Paulinian wins in Tarlac Enduro Attack

One Grade 9 Paulinian is a tough bicycle rider this year.

In fact, when he joined the Tarlac Enduro Attack in San Jose, Tarlac on July 12, 2014 for a charity competition for rough riding down the hills of this town, he ranked 2nd among the 50 toughest riders of Central Luzon.

He is Raymart Torres of Grade 9 - St. Mark, who donated half of his P5,000.00 reward to charity after a tough 32-km boulder-riddled ride along the hills of San Jose. He navigated down the hills like professional at age 15.

This was how the terrains of the competition looked like,
Raymart Torres said. Photo courtesy of http://www.attackmtb.com/

"I think I was the youngest rider," he revealed in an interview.

Third from left, Torres posed for a picture before the competition.
Photo courtesy of his Facebook Page at
https://www.facebook.com/mark.torres.5688476?fref=photo

He said he had been in adventurous bicycle rides reaching as far as Antipolo. He finished as first to reach the finish line among the more than 2,000 cyclists who joined the Bocaue Fun Bike as one of the activities of the recently concluded Pista ng Mahal na Poon ng Krus sa Wawa.

Torres arrived first at the finish line during the Rondaride Bocaue Fun Bike
during the Feast of the Mahal na Poon ng Krus sa Wawa. Photo courtesy of
https://www.facebook.com/mark.torres.5688476?fref=photo

"In my first attempt last summer, I got bruises having skidded and toppled down the rough treks in Tarlac," he narrated. "But the organizers encouraged me to join again, that was why I went there last July 13 to compete in the same kind of event, the Tarlac Enduro Attack," he said.

Torres was recognized in school during the next Monday's Flag and Religious Ceremonies as Mr. Ernesto U. Guillermo, Jr., the HS Academic Chair called him on stage. Sr. Maria Remedios R. Cayetano, SPC, Directress and HS Principal congratulated him for his feat.