ULTRA

photo taken from runfool.com.

This weekend, Cebu will be holding it's first ultramarathon. I have been running for 18 months already, but I haven't signed up for a single marathon, and have to complete my second Pikermi this January. The thought of conquering my first marathon is still quite daunting. But conquering an ULTRA, I must be insane by that time. 

Anyways, this post is dedicated to the brave men and women who will run from Mt. Manunggal (Cebu's highest peak) up to the Provincial Capitol. Good luck and Godspeed!

Oh, by the way, the next time I am going to meet the finishers, I have a monicker reserved for them...

 Ultraman photo is a property of Toei Productions and Tsurabaya Productions.

"ULTRAMAN"!

Run for BB2-Run for Kids with Cancer

Dec. 5 must be the busiest day in Cebu's running calendar! Can you imagine there are SIX, as in 6 races will be held on this day all over the metro! I know most of you guys will either be in deep training for the January gig, or in Singapore or in Quezon City. But for those who want to join races on this day, it would be better to Run for BB2!

Why am I unabashedly suggested for anyone to join the Run for BB2? We'll this is a run for a cause! Proceeds for this event will help in the treatment for 7 kids with cancer. That will be great Christmas gift for these kids and their families. Second it has a great race course that included the dreaded hills of Banawa! Just take a look at the race map below. The course will provide a good quality workout for those preparing for their January gig.

Click on the photo to bigify.

 See, I hope I convinced you guys to join this! Don't be a grinch! Merry Christmas!

Photos taken from Rosario Naomi Fajardo's Facebook account.

Bukidnon Trail Running- November 20

photo taken from happy feet yahoo! groups.

Dumaguete Marathon-November 21, 2010

I know a lot of people who already signed up for the Cebu City Marathon this January are now training like crazy right now. I know some of them might be bored with the same LSD routes they tackle every weekend. So ladies and gentlemen, why not take your LSD to another place, like the City of Gentle People (also known as Katol's hometown.), Dumaguete.

This coming November 21, they will be hosting a "marathon". You may register in 3K,5K, Quarter Marathon (10.5K), 3-quarters marathon (31.5K). You may register at the Foundation University. For more details, you may call the following: 

Dr. Aparicio Mequi/ Paultom Paras/ Joel Balajadia/ Carlo Simpao/ Alex Pal
035-4229167 loc. 165

They also have an official website:  http://dumaguetemarathon.com.

I got some information through, http://takbo.ph.

Run for BB 2

After the success of Run for Bebe last June, Code Blue Running Team of the Chong Hua Hospital, is inviting everyone to join the Run for BB2! This time the beneficiaries are the children as young as 7 months old who cannot afford further treatment.

The singlet, according to Code Blue's Tita Naomi Fajardo is orange. You never had any orange singlets, right? 

Cebu City Marathon 2011 Registration

photo taken from reelrunning.blogspot.com.

It's another lazy day at the office, I guess. So since I have nothing to do, I browsed at my Facebook account. Then and there, CebuRunning announced that the Cebu City Marathon 2011 registration will be open this October 8, 2010 at the Ayala Center-Cebu Active Zone.

The registration fee has increased. The 5K is pegged at P500.00 (from P250.00), 21K is at P 600.00 (from P450.00), and the full marathon is at P800.00 (from P650.00). Yikes! I hope the organizers have a better way of explaining to the runners this increase in registration fees. It's part of our consumer rights. I just hope monetary depreciation is not involved, though.

St. Peter Life Plans and Chapels' Life Run- Oct. 24, 2010

photo taken from the official website of St. Peter Life Plan and Chapels

In celebration of their 40th anniversary, the St. Peter Life Plans and Chapels will have a "Life Run" this coming Oct. 24, 2010 in Ortigas (Metro Manila), Cebu and Davao. The registration fee is P50.00 (Believe it!), inclusive of singlet, race bib and race map. Your P50.00 registration fee, will go straight to Bantay Bata 168, a non-government organization for children.

One may register, at the following St. Peter Life Plans and Chapels branch listed on their website.

To the runners from Cebu who are interested to join the race, here is the race map. I got this from takbo.ph.

Click on the map to magnify.

 

SSS Fun Run-Sept. 18

In celebration of it's 53rd anniversary, the Philippine Social Security Systems will be having a fun run this coming Sept. 18, 2010. There are only two categories available: 3K and 5K. Registration fee is at P250.00, inclusive of singlet and race bib. Interested participants can register at the SSS Legal Department, Third Floor, SSS Building, Jones Ave. (Osmena Blvd.), Cebu City. Deadline for registration will be on Sept. 10, 2010.

For inquiries, you may call (032)505-9301 local 343, or (032) 255-3195.

Run to Educate: The Silliman University Run (Aug. 22, 2010)

 The Silliman University Alumni Association in Cebu is inviting everyone to join the run to Educate this coming Aug. 22, 2010 at the Terrace, Ayala Center-Cebu. This is for the benefit of the Silliman University's Scholarship Program. Registration fee is at P250.00. You may register at the following venues:Fitness First Ayala, Wow Travel and More in Robinson's Place-Cebu, Elizabeth Mall and Lapu-Lapu, Body and Sole, RGMA DYSS and DYRT FM.

Eagle Run

The Sacred Heart School For Boys (now Known as Ateneo De Cebu/Sacred Heart-Jesuits), together with Run for Sight will have two more Eagle Runs in the last quarter of the year.

After the success of the first Eagle Run last May 23, they will be having a night race dubbed as "Eagle Run-Blackout", while the third race will be "Eagle Run Half-Marathon".

Eagle Run-Blackout will be held on October 16 (Saturday) at the Cebu Doctors University, Mandaue City, Cebu. There will be three categories: 3K/5K/10K.

Eagle Run Half-Marathon will be held this December 19 (Sunday) at the same venue. There will be also three categories: 5K/10K/21K.

Mark those dates! See yah!

Race for Life

My "tipster" just e-mailed me the details on a race this coming Aug. 01, 2010. Unfortunately, this announcement was embedded in the blogs of the bloggeratti of Cebu aka Cebu Blogger Society (They should include runner blogs!). So for those who are interested to join this event, here are the details for this race.

You may register at the following venues: Dunkin Donuts' branches in SM-Cebu and Ayala Center-There will be a 3K, 5K, 10K, 15K and a Kids' Run. Registrations are pegged at P250.00 in all categories.Cebu, Runnr (Ayala), Parkmall, Holiday Gym and Spa, Philippine Sports Commission Office at the Cebu City Sports Complex (Abellana)

TNF Thrill of the Trail-Bohol (September 12)

I have been longing to join one of these races, since I want to experience what is like to do trail running. As I was browsing my Facebook account, I saw this photo tagged to a runner-acquaintance. Giddy me wants to join this, but reality me reprimanded. TNF Thrill of the Trail-Bohol is scheduled at the same date as the Milo Marathon-Tagbilaran Eliminations race, which the crew have long been planning for. On second thought, I will be managing the clinic branch by September! Sigh! 

I am looking at the sky right now, waiting for signs. 

Conquering 20K and Beyond: Run to Reduce and Pilipinas First 25K International Marathon

Cebuanos will be treated to a couple of races which is slated to have distances beyond 20K. First will be the Pilipinas First 25K International Marathon (Why call it a marathon, if it's only 25 kilometers?) this coming August 15, and the Run to Reduce on August 22.

The Pilipinas First 25K International Marathon will be held at the Asiatown IT Park. They had a press conference today at around 10 am in a hotel very near to the clinic where I am working. Unfortunately, I could not excuse myself since I had lots of patients then. But i have heard through TV Patrol-Central Visayas (while mourning for the passing of a resident kitty), that the registration fee is pegged at P 350.00 for 25K, P 250.00 for 10K and P 200.00 for 5K. The 25k race course will also include the newly-inaugurated tunnel. There will be 10K and 5K race categories

The week following the 25K Run, there will another half-marathon race sponsored by the Aboitiz Group of Companies. My dad already informed me about this last summer, since they were also been told by their HR. The race will be held at the South Road Properties and has four race categories: 3K, 5K, 10K and 21K. The 10K and 21K runners will have timing chips. Registration fees are pegged at P450.00 for 21K, P350.00 for 10K and P250.00 for 5K and 3K. You may register at Runnr in Ayala Center-Cebu, Visayan Electric Company (VECO)-SM City-Cebu, and Casa Ilonga at the Robinson's Place-Cebu.You may claim your singlet/s at Persimmon Plus, Mabolo, Cebu City from August 16-21, 2010.


If you are preparing for Milo half-marathon this September you may either join either or both races or skip either or even both, it only depends on you. Choose your races and stay away from injuries.

Run for the Club Foot Babies

photo credits from the official website.

Another run for a cause will be held this August 8 at the Terrace-Ayala Center Cebu. This is for the benefit for of babies with congenital club foot. To download the registration form and race route, you can download it in their official website.

Other race details will announced later.

Adelante, Cebu! First Recoletos Run

If De La Salle University (DLSU) students will shout, "Animo!", the students of the University of San Jose-Recoletos(USJ-R) in Cebu will definitely say, "Adelante!". Adelante means forward, and Cebu is moving forward. Just a week after a run hosted by the Silliman University Alumni in Cebu, the Josenians (as the y are commonly known for) will host the First Recoletos Run- Run for St. Agustine this August 29. Oh it's my dad's birthday!

A certain tipster by the name of "Poruoslogs" gave me some of the race's details.


Race Categories: 3K/5K/10K
Assembly Time: 4:00 AM
Gun Start: 5:30 AM for 10K
               5:45 AM for 5K
               6:00 AM for 3K
Venue: Sumilon Road, Cebu Business Park at the back of Collegio de la Imaculada Concepcion (CIC-Main Campus)


Registration Fee (inclusive of singlets and race kit):
   1. Early bird (To those who will register from June 14- August 14, 2010)- P200
   2. From August 14-27, 2010- P250

Registration Venue: USJR Engineering Office, USJR Alumni Office, Cebu City Sports Commission @ the Cebu City Sports Complex (aka Abellana) and RUNNR @ the Ayala Center-Cebu.


Early Registrants may redeem their race packets starting on August 21, 2010 from 10:30 Am to 7:00 PM. Regular registrants may redeem their race packets on August 27, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Race packets will be distributed at Sug-angan Restaurant at J. Llorente St., Cebu City.


Again, say this with me this time, "ADELANTE!".

Energizer Night Race Will Hit Cebu

photo credits from this site.

This is not the first time Cebu's hosting a night race. The "Midnight Run" during the Christmas break was the other non-morning race, until a TV station showed the TVC in one lazy Sunday morning. This folks is the Energizer Night Run! As of this moment, more and more people are interested to join this race in Facebook. So to those who are not in the circle of many (lucky) Cebuano runners, here is the gist on the race details. *NOTE: I just "copied-and-pasted" this because I am lazy!

Date:	Saturday, July 10, 2010
Time:	6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	Parkmall West Parking Area, Reclamation Area, Mandaue City, Cebu

Assembly Time: 6:00 PM.
Race officially starts at 7:30 PM.
Race Category: ALL RACE CATEGORIES ARE OPEN TO ALL.
a. 3K
b. 5K
c. 10K
Race Kit:
a. Singlet
b. Race bib w/ race number, barcode stub, baggage stub with runner’s medical information.
c. Route map
d. Race information and mechanics
On the event date, runners should claim the following from the Registration Counter:
a. Energizer headlight
b. Energizer cap

NOTE: Only those who have officially registered, signed and submitted the waiver, and have checked-in properly are entitled to win in the race.

*limited to 2,000 runners

Registration date and location of the registration booth is still to be announce. 


Last March 27, Malaysia hosted the Energizer Night Run. The distance categories were 10K, 21K, 42K and a 4x10K relay. They even dished out finisher's medals! 


So mark July 10, 2010 on your calendars, folks!

Great Things Start From Small Beginnings

The longest and the biggest foot race in the Philipines, the Milo Marathon is now on it's 34th year. And this time, the race is also for a cause. Proceeds from the race will provide running shoes for the under privilege children in all cities where a Milo Marathon Elimination Race will be held.

This year also, there's a qualifying time for every age category in the 42K eliminations in Manila. Wow, mura'g Boston! The race will kick off this July 4, 2010 in Metro Manila. Here in the Visayas, the elimination leg will start on September 5 in Cebu City, followed by Tagbilaran, Bohol on September 12, Dumaguete City on September 19, and Iloilo City on September 26. I ran the 5K last year which was a bit of a traumatic experience for me, thus I made a vow not to run the 5K again. 10K or 21K? Just wait and see.

Oh, by the way, I already saw the TVC.Who knows, through our efforts, we can discover the next Lydia de Vega.

Takbo na!

Run for Bebe-A Run for a Cause

While doing some Facebook-ing on a boring day at work, I saw this photo tagged to Melina "Twinkle" Ignacio.

Silliman Run on August 22

 Silliman Hall

So far, it's been a boring day at the office, so I took a peek at my Facebook account. My former dorm manager back in college posted in her status that the Silliman University Cebu Alumni will be staging the Silliman Run 2010 this Aug. 22, 2010 at the Terraces in Ayala Center-Cebu. There will be three race categories: 3K, 5K and 10K.This will be fund-raising activity, so everyone's encouraged to participate.

I contacted Mr. Nonoy Castillon for further information, and he sent me a personal message on my Facebook account. In his message, it stated that there will be a P50.00 price cut on the registration fee. For on-site registrants, there will be an additional P50.00 for your registration fee. The registration fee is at P250.00.

Planet Sports Run on June 27

Sports apparel outlet, Planet Sports, will host a run this coming June 27 at the Terraces in Ayala Center-Cebu (ACC). The race will start at 5:30 AM. Registration is pegged at P200-P250, depending on the category you would like to join in.

3K- P200.00

5K-P250.00 with singlet

10K-P250.00 with singlet

You can register at the Planet Sports store at the Active Zone in ACC. Or you can download the registration form in this site: http://itlivewire.com/padeliver/images/planetsportrun.pdf. For further inquiries, you can call Patty at (032) 232-8518.


*I hope you will enjoy this Bards!
**thanks to porouslogs for posting the link.