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Jake Ejercito completes half marathon in Budapest, sets new personal record

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Jake Ejercito marked a new milestone in his running journey after completing the Budapest Spring Half Marathon.On his Instagram page, Jake shared that he finished the half marathon in 1 hour, 44 minutes, and 24 seconds, which is his best time so far. He beat his previous record by 7 minutes and 15 seconds.He attributed this new achievement to hard work and his faith. &quot;Grind paid off, no plot twists— all Him,&quot; he said.He also expressed his gratitude to those who supported him throughout the race.&quot;Appreciate all those who checked in! Biiig shoutout to @iyamaniya &amp; @chinoalarilla for getting up early to make a surprise appearance and turning their e-tix into hype material! legends,&quot; he said.Jake also revealed his next marathon destination. &quot;Next up: Chicagooo,&quot; he unveiled.  <iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-16" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIdrQL5pxNS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A16%2C%22os%22%3A16260995.199999928%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-16" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Fans online were quick to react to Jake&#x27;s post.&quot;Yahoo. Congrats Jake. Happy and proud of you. Galing,&quot; one fan commented.&quot;Congrats, nice progressive split, great pacing,&quot; another fan posted.Back in January, Jake also completed the half marathon of the Iloilo Dinagyang Marathon.&quot;Half mara no.2 in Iloilo. Was gunning for a sub-1:50 and was on track for the most part, but took a wrong u-turn which caused me to have to double back, adding another 1.5km to my total 💀,&quot; he posted on social media.He went on:&quot;Still PR’d at 1:51:39. Official time 2:00:28 (22.7km). Salamat gid to all the langgas who hyped me up 🫶 Onto the next.&quot;Aside from marathons, Jake also pursues hiking.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/20/jake-ejercito-completes-another-half-marathon-onto-the-next-1801">READ: Jake Ejercito completes another half marathon: ‘Onto the next’</a></div>Back in September of last year, Jake went hiking in Scotland.&quot;6 days solo hiking the West Highland Way and Scotland pulled all the stops: 30km days, change in weather every 15 mins, a wild dip, midges— lotsa midges, wonderful strangers, even better sights,&quot; he posted last year.&quot;Overall beautiful, painful, and tougher than I had expected, but I’d do it all again,&quot; he remarked.