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ECO DASH: THE AYALA MALLS ENVIRONMENT RUN
September 13, 2009
28th St. Beside Bonifacio High Street

Registration Period & Venues
Aug 17 to Sept 12 – 10am to 9pm at the ECO DASH Registration booths near the Glorietta Activity Center; near the Ground Floor Concierge booths of Greenbelt 3, Alabang Town Center and TriNoma; Central Plaza Entrance/Exit of Market! Market!; and Nike Park – Bonifacio High Street.

Sept 13 – 4am to 5am at the Race Venue

Registration Fee
P250 for 3KM/5KM
P300 for 10KM/21KM
P400 for on-site, all categories

Registration Procedure
1. Fill up the registration form completely in legible and neat handwriting.
2. Submit accomplished registration forms and pay the registration fees at any of the ff:
– Eco Dash Registration Booths in Ayala Malls or at Nike Park – Bonifacio High Street
– Fax to 671.0907
– E-mail to e_squared@pldtdsl.net
* For faxed/emailed registration forms, registrant must pay the registration fee to finalize their registration.
3. Minors must secure permission from their parent/guardian by getting their signature on the consent line in the registration form.
4. Discounted registration fees:
– Donate any of the ff. recyclable item w/ a minimum weight of 1KG and get P50 off on the registration fee. Accepted recyclables are paper (white, colored or newspapers), aluminum cans, plastics, used ink cartridges and PET bottles. Recyclables proceeds shall go to Bantay Kalikasan.
– A flat fee of P150 for delegations with a minimum of 100 participants. Representative should present a valid ID, plus the list of all participants in the delegation.
5. Registration staff to provide a provisionary receipt that will be used to claim race packet & singlet. Race packet contents are race bib w/ official race number, safety pins & route map.
6. Race packet & singlets may be claimed starting Sept. 1, 2009.
7. Only the first 2000 runners across all Ayala Malls who registered for the 3KM/5KM.10KM/21KM will receive singlets, with the exemption of the members of participating delegations.
8. For those who registered in August, pls. present your provisionary receipt when claiming your race packet & singlet. Claiming period for race packets is only until Sept 12. On-site claiming of race packets shall not be accommodated.

ECO DASH Race Rules & Regulations
1. All participants must wear their race bibs pinned on the front of their singlet/shirt at all times during the race.
2. Changing of race distance categories & assigned runners will only be from Aug 17 to Sept. 12 only.
– Fill out the cancellation slip.
– Present original provisionary receipt & race packet (w/ original race bib) to the registration staff.
– Registration staff will replace the race packet, and/or the assigned runner for the particular race number.
– Those who will make changes on the day of the event, Sept. 13, 4am – 5am, will be required to pay an additional P150 for the 3KM/5KM or P100 for the 10KM/21KM distance categories.
3. Race participants caught deviating from the race route/taking short cuts/exchanging their race bibs with another runner will automatically be disqualified from the race.
4. Should a runner make a protest, s/he must put it in writing & submit the written protest to the Race Organizer w/in thirty (30) minutes of the announcement of the official race winners. A protester is also required to pay a P500 protest fee for every written protest submitted.
5. The decision of the Race Organizer is final.
6. Personalized runner’s certificate, with the runner’s name & finishing time will be available one (1) week after the event at the mall where the registration was made.
7. For inquiries, please contact Liza Calumpong of Exceeding Expectations at 671.2960 / 0917.625.6517 or email: e_squared@pldtdsl.net.

Race Schedule
4:00AM Assembly & On-site Registration
5:00AM 21KM Run Start
5:30AM 10KM Run Start
5:40AM 5KM Run Start
6:00AM 3KM Run Start

Race Facilities
Water Stations – located every 2.5KM along the race route.
First Aid Stations – located at the Start/Finish line, midway along the longest route and ambulance
Toilet and Parking Locations – surrounding race area.
Baggage Area – Beside the race assembly area; open from 4:00 – 9:00am.

Awarding of Medals & Claiming of Prizes
Upon announcement of race winners, the runner must present himself at the Race Secretariat booth.

Prizes
3KM Category (Male and Female)
1st Place – P3,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
2nd Place – P2,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
3rd Place – P1,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate

5KM Category (Male & Female)
1st Place – P5,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
2nd Place – P3,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
3rd Place – P2,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate

10KM Category (Male & Female)
1st Place – P8,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
2nd Place – P6,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
3rd Place – P4,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate

21KM Category (Male & Female)
1st Place – P10,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
2nd Place – P7,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate
3rd Place – P5,000 Ayala Electronic Gift Certificate

How the Nike peeps managed to squeeze all these activities into the entire trip in which, mind you, we were jet-lagged and racing for two out of the six days, I don’t know. But, let me tell you that I’m sure glad we maximized our trip and experienced Nike and its birthplace, Oregon, to the fullest.  Here’s what we did on Wednesday, the day we arrived in Portland…

MEETING NIKE PEOPLE

There were 24 of us registered by Nike for the Hood to Coast Relay. We made up 2 teams of 12 runners each. My team was the Singapore Chili Crabs, while the other team was Singapore Noodles. Needless to say, majority of the runners were Singaporeans while there were 4 Filipinos, 1 Malaysian, and 1 Australian. All were Nike employees except for myself, Rashid (winner of Nike+ Challenge, Malaysia), and Jeannette, writer and two-time winner of Singapore Sundown Marathon 84km.

My newfound Nike friends lived and breathed the Nike culture: young, dynamic, driven, fun-loving, and adventurous. It was easy to see that they loved working for Nike and with each other. It felt like I was among a group of college friends who happened to just work and run together.

NIKE CAMPUS TOUR & RUN

Nike was founded in Oregon by University of Oregon runner Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman. It was a company that was inspired by running.

It was just perfect then that the first stop on our itinerary was the Nike Campus, the world headquarters of Nike Inc., where all the great ideas for Nike apparel and shoes are born. Entering the campus was surreal. Dressed in full running gear, we dropped our bags at the impressive Lance Armstrong Building, which housed the employee gym, indoor rock climbing area, lap pool and jacuzzi, before we set out for a short group run.

– Entrance to Nike Campus –

– Take a closer look and you’ll spot runners of all shapes and sizes running after office hours –

We ran 3k around the unbelievably beautiful trail course lined with wood chips (felt like I was running on clouds!) and pine cones along the perimeter of the entire campus.

We crossed pedestrian bridges overlooking the highway, ran under heavily shaded areas, and trotted along the track oval (yes, they have one too!) while hamming it up for the camera along the way.

Our hospitable Nike Singapore hosts toured us around the campus where we visited other buildings named after world-renowned athletes such as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, and John McEnroe, to name a few. As a runner, my heart skipped a beat when I passed by the Joan Benoit Samuleson Center, the Steve Prefontaine Hall, which much to my dismay was locked, and even the Kik spinning room, named after Kristin Armstrong, ex-wife of Lance and contributor for Runner’s World.

I was hoping I’d bump into Nike athlete and my running idol, Kara Goucher, and her coach Alberto Salazar, but the closest I got to them both was to have my photo taken near an illustration of her on their run clinic truck and get up close to a shoe signed by Salazar.  Pathetic!

– Kara on my upper left –

– Zoom D, Nike’s first gold medal shoe. 1983 model autographed by Alberto Salazar –

After a quick shower at the gym (which is up to par with big gym facilities here in Manila), we headed for the Nike employee store where I purchased all the necessary equipment for the race that weren’t available in Manila: running gloves, beanie, long sleeves, and rain jacket. After those were ticked off the list, I went for another round of shopping and just went berserk.

Aaah, the life of a Nike employee. For a split second, I thought I’d surreptitiously drop by the HR department and leave my resume there…

NEXT: Hood to Coast: Thursday

I’m writing this from my hotel room in downtown Portland ready to finally get some shut-eye in a cozy bed after our two-day adventure race from Mt. Hood to Seaside: Hood to Coast Relay race (H2C).  So much has happened in the past few days, I don’t know where to begin: meeting all these great people from Nike, the Nike Campus Tour, running every single day I was here, shopping, and of course, Hood to Coast Relay, which was such an awesome experience!

I’ll be leaving Portland tomorrow and will be back home Monday evening.  I wish I could stay longer if only to run more, but I’m eager to see the kids and hubby again, too!  In the meantime, let me figure out how to share all the stories and photos with you all.  

For now, I’ll leave you with our team pic after the race.  This is Team Singapore Chili Crabs partying this afternoon at Seaside after we finished our grueling Hood To Coast relay.  Woohoo!

Three days to race day.  I fly off to Portland, Oregon for the Nike Hood to Coast Relay tomorrow!  To say that I am excited would be an understatement.  Can you see me doing cartwheels?!

Last week, I received a detailed plan for our team: “Chili Crabs.”  I’m Runner No. 10 in a team of 12.  Each of us will be running three legs each.  I’ll be running Legs 10 (6.43 miles – moderate), 22 (6.81 miles – hard), and 34 (4.13 miles – moderate).  Click here for course map.  The distance is manageable, but the terrain, temperature, and my ability to run with little sleep in the dark will be a fun challenge.  Truth be told, I think I’m more concerned about how to change clothes in a van full of people or if there’ll be a restroom at all in the mountains!

Today, I read through a more detailed itinerary of the entire 6-day trip, which had me raising my arms in the air yelling as if I’d won the lottery.  Aside from the race, I was looking forward to touring Nike Campus.  I thought we would roam about, go shopping, and perhaps look for Lance in the area (oh, I think that’s just me!)  But, I was overjoyed to see this on our schedule: CAMPUS JOG. Woohoo, we’re even going to run in there a couple of days before the race!  And, it doesn’t stop there.  We also have a WILDWOOD TRAIL RUN pencilled into the sched!  This is truly a runner’s adventure and, to be honest with you, I couldn’t have thought of a better trip for the runaholic that I am.  I cannot wait!

As of this writing, I’ve just finished most of my work deadlines, which clears the rest of the day for the following important activities before I leave for Oregon tomorrow:

1. Run 10k
2. Meet with iamNinoy Runner Group steercom
3. Shop for toiletries and snacks
4. Pack!
5. Bond with the kiddos
6. Figure out how to use Twitter on my cell so I can update you (and the hubby who will be missing me lots!)

This is going to be one interesting and informative talk. The topics are well-chosen and very technical. And, the speakers are both great athletes; they’ve both done the Ironman six times!

Too bad I’ll be abroad on the 26th. I highly recommend you register already as there are only 50 slots open.

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RUNNR Academy
presents

“The Science of Running”

Aug 26, 2009, Wednesday
RUNNR, Bldg. B3, Bonifacio High Street

Heart Rate Training for Running – 6:00pm
· running at the right intensity to improve performance
· pairing training goals with the right target heart rate zone

Speaker: Adrian Mok
Singapore representative, Ironman World Championship (2004, Hawaii)

Optimal Running Technique – 7:00pm
· Common running errors in recreational runners
· Attributes of Elite Runners
· Running Posture; landing/foot strike and push off
· Running Tools, drills and skills
· Formula for Speed

Speaker: Arland Macasieb
Exercise Physiologist, M.A. in Exercise Science Montclair State University
Two-time Southeast Asian Games Bronze Medalist – Triathlon (2005, 2007)
Three-time Philippine National Triathlon Champion (2001, 2005, 2006)
Six-time Ironman Finisher

To register:

• Send your details (full name, bday, mobile no.) to lawrence.navarro@runnr.com.ph
• wait for the confirmation of your registration
• open to 50 slots only
• first come, first serve
• come in running attire to participate in some drills demo

For inquiries:
Call Lawrence Navarro
642-4414 to 15
628-1282 to 83 loc 225

This running clinic is presented by RUNNR, in partnership with Polar and Newton Running.