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The 5th October Run 2011 is for the Breast Cancer Awareness for this month. What's unique about this Cebu Running Event is that it will pass by 3 Flyovers with the choice of 3K,5K and 10K distance on October 9, 2011.

The 5th October Run 2011 will have an assembly time of 5am and will begin at 5:30am at the Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu. The 5th October Run Registration Fee will be at Php250.00 which is for the Benefit of PCS-CEV Breast Clinic Outreach Program.

Last August 23, 2011, Honorary Consul to Russian Federation Armi Garcia of Sweet Alert Society, Inc., Ms. Cosette Fernandez, President, Sun.Star Publication Inc. AVP for Marketing and Ramon Isberto, Head of PLDT Media and SMART Public Affairs Group signed a memorandum of agreement for the pre-Holloween event, Spooktacular Run at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel.

Keep your potions bottled up and your tricks up your sleeves. Gather your families, friends, minions and everyone in your neighborhood – because the most spectacular (or should I say spooktacular) Holloween running event is in town.

The said event will be on October 28, 2011, a Friday prior to Holloween to give families and barkadas an early kick-off celebration for the annual freak-o-holiday.

The Spooktacular Run is made up of 3km, 6km and 10km runs. There will also be a special 1.5km race for children who want to join the fun. The runners can bring anyone – from their family to their friends. And while they are busy running in the race, their family and friends can have fun in the entertainments provided in the grounds of SM City Cebu, which is by the way the starting and finishing point of the Spooktacular Run. Part of the many treats prepared in SM City Cebu is the overall theme of zombies and plants based on the popular computer game, Plants vs Zombies.

The fun doesn’t stop there. Characters from Adam’s Family, witches, ghouls and many other Holloween characters will be seen roaming and lurking in the eerily lit venue. The runners and their families and friends are also highly encouraged to dress up in Holloween costumes.

There will also be mini events for the family like the Mad Dash contest and activities from Sweet Alert, Inc. to help educate the public on diabetes. There’s still more to anticipate in this event – and horror movies and cool bands are just a few to tap your curiosity and party sense.

So put that little red mark on your horror calendar because this is the one Holloween event you surely don’t want to miss.

There will be another upcoming Running Event by the Junior Chamber International (Cebu-Mactan Channel). This is Run To Lead by JCI (Junior Chamber International), a fun run project for the benefit of the award-winning program Read to Lead which aims to develop and improve the reading skills and habits of school students ages 10-12. Run to Lead fun run will start on September 18, 2011 (Sunday) at Parkmall, Mandaue City. Gun will start at 5 AM.

Under the program, JCI will donate books to each beneficiary school. There will be a monthly activity geared towards sustaining the intensity and the impact of the program. On the same day, same venue at 10AM, a Blood Donation Campaign in partnership with Philippine National Red Cross will be held.

Registration Fee:
Regular - Php 300.00
Students - Php 250.00
Sr. Citizens - Php 240 or 20 % of Regular
Groups - 1 FREE for 10 Registrants
Inclusion : With sleeves Singlet, Racebib and Freebies
Registration officially starts on August 18, 2011 at Runner Ayala, Enash Makeup Studio, Parkmall, Cebu City Sports Complex, BTC at Banana Babies
Distance : 3K, 6K and 12K

Join the Liverun on August 7, 2011 organized by the Cebu GI Group, a group of gastroenterologists in Cebu to commemorate World Hepatitis Day in Cebu City. As mentioned, it is for Hepatitis awareness and also to help fund future projects of the group like Hepatitis B immunization in certain communities among other projects.

Run for a good cause through LIVERUN while promoting Hepatitis awareness at the same time getting a chance to win cool raffle prizes such as a GPS Enabled Sports Watch! Students are also welcome to join with a lower registration fee of Php200.00. Assembly time for the running event is at 4 AM at the Chong Hua Medical Arts Parking Lot.

Registration sites are at the Endoscopy Units of Chong Hua, Cebu Doctors and Perpetual Succour Hospitals. In Velez Hospital, you may contact Dr. Karen Batoctoy at the 2nd Floor Doctor's Clinic of the said hospital. Others may also register at RUNNR, Ayala Center Cebu. You may also text 09227281677.

Putting its GREENIN Philippines Program’s advocacies into action, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) will hold “Run 2 Plant for GREENIN Philippines” on June 25 in commemoration of the Philippine Environment Month and World Environment Day in June.

The run and plant event is organized in collaboration with the Cebu Provincial Government, local government units, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and various government institutions and corporate groups.

The Run 2 Plant for GREENIN Philippines is linked with the expanded Green and Wholesome Environment that Nurtures (eGWEN) Our Cebu Program’s environmental protection and enhancement component. eGwen Our Cebu Program is a joint development program of the Province of Cebu and RAFI with the aim of making Cebu an ideal place to live, work, play, invest and do business.

“The event has two segments, the running and the planting. This event is an approach to promote health among people by running and health of the environment by planting native tree species, thus benefitting both people and environment,” Neil Papas, program coordinator of the GREENIN Philippines Pogram, said.

The central event will be held in a 30-hectare forestland in Jaclupan, Talisay City. The area, which is within the critical Mananga watershed, shall be developed into a forest model through a co-management agreement among DENR, Cebu Provincial Government, Talisay City Government, Metro Cebu Water District, and RAFI.

Simultaneously, the other 50 municipalities and component cities of the Province of Cebu will hold the Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines in their respective jurisdictions, making the event a province-wide endeavor.

Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia has recently issued an executive order, mandating the implementation and institutionalization of the Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines throughout the province.

The Run 2 Plant for GREENIN Philippines targets to plant 160,000 native tree species simultaneously all over Cebu on the said date.

“The activity does not end on June 25. Through the eGWEN Our Cebu Program, the Cebu Provincial Government and RAFI will undertake post-planting activities in collaboration with DENR, various LGUs, partners and volunteers to ensure that the native tree seedlings planted will grow and become forests after a few years,” Papas added.

RAFI’s GREENIN Philippines Program, which stands for Generation REdemption and Expansion of Natural resources INitiatives in the Philippines Program, seeks to develop, protect, enhance and co-manage denuded forestlands, brush lands and degraded residual natural forests by planting native tree species.

Earlier, RAFI expressed support and committed its GREENIN Philippines Program to complement DENR’s National Greening Program developed under Executive Order No. 26 issued by President Benigno Aquino III last February 24.

RAFI is the only non-government organization being considered to undertake activities in support of the National Greening Program in Region 7 along with 16 government agencies, instrumentalities, and government-owned and controlled corporations.

For more information about the Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines, please contact 418-7234 loc. 515 and look for Neil Papas or Myryl Mendoza.

To all Filipino runners, join BREAK THE BOUNDARIES in THE NORTH FACE 100 AT CAMSUR, PHILIPPINES! Dubbed the ultimate 100KM trail running challenge in the country and to yourself, Runners will be challenged by asphalt, dirt road, singletrack, river crossings, steep climbs and descents, and nearly 1800m of vertical gain!

The North Face 100 © invites you to run further than you have ever in 2011! Promoting the genuine spirit of exploration since its kick start in 2008, The North Face 100 has become the most well-received and anticipated distance trail running series of six Asia Pacific countries in forth year: Taiwan, Philippines, China, Australia, Singapore and Japan. Whether you are an aspiring trail running beginner or a seasoned racer looking for new challenges, unparallel experience is offered in each competition of this region’s largest trail running series. Break all boundaries, and Never Stop Exploring!

Dare to challenge yourself, dare to break boundaries, dare to join BREAK THE BOUNDARIES in THE NORTH FACE 100 AT CAMSUR, PHILIPPINES!

STOP SMOKING, START RUNNING. Running is one of the best ways  to help you quit smoking.

Stop smoking, start running. That's the theme of tonight's Ungo Friday Night Run that will start at The Active Zone in Ayala Center Cebu. Dubbed as 'Ungo Run' ~ "Ungo" means in the local language as Monster or relates to Night time.

Organizers are inviting non-runners, newbies, seasoned runners and smokers who've long wanted to quit the habit to attend the event, which is free and open to everyone. The event is organized by the Ungo Runners, a group that runs every Friday night on the streets of Cebu City.

Businessman and runner Richard Ho is scheduled to talk about his personal experience in kicking a smoking habit and starting and keeping a running habit.

Dr. John Clifford Aranas, an ultra-marathoner, will talk about the clinical aspect of smoking.

After their talk, the group will walk and run five kilometers inside the Cebu Business Park and finish at the Asiatown IT Park.

The Ungo Friday Night Run is open to the public. Those who want to join can just go to The Active Zone in Ayala Center Cebu at 9 p.m. tonight.

This is in Support of Max Limpag of Cebu Running dot com's Advocacy! LET's JOIN THE RUN!!

Are you looking for a challenging run? How about running for charities and causes? Cebu City has been known to have the second largest running community. Almost every weekend in Cebu is booked with
running events, may it be running to support causes or charity runs to raise funds for certain activities and organizations.

World Vision is inviting all Cebuanos and running enthusiasts to join this fun run for a cause this coming March 13, 2011 4:30AM at The Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu. There will also be fun-filled activities for the little ones! Bring your family and friends to this fun-filled event and get a chance to meet World Vision celebrity sponsors, Derek Ramsey and Miriam Quiambao!

This event is hosted by Primer Group of Companies, retailer and distributor of over 50 premium outdoor and lifestyles brands like R.O.X., Bratpack, Columbia, Fitflop, Res|Toe|Run, The Travel Club, York and Northface to name a few.



Registration areas are - Center for Sight (CDU Hospital), ROX & ResToeRun (Ayala Center Cebu),
The North Face & Columbia Sportswear (SM City Cebu).

Registration Fees :

• 3k & 5k - P350
• 15k- P450
• 300 meter dash - P500 (child & parent)

Inclusive:

• Race Packets (Singlet, race bib, race map)
• Snacks
• Finisher's Certificate
• 15k runners will receive 100plus drink at the halfway mark

Registration is on going until March 10, 2011. For those who have already signed up, race packets are already available. You may claim them at the above mentioned registration areas.

Proceeds of the event will benefit kids from World Vision Philippines and provide backpacks and school supplies for children in Subangdaku and Guba Elementary School.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL ON RACE DATE!

There will be another Fun Run for Cebu runners and enthusiasts! This run is by PLDT in partnership with SMART this coming January 30, 2011. Join the PLDT-SMART 10 MILER Run on January 31, 2011, and you can help underprivileged people through PLDT/Smart Foundation's Educational Programs. Registration started last January 10, 2011.

REGISTRATION for the Casino Femme Run "The Empowered Series" is still on in the following locations: Parkmall, Cebu City Sports Center, and Runners Ayala. The Empowered Series Run - Cebu Leg will be on December 12, 2010 @ 5:30AM at the Park Mall, Mandaue City.

After their successful staging of their Mindanao leg last November in Davao City which attracted more than 1,600 runners, the organizers (IPI) are expecting to draw more here in the Visayas leg. With the Cebu City Sports commission's plan of regulating running events in Cebu next year since not a few are doing it for Business, Dela Merced said that they are holding running events because it is the company's core objective to pursue and promote health and wellness.

Aside from the marketing aspect, IPI Foundation also has chosen beneficiaries wherein, these beneficiaries shall receive a portion of the proceeds for the benefit or their organization's programs and projects which is also part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility programs. One of those organization is Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.'s ALEx - Aboitiz Leaders of Excellence.

The event features the all-women 3K and 1.5K run, men's and women's 10K and men's and women's 5K divisions. The first four 10K finishers will receive P10,000, P5,000, P3,000 and P1,000 while the next six placers will get gift packs and medals. The 5K first four runners will go home with P6,000, P4,000, P2,000 and P1,000 while the next six placers will also receive gift packs and medals. All first three placers will also claim trophies.

In 3K, the champion will pocket P4,000 while the following three runners will settle for P3,000, P2,000 and P1,000, respectively. The 1.5 K all-women event top four will take home P3,000, P2,000, P1,000 and P500. Gift packs and medals will also be given to the fifth to 10th finishers.

Registration Fees for the Casino Femme Run:

* 1.5K & 3K = Php250.00
* 5K = Php300.00
* 10K = Php350.00

The Eco Dash: The Bottle School Run will be on November 14, 2010 at 5:30AM, The Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu. Bring plastic bottles (2L, 1.5L) for the Eco Dash: The Bottle School Run to help build cebu's first bottle school!

Pledge your support guys! Help build the first bottle school here in Cebu! For the registration, please register at the Eco Dash Booth at the Ayala Active Zone :) And pls don't forget to bring your 1.5 or 2 litres PET bottles. Thanks for all the support!! :P

FASHION SHOW during the GLAMOUR RUN at the Ayala Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu. Runners on the Ramp-GlamRun is an event to look forward to, running ladies with substance joined together to participate and help out for the benefit of other women who needs support and leading these women to the road of happiness and greater heights of hopes. It's amazing that these girls run so fast and yet hit the finish line still pretty and fabulous.

creative designs by:
Dexter Alazas (Aliaz Pret-A-Porter) and Yves Martin Camingue ( Yves Identity).
glam make-up by:
Owen Taboada and Norman Aspiras
ramp photography by:
Maku Pascual and Sydney delos Reyes.
choreography by:
Wesley George Recoma

Stay tuned for more info on the Runners on the Ramp-GlamRun!

Title of Activity : ABOITIZ RACE TO REDUCE PHOTO CONTEST

Theme : Running as a Sustainable Sport

Date/Time : August 22, 2010 starting at 4AM

I. RATIONALE/ACTIVITY BACKGROUND
The Aboitiz Race to Reduce Challenge: A Race for the Next Gen is part of the information campaign on the sustainability efforts of the Aboitiz Group. Aboitiz companies groupwide are participating in the ongoing Race to Reduce Challenge, which encourages employees to reduce their consumption of power, water and paper.

The Race is also a fund-raising project for the Aboitiz Annual Christmas Outreach to be held in the first week of December. This employee-initiated event, allows team members to spend time with less-fortunate children to spread Christmas cheer and joy.

One of the important side events of the Race is a photo contest that aims to gather pictures that capture poignant and relevant action photos that show running as a sustainable sport and an inexpensive means of mobility.

The photo contest also welcomes entries that capture moments that show the stamina and endurance of people through running.

II. RULES & CONTEST PARAMETERS

1. The photo contest is open to all photographers who believe in running as a sustainable sport and care enough for the environment to want to show running as a means to preserve it.

2. Qualified to join and other requirements:

a. Professional and amateur photographers, hobbyists using either film or digital cameras.

b. Participants using film should convert their pictures to digital format (it may also be scanned - jpeg) and saved on a CD/DVD.

c. All contestants should bring and provide for their own photography equipment (cameras, flashes, tripods, etc).

d. Contestants will only be allowed to take shots at the sides of the marathon route.

3. Registration:

a. Registration forms may be obtained from Gemma Bojos at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Aboitiz Corporate Center, Gov Manuel Cuenco Ave, Banilad Road, Kasambagan, Cebu City, telephone number: 411-1800.

b. Registration will start on July 28, 2010 and will end on August 19, 2010.

c. Registration fee is P200 per person. A registration form, official event and contestant ID, and a briefing kit will be given upon payment.

Registration Form can be downloaded HERE


4. Requirements and Submission of Photo Entries:

A contestant is allowed to submit a maximum of 10 photos. All photos should be:

a. Taken during the Race to Reduce Run on August 22, 2010

b. In full color

c. Must be in or very near their original take

d. Digital retouching is tolerable on density, contrast adjustments, minor cropping on composition, burning and dodging.

e. Creative effects done at the time of exposure, such as multiple exposures, fill flash, side lighting, strobist, use of filters, etc, are also allowed.

f. Saved on a CD or DVD (jpeg format) with ONLY the following on its face (CD label):
Name of the event: Race to Reduce photo contest

Contestant Number (to be assigned to the contestant upon registration)

Note: Contestants must keep a copy of the original (untouched) file with the full exit intact.

The following are disallowed if these are/have:

a. Super imposed photos

b. In sepia, optimised, using infrared or other digital conversions
c. Borders of frames

d. Additions, posed and dramatized

e. Identifying marks on the images such as names, watermarks, addresses or any sign to insinuate information about the owner of the entry

CDs containing the contest entries must be received by Ms. Gemma Bojos not later than 5:00 pm, August 23, 2010 at the Corporate Center: Gov. Manuel A. Cuenco Ave., Cebu City.

All photos submitted for this contest shall become the property of the Outreach Committee of Aboitiz. It should not have been published in print or posted on any website, blog, or social networking site.

Photographers of winning entries shall be required to submit the file/s for verification/evaluation and publishing purpose.

III. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING

1. 35% - Shows running as a healthy, sustainable and environment-friendly sport

2. 30 % - Image quality (sharpness/ exposure / lighting)

3. 20% - Composition

4. 15% - Originality

IV. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS & PHOTO EXHIBIT

A photo exhibit of the top 20 entries will open on August 26, 2010 at The Persimmon Plus in Mabolo, Cebu City. All finalists will be invited to this opening, where winners will be announced and awarded.

The decision of the photo contest Board of Judges is FINAL and UNAPPEALABLE.

The exhibit will run until August 29, 2010.


PRIZES
FIRST PLACE P15,000
SECOND PLACE P10,000
THIRD PLACE P5,000
7 CONSOLATION PRIZES P1,500 each

Join now!

Shown Below are the Mandaue Run for Life 2010 Results! I covered this Special Cebu Event and did not run though, but I learned a lot!!

The Race for the NextGen is a type of advocacy Running Event to help promote a greener future for the next generation. The Special Event organized by the Aboitiz Group is not just a mere Corporate Event, being part of their 'Aboitiz Race to Reduce Challenge' but it is also open to anyone who shares the same Advocacy. The Race to Reduce Challenge: A Race for the Next Gen is fast approaching! Aboitiz Race to Reduce will also promote a Greener Environment for the next Generation, so don't be left out of this Advocacy Event.

The Aboitiz race, which features four categories – 3k, 5k, 10k and 21k – will be held on a Sunday. The date for the Aboitiz Race to Reduce Challenge will be on August 22, 2010 at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City, covering the entire stretch of the SRP until parts of Talisay City. Aboitiz Race to Reduce Challenge assembly time is at 4 AM and starting gun fires off at 5:00 AM. A relaxing foot massage, a hearty breakfast, and a photo op in front of the Race to Reduce photo wall await runners crossing the finish line.

The “race for the next gen” is part of the Aboitiz Group’s information campaign on its sustainability efforts. “We are not just promoting a healthy lifestyle, we want to leave a good home for the next generation,” said Sebastian Lacson, Aboitiz Equity Ventures Chief Reputation Officer.

Aboitiz companies groupwide are participating in an ongoing Race to Reduce Challenge, which encourages employees to reduce their consumption of power, water, and paper. During the Aboitiz Group simultaneous nationwide tree planting in October 2010, a tree will be planted on behalf of every runner who participated in the race.

The Aboitiz Race to Reduce Challenge: A Race for the Next Gen is also a fund-raising project for the Aboitiz Annual Christmas Outreach to be held in the first week of December. During this event, employees spend time with less fortunate children to spread Christmas cheer and joy.

Aboitiz Race to Reduce Details and Online Registration details:
Starting Gun Time: 5:30 am (21K); 5:45 am (10K) and 6:00 am (5K & 3K)
Registration Period: July12- August 14, 2010
Fees: 21K w/ timing chips - P450; 10K w/ Timing Chips - P350; 5K & 3K - P250
Click here for ONLINE REGISTRATION.

Manual Registration are also done on Runnr in Ayala Center Cebu, VECO in SM, Casa Ilongga in Robinson's Fuente, Cebu City Sports Complex - Abellana, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Office. Distribution of Race Kits, Race Singlets and Race Bib will be at The Persimmon Plus, Mabolo, Cebu City from August 16 - 21, 2010.

Race for the NextGen: Aboitiz Race to Reduce Challenge is posted through the Event Geek's Effort for a better world, one special, local, cebu event at a time.