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“Jaymie and Marc, you are team number one. You have won a trip for two to Greece where you will run the Athens Marathon. Congratulations.”

Wow. What an awesome dream. Not only do I have Marc as my partner (move over, Rovilson!) and I get a free ticket to Athens Marathon, but I actually make it to the Amazing Race!  I’m a huge fan!

Well, the good news is that dream can actually turn into reality not just for me but for everyone now!

The world’s most prestigious adventure race is now accepting applicants for its first Philippine edition. The twelve-time Emmy Award winner for “Outstanding Reality-Competition Program” arrives on local shores with an open call for contestants of The Amazing Race Philippines.

The show’s producers consider the Philippines as one of their favorite places to shoot, and now you can take part in this grand event too. There are three ways to audition: online, mail-in and on-ground.

HOW TO JOIN:

For online auditions: visit www.theamazingrace.ph for the link where you can fill up the online registration form and upload your audition video in AVI, MOV or MPG4 format. The audition video’s running time should be a minimum of 1 minute and maximum of 3 minutes.

For mail-in auditions: download the application forms at www.theamazingrace.phand send the completed forms together with a DVD of your audition video to the TV5 office (21st floor Marajo Tower, 26th corner 4th sts. Bonifacio Global City, Taguig).

For on-ground auditions: watch out for announcements of audition dates on different venues. Both team members must be present and come prepared with the completed application package.

Note: Carefully review the Terms & Conditions and Application Procedure. Applications must be received by April 27, 2012 6:00 pm Manila time.

As for me, wow, I would love to make this dream come true, but I wonder: how does one train for triathlon while you’re running all over the place?!

For runners who haven’t claimed their race kits, below is the race kit redemption schedule. PACERS may claim their race bib on these dates as well:

RACE KIT REDEMPTION SCHEDULE

1) ROX, BHS
MARCH 11, SUNDAY TO MARCH 13, 2012, TUESDAY
During store hours at 2/F R.O.X. Bonifacio High Street

2) RACE DAY – INFORMATION BOOTH
MARCH 18, 2012, SUNDAY
12 midnight to 2:00 AM

REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAIMING OF RACE KIT:

1) Medical Certificatea.
a. Previously submitted at any of the drop off centers
b. Submitted upon claiming of race kit
2) TBR DM waiver. Previously included in Registration Kit last October.
3) NUVALI waiver.

An authorized representative may claim your race pack upon presentation of a Letter of Authorization, Valid ID, Medical Certificate (if not submitted yet), TBR DM and NUVALI Waivers.

PACERS – RACE BIBS
* Same schedule as Runner’s Race Kit Redemption above
* The runner to be paced may claim the race bib for the pacer

Requirements for claiming of race kit:
1) Payment of P500 fee to cover race bib, armband, insurance, food, and other operational expenses
2) TBR DM Waiver
3) NUVALI Waiver

DOWNLOADS

Click HERE to download TBR Waiver
Click HERE to download NUVALI Waiver

For questions or concerns, call TBR DM Hotline at SUN 0922-771-8014 or email macel(at)thebullrunner.com

TBR Dream Marathoners! Download your official TBR Dream Marathon 2012 Runners’ Handbook now.

Click this link to begin download: <<< TBRDM2012_HANDBOOK >>>

TBR is proud to partner with Coach Dan and Ani Brown’s The Next Step Camps and Clinics.

I joined The Next Step tri camp last year (read my review HERE) and I plan to do so again this year (just gotta get the hubby and kids’ go signal for next week’s camp. Crossing my fingers!)  in preparation for triathlons I plan to join for this 1st half.  Yiiiikes.  The thought of swimming and cycling freaks me out (that’s an understatement), so I feel pretty fortunate we have camps like this to equip wanna be triathletes or triathletes who want to improve some expert advise and guidance.  See below for The Next Steps complete calendar for 2012.

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UNILAB ACTIVE HEALTH PRESENTS:

THE NEXT STEP CAMPS AND CLINICS 2012 CALENDAR

February 25-26 Next Step Camp 1 Pico de Loro
Starting It Right Camp

March 7 Next Step Clinic 1 for Tri United, Unilab Pool Mandaluyong
Focus: Swim Clinic

March 10-11 Next Step Camp 2, Pico de Loro
Sprint-Olympic Weekend

April 11 Next Step Clinic 2 for Tri United, Mall Of Asia
Focus: Bike Clinic

May 23 Next Step Clinic 3 for Tri United, University Of Makati
Focus: Run Clinic

June 9-10 Next Step Camp 3, Pico de Loro
Long Distance Weekend

July 21-22 Next Step Camp 4, Pico de Loro
Long Distance Race Prep Weekend

October 13-14 Next Step Camp 5 for Tri United
Beginners Camp for Tri United 3

The Next Step Clinics for Tri United

A. Feb 22 Next Step Clinic 1 for Tri United
Focus: Swim Clinic
Manila Venue: Unilab Pool
Time: 5:30pm-8pm

Will cover swim theory and technique for the first part and swim application and stroke analysis for the second part.

B. April 11 Next Step Clinic 2 for Tri United
Focus: Bike Clinic
Manila Venue: Mall Of Asia
Time: 5:30am-7:30am

Will cover bike theory and technique for the first part and a short bike ride for the second part. Partner bike shops, mechanics, and bike-fit systems present.

C. May 23 Next Step Clinic 3 for Tri United
Focus: Run Clinic
Manila Venue: University Of Makati
Time: 5:30pm-7:30am

Will cover run theory and technique for the first part and a run workout and run analysis for the second part.

The Next Step Camps for Tri United

A. Feb 25-26 Next Step Camp 1 for Tri United
Focus: Starting It Right Camp
Venue: Pico de Loro
Coaching Fee: Free
Cost of Accommodations: P5,000/ hotel room
How to Register: Just email nextsteptri@gmail.com to confirm your slot, first come first served

A great fitness booster for the 2012 racing season and educational weekend for both beginner and experienced triathletes. Partner bike shops, mechanics, and bike-fit systems present.

B. March 10-11 Next Step Camp 2 for Tri United
Focus: Sprint Olympic Training Weekend
Venue: Pico de Loro
Coaching Fee: Free
Cost of Accommodations: P5,000/ hotel room
How to Register: Just email nextsteptri@gmail.com to confirm your slot, first come first served

Join this camp and be race ready for the first few sprint and Olympic distance races of summer! Partner bike shops, mechanics, and bike-fit systems present.

C. June 9-10 Next Step Camp 3 for Tri United
Focus: Long Distance Weekend
Venue: Pico de Loro
Cost of Accommodations: P5,000/ hotel room
How to Register: Just email nextsteptri@gmail.com to confirm your slot, first come first served

For triathletes who want to work hard and prepare well for their long distance race events. Partner bike shops, mechanics, and bike-fit systems present.

D. July 21-22 Next Step Camp 4 for Tri United
Focus: Long Distance Race Prep
Venue: Pico de Loro
Coaching Fee: Free
Cost of Accommodations: P5,000/ hotel room
How to Register: Just email nextsteptri@gmail.com to confirm your slot, first come first served

A great tune up weekend specifically designed for the 70.3 Philippines in Cebu. We want to help you have an awesome race! Partner bike shops, mechanics, and bike-fit systems present.

E. October 13-14 Next Step Camp 5 for Tri United
Focus: Beginners Camp for Tri United 3
Venue: Alabang
How to register: Available only to registrants of Tri United Race Series.

Triathlon 101 for those who are new to the sport and want to arm themselves with practical lessons in swimming, biking, running, transitions, nutrition, etc. Partner bike shops, mechanics, and bike-fit systems present.

For more info, visit:

Website: http://thenextsteptricamp.com/

Oh boy, tomorrow’s Bull Session 5 is turning out to be a huge event in itself.

As mentioned, we’ll be having the TBR DM Gatorade Drinking Guide talk at 4:00am before we run at 4:30am.  For our long run of 3.5 hours, we’ll have our two coaches, Jim Lafferty and Lit Onrubia, running with us.  Gatorade will have three stations while Unilab is providing us with a water station (but we still recommend you bring your own hydration belts.)  Lastly, after our long run, we’ll have a Run United registration booth (for TBR DM runners you can use the 10k as a training run) plus free sampling of Enervon.

Sleep early for our long run tomorrow!  See ya!