LAVARED0, VJ100 & FAT ASS 2025

At the outset, it dawned on me that this blog has sort of become my online "diary." I am really glad that I started it years ago. It is so nice to take a trip down memory lane (good and bad), read and relish some experiences which would have been lost in time. So now, it is easy to go back and read up on past stories especially about running.

LAVAREDO (ITALY)

My good friend, Simon Sandoval swears by this race in Dolomites, Italy when I asked him a few years ago which amongst the ultra races he has so far joined that he really liked the most. He said Lavaredo. By the way, he and another Pinoy, Majo Liao are registered for 2025 edition of Hardrock in Colorado, USA on 11 July 2025. Simon had been trying to get in for 8 years or so! No local Filipino has ever finished it within the cut-off time. (Well, I did finish it in 2018 but a bit outside the time barrier. Here is the story). There is confidence they will finish it. After all, Simon and Majo are some of the accomplished ultrarunners out there in their own rights.

It is most probable that Simon might have a different favorite race now after he manages to finish Hardrock this July 2025. To date, Hardrock is one of my favorite 100 mile races in the world! Simon and I have shared trails at UTMB (France, 2011), Hardcore 100 (Philippines, 2013) and Fat Dog 120 (Canada, 2016).

(My good friend, Simon, in shorts)

Let's go back to Lavaredo. After hearing Simon about this race, I made a mental note to register. That was before Covid broke out. Then the race resumed and we (there were several of us Pinoys) were told our registration would be carried over. Unfortunately, there were too many hassles and inconveniences just flying out of the country due to pandemic protocols. To my mind, it was so much trouble to travel outside the country at that time what with face masks, vaccines, distance, etc. I did not bother anymore until 2025. 

Past forward, I managed to get lucky with the lottery and made it for the registration. No use joining the 120K distance (this was the target) due to lack of sufficient UTMB points. Good thing there were enough points for the 80K category. It sucks. Even I managed to email them about my "qualifications", i.e. races I have done thus far but to no avail. The person answering my email was most likely doing his/her job. So, no point arguing.

The flagship distance of 120K for Lavaredo would have been better. 80K, modesty aside, is short for me but what the heck. We take what we can get ... for now.

So, in my desperation to get that much-needed points for races accredited under UTMB and/or ITRA (getting complicated now but that is another article all together), I joined a local 100K race up in Baguio called VJ100. 

Honestly, it took me in a while to get my motivation back to do ultras after Covid. To date, I have done full marys so far but ultras, that took me quite some time to get my mojos back. I am not sure why, but I am glad I did the VJ100 - 100k of 10k x10 loops last December in Baguio City. More on this race below.

Unfortunately, the UTMB points earned after VJ100 could not be used for Lavaredo anymore. It was too late but at least I have points I can always use in case there is an ultra race I fancy in the future. 

VJ100

Anyway, this race is organized by our good friend, Robert Watson via Intrepid Spirit. It was held last 14 to 15 December 2024 in the Summer Capital of Philippines - Baguio City.

Distances are 20k, 50k and 100k in a 10k loop. I registered for 100K. 

How was the race? Bloody hard doing 10 times of 10k per loop with a total of 7,000 meters of elevation again. Nasty. Also, the mental part of doing the same loop for 10 times will make you go bonkers. 7,000 meters of elevation is high for a mere 100k race. You will definitely need a pair of trekking poles if you ever decide to try this race.

My suggestion is remove the stairs part towards the end of the loop since the total distance of the race, I was told, is more than 100K. (My watch went bonkers as well, battery power thingy). Here are some pictures:

(Only 5 of us survived the 100K. Go figure)

FAT ASS 2025

Now this is the fun part 😀 

Fat Ass Philippines has been going on since 2010. It is one of a kind running events on this side of the planet. A bit of history here.

For 2025, it took place last 11 to 12 January. There was a twist though. 2025 Fat Ass was staged for a good cause. We partnered with Angeles City Justice Zone (ACJZ), Justice Zone Coordinating Council (JZCC), Angeles City District Jail and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Region III to raise funds for their project to support PDLs who want to go to college.

I must say things went well and it was a huge success as everyone had fun enjoying the cool weather, camaraderie and all! Below excerpts are from the FB page of ACJZ. Might as well quote the same 😉

Huge CONGRATULATIONS to our top runners!

Queen of 6-hour Category: Brenda Lyn Balucas = 41.8kms (19 loops)

King of 6-hour Category: Arlo Padua = 50.6kms (23 loops)

Queen of 12-hour Category: Meds Baraquel = 55kms (25 loops)

King of 12-hour Category: Joey San Diego = 72.6kms (33 loops)

Queen of 24-hour Category: Kristine Berneth Drueco Bugna = 171.6kms (78 loops)

King of 24-hour Category: Mario Alcantara = 132kms (60 loops)

A special shout-out to Kristine Berneth Drueco Bugna/ Tin Possible. A new 24-hour record of 171.6 kms has been set! Your determination is truly inspiring. We can’t wait to see you crush that 200km next year.

(Tin)

Fat Ass Kings and Queens

(My good friends, spouses Boy and Beth Siojo who came all the way from Manila)

Some realizations after 2025 Fat Ass. Weeks leading to this event, some of our good old running friends had evinced their desire to join. I was looking forward to it just like the heyday of Fat Ass.

Some did show and some did not. It's just the way things are.

While I have to admit that I missed them but it dawned on me that future editions of Fat Ass should not be relegated to the past. Based on the result, it appears that we should take care of those who are new to Fat Ass like Kristine Berneth Drueco Bugna or Tin who broke the record for 24 hours with a total of 171.6 kms (old record was 160k by a male runner)!

As I wont to say in life, we live in the present not in the past.

Yep, another edition is on 10 to 11 January 2026. See you folks, old and new!

Cheers,

(Jon who misses trail running)

P.S.

These past few days, it dawned on me (again) how important running 🏃 is in my life. It is a source of strength, endurance, humility (ultras humble you), health, focus and perseverance. A glimpse of what life is all about on this Earth.

So much to gain! So, for what it is worth, I will never stop. 

Double cheers!✌

Mumblings over PAU 65K (70K?) race

Bangui Windmills

So this is the 2nd race of Philippine Association of Runners (PAU) for this year. The first one was the 50k held on 09 May 2010 (http://baldrunner.com/2010/05/10/official-result-1st-pau-50k-run-tanay-rizal/).

Among the two, the 50K route was the hardest so far. Long kilometers of ascents and descents under the scorching heat of the sun. If we runners here keep doing these runs, we will be sunburned beyond recognition. Not even the highest SPF will save our skin. Bataan Death March (BDM) 102K race has the longest length of sun exposure which is being held ironically during the summer season. They do not call it "Death March" for nothing but historical nonetheless.

But then again, we keep joining these ultra races year after year :) Crazy as it may sound. Well BDM has taken ultras on this side of the planet to a new level - pilgrim. Yes, pilgrim. Some runners I know have likened BDM to an annual pilgrim of some sort. (BR must be happy :). I don't know. I have never been the dogmatic-type but if that is what it takes to finish the darn race, feel free to feel that way. 

I am obviously disgressing. Okay, this is not about SPF, sunburn, BDM, pilgrim, "Death March", skin disease, etc.

The main reason in joining this race (65K) was to see how my current training is going for the ultra in November. (PAU standing is just collateral.)  A some sort of feedback mechanism. The best  feedback was right after the race. Legs were okay and even the day after. DOMS was practically non-existent. Just a pair of tired legs. On the beach the next morning, the 20-minute recovery jog was enjoyable. Learned one or two lessons though during the race which hopefully will come handy in succeeding races.

Truth to tell, even several minutes before the race there was no decision yet whether to race or  just run it. To end the debate, it sort of dawned on me that the proper approach would be to consider this as a long run - an indispensable part of training for ultras. Just sort of allow the circumstances and other variables of the race to dictate the pace and eventually the outcome. Besides, there was no specificity of training (mostly on trails and hills lately) I invested in this race to make it THE race worth such huge efforts and jeopardize subsequent weeks of training because of extended recovery. I think it is really important to adjust accordingly during the race and not be solely dictated by pre-race plans, etc.

The day before the race, the weather was promising. Drizzle here and there and overcast sky during the 12-hour long trip. Yes, 12 hours.  Some runners took the plane. Good for them. We have this huge coaster all for ourselves but with sore butts and lower back after the journey. After the race, we wondered though whether it was worth the travel time of 24 hours or so. Well it was worth it because our female teammate finally became an ultrarunner - Precy. She is the one with bib number 116. Congratulations.

The weather during the race was totally the opposite of the weather the day before and after. It was so hot that it felt like our back and shoulders were rubbed with chili powder. (You should see our skin now. Burned to perfection :) All of us were sunburned even with use of sunblock. And those who thought were "immune" to it like those who are of dark complexion were not spared. Perhaps, the race should have started earlier than at 5AM. Or could it be that the air/wind coming from the South China Sea aggravated our condition?

It was nice to talk to some of the top finishers during and after the race. For instance, there were several hours during which I shared the road with the Zaldy (no. 5 overall) and Cris (no. 7) especially on the long stretch along the Bangui Windmill area. We knew implicitly that somewhere, somehow, all of us had to run at their own pace and be ranked acordingly. But for now, we enjoyed each other's company. Eventually, Cris surged ahead and we thought that would be the last time we would see him until we bumped into him with 7 kilometers to go to the finish line. His feet were battered that he could hardly walk (reminds me of my first 100K - TNF). Blisters and he thought there was some bleeding down there. His classic mistake was dumping water over his head and letting his feet get soaked in the process. I was not suprised since this was his first ultra. Zaldy on the other hand was suffering from cramps. Absent any of these conditions, they would have probably finished strong and ahead of me. I learned both were sponsored athletes (or used to), far younger than me and triathletes in their own rights. We have something in common though... sunburn :)

For the most part, Zaldy and I ran together until the last kilometer of the race. We overtook Ed, the no. 5 then (ranked no. 9 after the race) who was not having the best times. Ambulance vehicle was shadowing him now. He seemed exhausted and cramps were killing him as well. With less than 1 kilometer to go, something struck me and it was without a doubt the symptom of cramps. I must have done something wrong or failed to do what the circumstances called for. My inner thighs were turning into a knot of some kind. My suspicion was insufficient electrolyte intake. It was not suprising that it would happen sooner or later as my crew could not ideally make it on time as there was only vehicle for 5 runners in our team. First incident of cramps in my ultras. Walking was the only option until the last 600 meters where my legs felt better. 

In fairness to Zaldy who would want us to finish together, I had to send him off. After all he deserved to finish ahead and take the no. 5 position. No worry. 

From left: Noel, Abet, Precy, Albert, Jeff, me, Arman? (sorry, man) and Boni

At the finish line, I was able to talk to the 1st place winner - Rey Pascua together with Zaldy and others. Rey was holding a bottle of beer when I approached him and he said "for recovery" and we both say "cheers!". They both hailed from the same province of Ilocos and who both knew the terrain well. It is amazing that both ran the Camsur (triathlon race) the week before and still managed to finish strong in this race. Rey holds a 2:26 PR in marathon. No wonder he won the race. He intimated to finish the race in 6 hours or less. 

I am, however, even more amazed by finisher no. 49 - Wellington Yao who likewise ran the Camsur. The difference though is age. He is 65 years old to date and a veteran runner (Boston finisher in his younger years). Now here is a runner worth emulating. Hopefully we'd get to be as strong like him when we reached 60 and beyond. Congrats to Wellington Yao who is fondly called "Uncle Willy" or "Tito Willy" in the running community. Oh he ran Fat Ass 2010 also. He signed up for 6 hours but managed to run beyond the time. His reason, he simply loved running... even in loops. Amazing.

Windmills in the background

Albert from Kapurpurawan rocks

Boni

I was asking for water but there was none. Instead of grimace, just smile!

The cool CREW (from left Bert, Pot, Rinna, Alex and Ann-Ann)

Now this is hospitality. Warms your heart.

Noel and Precy with less than 2K to go. Wohoo!

Hope you're okay now Isko. Congrats still!

The trophies

Mitch (female winner), Tito Willy and me

Albert, Boss Red (the chief crew), me and Boni

It must be the Bagnet (crackling fried pork). Darn good after the race!

Oh this time it must be the pinakbet (local mix veggies) with bagnet!

Cheers,

Jon

Postscript

Now, this blog is not to be an instrument to foment suspicion, allow accusing finger or mudslinging without proof. Not my cup of tea being in the legal profession. So no naming of names.

There were reports of some runners "not following" the exact route and "leapfrogging" ahead of other runners.  How? I have no idea. However, Precy and Noel (who both paced each other) swore by it despite being repeatedly cross-examined during and after the race as to the veracity of their story. We asked a hundred or so variations of "They might be leading after all because so and so.", "Are you really really sure?", "Perhaps, you two might not have noticed it that ...?" and so on. They would not stop and were irritated (to put it mildly) about what happened.  We thought a good dinner would pacify them but to no avail. Even during our post-race mini celebration at the resort, this was the hot topic. Even days after the race, they still swore by it. Oh well.

Now I know this couple for years now and they are not the ones who will invent stories. At least, there is credibility in there. Ok, I'd say it. I vouch for them.

The problem with this type of shenanigans is that it is really hard to gather proof while it is being committed. So the chance of these runners getting caught is really slim.  

So what is the point of this postscript. Not much and many. Any damage or inconvenience? Not sure but not in the legal sense of the word. Precy was the most affected though and "nawalan ng gana" (lost heart) because of the incident. She joined the race with much respect for those whom she shared the road with and then this. 

Going back to the question, any damage or inconvenience then? Oh it was nothing. She just lost her early lead/position to those runners.

Jon (no cheers this time)

10K & 5K Results of TAKBO PARA SA KATUTUBO

Results for 10K and 5K races. If there is any dicrepancy with the published result and the actual time of finish as registered in runners' GPS watch, it is due to the difference between the time the runners crossed the finished line and the actual encoding on site. Sorry, the data for 2.5K results has been corrupted beyond recovery.

Cheers,

Jon


ABS-CBN Takbo para sa Katutubo

August 8, 2010
Clark Freeport Zone

10K Results

Bib No.   Name           Time

00541 Lim, Darwin 0:33:50
00424 Bolivar, Alquin 0:33:56
00406 Alejandrino, Ben 0:34:06
00455 Madalang, Modesto Jr. 0:36:27
00533 703rd Brigade 0:40:38
00540 Raterta, Luisa 0:40:58
00453 Maquilan, Marecil 0:41:08
00410 Valdez, Loreto 0:42:18
00423 Javier, Jose Marie 0:43:20
00503 Concha, Reden 0:43:23
00411 Velasco, Wilfredo 0:44:34
00403 Bacani, Hermie 0:45:2
00510 Narciso, Bombee 0:45:32
00409 Tenorio, Jesus 0:46:58
00405 Diaz, Liza 0:47:01
00413 Faison, Cornell 0:47:38
00483 Mendoza, Rickson 0:47:59
00534 703rd Brigade 0:48:50
00531 703rd Brigade 0:50:4
00484 Rogardo, Jessie 0:51:8
00532 703rd Brigade 0:51:30
00425 Narcise, Jovie 0:51:40
00480 Nuevo, Marvin 0:52:51
00481 Puno, Benjie 0:52:54
00511 Narciso, Jen 0:52:56
00512 Caguiat, Jason 0:53:2
00485 Pamintuan, Ronald 0:53:5
00408 Angeles, Jefpril 0:53:32
00466 Dungca, Bhargavadas 0:53:54
00525 Teles, Emil 0:54:10
00486 Baron, Emmanuelle 0:54:28
00530 703rd Brigade 0:55:27
00544 manuel Adrian 0:55:30
00545                           0:55:54
00538 Medina, Jose Crisanto 0:55:59
00474 Buan, Francis 0:56:8
00427 Isip, Jeremiah 0:56:25
00535 703rd Brigade 0:56:43
00449 Ilagan, Ysmael 0:57:0
00508 Bautista, Rochel 0:57:2
00529 Sibal, Jhon 0:57:4
00487 David, Jeremy 0:57:6
00402 Guiao, Jerry 0:57:38
00429 Adriano, Jerry 0:58:1
00469 Navarro, Pepito 0:58:16
00524 Tanglao, Vincent 0:58:18
00428 Ferrera, Christine 0:58:24
00517 Soriano, Deck 0:58:27
00539 Malang, Joseph 0:59:3
00505 Flores, Stephen 1:0:29
00419 Ligue, Leonardo Jr. 1:0:35
00462 Protacio, Glenn Joseph 1:2:40
00441 Dungao, Bong 1:3:35
00502 Franco, Kimberly Kae 1:3:38
00521 Puno, Enrie 1:4:1
00475 Guzman, Alekhine 1:4:13
00451 Gangan, Teresa 1:4:19
00482 Nuevo, Robert 1:4:32
00431 Del Barrio Manuel 1:5:9
00523 Santos, Arcadio 1:5:45
00420 Calalang, John Mark 1:5:33
00448 Besana, Mark 1:6:3
00526 Tanglao, Melissa 1:6:15
00501 Labarato, Felix 1:6:22
00514 Mercado, Adrian 1:6:55
00404 Quitalig, Reinnier 1:7:49
00516 Valencia, Pie 1:8:21
00504 Saligumba, Machael Jett 1:8:25
00507 Adriano, Fe 1:10:9
00476 Dado, Rene 1:10:16
00435 Francisco, Ana jean 1:10:20
00401 flores, armin 1:10:24
00434 Tante, robert 1:11:5
00433 Bigcas, rodillo 1:11:9
00521 Puno, Enrie 1:12:5
00522 Fossum, Verne 1:12:34
00537 Balancio, Jovan 1:12:54
00432 Rudy Palaca 1:13:19
00454 Miano-Ang, Nympha 1:15:40
00450 Imperio, Ica 1:16:9
00443 Naguit, Mymy 1:17:27
00420 Calalang, John Mark 1:17:31
00444 Naguit, Jojo 1:17:41
00445 Vergara, Cris 1:17:56
00506 Lacanlale, Melanie 1:23:7
00442 Lacson, Norman 1:23:28

5K Results

Bib No. Name Time

271 Gongob, Patrick 17:10
186 Desierto, Danilo 17:45
276 Salunga, Alfredo 17:58
00289 Cabanilla, Joy Verlie 0:18:42
00236 Torio, Raymund 0:19:08
00235 Tenerife, Manuel 0:19:11
00288 Razote John Alexander 0:20:08
00183 Barcena, Nhea Ann 0:20:12
00234 Magbalot, Renato 0:20:53
00162 703rd Brigade 0:21:19
00291                            0:21:41
00277 Navarro, Jeffrey 0:22:12
00147 Samson, Richard 0:22:37
00161 703rd Brigade 0:22:41
00301                            0:23:07
00300                            0:23:10
00269 Raterta, Leonalyn 0:23:28
00287 Avelila, Joel 0:24:09
00171 Narciso, Jayson 0:24:26
00225 Perea, Michael 0:24:49
00165 703rd Brigade 0:24:56
00164 703rd Brigade 0:25:11
00196 Madamba, Ernesto 0:25:16
00198 Alsol, Mel Christian 0:25:21
00283 Sayad, Christopher 0:25:25
00185 Obuchi, Mitsuru 0:25:28
00197 Ricaplaza, Rosendo 0:25:30
00275 Palmon, Shiela 0:25:33
00166 703rd Brigade 0:26:01
00182 Dungca, Paulo 0:26:14
00224 Evangelista, Ruel 0:26:21
00271 Gongob, Patrick 0:26:24
00289 Cabanilla, Joy Verlie 0:26:33
00229 Santillan, Manuel 0:26:34
00190 Rivera, Emerson 0:26:37
00286 Alili, Oliver 0:26:59
00285 Fabillaran, Arnold 0:27:17
00223 Fruelda, Eric 0:27:38
00205 Gonzales, Henry 0:27:40
00284 Allado, Jaimito 0:27:50
00156 703rd Brigade 0:27:56
00258 Pineda, Reymond 0:28:4
00163 703rd Brigade 0:28:8
00208 Laxamana, Junjun 0:28:59
00262 Tiglao, Carlito 0:29:34
00159 703rd Brigade 0:30:0
00297                             0:30:4
00263 Tolentino, Joel 0:30:6
00179 BASA Airbase 0:30:9
00158 703rd Brigade 0:30:11
00176 BASA Airbase 0:30:17
00210 Tandoc, Michael 0:30:20
00199 Pollington, Clyde 0:30:34
00175 BASA Airbase 0:30:36
00178 BASA Airbase 0:30:38
00195 Rabina, Michael 0:30:42
00160 703rd Brigade 0:30:45
00207 Angeles, Dorotheo Dino 0:30:54
00227 Galvez, Rose 0:31:11
00189 Evangelista, Hazel Grace 0:31:14
00220 Balbaira, Arvin 0:31:22
00292 Asistin, Rodolfo 0:31:34
00252 Sabeniano, Norbel 0:31:37
00245 Tiotuico, Anna Marie 0:32:8
00181 Duque, R. Lyle 0:32:18
00296 0:32:36
00298 0:32:41
00244 Mallari, Johniel 0:32:49
00026                            0:33:31
00259 Laxamana, Larry 0:33:33
00206 Angeles, Ernest 0:33:37
00238 Reynes, Roan Andrew 0:33:45
00260 Dela Cruz, Rolly 0:33:56
00294                              0:34:1
00188 Gonzales, Joyce Ann 0:34:25
00184 Lumague, John Christian 0:34:27
00240 Flores, Jerry 0:35:1
00213 Quiambao, Odon 0:35:17
00270 Quizon, Yvette 0:35:19
00244 Mallari, Johniel 0:35:21
00166 703rd Brigade 0:35:27
00201 Punsalan, Myriam 0:35:33
00272 Quiambao, Michael 0:35:37
00211 Roque, Randy 0:35:39
00273 Pineda, Andrew 0:36:1
00153 Dela Cruz, Ariane 0:36:17
00239 Santos, Jaasiel 0:36:33
00155 Salas, Angeli 0:36:48
00179 BASA Airbase 0:36:54
00157 703rd Brigade 0:36:59
00233 Calma, Judel 0:37:19
00151 Gardose, Isagani 0:37:38
00299 0:39:46
00243 Tanglao, VJ 0:39:54
00251 Espiritu, Emmanuel 0:40:34
00191 Labos, Gershon 0:40:38
00228 Cabanilla, Rossana 0:40:41
00230 Gambao, Kristel Marie 0:40:43
00162 703rd Brigade 0:40:53
00160 703rd Brigade 0:40:56
00225 Perea, Michael 0:41:0
00218 De Guzman, M. Clarita 0:42:23
00480 Nuevo, Marvin 0:42:49
00154 Flores, Annaliza 0:42:52
00232 Calma, Ulet 0:42:59
00200 Gueco, Ditto 0:43:46
00180 Sales, Mauryan 0:44:55
00247 Salenga, Christinne Angeli 0:45:13
00248 Macapagal, Leslie Hazelle 0:45:15
00242 Locsin, Richelle 0:45:24
00148 Quitalig, Leila 0:45:48
00278 Guiao, Jean 0:47:38
00280 Boreos, Estelito Jr. 0:49:47
00279 Julian, Margarete Ann 0:49:52
00250 Gualdad, Honeylette 0:49:55
00152 Pamintuan, Rochelle 0:50:12
00231 Gualdad, Erwin 0:50:07
00281 Perillo, Pia 0:50:23
00217 Pelayo, Ethel Minette Rowena 0:51:31
00212 Dionisio, Analyn 0:51:32
00282 Perillo,Melinda 0:57:43

Winners during the Takbo para sa Katutubo

This is the list of the winners during the Takbo para sa Katutubo race. Smoking fast times for 5K and 10K considering the inclement weather and challenging but scenic course. Please note that the 2nd female winner for 5K is only 8 years old! Amazing and lots of potential. Good genes perhaps as her mother is the 10K winner!

For such a low-key event, we were not expecting a field of competitive runners from road and ultra races which even includes the TNF100 Baguio-Benguet winner and 2010 Milo marathon winner.  

Full results and pictures later today.

ABS-CBN TAKBO PARA SA KATUTUBO WINNERS

August 8, 2010
Clark Freeport Zone

Place                    Bib#                          Name                        Time

2.5K

Male                     113                       Portos, Homer              9:43
Female                104                       Sama, Monica Ann      16:47

5K

Male

1                             271                    Gongob, Patrick            17:10
2                             186                    Desierto, Danilo            17:45
3                             276                    Salunga, Alfredo            17:58

Female

1                             183                    Barcena, Nhea Ann         20:12
2                              269                   Raterta, Leonalyn            23:28
3                              275                   Palmon, Sheila                25:33

10k

Male

1                              541                   Lim, Darwin                     33:50
2                              424                   Bolivar, Alquin                 33:56
3                             406                    Alejandrino, Ben             34:06

Female

1                              540                   Raterta, Luisa                 40:58
2                              453                   Maquilan, Marecil           41:08
3                              405                   Diaz, Liza                        47:01

Running Evolution and ABS-CBN Pampanga - Takbo para sa Katutubo

Some runners may be tired of running on the same old venues in Manila what with smog and all. The 34th Milo race seemed to have highlighted how hot, humid and polluted race venues in the metropolis now are. I wonder if we are seeing an evolution in the running boom here as some runners now are looking for low-key races in smog-free, clean environment and will only register and run major key races in Manila. For a change of scenery, you may want to join this.

Cheers, 

Jon 

WHAT: Takbo para sa Katutubo

WHEN: 08.08. 2010, 6AM

WHERE: Clark Parade Ground, Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga

DISTANCE: 10K, 5K, and 2.5K

ORGANIZER: ABS-CBN Pampanga

REGISTRATION is at CDC Tourism Office, Clark Freeport Zone (Mondays to Fridays from 9AM to 4PM) or ABS-CBN Pampanga and includes T-shirt and Race Bib.

Last day for race packet redemption is on 07 August 2010 from 9AM to 5PM in front of CDC Bldg. 2125 Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.

For further inquiries and registration, please see poster or you may get in touch with me directly.

Cash prizes:

10K

MALE FEMALE

1st P4,000.00 P4,000.00

2nd 2,500.00 2,500.00

3rd 1,500.00 1,500.00

5K

1st P2,500.00 P2,500.00

2nd 1,500.00 1,500.00

3rd 1,000.00 1,000.00

2.5K

P 500.00 P 500.00