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This is definitely something the running scene needed: fast, short, and fun! I’m hoping to join the January race!

RACE MECHANICS

Rip the Road is an annual series of five competitive 10K races with a championship race at the end of each season.

In each leg, the top 3 over-all male and female winners will be awarded, as well as the champion and runner-up in five age groups:

• 30 years old & below
• 31-35 years old & below
• 36-40 years old
• 41-45 years old
• 46 years old & above

Only the top 1,000 runners will qualify for the championship race (free entry)

Runners must finish at least 2 legs to qualify for the championship race. Qualifying time is the average of a runner’s 2 fastest finish times.

Winners and the top 250 finishers of the championship race will be invited to the Night of Champions awards dinner (free entry)

RACE DATES

• Rip the Road 1 – Unleashed: November 25, 2012
• Rip the Road 2: January 13, 2013
• Rip the Road 3: February 17, 2013
• Rip the Road 4: March 17, 2013
• Rip the Road 5: April 14, 2013
• Rip the Road Championship: May 12, 2013

OTHER EVENTS

• Pre-Championship Race Packet Pick-up & Pasta Party: May 10, 2013 (venue to be announced)
• Night of Champions Awards Dinner: May 24, 2013 (venue to be announced)

– Nice to know I’m not the only one tired of Zombies! –

ASSEMBLY, START/FINISH & ACTIVITY AREA
Glorietta 3 Park, Ayala Center, Makati

RACE ROUTE
Makati Central Business District (see map)
The same race route will be used for each race

RACE TIMES
Assembly Time: 5:00 AM
Starting Time: 5:45 AM

REGISTRATION FEE
P650 per race
Plus a one-time purchase of a reausable timing tag for P150:
• Timing tag can be used for all other races during the season
• Replacement timing tags will cost P250

– First Rip the Road race is on November 25, 2012 –

REGISTRATION DATE FOR RIP THE ROAD 1:UNLEASHED

November 9 – 22 or until all the slots filled up (only 2,000 slots available)

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
1. Become a Ripper:
a. Log on to Rip the Road website
b. Go to REGISTER NOW and input the required data
c. Accept the terms & conditions and SUBMIT
d. You will be issued a Ripper’s ID Number and Ripper’s ID card

– Your Ripper ID contains your personal information (no need to input data every time you join a race)
– You will use your Ripper’s ID card each time you register for a race
– You will need your Ripper’s ID number to access your account, check race results, photos, change your profile

2. Register for the Race:
a. Go to a Registration Center
– Planet Sports Glorietta 3
– Planet Sports Trinoma
– Planet Sports Alabang Town Center
b. Present your Ripper’s ID Card
c. Pay the registration fee and get your race kit

PRIZES
All Race Finishers: Limited special-edition finisher’s technical shirt

Leg Winners:
Over-all males and females
– 1st place Trophy, P5,000 cash & other perks
– 2nd place Trophy, P3,000 cash & other perks
– 3rd place Trophy, P2,000 cash & other perks

Age-group males and females
– Champion Trophy, P1,000 cash & other perks
– Runner-up Trophy, P500 & other perks

* Special prizes will be given to runners who finish 3 or more races

Championship:
Over-all males and females
– 1st place Trophy, P50,000 cash & other perks
– 2nd place Trophy, P30,000 cash & other perks
– 3rd place Trophy, P20,000 cash & other perks

Age group males and females
– 1st place Trophy, P3,000 cash & other perks
– 2nd place Trophy, P2,000 cash & other perks
– 3rd place Trophy, P1,000 cash & other perks

* Top male and female Filipinos will be sent compete in an international 10k race (race to be announced)

Here’s a race to put pressure to pass legislation now in the Senate to reduce smoking, particularly youth smoking, while funding universal health care!

Event: SIN TAX RUN
Date: December 16, 2012
Race Organizer: RunRio Inc.
Target Participants: 5,000 registered runners
Entry Fee: PhP 16.00
Start & End Point: Seaside Blvd., Mall of Asia
Distance: 6k
Gun Start: 5:45 am

WHY PHP 16?

Pinoy runners unite to demand a vote for health, a vote for Sin Tax Reform.

My dearest daddy-o suffered from diabetes until the day he passed away.  This is definitely an event I support.  Drop by if you can to learn a thing or two about preventing and fighting diabetes.

See you at our Bull Circle 3!

TOPIC: A Marathon Ready Body: Strength Conditioning, Balance, and Core
DATE: 21 November 2012, Wednesday
VENUE: Henry Sy Auditorium, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Bonifacio Global City. For map to St. Lukes, click HERE.
TIME: Registration 6:30PM. Talk starts at 7:00PM
SPEAKER: Coach Jim Saret is Phil. Olympic Committee’s Sports Training and Fitness Consultant for all national teams. He is also one of the coaches in the The Biggest Loser Philippines.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CLAIMING OF SHIRTS: For TBR Dreamers, you may claim your TBR DM Official Shirts during the event.
• PARKING: Available at Basement 3 and 4 for all visitors of St Lukes.
• SHUTTLE: St Lukes has a free shuttle from market market mall and another shuttle that goes around Makati.

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

Last night, I attended the Condura Skyway Marathon 2013. The Condura Skyway Marathon is months away, February 3, 2013, to be exact, but race organizers, led by running brothers, Ton and Patrick Concepcion, along with Event King and Neville Manaois, and co-presenters and sponsors, Skyway and Asics, look like they’re all set for the race.

– At the press con for Condura Skyway Marathon –

– Condura Skyway Marathon 2013 Website –

I won’t go into all the details because you can find all the info in the Condura Skyway Marathon 2013 Website, but here are  three reasons why I’m looking forward to this race:

1) As always, we can expect race organization to be of international standards. But, more than that, it’s most likely that this race will be even better than the last one. Last year was the first time they staged the event at Filinvest Corporate City.  The wave start system entering the Skyway was experimental (and one that worked with great success!)  Now, we can only expect great improvements from their experience last year.  For instance, this race, organizers decided to have a 3.8k and 6k event, not the usual 3k and 5k events, to reduce congestion observed last year at turnaround points.  My wish for this race is that they provide sports drinks at every station unlike last year.

2) I love the Race Shirt!  It’s dry fit. It has a unique design saying “I Ran for the Mangroves.”  And, it’s by Team Manila!

3) Condura encourages pledges for Hero Foundation, Bikes for the Philippines, Liters of Light, and I Can Serve Foundation.  I’m a big believer in using a run to raise funds for others.  I’ve done it in the past.  It’s done by a lot of athletes all over the world.  More runners in Manila can do it too if race organizers like Condura will make it easier for all of us to donate and do good through running.  Thumbs up, Condura.

4) It’s a PR course.  Well, at least for the 21k.  I’m not too sure about the 42k route because I’ve never run this particular route for the marathon.  I did run the Condura Skyway Marathon 2010 and hit my PR there.  (I haven’t broken it since.)  I think the straight, no traffic, no brainer route of the Skyway just lends itself well to runners who want to zone out and hit the road hard without having to think of twists and turns.  I’m looking forward to running Condura Skyway Marathon 21k!

– with Ton Concepcion and Bernadette of Hero Foundation, a beneficiary of Condura Skyway Marathon 2013 –

– Running bloggers with Condura Skyway Marathon team –

Visit www.conduraskywaymarathon.com/2013 for registration fees, course map, finisher’s shirt design, and other race details.

Registration opens today until December 15 (online) and December 23 (registration center).  I highly suggest you run to the registration center asap because these kits aren’t going to last long.

PRESS RELEASE

CONDURA SKYWAY MARATHON KICKS OFF 2013 WITH MORE REASONS TO RUN

The premier marathon event in the country, the Condura Skyway Marathon, Run for the Mangroves 2013 goes to the starting line on February 3, 2013 in Filinvest City,  Alabang. It will be the curtain-raiser for the new running year of 2013 – perfect timing for those who are serious in getting back to form after the long series of holidays and merry-making and for those who finally would like to get off that couch and find the fun and fulfilment in running.

Organized by Condura Skyway Marathon’s Founder and Chief Organizing Officer, Ton Concepcion and its running ambassador Patrick Concepcion,  the sixth edition of this much-anticipated yearly race event by runners for runners once again is out to prove that it is worthy of its bid to be the premier running event in Asia Pacific.

This year, the race will have the usual 10k, 21k and full 42k marathon categories plus the new 3.8k, 6k which are especially meant for the fun and adventurous runners who are not yet ready to take on the mid to long distance-races.

By the first hour of February 3, 2013, the Condura Skyway Marathon will again make the Skyway as the runners’ playground.  Originating from the Filinvest City in Alabang, runners of all distances will be taken to the Skyway as a major part of their race route – a major attraction that promises runners of an exclusive, traffic-free, clean and well-lit race environment.

Apart from the challenge and fun that this race has in-store for runners, participating in this race will also mean taking part in the Condura Skyway Marathon advocacy of helping with the reforestation of the Mangroves in Zamboanga de Sibugay in partnership with Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) . Each runner through their registration, will get to donate three mangrove seedlings which will be planted in his/her name. In 2012, the first year that Condura Skyway Marathon adopted the mangroves reforestation project to its cause, a total of 39,000 seedlings have already been planted in Kabasalan Town through runners’ donation.

A very special treat also awaits interested Condura Skyway Marathon 2013 participants!  Get a chance to register for FREE to any race category upon buying a pair of an ASICS running shoes.

Registration to the race is from November 15 to December 23, 2012 at the Asics Registration Center in Greenbelt 3 Ayala Mall in Makati City. Each participant will receive, as part of the registration, an “I RAN FOR THE MANGROVES” quick-dry shirt designed for the event by Team Manila.

Whether a participant is a newbie or a seasoned runner, completing their chosen distance makes them an absolute winner  since each runner will receive a cool Finisher’s Medal whichever distance they have completed! For full marathon finishers, an “I CONQUERED THE SKYWAY” finisher’s shirt exclusively designed by Team Manila will also be given to them.

The Condura Skyway Marathon, Run for the Mangroves 2013 is Co-Title Sponsored by Skyway and presented by sports apparel and shoe sponsor Asics, hydration sponsor 100 Plus and venue sponsor Filinvest City. For more information on the race and its advocacy visit the official website www.conduraskywaymarathon.com or the official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/conduraskywaymarathon

About the Condura Skyway Marathon

The Condura Skyway Marathon is an annual running event open to amateur and professional runners. From its simple beginnings in 2007 as a short-distance Condura Run race event in Metro Manila, the Condura Skyway Marathon has grown to be one of the biggest, premier running event in the country attracting more than ten thousand runners across the country who are interested to have a Skyway running experience.