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Here’s something from my good friend Hector Yuzon who, with his teammate Raffy Zamora, aim to be the first Pinoy athletes to complete the Xterra Triple Crown. It’s their dream to finish this and, in doing so, they also hope to fulfill the sports dreams of underprivileged children. May you can help! Read on!

XTERRA TRIPLE CROWN 2013: First Philippine Crusade

Since the birth of Xterra in the Philippines back in 2011, Raffy (being a mountainbiker) was instantly hooked. I was introduced to the sport a year later after him. Personally, if Xterra was a person who walked into a bar, my instant thought bubble would be: i knew you were trouble when you walked in.

Both Raffy and I have a big passion for the outdoors and endurance sports. And Xterra providing both in one exhilarating event was just a dream come true. 1.5km open water swim in itself is difficult, 35km mountainbike is no joke. If at first you think this distance is too short – well, ride it before you say it. And you finish it all off with a heart pumping 10k trail run, this is just WOW.

Chasing the Dream

I have been imagining of participating and dreaming of being the first Filipino to complete the Xterra Triple Crown. Only to find out that my teammate Raffy was also dreaming of the same thing. Brothers from another mother, we are.

The Triple Crown is participating in all 3 Xterra events in 3 different countries (Philippines, Saipan and Guam), all roughly a week apart from each other. No Filipino has done it yet, so since Raffy and I will be the first, this may be setting a Philippine record! We are both scared, as we both know that recovering will play a huge factor for us to finish and complete the Triple Crown, within a respectable time. Good thing, Health Food and Shotz is there to make sure our nutrition plan is in check.

Confidence through Sports

Sports has given so much to me and Raffy. We made new friends along the way, and have opened doors for our careers and created great opportunities for the both us. Through sports, we both grew up as assertive and driven individuals, and having said that, we would like to create these same opportunities with less fortunate kids.

Donate your Sports Equipment for Underprivileged Kids

We are opening the doors of Secondwind and Health Food stores to accept donations of cash or in kind in the form of new or old (but still useable) sports equipment (shoes, apparel, soccer ball, badminton rackets, volleyball nets, etc). Together with one of our partners MyPhone, we will be distributing these in rural areas – who knows, maybe that kid who receives a pair of shoes, or that badminton racket becomes motivated and driven in life and becomes our new government servant, or a successful leader of an NGO.

For those who do not know yet what Xterra is, here is a video of the Xterra World Championship 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlIP2PgTkHE

I’m so thankful to be invited to be a speaker for the Success Summit on May 10, 2013.  While I’m probably not as popular as the other speakers I’ll be sharing the stage with, I think it’s safe to say that we’re all equally passionate about our advocacies and goals.  Hope you can join us!

EVENT: SUCCESS SUMMIT
DATE: 10 MAY 2013
TIME: 9AM TO 5PM
VENUE: RCBC Plaza, Makati City

SPEAKERS:

• Raymond Aaron – North America’s No. 1 Success Coach and New York Times Best- Selling Author of “Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul”
• Norman Black – Multi-Titled Coach of Talk ‘N Text and ADMU Blue Eagles
• James Lafferty – Former CEO of Procter & Gamble Philippines and Coca-Cola West Africa
• Alex Araneta – Chief Catalyst of Catalyst360 Training & Consultancy
• Rose Fausto – Author of “Raising Pinoy Kids”
• Jaymie Pizarro – a.k.a. The Bull Runner, Graphic Designer and Renowned Blogger
• Ging Igual – Certified EQ Trainer and Growth Leader

TICKET PRICES:

Early Bird 1
January – March 9: P2,250

Early Bird 2
March 10 – April 9: P2,850

Early Bird 3
April 10 – May 9: P3,450

Walk-In Rate
May 10: P4,500

*All rates are inclusive of 12% VAT.

For Inquiries or other Concerns:

• CALL: (02) 622 7934 for GROUP RATES / (02) 401 4810 for SPONSORSHIPS
• EMAIL: info.catalyst360@gmail.com

Only two weeks to go till the first Alaska Ironkids Race of the year!

Event:  Alaska Ironkids Race of the year: Individual and Relay Run Events.
Date: Feb. 17, 2013
Venue: U.P. Diliman Track Oval

Categories:

Individual:
6-8, 1km
9-10, 1.5km
11-12, 2km
13-14, 3km

Relay:
6-10 Mixed Relay, Team of 3: 3x400m
11-14, Mixed Relay, Team of 3: 3x800m

To Register, proceed to ROX store or register via website:

http://ironkidsphil.com/2013/registration/

For Race Maps, please view:

http://ironkidsphil.com/2013/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ironkids-racemap-Feb2013.pdf

For directions on how to get there:

http://ironkidsphil.com/2013/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DIRECTIONS.pdf

Don’t miss the last Bull Circle!

EVENT: Bull Circle 5 – TBR Dream Marathon 2013
TOPIC: The Art of Tapering and How to Run TBR Dream Marathon
DATE: 30 January 2013, Wednesday
VENUE: Henry Sy Auditorium, 5th Floor, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Bonifacio Global City. For map to St. Lukes, click HERE.
TIME: Registration 6:30PM. Talk starts at 7:00PM
SPEAKERS: Christine Jacob-Sandejas, TBRDM Alumni, to share her experience running her first marathon at TBRDM. Lit Onrubia, Chi Running Instructor and head coach for Bull Sessions to discuss tapering in the next few weeks. Q&A Portion: TBR Dream Team to answer your questions on the race.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

• There will be FREE taping of Rocktape for the first 30 registrants.  Those not included in the first 30 may have themselves taped for a fee.
• BULL CIRCLES are a series of running talks from October 2012 to February 2013. The talks are free of charge and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
• For TBR Dreamers who have NOT claimed their official shirts, you may claim your TBR DM Official Shirts during the event. After this event, TBR DM Official Shirts may be claimed at Secondwind Running Store, Ortigas Home Depot.

CONTACT:
For any questions, please contact TBR Dream Hotline at 0942.477.6099 or email tbrdream@gmail.com.

For a complete Calendar of Activities for TBR Dream Marathon 2013, please click HERE.

adidas recently opened its newest store at the heart of Bonifacio Global City. The retail outlet carries various lines of adidas shoes and apparel including: basketball, training, football, Originals and, of course, running.

“It’s not just about being an athlete or being into sports. The new adidas outlet will further promote the importance of having an active, healthy lifestyle, which Bonifacio Global City has successfully fostered,“ said adidas Philippines’ Brand Activation Manager, Adrien Semblat.

– George Youssef, Country Manager, and Jason Gervasio, Brand Communications & Sports Marketing Manager of adidas Philippines –

A fashion show presenting the different collections adidas has to offer featured models like Rocky Salumbides and Luke Jickaine, and former Binibining Pilipinas Marie Ann Umali. The catwalk, painted in adidas’ trademark 3 stripes, allowed models to traverse from the store’s interiors to the program area along the Two Parkade walkways in BGC.

– A female model fully clad in adidas women’s apparel –

– A model waiting his turn to walk the ramp –

I dropped by to check out the loot! And I bumped into some friends!

– with bloggers Jun, Vima (Kulit Runner), and Bards (Banana Running) –


– Nice bumping into Tessa Prieto-Valdes –

The new adidas store is located at Two Parkade, 30th St. corner 7th Ave., Bonifacio Global City.

For more updates, follow adidas Philippines at facebook.com/adidasPhilippines.