:22your strengths,
00:35:23this is what I can do,
00:35:25and that's already,
00:35:25the start,
00:35:26so,
00:35:27now,
00:35:27we're going,
00:35:27back to Katongkon,
00:35:28because my next question,
00:35:30actually,
00:35:30is,
00:35:31how did,
00:35:31competing,
00:35:33in the Olympics,
00:35:35change,
00:35:36your perspective,
00:35:38in sports,
00:35:40um,
00:35:42how did,
00:35:44Olympics,
00:35:44so,
00:35:45actually,
00:35:46after crossing,
00:35:48Olympics,
00:35:48for me,
00:35:49is not just about,
00:35:50crossing the finish line,
00:35:51no,
00:35:51it's how you become,
00:35:53after crossing it,
00:35:54because,
00:35:54running in the Olympics,
00:35:56was actually,
00:35:57the result,
00:35:58na,
00:35:58of all the hard works,
00:36:00that I've done,
00:36:01for the past years,
00:36:03so,
00:36:04um,
00:36:05the work,
00:36:06is the process,
00:36:07so,
00:36:08uh,
00:36:08getting into,
00:36:09in the Olympics,
00:36:10kay,
00:36:10murabag-ingon,
00:36:12na,
00:36:13mauna ni siya,
00:36:13ang result,
00:36:14mauna ni siya,
00:36:15ang reward,
00:36:15after all,
00:36:16that I've done,
00:36:17no,
00:36:17in running,
00:36:18ang,
00:36:19ang,
00:36:19ang pinaka-importante,
00:36:21or the perspective,
00:36:22in this,
00:36:22kay,
00:36:23you're not gonna win,
00:36:25every races,
00:36:26you're,
00:36:26you're not gonna win,
00:36:28in every competition,
00:36:29I,
00:36:29I failed many times,
00:36:31I,
00:36:31I,
00:36:32I did not win,
00:36:33many times,
00:36:34kay,
00:36:34makita man good sa tao,
00:36:35ah,
00:36:36ka nang,
00:36:36sige kong kadaog,
00:36:38pag,
00:36:39kumpit ko,
00:36:39ka na,
00:36:40but behind that,
00:36:41daghan kayo,
00:36:41kung mga,
00:36:42kanang low moments,
00:36:44giyod nga,
00:36:44wana ko,
00:36:44na kuha akong mga target times,
00:36:47kaning,
00:36:47akong rank,
00:36:49kanang,
00:36:49ma-injury ka,
00:36:50kanang,
00:36:53injured ka,
00:36:53that you really have to take a rest,
00:36:56to take a break,
00:36:56but dili ka kaya mag-break,
00:36:58kay napakagi-preparan na run,
00:37:00you have to really focus on,
00:37:02sige pa ning kamutan,
00:37:03nga maayo ka,
00:37:04so more on ka na,
00:37:05and then the perspective nga,
00:37:07kanang,
00:37:08how you see things,
00:37:09there's purpose for everything,
00:37:10you failed because,
00:37:12maybe,
00:37:13naan gin na sir na,
00:37:14I have tried it nga,
00:37:16basi ni daku na akong ulo,
00:37:17because the turning point,
00:37:19some of the athletes nga,
00:37:20wala gin ni lahutay into the national team,
00:37:23because when they hit a certain,
00:37:24um,
00:37:25trophy,
00:37:28they tend to forget nga,
00:37:30giunsa nila pag sugod,
00:37:31so,
00:37:32Mary Joy Tabal now,
00:37:33is more on beyond the medals,
00:37:35and the rewards I had,
00:37:37uh,
00:37:37more than the Olympics,
00:37:39it's now the,
00:37:40nanako sa stage of paying forward,
00:37:43nga,
00:37:43how can I better serve my community,
00:37:46how can I inspire more young,
00:37:47athletes to,
00:37:49uh,
00:37:49to dream about the Olympics,
00:37:51kay,
00:37:51na kaya gani nako nga,
00:37:53I'm from,
00:37:54I'm from Barangay Guba,
00:37:55I don't have those resources nga,
00:37:57naan nila karun,
00:37:58better na gani ang sports,
00:38:00Philippine sports karun kay,
00:38:02uh,
00:38:02there are plenty of,
00:38:03uh,
00:38:03private companies,
00:38:04who really support na,
00:38:05diba,
00:38:06from swimming,
00:38:07to bike,
00:38:07to running,
00:38:08to other sports,
00:38:09daghan nakaayo ang mo support,
00:38:11how much more karun,
00:38:12the support is there,
00:38:13the parents are very,
00:38:15very supportive,
00:38:16kay,
00:38:16ako,
00:38:16I,
00:38:17I,
00:38:17I very,
00:38:18I,
00:38:18I,
00:38:18ambiguous of those athletes nga,
00:38:21the parents are there,
00:38:22kay,
00:38:23I don't have that,
00:38:24so,
00:38:25kanang,
00:38:26you are very fortunate,
00:38:28you have all this,
00:38:29and why not,
00:38:30it's just a matter of,
00:38:32aiming the bigger,
00:38:33so,
00:38:33ang ako raging gibuhat,
00:38:35you have,
00:38:35uh,
00:38:36do it step by step,
00:38:37how do I get to the Olympics,
00:38:38so,
00:38:39naagid na yung hagdan,
00:38:40no,
00:38:40di ba,
00:38:40pwede mo tikang diretsyo dito,
00:38:42you have to set on,
00:38:44uh,
00:38:44have to compete on this,
00:38:46and get this,
00:38:47so,
00:38:47it's not more on the,
00:38:49it's a long term,
00:38:50marathon,
00:38:51and Olympics,
00:38:52it's a long term goal,
00:38:53it's a long term process,
00:38:54and in order to be there,
00:38:55you have to get through,
00:38:56this kaneng gagmay nga step,
00:38:58so,
00:38:58step by step,
00:38:59kilometer to kilometer,
00:39:00until you get to the finish line,
00:39:02so,
00:39:03there's a plenty,
00:39:04a bumpy road,
00:39:05gyud,
00:39:06ang marathon,
00:39:06kung nga kundyug ka,
00:39:07kay,
00:39:08from start,
00:39:09kinalan ka balo,
00:39:10nagig ka,
00:39:10how do you want to see yourself,
00:39:11on the finish line,
00:39:13victorious,
00:39:14unsaman,
00:39:14so,
00:39:14kung nag aim ka,
00:39:15mudaog ka,
00:39:16mudaog,
00:39:16gyud ka,
00:39:17no matter your performance,
00:39:18gyud,
00:39:18kay,
00:39:19dili ko,
00:39:20muapil,
00:39:20I won't be in the starting line,
00:39:22without knowing,
00:39:23unsa akong gusto sa finish line,
00:39:25so,
00:39:25naagid na,
00:39:26di ni mo matag-antanan,
00:39:27there's a plenty of uphills,
00:39:29and downhills,
00:39:30sometimes,
00:39:31makahon na ako,
00:39:31of wanting to quit,
00:39:33detour mo,
00:39:34na siyang sa dalang,
00:39:35gyud mo,
00:39:35detour ko mo,
00:39:36turning point na ko,
00:39:37kay,
00:39:37di kaya,
00:39:38naagid na ang mga times,
00:39:39kay dilimanta,
00:39:40super human,
00:39:41gyud,
00:39:41no,
00:39:41ng,
00:39:42one thing that could,
00:39:43really,
00:39:44lead me to the finish line,
00:39:45is my ultimate goal,
00:39:46why,
00:39:47why I started,
00:39:47why I run,
00:39:48why,
00:39:49why I'm doing this,
00:39:50nga,
00:39:50no,
00:39:50akong mong pakasakitan,
00:39:51akong self,
00:39:52when I run the Olympics,
00:39:54or actually,
00:39:54it was the most challenging run,
00:39:56that I had,
00:39:56because I'm not running for myself,
00:39:58I'm running for the country,
00:39:59I'm running for,
00:40:01for the Philippines,
00:40:02to be in the Olympics,
00:40:03kay,
00:40:03imagine,
00:40:04nag,
00:40:05nag try ko,
00:40:06the pressure that I had,
00:40:07getting into the Boston,
00:40:09to the Canada,
00:40:10and then a month,
00:40:11fighting to be in the Rio Olympics,
00:40:13so,
00:40:14I have no time,
00:40:16to really rest,
00:40:17continue sa con-training,
00:40:18and then,
00:40:19no matter my pain,
00:40:20during the run,
00:40:21I was running at 12 noon,
00:40:24piting inita,
00:40:25and,
00:40:26there were actually,
00:40:2624 women,
00:40:28marathoners,
00:40:28who quit the marathon,
00:40:29during their event,
00:40:30kay,
00:40:31nag-crumbs na giyod,
00:40:32grabe ang init sa Brazil,
00:40:34grabe ang init sa Olympics,
00:40:35I did not prepare,
00:40:36for that certain,
00:40:38weather giyod,
00:40:39then,
00:40:39part of me was,
00:40:41ano,
00:40:41di ko pwede mo hunong,
00:40:42anihunong gaya sila,
00:40:43they stopped,
00:40:44because,
00:40:44they could no longer,
00:40:45take the,
00:40:46kuan,
00:40:47so,
00:40:47the last,
00:40:48nagid moment nga,
00:40:49last 3 kilometers,
00:40:50nag-gunit yun ko sa akong left breast,
00:40:52sir,
00:40:52kaya,
00:40:52I could no longer breathe through my nose,
00:40:55every time I breathe through my nose,
00:40:56tanan,
00:40:57crumbs mo gawa,
00:40:58so,
00:40:58I was running,
00:40:59the last 3 kilometers,
00:41:00I was running,
00:41:01through my mouth,
00:41:03so,
00:41:03then,
00:41:04my,
00:41:05other leg was crumbing already,
00:41:08so,
00:41:08I ran through it,
00:41:09and crossed the finish line,
00:41:10and,
00:41:11nag-wellchair gig ko,
00:41:12so,
00:41:12kanatanan,
00:41:13wala na,
00:41:14moana sila nga,
00:41:15kanang,
00:41:16suskuan rana,
00:41:17oi,
00:41:18kanang,
00:41:19urabag,
00:41:21kanabang,
00:41:21not everyone would feel what I felt during the time,
00:41:25kay,
00:41:25dili nila dala ako ang self at the time,
00:41:28but I,
00:41:28I finished,
00:41:29I could have stopped,
00:41:31I could have quit,
00:41:32I could have,
00:41:33kay,
00:41:34save,
00:41:34muraguin ko,
00:41:35this would be my last,
00:41:36ang ako nalang ginaw na nito,
00:41:38okay,
00:41:38bahala lang,
00:41:39unsay ako ang finish,
00:41:40basta,
00:41:41makross lang na ako ang finish line,
00:41:42and,
00:41:43become an Olympian,
00:41:44for the Filipino people,
00:41:46maskin pag,
00:41:47this would be my last run,
00:41:48because,
00:41:48ako naging take risk,
00:41:50I could,
00:41:50ako naging imagine akong self,
00:41:52na pwede ko mag-collapse,
00:41:53I could have,
00:41:54died,
00:41:55yun,
00:41:55kay,
00:41:56ako ginggi risk,
00:41:57sir,
00:41:57I have,
00:41:58monot ako ang last na mga strategy,
00:42:01nga to cross the finish line,
00:42:02yun nga,
00:42:03na-collapse na ako on my first 10K,
00:42:05I wouldn't collapse on my first Olympics,
00:42:08so,
00:42:08maragay ito'y drive na ako,
00:42:09nag-finish at ito,
00:42:11so,
00:42:12mauna na yung past,
00:42:13murag decade of running,
00:42:14so,
00:42:15di rin ako,
00:42:15bahala lang mo,
00:42:15retire ko after,
00:42:16basta,
00:42:17I've reached the Olympics,
00:42:19katogit sir.
00:42:20so,
00:42:21si MJ have actually mentioned about heartbreaks,
00:42:24disappointments,
00:42:25even pain,
00:42:26nga?
00:42:27So,
00:42:28ikaw,
00:42:28Matthew,
00:42:29how do you,
00:42:30because this is also for our audience,
00:42:32for them to get to have the mindset,
00:42:34so,
00:42:35how do you deal with,
00:42:36disappointing days,
00:42:39or painful moments,
00:42:42or heartbreaking moments,
00:42:45how do you get past those?
00:42:47So,
00:42:48basically,
00:42:49the latest heartbreak was,
00:42:52before C Games,
00:42:54when we had the qualifying,
00:42:57they told us,
00:42:59like,
00:42:59they would remove a few athletes,
00:43:01to bring to Thailand,
00:43:04and then,
00:43:05I was,
00:43:06I heard that my name,
00:43:08was on the bottom,
00:43:09like,
00:43:10bottom list,
00:43:11and,
00:43:12it felt heavy,
00:43:14it felt,
00:43:15disappointing,
00:43:16that,
00:43:17working so hard,
00:43:19just,
00:43:20to see,
00:43:21or like,
00:43:22hear your name,
00:43:24on the bottom of the list,
00:43:25and then,
00:43:27it's,
00:43:29it's just,
00:43:30heartbreaking,
00:43:31actually,
00:43:32to like,
00:43:33feel disappointed,
00:43:34and that,
00:43:35but then,
00:43:36Coach Andoy,
00:43:37still,
00:43:37told me,
00:43:39you still have,
00:43:40a few more days,
00:43:41to,
00:43:42bow it,
00:43:44so,
00:43:44I just started thinking,
00:43:47C Games,
00:43:48C Games,
00:43:49C Games,
00:43:49C Games,
00:43:50so,
00:43:51I just wanted to push,
00:43:53I just wanted to know,
00:43:55what I can do,
00:43:58if I can't qualify,
00:43:59then,
00:44:00that's it,
00:44:01for me,
00:44:01if,
00:44:03I can't do it,
00:44:03then,
00:44:04that's it,
00:44:04for me,
00:44:06but then,
00:44:07at least,
00:44:07I tried,
00:44:08I pushed,
00:44:09so,
00:44:10what was,
00:44:11what's on my mind,
00:44:12that time,
00:44:12was,
00:44:14the sacrifices,
00:44:15behind,
00:44:16all the hard work,
00:44:17that I did,
00:44:18it wasn't just me,
00:44:19it was my coaches,
00:44:20my friends,
00:44:21especially,
00:44:22my family,
00:44:23I sacrificed,
00:44:24I sacrificed,
00:44:24I sacrificed,
00:44:24also,
00:44:25for my,
00:44:26studies,
00:44:27I,
00:44:28was absent,
00:44:29for like,
00:44:29a few days,
00:44:31few weeks,
00:44:31actually,
00:44:32so,
00:44:33I was thinking,
00:44:33it would be disappointed,
00:44:35to,
00:44:36skip,
00:44:37to sacrifice,
00:44:39all that,
00:44:39and then,
00:44:40not get there,
00:44:41so,
00:44:42I just,
00:44:43pushed myself,
00:44:45to do more,
00:44:46to do more,
00:44:47than the other guys,
00:44:48to push more,
00:44:49than them,
00:44:50and,
00:44:51fortunately,
00:44:52I was able,
00:44:54to qualify,
00:44:56when they,
00:44:57when we had the meeting,
00:44:59the final meeting,
00:45:00for the discussion,
00:45:01I was so happy,
00:45:03that my name,
00:45:05was on the list,
00:45:06and,
00:45:07I just started,
00:45:09to thank myself,
00:45:10for not giving up,
00:45:11because,
00:45:12actually,
00:45:13things happen,
00:45:15differently,
00:45:16but,
00:45:17what you can do,
00:45:18or what you can control,
00:45:19is how you,
00:45:20perceive it,
00:45:22how you react,
00:45:24so,
00:45:24when,
00:45:25when things are down,
00:45:26I always look,
00:45:27on the brighter side,
00:45:29I always look,
00:45:31on the people,
00:45:32behind me,
00:45:33pushing me,
00:45:33to be more,
00:45:35and,
00:45:36I'm very grateful,
00:45:37for them,
00:45:37because,
00:45:39it's,
00:45:39not just a village,
00:45:41right now,
00:45:41it's actually,
00:45:42different cities,
00:45:43who are supporting me,
00:45:44sponsors from Manila,
00:45:47friends from,
00:45:48all over the world,
00:45:49my family,
00:45:50my parents,
00:45:51from the US,
00:45:52they sacrificed a lot,
00:45:54and then,
00:45:55basically,
00:45:56that's my motivation,
00:45:57to just push more,
00:45:59I just think about,
00:46:00the sacrifices,
00:46:01that other people did,
00:46:03to help me get there,
00:46:05and,
00:46:06when you,
00:46:07start doing things,
00:46:09not just for yourself,
00:46:10but for other people,
00:46:11you'll reach,
00:46:13greater heights,
00:46:13so,
00:46:14so,
00:46:14it's not the situation,
00:46:16but your reaction,
00:46:18to the situation,
00:46:19that would set,
00:46:20the final,
00:46:22difference,
00:46:22whatever that reaction is,
00:46:24there's a question,
00:46:26there's a question,
00:46:26actually,
00:46:26earlier from,
00:46:28the audience,
00:46:29and then,
00:46:32she wanted to ask,
00:46:34her name is actually,
00:46:35Christelle,
00:46:35she wanted to ask,
00:46:37what are the,
00:46:39rituals,
00:46:40or,
00:46:41preparations,
00:46:42or the things,
00:46:43that you tell yourself,
00:46:45every time,
00:46:46you are in the,
00:46:47starting line,
00:46:49eyes on the goal,
00:46:52you won't join the race,
00:46:55without anything,
00:46:56or,
00:46:57for,
00:46:57or,
00:46:58reason,
00:46:58why you're joining,
00:46:59if you don't have a goal,
00:47:00so,
00:47:01focus on the goal,
00:47:02pero,
00:47:02nalang ko,
00:47:03yung tip siguro,
00:47:04sa oba,
00:47:04no,
00:47:05because,
00:47:05makita nila,
00:47:06nga,
00:47:07every competition,
00:47:08that I join,
00:47:08gacompete,
00:47:09like,
00:47:10giving my 100%,
00:47:11every time,
00:47:12no,
00:47:12no,
00:47:13may,
00:47:13every time,
00:47:14I join a run,
00:47:15sometimes,
00:47:16mananghit,
00:47:17pagig ko,
00:47:17ano,
00:47:17ni coach,
00:47:18kay,
00:47:19there's,
00:47:19time,
00:47:20when your student,
00:47:21mangod,
00:47:21sometimes,
00:47:22challenging,
00:47:23financially,
00:47:23no,
00:47:24so,
00:47:24coach,
00:47:24can I join this run,
00:47:26because,
00:47:27I know,
00:47:28kaya na ko,
00:47:29ni Daogon,
00:47:29because,
00:47:30na,
00:47:30na,
00:47:30kaya na mag-inimo,
00:47:31sa'y mong self,
00:47:32no,
00:47:32niya,
00:47:33as much as,
00:47:34my coach,
00:47:34wanted to limit,
00:47:35my,
00:47:35kanang,
00:47:36mga,
00:47:37commercial races,
00:47:38naging times,
00:47:39kamuhang,
00:47:39yuk,
00:47:40niya,
00:47:40to run this,
00:47:41but,
00:47:42moana na siya,
00:47:42okay,
00:47:43you can join,
00:47:43but you have to,
00:47:44do your training,
00:47:46a day before,
00:47:46or,
00:47:48kanang,
00:47:49nagi times nga,
00:47:50buhato na mo,
00:47:51ang training program na ko,
00:47:53during the run,
00:47:53so,
00:47:54nagi times nga,
00:47:54if,
00:47:55kanira ako ang target time,
00:47:56you really have to focus on,
00:47:58just having that,
00:47:59kay,
00:48:00kung every time,
00:48:01every competition,
00:48:02or commercial races nga,
00:48:03kung apilan,
00:48:03100% ko,
00:48:04per me,
00:48:05the recovery would take long,
00:48:06long distance running,
00:48:08would,
00:48:08give you time to,
00:48:10really replenish everything,
00:48:11that you,
00:48:12you give ba,
00:48:13so,
00:48:13kinanglan,
00:48:14you have,
00:48:15in marathon,
00:48:15what also helped me,
00:48:17is how to control yourself,
00:48:19even though,
00:48:19you're the fastest runner already,
00:48:21you know,
00:48:22kung,
00:48:22kung tanaw ni mo,
00:48:23moana gina si coach,
00:48:24kung tanaw ni mo,
00:48:25layo na ang naglitsunod ni mo,
00:48:27ayaw na,
00:48:27og exert,
00:48:28og maayo,
00:48:30sa imong pacing,
00:48:31focus on the,
00:48:32training pacing,
00:48:34because,
00:48:34madugay na noon ta,
00:48:36og recover,
00:48:36so,
00:48:37ang resulta na,
00:48:39it will compensate,
00:48:40some of our trainings,
00:48:41and,
00:48:42yeah,
00:48:42and it's not necessary,
00:48:43and it's not necessary,
00:48:45and it's not,
00:48:45part of the,
00:48:47plan,
00:48:47so,
00:48:48maauna na,
00:48:48being an athlete,
00:48:50also means,
00:48:50you have to really,
00:48:52learn how to control yourself,
00:48:53kay,
00:48:54kanabitaw sa starting line,
00:48:55palang natuusay,
00:48:56with the adrenaline,
00:48:57na,
00:48:58push da yun,
00:48:59and then,
00:48:59wak ni mo,
00:49:00gipa minaw,
00:49:01imuhang,
00:49:01uy,
00:49:02wak pa man ko,
00:49:02nakadagan,
00:49:03anina pace,
00:49:04so,
00:49:04masayup na da yun,
00:49:06that's one thing,
00:49:07that,
00:49:07na-dispense na imong,
00:49:08energy,
00:49:09unnecessarily,
00:49:10yes,
00:49:11one ako ang tip for,
00:49:12some athletes,
00:49:13or runners nga,
00:49:14nagsugod karoon nga,
00:49:16nga naman nga,
00:49:16on a certain distance,
00:49:17pag sugod pa lang,
00:49:19kalit naman lang ko,
00:49:20og stop,
00:49:21mulakaw na da yun,
00:49:22and it,
00:49:23ah,
00:49:24an advice for you,
00:49:26kung wala pa ka nakatry,
00:49:27anina pacing during your training,
00:49:29never try it on the race,
00:49:31sa starting line,
00:49:32yun,
00:49:32labi na,
00:49:33adrenaline,
00:49:33ay,
00:49:33kusog kaya siya ni Dagan,
00:49:34ni Dagan sag ka,
00:49:35for the picture lang,
00:49:37and then,
00:49:37there's a possibility,
00:49:39yun,
00:49:40na certain level,
00:49:41nihit na gani ka sa imong,
00:49:43100%,
00:49:43mulakaw gika,
00:49:45because it will really take time,
00:49:46for you to really recover,
00:49:48so,
00:49:48lakaw ka,
00:49:49get your heart rate back,
00:49:50and then,
00:49:50di hapaka makasugod,
00:49:51pero guba na,
00:49:53unless kung,
00:49:54un sa imuhang,
00:49:55at the starting line,
00:49:56yun,
00:49:5680% lang gina,
00:49:58sa imuhang usual sa,
00:49:59you have to really,
00:50:00especially if,
00:50:00waka ka warm up properly,
00:50:02kay,
00:50:02karoon gud,
00:50:03ang mga runs ka ron,
00:50:04naghan na kaayos,
00:50:05sa starting line,
00:50:06na nanatanan,
00:50:07so,
00:50:07it won't give you time,
00:50:08good to properly warmed up,
00:50:10so,
00:50:11managamito na to,
00:50:12na importante,
00:50:13at the start of the run,
00:50:15properly warmed up,
00:50:16gika,
00:50:16if waka naka warm up,
00:50:17then control yourself,
00:50:18gud,
00:50:19so,
00:50:20abolish.
00:50:20I can tell that,
00:50:21you are very,
00:50:22strategic,
00:50:23no?
00:50:24Yeah.
00:50:25Which is,
00:50:25important,
00:50:26right?
00:50:26Yeah.
00:50:26And,
00:50:27on a corporate standpoint,
00:50:29kanang,
00:50:29there's,
00:50:30I think he's an author,
00:50:31he said,
00:50:32kanang,
00:50:33one of the seven habits,
00:50:34ba?
00:50:34You begin with the end in mind.
00:50:35So,
00:50:35in your case,
00:50:36starting point,
00:50:38that's the goal.
00:50:39Maunang,
00:50:39grabe,
00:50:40so,
00:50:40kumadisappoint,
00:50:41if I won't get my,
00:50:43goal,
00:50:44okay?
00:50:45Sakto na kung strategy,
00:50:46manang,
00:50:47question na din ko,
00:50:48asa ko nasayup,
00:50:49like,
00:50:50which brings me to,
00:50:52the question for you,
00:50:53which is,
00:50:54still from,
00:50:55Christelle,
00:50:56no?
00:50:56She wanted to know,
00:50:59kanang,
00:50:59how do you deal with,
00:51:01kanang,
00:51:02disappointments,
00:51:03no?
00:51:03Kanang,
00:51:04you've already set your mind,
00:51:06no nga,
00:51:06in this particular race,
00:51:07this is my goal,
00:51:08or this is my time.
00:51:10And then,
00:51:11you did not achieve,
00:51:13the target.
00:51:14So,
00:51:15basically,
00:51:15for me,
00:51:16the goal is always,
00:51:18just for myself.
00:51:20I don't,
00:51:21if the other guys,
00:51:22are running faster,
00:51:23my goal is to,
00:51:25catch up to them,
00:51:26but,
00:51:27if I can't,
00:51:29but I will try.
00:51:31My,
00:51:31my goal,
00:51:33always,
00:51:34for the race,
00:51:35is,
00:51:36to,
00:51:37push more,
00:51:39see what I can do,
00:51:41to try,
00:51:43won't be,
00:51:44to not be afraid,
00:51:45of trying things,
00:51:47of trying things,
00:51:47but with,
00:51:48risk assessment.
00:51:49So,
00:51:50when I see the guys,
00:51:51in front,
00:51:53I just,
00:51:54tell myself,
00:51:55that,
00:51:55I wanna,
00:51:56catch up to them,
00:51:57I wanna be more,
00:51:58I wanna catch up,
00:51:59I wanna,
00:52:00speed up more,
00:52:01and get to the front,
00:52:03but then,
00:52:04I would also think,
00:52:05that,
00:52:06if I can't,
00:52:07push it that much,
00:52:09and then,
00:52:10I would just,
00:52:12disappoint my country,
00:52:14and not finish,
00:52:15I would rather just,
00:52:17maintain,
00:52:18my pace,
00:52:20and then,
00:52:20just focus,
00:52:22on,
00:52:23the people,
00:52:24supporting me.
00:52:26If I can't,
00:52:27catch up to the front,
00:52:29it's just,
00:52:30at least I tried,
00:52:32that's the point.
00:52:33If I get disappointed,
00:52:34at myself,
00:52:35for not catching the front,
00:52:37I just tell myself,
00:52:38that,
00:52:39I did it for me anyways.
00:52:41I'm not doing it,
00:52:42for,
00:52:43the pictures,
00:52:44the social media,
00:52:45I'm doing it for myself.
00:52:47So,
00:52:48at the end of the day,
00:52:50I'm happy,
00:52:51because of me,
00:52:53and that's all.
00:52:54By the way,
00:52:55Crystal,
00:52:55what was that again?
00:52:56Balance,
00:52:57personal life and your career.
00:52:59Ah,
00:52:59okay.
00:53:00I think,
00:53:01because we're,
00:53:02this is really,
00:53:03a very good conversation,
00:53:04and we're,
00:53:04running out of time,
00:53:06but I think,
00:53:07it's also a good question,
00:53:08for both of you,
00:53:09to answer.
00:53:10You're very successful,
00:53:12you have a,
00:53:13very successful career,
00:53:15and,
00:53:16you also have a personal life,
00:53:18to manage.
00:53:18How do you balance,
00:53:20both?
00:53:20We'll start with you,
00:53:21Matthew.
00:53:22I'm starting first.
00:53:24So,
00:53:24basically,
00:53:26I balance everything out.
00:53:28Well,
00:53:29I don't usually plan,
00:53:30that's the thing,
00:53:32because,
00:53:32like,
00:53:33I'm not that strategic,
00:53:35sorry.
00:53:35I'm not that strategic,
00:53:36sorry.
00:53:39I just balance,
00:53:41school and training,
00:53:43and the time for my family,
00:53:45like,
00:53:46I sacrificed some,
00:53:48when my family wants,
00:53:49to go outing,
00:53:50but then,
00:53:50I have training,
00:53:52I tell them,
00:53:53I'm sorry,
00:53:54I can't,
00:53:55I have to do this,
00:53:56but then,
00:53:57when school starts,
00:53:58to like,
00:53:59cramp up,
00:54:00I tell my coach,
00:54:02coach,
00:54:03this is a training,
00:54:04because I have projects due,
00:54:05I have an exam,
00:54:07this and that,
00:54:08I have enrollment.
00:54:09So,
00:54:10there's basically,
00:54:11like,
00:54:12proper time management,
00:54:14but then,
00:54:15you really have to,
00:54:17do,
00:54:17sacrifices,
00:54:19at the same time,
00:54:20because if you can't do it,
00:54:23then focus on the,
00:54:25like,
00:54:26manage your priorities,
00:54:27properly,
00:54:28because,
00:54:29it's very different,
00:54:31when you're doing,
00:54:32everything at once,
00:54:33I'm not,
00:54:34I don't have four hands,
00:54:36to deal with everything,
00:54:38I'm,
00:54:38I'm a human being too,
00:54:40I sacrifice,
00:54:41if I can't do that,
00:54:43at least,
00:54:43I can do this,
00:54:45and then,
00:54:45I'll do that later,
00:54:47something like that.
00:54:47So,
00:54:48you manage your time,
00:54:49you set the boundaries,
00:54:50and you,
00:54:51say no,
00:54:52when you have to say no,
00:54:53and say yes,
00:54:54when you have to say yes,
00:54:55and for MJ.
00:54:57Yeah,
00:54:57that's a good thing for math,
00:54:59no,
00:54:59he's really enjoying,
00:55:00being an athlete,
00:55:01at the same time,
00:55:03family time,
00:55:03good,
00:55:04so,
00:55:04if I only share,
00:55:06how do I balance,
00:55:08being an Olympian,
00:55:10good,
00:55:10it really takes,
00:55:11more time,
00:55:12actually,
00:55:13but,
00:55:13I have to set in mind,
00:55:15now,
00:55:15I have to give back,
00:55:18everything good,
00:55:19like,
00:55:20the opportunity,
00:55:21that was given to me,
00:55:22by the school,
00:55:23I really have to,
00:55:24give back,
00:55:25so,
00:55:25I have to represent,
00:55:26the school well,
00:55:27by,
00:55:28by being,
00:55:29I have to balance,
00:55:33studies,
00:55:34and at the same time,
00:55:35I'm training,
00:55:36no,
00:55:36so,
00:55:37that's the reason,
00:55:39wide,
00:55:40I,
00:55:41the offer,
00:55:41to finish another,
00:55:43the master's,
00:55:44degree,
00:55:46the master,
00:55:46no,
00:55:47meaning,
00:55:49good,
00:55:49go in school,
00:55:50at the same time,
00:55:50good,
00:55:50go in my academics,
00:55:52so,
00:55:52have to really give back,
00:55:54and at the same time,
00:55:55actually,
00:55:55sir,
00:55:55when during pandemic,
00:55:56nag-enroll,
00:55:58pag-DPA,
00:55:58so,
00:55:59I'm a doctorate,
00:56:00in public administration,
00:56:01now,
00:56:02and,
00:56:03yes,
00:56:03lahi ako,
00:56:04ang pag-manage sa time,
00:56:05during my,
00:56:06athletic,
00:56:07koan,
00:56:08unsa ni ako,
00:56:08ang pag-e,
00:56:09elite athlete before,
00:56:11and now,
00:56:11being a,
00:56:12koan,
00:56:13working mom,
00:56:15so,
00:56:16working mom,
00:56:17yeah,
00:56:18I'm the current,
00:56:19officer in charge,
00:56:20in Mandawi City Sports Office,
00:56:21so,
00:56:22public service,
00:56:22actually,
00:56:23so,
00:56:24my training now,
00:56:25is more on,
00:56:26intentional,
00:56:27and more on,
00:56:29realistic,
00:56:30I don't train,
00:56:31like,
00:56:32before,
00:56:32katong,
00:56:33I was,
00:56:3420s pa,
00:56:35karoon,
00:56:36more on,
00:56:37koan,
00:56:37nag-each,
00:56:38what works on my current lifestyle,
00:56:40balancing work,
00:56:41motherhood,
00:56:42and at the same time,
00:56:44nag-each po na kong running,
00:56:46so,
00:56:46dili naging ko pareha sa unang,
00:56:48wala pag-each,
00:56:49koan,
00:56:50kahadluk,
00:56:50na ma,
00:56:51unsan ni dugay mo uli,
00:56:53karoon,
00:56:53more on,
00:56:54nanakoy time for my family,
00:56:56gyan,
00:56:56yeah,
00:56:57time for work,
00:56:58and at the same time,
00:57:00akong responsibilities as a mother,
00:57:02and a public servant,
00:57:03so,
00:57:03nag-each po na.
00:57:04Sige,
00:57:05so,
00:57:06I'm down to my last question,
00:57:07one each,
00:57:08for both of you,
00:57:09so,
00:57:09for Matt,
00:57:10kinang,
00:57:11what's next for you?
00:57:13What's your next goal this time?
00:57:15So,
00:57:16basically,
00:57:16we have two major games,
00:57:18this,
00:57:19this coming April,
00:57:20we have Asian Beach Games,
00:57:22I would very much,
00:57:23be happy to try and qualify for that one,
00:57:26and then we have Asian Games on,
00:57:28August,
00:57:30so,
00:57:30it's a very busy schedule,
00:57:31but before that,
00:57:33I also have this one in March,
00:57:35championships,
00:57:37in Hong Kong,
00:57:39I think,
00:57:40Hong Kong,
00:57:41though,
00:57:41Crystal.
00:57:41just in case you want to watch,
00:57:50continue,
00:57:50continue.
00:57:50So,
00:57:51just basically,
00:57:52that's it for me right now,
00:57:56but then,
00:57:56if there are more races,
00:57:58I would really love to join,
00:58:00especially local races here in Cebu,
00:58:02I would very much love to race in my hometown,
00:58:06because there's very few races for multi-sport here in the city,
00:58:12actually.
00:58:13So,
00:58:13yes,
00:58:13that's all.
00:58:14And,
00:58:15for MJ,
00:58:17you're the first Filipina Marathon Olympian,
00:58:21right?
00:58:22Aside from that,
00:58:23how do you want to be remembered?
00:58:28You're the first one.
00:58:28How do I want to be remembered?
00:58:38The services,
00:58:40or the values that I've shared,
00:58:41or
00:58:42Mary Joy,
00:58:44after becoming an Olympian,
00:58:46so,
00:58:47it's more,
00:58:47if there would be an invitation to share my journey,
00:58:52I would be very happy to share to everybody.
00:58:56It's not just,
00:58:57I don't want to be remembered,
00:58:58by the accomplishments that I had,
00:59:01the medals,
00:59:01the trophies,
00:59:02the records,
00:59:03and then,
00:59:05and then,
00:59:05he's the advantage of the internet.
00:59:09Yeah,
00:59:10advantage of the internet.
00:59:11But,
00:59:11it's more on,
00:59:13so,
00:59:14how do I start?
00:59:16How did I become an Olympian?
00:59:19My journey?
00:59:20How was,
00:59:21how did I overcome everything?
00:59:22How do I pay back?
00:59:26So,
00:59:26that's why,
00:59:27the grassroots program,
00:59:30so,
00:59:30I launched the grassroots sports development program in Mandawi last,
00:59:342024.
00:59:35So,
00:59:36after the Olympics,
00:59:40after being an athlete,
00:59:42it does not end there.
00:59:43So,
00:59:43it's more on,
00:59:45it's more on,
00:59:48making programs,
00:59:50sports programs,
00:59:51and palaces in the LGU,
00:59:53in Mandawi,
00:59:54and at the same time,
00:59:55giving opportunities to the athletes.
00:59:57Karun,
00:59:58with the partnership that I had,
01:00:00like,
01:00:01being,
01:00:01as an ambassador of a certain event,
01:00:05I was able to do that,
01:00:05I was able to do that,
01:00:06so,
01:00:09can I bring in some of my athletes?
01:00:11So,
01:00:12happy to share that,
01:00:15a 10-year-old runner,
01:00:16from our grassroots sports program in Mandawi,
01:00:19will be running with me in Taiwan this October.
01:00:22So,
01:00:22that would be,
01:00:23so,
01:00:23part of my,
01:00:24me,
01:00:25and in my program,
01:00:26is to expose,
01:00:27and let these grassroots runners experience,
01:00:30give them opportunity to explore,
01:00:32experience,
01:00:33and,
01:00:34learn some cultures from different country,
01:00:36ba?
01:00:36So,
01:00:36I'm more like,
01:00:37I'm more like,
01:00:37I'm more like,
01:00:38even though I'm no longer,
01:00:40compete,
01:00:41as competitive as before,
01:00:43but,
01:00:43I'm more like,
01:00:44I'm more like,
01:00:44I'm more like,
01:00:44I'm more like,
01:00:45it's more on,
01:00:46guiding,
01:00:46and helping these athletes dream,
01:00:48their dreams are valid,
01:00:50they too can achieve this,
01:00:52this,
01:00:53and that,
01:00:53so,
01:00:53would always say,
01:00:55sus,
01:00:55ako,
01:00:564'11 in height,
01:00:57I was in the Olympics,
01:00:58how was I able to achieve that?
01:01:00So,
01:01:00with the support that you have now,
01:01:02take advantage,
01:01:03take,
01:01:03ipang-grab,
01:01:04gina ng mga opportunities,
01:01:06and one thing that I could share,
01:01:08kung kaya,
01:01:09never say never,
01:01:10gyan,
01:01:10ayaw yung sigig ingon o gno,
01:01:11kung nai-opportunity,
01:01:12say yes,
01:01:13and then,
01:01:14unyan na na problema,
01:01:15on how to achieve,
01:01:16how to accomplish that,
01:01:17so,
01:01:18kung nai-hatag sa'yo mo,
01:01:19ha,
01:01:19okay,
01:01:19yes,
01:01:20pwede ka mura na ni,
01:01:21ah,
01:01:22sige,
01:01:22yes,
01:01:22sige,
01:01:23later na lang,
01:01:23siguro,
01:01:24kung di-gid kaya,
01:01:25maybe they would understand,
01:01:26but,
01:01:27kung,
01:01:28kung there's an opportunity,
01:01:29say yes,
01:01:30good,
01:01:30grab it,
01:01:31kay,
01:01:31not all opportunities will be given to you,
01:01:34and yes,
01:01:35nawala na ko sa ako,
01:01:36ang question,
01:01:37how to be remembered,
01:01:38ka na,
01:01:39Mary Joy,
01:01:40it's more on,
01:01:42kanang sharing your joy in running,
01:01:44run with joy,
01:01:46always,
01:01:46there's a joy in running,
01:01:47joy in sports,
01:01:49train with joy,
01:01:50so,
01:01:50importantly,
01:01:51you get to enjoy your training,
01:01:53kay,
01:01:54mawala masag yun atong purpose,
01:01:55no,
01:01:56sa running,
01:01:56magig ka magdugay,
01:01:57kung you're,
01:01:58if you're not enjoying it,
01:01:59if you're just,
01:02:00kanang na-push lang ka,
01:02:01because your parents,
01:02:02or your coach,
01:02:03want you to do this,
01:02:05it would be better,
01:02:06if you do it as a team,
01:02:08you also have,
01:02:09you also get to enjoy it,
01:02:10you love it,
01:02:11you're doing it,
01:02:12because,
01:02:14you're doing it as a team,
01:02:15and you're doing it for the country,
01:02:17so,
01:02:18kanang lang,
01:02:18mas dagan ko ma-inspire siguro,
01:02:20to,
01:02:21to become the next Olympian,
01:02:22to become,
01:02:24the next Mary Joy in running,
01:02:25so,
01:02:25actually,
01:02:26dagan na tag mga potential runners,
01:02:28run,
01:02:28the,
01:02:28the shoes are improving,
01:02:30the,
01:02:31the,
01:02:31the,
01:02:31the,
01:02:32the nutrition are there,
01:02:33you get all the support,
01:02:35so,
01:02:35yeah,
01:02:36so good luck,
01:02:37and,
01:02:37yeah,
01:02:37I'll see you on the road,
01:02:39Gihapon,
01:02:39so,
01:02:41I think this is the best way,
01:02:42to end the show,
01:02:43because,
01:02:43there is Matthew in running,
01:02:45and there's also Joy in running,
01:02:47and then for Matthew in running,
01:02:49because of where you are,
01:02:50in the lane,
01:02:51so,
01:02:51you are still on the stage,
01:02:53of dreaming more,
01:02:55being more,
01:02:56and becoming more,
01:02:57and for Joy,
01:02:58where she is,
01:02:59in the lane,
01:03:01she's already on the,
01:03:02paying it forward,
01:03:03so,
01:03:03there's Matthew in running,
01:03:05and Joy in running,
01:03:07so,
01:03:07that brings us,
01:03:08to the end of today's,
01:03:11Beyond the Headlines,
01:03:12thank you,
01:03:13MJ,
01:03:13and Matthew,
01:03:14for sharing your stories,
01:03:16stories of grit,
01:03:18sacrifice,
01:03:19resilience,
01:03:20and unwavering dedication,
01:03:21to excellence,
01:03:23Cebu,
01:03:23and the country,
01:03:24so,
01:03:25their Joy journeys,
01:03:26remind us,
01:03:26that every victory,
01:03:28represents more than,
01:03:29a medal,
01:03:30or a podium finish,
01:03:32it represents,
01:03:33years of hard work,
01:03:35perseverance,
01:03:36and the heart,
01:03:37for Cebu,
01:03:38and the nation,
01:03:39I'm DJ Moises,
01:03:41and before,
01:03:41the request of Christel,
01:03:42to have a group hug,
01:03:44after the show,
01:03:45for our viewers,
01:03:46stay inspired,
01:03:47continue supporting,
01:03:49our athletes,
01:03:50and good afternoon,
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