Gabby Alvarado

Apr 15, 2024 | spin.ph | Gabby Alvarado

WHEN she turned 77 last weekend, ultramarathoner Rosalinda Pendon Ogsimer celebrated in the only way she knows: run. First came the shortest race of her entire life: a no-sweat, just-for-fun 1.5-kilometer trot, accompanying her adorable pet chihuahua, Kobi, every step of the way. The Pet Express Doggie Run at the SM Mall of Asia Complex on April 13 was unlike anything this grandmother of 17 had ever done.

Jan 27, 2024 | spin.ph | Gabby Alvarado

IF Joe Lipa hadn't gotten into basketball coaching, he could have become a corporate executive or a marketing guru selling probably the latest smartphone or electronic gizmo. He was, after all, doing promotional work with a multinational company, pushing electronic calculators, among other things, when he was talked into his first coaching job.