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The Amazing Kidney Race – 7 March 2010

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The kidney is one of the vital organs that make the complex and crucial body processes possible. As an acknowledgement of the kidneys’ amazing role in human physiology and in celebration of World Kidney Day 2010 with the theme “Amazing Kidneys”, the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN), in cooperation with UP Family Life and Child Development Circle, is staging a rare race event dubbed as “The Amazing Kidney Race.” To be held in the scenic and breezy campus of UP Diliman, “The Amazing Kidney Race” promises to give beginner and seasoned runners alike a unique and exciting racing experience.

Institutionalizing the humanitarian dimension of running and race events is what the PSN aims to accomplish in staging “The Amazing Kidney Race.” Proceeds of this race event will be used mainly for supporting the kidney disease awareness campaign of PSN and the operation and treatment of kidney patients, and partly for the UP Child Development Center. Likewise, this race is among the platform events of PSN adjunct to the global celebration of World Kidney Day.

As PSN aims to pull off a fun yet challenging race, “The Amazing Kidney Race” will have four event categories. There is the 15K Relay Race limited only to 50 teams. Each team shall be composed of 5 members who will correspondingly complete the 1k-2k-3k-4k-5k race distances to complete a total of 15 kilometers. Adding twist to this race category are the baton passing and challenges that must be met by the relay runners in the handover zones to complete transition. Then there is the heart-warming 2.2K Parent-Child Tandem Run especially allocated for Mom/Dad-Child team-ups. During the race, participants and spectators will get a touching sight of a parent egging on and encouraging her/his child who is determined to give his/her all. There is also the 5K UP FLCD Circle Challenge, a banner event of event-partner UP FLCD Circle, particularly catered to beginner runners or veteran racers who have the need for speed. And finally there is the centrepiece event, the 15K Eliminator Pursuit, where race participants will get an adrenalin rush as they negotiate UP Diliman campus’ best kept running course secret – the Heartbreak Route. 15K racers will get to know first-hand why it is called as such. And as if the route is still not inviting, all participants who meet the 45-minute half-way mark or 1hour45minutes finish point cut-off times will receive a Finishers’ Medal.

Both 15K and 5K solo race events will have MD and Open categories and subsequent male and female divisions. Top three individual and group finishers in all events and categories will be awarded with medals and certificates of achievement.

“The Amazing Kidney Race” is presented with the support of Activelink, in cooperation with event partners RunRadio @ NU107 FM, RunnerSpeak @ QTV11, Second Wind Running Store, ROX, and the exclusive on-line media partner, thebullrunner.com.

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15 Responses to “The Amazing Kidney Race – 7 March 2010”

  1. hi jaymie, it seems that the cutoff time stated in the poster is different. which one is correct? thanks =D

    jodamach said on Feb 03 10 at 1:25 PM Reply

  2. great medal! how much is the entry fee?

    boyet said on Feb 03 10 at 9:02 PM Reply

  3. Hi jodamach,

    The one indicated in the post is correct one. Not TBR’s fault. We have considered lowering a bit the cut-off times so more 15k runners will get the chance to run away with the Finishers’ Medal.

    Tks.

    thewanderboy said on Feb 04 10 at 12:00 AM Reply

  4. I will surely participate in this one since I am a runner with lifetime kidney disease and my Doctor invited me in this event, to show that kidney is not a limitation…

    edison said on Feb 05 10 at 4:54 PM Reply

  5. Hi Jamie. We will definitely participate in this race. We met before na. I am kidney donor to my wife just last April 2009, who is now doing great. She brisk walks daily and does aerobics after. Maybe we will do the relay with our 2 boys. See you there. Glad you support this endeavor.

    leonard said on Feb 05 10 at 9:54 PM Reply

  6. I visited the website on the poster (www.thewanderboy.net) but it is not updated to include online registration for the kidney run. when will the online reg be available?

    glenis said on Feb 08 10 at 1:44 PM Reply

  7. Do we need to meet BOTH the 45-min half-way cut-off AND the 1:45 finish time to receive the medal? 45 mins at 7.5km is tough. For me, at least.

    Pure said on Feb 09 10 at 11:02 PM Reply

    • Hi Pure,

      No, participants in the 15k Eliminator Pursuit have 2 chances of winning a Finishers’ Medal. If s/he reaches the half-way mark within 45 minutes and finishes the whole course even walking s/he gets the medal. The other chance is by finishing the entire course in 1hr 45mins. Good luck and see you at the race.

      thewanderboy said on Feb 25 10 at 12:14 AM Reply

  8. The organizers of this race should get the registration up and running right away at http://www.thewanderboy.net

    They are competing with two other races on March 7.

    Pure said on Feb 11 10 at 11:32 PM Reply

  9. what happened to the kidney shaped medal?

    eds said on Feb 27 10 at 10:22 PM Reply

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