TNF100 CamSur is all set

TNF100 CamSur starting line arc at CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC).

Photo by Joan

Fr. Amado Picardal, CSsR now in CamSur

As of yesterday, Fr. Amado Picardal, CSsR has covered a distance of 983km. He is currently in a looong journey to Aparri, Cagayan which began on April 1, just after he celebrated the Mass for Life & Peace at 6 in the morning in his parish church in Davao.

In his itinerary, Fr. Picardal would travel from Libon, Albay to Naga City which is about 50km early this morning. Tomorrow until Friday, he will cover Naga City to Lupi, CamSur (43km) and Lupi to del Gallego, CamSur (46km).

Photo taken from his blog

The Filipino Redemptorist, Catholic Priest based in Mindanao is walking and running "to express support for the peace process between the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front, and between the Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front;"

"To express opposition to the ongoing destruction of the environment caused by logging, mining and coal-fired power plants;"

"To denounce the continuing extra-judicial killings perpetrated by death squads in Davao and other cities in the Philippines;" and

"To express opposition to the Reproductive Health Bill (HB 4244)."

He was featured in TV Patrol Bicol yesterday.

Read about his journey from Libon, Albay to Naga City and previous travels at www.amadopicardal.blogspot.com.

TNF100 Camsur Singlet

Here is the TNF100 Camsur singlet for the 22km and 11km trail runners. Quality-wise, it is so thin like you would not put it in the washing machine after the race. As to the design, I like it than the tshirt for the ultramarathon participants.

Photo by Nel

Here is the official jersey for the ultramarathon events, the Authentic TNF Tektee Shirt (Vaporwick Fabric).

1st Sta. Elena Invitational Fun Run (5.27.11)

Here is a fun run in Camarines Norte, Philippines. Join in the 1st Sta. Elena Invitational Fun Run that is happening on May 27, 2011. There will be a 3K, 5K, 10K and a 26K event!

Registration Fee:
3km- P100.00
5km- P250.00
10km- P300.00
26km- P500.00

Where to Register:
Barangay Poblacion Hall, Sta. Elena, Camarines Norte

CONTACTS
Nerissa Flores (Brgy. Admin. Asst.) - 09219586886
Andrew John Ladaga (Brgy. Comm. Organizer) - 09126111365

Photos: Run for Naga River

Run for Naga River official photographer Randy Villaflor has uploaded his shots last Saturday.




Check out the pictures in his Albums:

• RUN PROPER/ RUN FOR NAGA RIVER
• RUN FOR NAGA RIVER II
• RUN FOR NAGA RIVER III

Start tagging yourselves!

Dalagan Barcelona (5.14.11) and 3/5/10K Run for Life (5.15.11)

Vacation grande and a back-to-back run, anyone? Here is a rare opportunity for travelers-runners. You might want to run on May 14 and 15 in Barcelona, Sorsogon and in Legazpi City, Albay.

Known for its beautiful centuries old church made out of coral rocks, Barcelona town will hold its first ever running event, the Dalagan Barcelona 2011. You can enjoy swimming in Rizal Beach, one of the best beaches in the region, or in Bulusan Lake before and after the run.

On the following day, join Run for Life in Legazpi. Take the 10km category to see the "other side" of the city. From Peñaranda Park, where the starting and finish line is, the route covers the Old Albay and Port districts of Legazpi.

Check out the official blog of Dalagan Barcelona for more details. Contact Kaloi Garcia in FB for Run for Life.

Upcoming: I Run for Ina (5.7.11)

The Archdiocese of Caceres will have the I Run for Ina on the 7th of May, and I Bike for Ina on the following Saturday. These events aim to generate support for the construction of the Parish of Padre Pio, Sabang Partido and Production of the TV Program Simbanwaan which will be launched on April 25, 2011.

The running event dubbed as "Mother's Day Run" will have 5km and 10km categories. According to its FB event, starting line will be in Penafrancia Basilica Shrine. Registration fee for 5km is P200 and for 10km is P300.

Race routes and other details have not been released yet. Here is the design of the race jersey for I Bike for Ina (5.14.11).

Previous running events held in honor of the Ina or Lady of Peñafrancia were Fun Run for Ina in April 2010 (left) and I Bike/Run/Walk for INA in September 2010 (right).

24 slots for TNF100 CamSur up for grabs!

Dispatch Magazine announced that, together with The North Face and the Center for Outdoor Recreation and Expedition (CORE), it is giving away 24 slots for the TNF 100 CamSur Event happening on April 30 - May 1, 2011.

Ten (10) slots for the 11km category
Ten (10) slots for 20km category
Two (2) slots for 50km category
Two (2) slots for the 100km category

To qualify, you must be:
1. At least 18 years old and physically fit for the category you are registering for.
2. A resident of Naga, Legazpi or CamSur in Bicol. Valid I.D’s with home address (e.g. postal ID, driver’s license, SSS ID, TIN ID) must be provided as proof of residency.
3. Currently enrolled in a public school (e.g. highschool, undergrad, post-grad, vocational) and must provide any of the following as proof: school ID with validity period, certification from the school’s registrar’s office or recent report/course card.

Send a scanned copy of the required documents at admin@dispatchmagonline.com or through fax at (632)567-0648 addressed to Dispatch Magazine. Then email them the reason why you deserve to be given the slot. Indicate your complete name, address, telephone and mobile numbers and date the required documents were sent to us. The Dispatch Magazine Editorial Team and CORE (Center for Outdoor and Recreational Expedition) shall screen and select the deserving entries. Some of the entries will be posted to the official facebook fanpage and blogsite.

The winning results shall be announced at www.dispatchmagonline.com and at our facebook fanpage. An official email from admin@dispatchmagonline.com shall be sent to the winners for race kit claiming details. Hurry for the deadline is on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Goodluck!

I learned that at CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) in Pili, CamSur, registration fees are cheaper at P2,000 for 100km and 50km categories while it is only P500 for 22km and 11km categories.

Photo by Adonis Gonzales

Run for Naga River (4.16.11)

Last night, I learned from fellow runners that race bibs can be bought at P50. Run for Naga River would have been the perfect run to join in without registering for reasons I already mentioned here. I also learned that registration fees in TNF100 Asia Pacific Series CamSur are discounted in CWC! Fees for 100km and 50km categories are P2,000 while it is only P500 for 22km and 11km categories.

Caceres Runners Club with Naga City Mayor John Bongat.

Early Saturday morning at Plaza Quezon, Run for Naga River participants were greeted with an apology from the host. The singlets of a number of registrants could not be distributed until 7AM. This kind of blunder had happened in other runs such as in Unilab Run United 2 in November 2010. The additional singlets for the Naga River Run were not delivered on time as it was ordered a day before the event.

Other familiar group of runners, I saw were:

G.R.O. (Gym Runners of Olympia)

NSO Runners

BayanMuna Representative Teddy Casiño led the gun start. He joined in one of the shorter categories. Caceres Runners Club and NSO Runners were too small in number to bag the biggest delegation citation which was won by army trainees. Familiar surnames such as Lagyap, Anoñuevo and Lopez resonated during the awarding ceremonies in the shorter categories. But ultimately, it was a runner from Laguna who finished first in 12km (Men) .

Caceres Runners Club president with Rep. Casiño

This is MY worst run: hitting the wall at Km 10 and losing my money before the gun start.

Photos can be seen here, here, here, here and here.

FREE RUN: Alaska Run Fest 2011 (5.7.11)

Here is another FREE Run! This time, it is from Alaska.

Alaska Run Fest 2011 Run for Fun will be held at SM Mall of Asia on May 7, 2011. There will be two races: Alaska Family Run and IronKids Run Race.

To avail of FREE Registration for the Alaska Family Run, present any of the following at the RUNNR Store in Bonifacio High Street:

• 1 Promo Box of Alaska Choco’s Funtastic Six-Saver Pack
• 1 Promo Box of Alaska Time Anytime Promo (Buy 6 Assorted Alaska 110ml Products, Save PHP5)

ALASKA FAMILY RUN: Parent/Adult and Child Tandem

Categories:
3km – Parent/Adult and Child 4 to 10 years old (only 500 slots are FREE)
5km – Parent/Adult and Child 11 to 14 years old (only 500 slots are FREE)

The first 1,000 pairs who will finish will get this Finisher’s Shirt.

ALASKA IRONKIDS RUN RACE: Open to kids from 6 to 14 years old

Categories:
1km – For kids 6 to 8 years old
1.5km – For kids 9 to 10 years old
2km – For kids 11 to 12 years old
3km – For kids 13 to 14 years old

Assembly/Call/Gun Start Times:

3km – 6:00AM / 6:30AM / 6:45AM
5km – 5:00AM / 5:15AM / 5:30AM

Registration fees are: P500 (per pair) in Alaska Family Run and P400 (per child) in Alaska IronKids Run Race.

Register via online registration at http://www.ironkidsphil.com or http://www.alaskamilk.com.ph, or at the following registration sites:

• RUNNR Store, Bonifacio High Street (April 4 to May 1)
• L TimeStudio, Greenbelt 1 (April 4 to May 1)
• SM Mega Mall Supermarket (April 29 to May 1)
  

Upcoming: Run for Empowerment/Life! (4.24.11)

Postscript: RUN FOR EMPOWERMENT/LIFE! was moved on May 28.

Highschool alumni of two universities in Naga City have tied-up for the Run for Empowerment! Run for Life! this coming Easter Sunday. This run organized by ADEN HS 98 and CSI HS 98 will benefit several organizations and individual namely The Hablondawani Integrated Services for Girls and Women in Crisis, Inc., the Ateneo de Naga Golden Knights scholars, children and fellow batchmates needing financial assistance.

A new route, different from the previous ones, will be used in this run which features 10km, 5km and 3km categories.

Start/Finish line will be at Universidad de Sta. Isabel (Peñafrancia Ave.) Turning points are in Queborac for 3km and 5km while for 10km in Taculod (Canaman) via Marupit, Camaligan, CamSur.

Registration starts on April 16, Saturday at Little Adam Asia in Avenue Square, and Naga Tooth Specialist in Plaza Medica. With a worthy cause, registration fees are reasonable at P400 for 10km, P350 for 5km and P300 for 3km.

Upcoming: Run for Naga River (4.16.11)

To create an awareness campaign, and strangely, to raise fund for the Naga River rehabilitation and maintenance, the City Government of Naga in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Caceres, will join the "run for a cause-craze." Run for Naga River will be the kick-off activity of the long-term Naga River rehabilitation project which has been long-overdue. This will be held this coming Saturday. And there will be more runs for Naga River after this, I learned.

Fittingly though, the route will cover "at least seven bridges" that cross the historic and polluted Naga River. The "run for a cause" will start at Plaza Quezon and end at the grand Porta Mariae in Metropolitan Cathedral.

The event will also be the venue for the launching of the activities that will be part of the long-term activities that will help rehabilitate Naga River. However, unlike the world record-breaking Takbo para sa Ilog Pasig that drew 116,086 runners, the organizers here only expect an attendance of more, if not, less than 2,000 local runners for a run that costs over half a Million pesos!

Monsignor Sañado is sporting the singlet in the photo. (By Randy)

Registration fees compulsorily include the race singlet and bib for 12km is P400, P300 for 6km, and P200 for 3km. Registration centers are at Naga City Hall, Porta Mariae and SM City Naga. About P400,000 which is the projected net income of the run, will go to the fund of the city government for its Naga River rehabilitation project.

Posted in the RUN FOR NAGA RIVER Facebook Event are the following route maps for 12km, 5km (?) and 3km:

Not that I am dismayed with runs with pricey registration fees AND inaccurate route measurements. But my wallet and I am recovering from an injury I got from the back-to-back runs I had in Naga and Legazpi, respectively; and from an overwhelming treat of Hyundai Asia two weeks ago.

And we have an 11.33km-run this coming Saturday in downtown Naga using the route below. Our route will cross four bridges Tabuco, (will skip Delfin Rosales), Colgante, Magsaysay and Almeda in Balatas.

I will miss Run for Naga River.

Map created using MapMyRun.

Upcoming: Binamban Fest Fun Run (5.2.11)

If you want to have a recovery run or do a side-trip a day after the TNF100 Asia Pacific Series CamSur, the local government unit of Bombon, CamSur will have the Binambam Fest Fun Run. Home of the local delicacy called binamban and a breath-taking three centuries old leaning belfry, the sub-urban town of Bombon is just 15 minutes drive from Naga City.




The fun run which features three categories namely 3km, 6km and 14km, aims to raise the awareness of the locals on waste management. Registration fees are as LOW as P350 for 14km, P200 for 6km and P150 for 3km. The fees include: the official singlet and bib, binamban pack, and a 14km finisher's medal which is made of marble! Aside from the top prizes, consolation prizes await for the top 20 runners.

Major Prizes:
14km Male - 1st P1500; 2nd P1000; 3rd P500
14km Female - 1st P1000; 2nd P700; 3rd P500
6km Male - 1st P700; 2nd P500; 3rd P300
6km Female - 1st P700; 2nd P500; 3rd P300
3km Male - 1st P500; 2nd P400; 3rd P300
3km Female - 1st P500; 2nd P400; 3rd P300

Consolation Prizes:
14km Male/Female - Top 10 P200 each; Top 20 P100 with pin badge
6km Male/Female - Top 10 P200 each

Here are the route maps:
3km category

6km category

14km category

Last October 2010, LGU-Bombon held the Daralaganan sa Bombon Run which was organized by Municipal Councilor and Caceres Runners Club President Eddie Alteza. He is one of the most generous local race organizers, I must say.

Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that PNoy will declare Monday a holiday!

Updates: TNF100 Asia Pacific Series CamSur

Organizers of TNF100 Asia Pacific Series CamSur held a press conference last week. Registration, route maps and other details can be found at the official website.

Here is a GOOD NEWS to the early 50km and 100km registrants!



Aside from getting free round trip from ROX to CWC (first 100 only), you will also get a TNF visor as bonus. Top 50 finishers in each category will also receive a visor.


Official jersey for the ultramarathon events is the Authentic TNF Tektee Shirt (Vaporwick Fabric) and a TNF100 Visor for those lucky and tough ones.

Photos from Tnf Ph in Facebook

6K Despidida Fun Run for BB Florece (4.7.11)

Caceres Runners Club's star runner Florence who is affectionately called BB by fellow runners and friends, has gone places for her passion. She has become a favorite in races and a perennial winner in every category she joins in. In the coming days, however, she will take a new route and run a different race optimistic and determined to win her dreams.

This morning, the whole team had the 6K Despidida Fun Run for BB Florece who will fly on Monday to the States (I'm still curious though why there is an Australian map on the poster hence I wrote in the souvenir tarp "BEAT THE OZZYs!!!) to bid her farewell and good luck. The route covered the club's turf, the Basilica grounds, and the major streets of Naga. It is a route that has become her playground.


There was no competition in the Despidida run. It was a pace run led by Florence, Jing and Riz. For the reason that BB believes in running coming first, in the middle of the pack or last doesn't matter. That what is important is finishing it. And there is a lot of satisfaction in that, she added.



Although I missed the run because I set the alarm too early and woke up at 6:45AM already, I still went and joined the breakfast with the team.



(Photos by Jun, Ed and Jing)