Health & Sugar Rush (12.5.10)

For the longest time, my 1 hour and 2 minutes record in Health & Sugar Rush remains unbroken. Here, I cracked my time in Milo Marathon by 8 minutes. It was quicker by 15 minutes than my first try in Summit CamSur Marathon in September 2010.

Health & Sugar Rush was co-sponsored by Diabetes Philippines and it aimed to educate the public about diabetes. Another run with same cause, Run Sweet Burn Sweet, was held in Legazpi in celebration of the World Diabetes Day a month earlier. That run was a small race with big cash prizes.

There had a problem in getting the right singlet size in this Rush specially smaller runners as the organizers thought that most of the participants here would be large people. There was no even other options in singlet size in the registration form but M and L. I needed to have my singlet repaired so I could wear it. Health & Sugar Rush introduced the quality of singlets that seemed to be rushed.


With Jing and Charles, tens of pounds ago. With other 10km runners checking in.


Peñafrancia, San Felipe and Pacol roads would become overused parts of fun run routes after a couple of months.

I would not have joined this run if I was not encouraged by running buddies. I was planning to run 13km in Jingle Bell Run scheduled a week later. But I opted to join because this run covered the same route as Milo Marathon. I wanted to know my improvements that is why. And they told me there would have lots of freebies to be given away since the event had many sponsors.

I got a give-away canister.


In August 2010 when running events in CamSur came once in a blue moon, a drugstore named South Star Drug sponsored Run for Wellness wherein runners went home like they had grocery shopping. No other local run, to this date, was so generous like the South Star Drug Run for Wellness, as far as freebies is concerned.

On a lighter note, something funny occurred in this race. (At least during those times, it was funny). The 10km run started without marshals at the first turn of the route. Elite runners who were leading pack went straight to Jacob Street. As we approached the first turn, we saw these runners made full turnaround in Universidad de Sta. Isabel realizing they missed the turn. They were cursing the policemen at the outpost nearby for some reasons.


Florence receiving her prize. She would become a perennial winner in 5km runs in Naga. The ever sweet Floreces at Run Sweet Burn Sweet.


Caceres Runners prior to the formal organization of the Club.

As for the reason why my 1 hour and 2 minutes record remains unbroken, there are two reasons. I have moved to longer distances, and the only two 10 kilometer runs I have joined after this were either short by few meters or long by some kilometers.