Unilab Run United 1 2012 – Results Discussion

Looking forward to Leg 2!

Congratulations to all who joined!

I loved the energy of the 10k and 3k runners. Thanks for being so participative during the warm-up! See you guys next leg! :)

Before is just an imagination to run from BGC to MOA, but today alot of us did what we imagine,,,,congrats to all 21K runners.

Ang saya, di ba? Sulit na sulit ang ibinayad!

congrtas sa atin lahat na 21k runner!!…sna mabigyan din kami ng finisher shirt kahit nagkaubusan daw kanina?…di ba dpat bilang yuon sa lahat ng nag join?bkit kinulang??

The raise was good. Different route for 10K. Failed to join 21K due to limited slots. The registration is higher this year than last year (which of course is not good). :)

21k
Pros:
a. Nice medal. Huge with nice touch of gold plating.
b. Nice finishers shirt. I like the shades of blue and white
c. New route. Marshalls all over ensuring safety. Good move on starting earlier at 4:30am

Cons:
a. Not ready cups of water or powerade in hydration stations. Maybe because of the volume of runners or table is not long enough. Runners have to wait for several seconds. Bawas din sa time yun.
B. Crowded lane especially for the first 5k. More waves perhaps?

Well organized overall. Value for money. I recorded a new PR. Looking forward for leg2 :-)

amidst various number of complaints due to changes in schedule/details, this was the best race I ran so far. pinaghalo ang MOA and BGC to add a new twist to the usual races held here in Manila. Congratulations to all the runners! New PR for me yehey!

ang dami nating 21km runners! ahahaha! a sea of people! XD

I didn’t get the announcement on the bus schedule. I arrived at MOA 4:10 only to find out no more buses going to BGC.

So habol kami sa BGC and started out at 4:50. I don’t like the inconvenience at the start. But overall, it was a good run for me with a new PB. Sana sa ranking, chip time ang sundin, hindi gun time at late nga ako. Basta, your fault. :-)

Good, well-organized run as always. Bananas, sponges, and energy drinks were available. Nice route, marshals and policemen were available and very visible. Rio was very hands on too.

Sarap tumakbo!looking forward sa Leg 2 … maganda medal and finisher’s shirt!yun lang me mga nakakuha ng stub na hindi kasali sa 21k (shame on those people) nagkulang tuloy yun kit sa 21k …

okay naman overall..bumabaha ng tubig at powerade..at malamig..un nga lang sa may kalayaan flyover area..madilim talaga..tas may mga ilaw pa na nakatutok sa runners so silaw lahat..lalo di makita ung daan..pero all in all..good good good race..:D

ddnt beat my PR at 5k, but still all thanks for a nice run, would not make it though if its not free courtesy of ms kulit runner.

thanks po!

great race ! my first 21K and i really enjoyed it..sulit ang binayad at another typical Runrio race, well organized ! nakita ko nga si Coach Rio mismo na nagmamarshall sa may Luneta..cool !looking forward sa Leg 2! congrats sa lahat ng finishers ! God bless us all :)

i have the same comments as kobe. yun nga lang, isa ako sa hindi nakatanggap ng finisher’s shirt. pero oks lang… kasi according to the person who spoke to us, madadagdagan pa daw ang freebies kasi nadehado kami… yiheeee!!!

daming irate! nakakaawa yung mga ate na nagd-distribute… napag-utusan lang naman sila. yung iba nagpipilit na bigyan sila ng shirt eh wala na nga… la naman tayo magagawa kahit pilitin natin. alam naman natin lahat na hindi nila kaya magproduce ng shirt agad agad. tshirt na binili sa sm na hindi nakasulat na finisher… bet? haha. as long as we get the shirt, kahit hindi right after the race, ok na rin.

and whether we got the shirt or not, we still finished 21K! and we have an awesome medal to prove it! ;)

Congrats RUNRIO! Your race this morning was improved withoast year’s trilogy…

1. You seperate the route of 10k runners from the 21k.. Last year the roxas blvd. from pedro gil to MOA are jampacked of runners but now it was on differet route, very good runrio..
2. There are portalets now in Buendia and Macapagal Ave. compared to last year..
3. There are a lot of hydration staion with power energy drink, and bananas…

There is only one thing that is still exist with your race the finisher shirt of the 21k runners is still short i feel pityto those runners who runs because they want this ahirt and medal, and after they crossed the finish line they will ge nothing, you should fix this problem next time…

But overall it was good race.. Congrats again RIO!

a very very organized run. now i know why it costs expensive.

Overwhelm co-runners 21K it was a good pace all the way to finishing line. Thank you Coach Rio for job well done.New PR..Yahoooo.

needs improvement yung claiming of our things at the bus (baggage area)

I didn’t beat my PR for 21k ): but anyways it was great and happy run! sulit ang 900! who says mahal ang 900? walang bagay na mahal kulang lang pera mo (: see you guys on LEG 2 maybe MOA to BGC naman? lets see…

it was a nice race, i enjoyed a lot and got a new PR too.. ^_^

hhmm.. how about those people who wasn’t able to claim the kit?

can we still CLAIM it?

it should be 1 is to 1, but what happened?

hoping and i’m really hoping for a response and immediate action from the organizer..

GOD BLESS..

Nice run. New route, BGC to moa.
nice medal & shirt.

Pumalpak lang dito sa finisher shirt. daming nawalan. lalo na yung mga nag clocked ng 3 hrs. & above.

Yung sa PSE pinadalhan nila yung nawalan. Dito kaya? sana mabigyan para di madala.

Great event, and a good value in my opinion.

Some costructive input for improvement:

– with race participation growing, I think it is time to introduce pace-based starting waves or at least ask runners to line up by projected pace. It would be better for all runners and would reduce congestion.
– add some simple organization to water stations so it is easy to tell water from Power Aide. Either signs or better yet, white cups for water and the Blue Power Aide cups for Power Aide. Also, the arrangement of the drink options should be the same at each station.

These can be done at no added cost and should be nice improvements.

I really enjoyed the event. The BGC to MOA route was a nice change and a fast track with flat or even slight downhill elevation. Good quality in the singlet, finishers shirt and what a clever concept for the medal.

See you all for leg 2!

sobrang dilim sa may kalayaan flyover.

yung Buendia route between Quirino & Roxas blvd, di maganda ang daan. daming butas. may nadapa nga eh. sana sa RU2 sa iba na nila padaanin.

overall, again it was a nice run.

This is my own theory bakit nagkaubusan n 21k finishers kit.
When i claimed my 21k finishers kit (near the rightmost corner), kinuha lng yung drinks stub. Yung stub for finishers kit, hindi kinuha. I even insist na kunin nung finishers kit stub, but hindi tinanggap. Ibang group daw mag cocolect nun. Huh? I still have my finishers kit claim ngayon.
Then reading the complaints in this thread, i realized that maybe just maybe… Some had taken advantage. Either they claimed finishers kit twice or they gave their bib, stub to others and nag claim na rin. I hope im wrong.

Great well-organized run. Thanks Runrio!

nice event and i like the medal. the freebies also.

yun lang talaga madaming madilim na areas, i think that should be a serious consideration for the runners’ safety.

after my 21 i accompanied my son to his first 500 run, i forgot to take my bib off, i only realized when we crossed the finish line ,tumunog! i’m anxious ang mag register na time ko sa finish is that one! huhuhu

i’ll complete the trilogy. thanks RunUnited!

didn’t see a lot of portalets along roxas blvd… you just gotta find a way to clear that bladder… :)

not a bad race…

Thank you for organising such a great race!
It was so much fun! We had the best weekend ever. Paki improve naman po yung portable toilet section area masyadong crowded, mabaho, marumi at meron pang mga suka

ang bait ni coach rio saying to the other “non-ru1” runners sa may picc? part: “kuha po kau ng tubig/powerade! ok lang po kahit hindi kau kasali, para sa inyo pong mga runners yan!”

winner diba?

libre shuttle pa pala kami from moa pabalik sa bgc. sulit!

To those 21k runners who didn’t get their finisher’s shirt, please make sure you post at https://www.facebook.com/unilabactivehealth.

What I heard is that there was a security breach and the RU team is taking this very seriously. Mag-uupdate sila sa Facebook page.

…dumi ng loob ng ilong ko after the run :D

Mukhang hindi lang sa 21k finisher’s items ang may breach of security, I got a finisher kit for 10k category only to find out na hindi lahat ng laman ng bags ay pare-pareho, wala akong nakuhang water bottle, lesson learned, dapat sa finisher’s area pa lang ay mag check na ng laman ang compare :)

Anyway, maganda ang paghihiwalay ng route bonus pa ang photo-op with Coach Rio Dela Cruz :)

Kudos to coach rio and team.

Worth every penny.. Hindi ko man nabeat yung PR ko dahil sa tumuhod sa legs ko na napakasakit ok lang di naman sinasadya. I’ll just try to run faster next time.

Congrats fellow runners till we meet again.

@RunRio Inc.: thanks for the immediate response..

many of us wasn’t able to claim the kit..

how’s the arrangement for this matter?
will it be delivered to us or what?

GOD BLESS again..

@RunRio Inc.: thanks for the immediate response..

many of us wasn’t able to claim the kit..

how’s the arrangement for this matter?
will it be delivered to us or what?

GOD BLESS again..

Great job, RunRio.

Coach Rio lived up to his words of giving a value-for-money event for all. Congrats to all of RunRio peeps!

Best one so far in terms of logistics, even better than Condura (ran 21K for both).

Looking forward to RU2 in June.

Reposting from RunRio FB:
Reposting from Runrio Inc.: Dear Run United 1 21k Runners,

We sincerely apologize for those who were not able to get their finisher items today.

Based on our initial discussion, there was a breach of security resulting to lost of items. While we are investigating further, we take full responsibility of what happened.

We guarantee that you will receive your 21k items as soon as we are able to finalize the timelines with …our suppliers and process.

A representative from RunRio will contact each and everyone of you and will revert to you as soon as possible.

Again, our sincerest apologies.

RunRio Inc.

GOOD JOB!

looking forward in LEG2

21k na ko next leg. (bahala na si superman) :))

nakakuha ako ng finisher’s item pero di kinuha ung finisher’s stub ko.. sa tingin ko ito ung dahilan kung bakit nagkaubusan ng finisher’s item.. ung mga hindi kinuhanan ng finisher’s stub bumalik sa finisher’s booth para kumuha ulit ng item.. sa mga nanamantala, makonsensya naman kayo!

I feel na sulit lang sya for 21K runners dahil sila lang yung maraming nakuha or makukuha out of it: shuttle ride, medal, finisher’s shirt, medal, a nice bgc to moa route. pero for others, lalo na sakin experience sa 10K, wala, nothing special. hindi ko nga nakita yang banana station na yan e, to think kami pa ang pinakamataas ang increase at 200php at that. It was exactly the same as last year’s run pero mas maliit at mas konti lang laman ng finisher’s kit ngayon. Getting my money’s worth? Nah.

My 21K experience at Run United, plus some gripes about the event.

https://solorunning.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/run-united-1-my-21k-experience/

got my new 21K PR! 1hr 40mins ^___^

ang kulang kulang ung laman ng finisher’s kit….

its was a great run..
kahit hindi ko nakuha yung PR na gusto ko sana makuha, happy naman kc first time ko mag 21k na walang lakad na nangyari..
eventhough may runner’s knee na ako starting line pala lang, tiniis ko lang yung sakit…

concluded na its was the great run i ever joined…hehehe

MOnde Run kita kits sa Leg 2…

Excellent post above Sir Mon and congrats on the PR. I agree with many comments above – well-organized but a few problems. Races this large need wave starts. I was in the second wave of the 21K. After fighting my way to the Kalayaan Flyover, I ran into the back of the first wave and had to dart around people in the darkness all the way across. Was still going around other runners until the 8K mark.

Note to ALL race organizers: Floodlights are important where there are no streetlights but they don’t help if they blind runners headed toward them! They need to light the ground, not our faces. Also, please put cup receptacles a few meters further from the hydration tables. If you’re drinking on the run but want to avoid throwing your cup on the ground, you end up having to stop running to finish your drink and get rid of the cup.

Congrats Coach Rio and finishers of all races!

Huwaattt?!? Breach of security? May nagpabaya!
pros:
1.lots of marshalls along Buendia
2. lots of powerade ion4 kahit nasa trailing pack ako ng 21k
3. medal kicks @$$!
4. dami portalets
5. dami bananas and sponges
6. people from that other runner’s website giving free taho to everyone near end of Buendia!

cons:
1. konting marshalls sa Roxas blvd. Easy for cheaters to change lanes :(
2. no finisher’s shirt at halos wala nang laman ang loot bag kaya binalik ko na lang in exchange for complete loot bag to be received soon hopefully. I wanna get what I paid for!
3. Personally, medyo disastrous run for me. I lost my 150 pesos in zip-loc plastic on the route, chipped my shades, lost my spare insole (Everlast) on the route, was on the receiving end of angry motorists in Buendia + cons #2

celebs, sightings and inspirations:
1. Coach Rio on scooter inspecting route
2. Ms. Mars with her Angry Birds balloon
3. kuya Elpi Galledo(?) bringing up the 21k rear.
4. the couple pushing their special child on strollers
5. that homeless Bob Marley lookalike guy after PNR Buendia staging his own rock concert made my day!

suggestions on compensation:
1.P1000 discount on riovana purchase valid for entire year hehehe
2. 50% discount on other RU trilogy legs this year
3. loot bag containing contents of loot bags from other categs combined

cons:
1. konting marshalls sa Roxas blvd. Easy for cheaters to change lanes :(
** Kahit gaano pa kadaming marshals yan, ang mandaraya ay gagawa at gagawa ng paraan para mandaya.

2. no finisher’s shirt at halos wala nang laman ang loot bag kaya binalik ko na lang in exchange for complete loot bag to be received soon hopefully. I wanna get what I paid for!
** Nag-issue na ang ang statement ang RunRio

3. Personally, medyo disastrous run for me. I lost my 150 pesos in zip-loc plastic on the route, chipped my shades, lost my spare insole (Everlast) on the route, was on the receiving end of angry motorists in Buendia ** Issue ba ito ng organizer or fault ng runner? Organizers have a responsibility pero may equal responsibility din ang runner.

Funny suggestions mo and totally absurd. P1000 discount, 50% discount sa trilogy and combined loot bags? Hahahaha! Para mo na ding pinagkakitaan yung race. Eh di ba ikaw yung isa sa mga numero unong mareklamo sa P900 na registration fee? Tapos hihingi ka ng triple return on what you paid for? Hahahaha!

nice run ok yung hydration ska yung banana sa 21k madilim lng s mga ibang area dapat ayusin din yung kalsada sa buendia dami lubog masakit sa tuhod

ok yung route ayusin lng yung road ska lawakan yung space ng mga runners s buendia masikip

over all great pa din ok pa din value pa din s money sbi nga ni coach at binati nya pa ako thx coach rio new pr pa ^_^

Meron pala ako Nakita na isang 21k runner na binatukan nung naka gray shirt (navy ata mga yun) sa may roxas blvd sa may bandang malate…

@RUNRIO

“Just wanted to give congrats on a great and well run race.
We really enjoyed it except dirty and smelly portalets.

@tau_runnr ganon? ang sama naman.

Sino po gusto makapagpalit / trade ng 21k Finisher shirt MEDIUM nakuha ko, kailangan ko LARGE

T> my MEDIUM to ur LARGE

txt nyo ko 09066027437 – Rizal (Cainta), Manila (FEU)

I’ll just speak my mind why I didn’t join this race. With due respect to those who enjoyed this race, but in my opinion, Run United series has become a monotony already. Either you hold the venue in MOA or BGC, it’s the same potato. Puwede bang next time isang beses na lang sa isang taon ang Run United, or you may follow the regional format of Milo. Kakasawa na po talaga. Thank you.

Hindi ko din masyadong type na madaming Run United in a year but I believe your feedback on RU being monotonous is not a fair assessment. Regular ako sa RU pero laging may bago sa mga races nito. And with RUPM, mas magandang sumali.

@kublai

easy lang masyado kang hot yung con #3 ko e personal experience lang wala akong ibang pinagbibintangan ok? Kaya nga sinabi kong “Personally” e

sa con #2 oo nga kanina ko pa nakita statement ng runrio pero ibig sabihin ba non di na pwede magpakita ng frustration?

at suggestion e suggestion lang. Kung ikaw e isa sa mga taong di nabigyan ng kit at shirt, baka maintindihan mo pakiramdam ng ibang tao. Nagbayad ka ng 900, tumakbo ka ng 21k pero halos walang laman ang bag at walang naghihintay na shirt tulad ng promise nila sa umpisa. Frustrating diba?

Nanguguna na magcomplain sa presyo pls po wag mo ko itulad kay bulastog. Pakibasa po ng comment # 722 sa Run united thread.

photo links pls~!

sponges soaked in ice, when I squeezed it no water! no time to search for sponges with cold water soaked because I try to beat my PR.

i agree with dirk no26..some had taken advantage they gave their stub sa tropa nila pra makakuha ng finishers kit.. pro hndi sila nakaregister.. coach rio ako rin po naubusan naghingi n lng ako sa tropa ksi dalawa daw tshirt nya sa loot bag..bakit po ganun?

@edward olarte

ganon?!? toink

………C..O..N..G..R..A..T..S………..
………..R..U..N..N..E..R..S…………

it is very nice run,all over impact 90%.Coach RIO thanks for escorting us, BCG to MOA,sinabayan mo kami 21K kahit naka scooter ka.Black scoot/black jacket.Ang galing may Buses pa na service from MOA to BCG.

first time to run that route… flat but medyo challenging din coz of the dark roads and busy traffic and sea of people (21k). bumawi sa hydration di na naubusan this time although kinulang sa manpower to fill up the cups. superb medal and finisher’s shirt, a pity naubusan un iba. but im sure masosolve ni bro Rio yan. kitakits sa RU2 sa July(???) . more power Coach! :)

napansin ko sir RU2 july (???)
okey sir i know it is on june 17 sir,tnx.

Great RUN!!!!!! hydration station ang da best! lalo na sa banana, dang anim ata nakain ko haha! anyways konting higpit lang sa staff sa distribution ng kits ung iba kasi 2 to 3 bags nakukuha :( anyways looking forward sa leg 2 :)

hayy ano ‘to gulangan?

Mga greedy na nauna matapos: “nyek nyek nyong mga mababagal na lampayatot amin na mga kits nyo”

Mga mababagal na runners: “huhuhuhuhu”

coach rio nasa mga comments na po ang evidence nyo ng ‘security breach’

kaya ayaw umasenso ng Pilipinas ang daming tao na considerate lang sa mga nakikita nila pero sa mga taong di nila nakikita wala na nga silang pakialam, inaagawan pa :(

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

STILL THE BEST AMONG THE BEST RUN! RU TRILOGY!

ANG GALING NG UNILAB!

ANG GALING NI COACH RIO!( The BGC and ROXAS BOULEVARD CONQUEROR)

ang galing nating mga participants! (well disciplined)

@dirk tama ka marahil ganun nga nangyari actually aaminin ko na to doble tlga yung drinks na natanggap ko , kasi yung mag k-claim na ko ng finishers at drinks kinuha nila finishers tapos di kinuha yung stub ko ng drinks so.. ayun may natira di kuha ulit wew!! 2 powerade and 2 Viva Mineral.. sure ako na ganun ang nangyari sigurado ang nakadoble ng finishers shirt nag ala viva la fiesta hahaha.!!

congrats to all 21k runners, looking forward to RU2

Great run! Congrats fellow runners, Runrio and co. and Unilab Active health, for such a great and well organize event. This is my first time to run in Run United Trilogy Series looking forward in the next event to complete the missing pieces in pizza-like medal,awesome! only from runrio running events!

No finisher tshirt peru yong marchals doble2 ang finisher tshirt.

provide separate booth for F.Tshirt like in Cebu Marathon and somebody supervise from Rio’s group hindi lahat taga powerade na hindi alam sumagot sa mga tanung namin. Pa LBC nyo nalang sa Cebu Fshirt ko… Badtrip sayang plete namin tatlo.

@whye no. 43
Tingin ko nga tama ung sinabi mo na sulit lang ung registration fee for 21k runners. Hindi tulad sa atin na 10k runners. Nothing special. Though meron naman akong nakitang banana station pero isang beses lang. Ang onti nga ng laman ng loot bag. Sinulit ko na lang ung may massage area at ice pool area sa may runner’s zone after ng race. Hindi ko tuloy alam kung sasali pa ako sa RU2.

my pace is good but having a hard time on my last 3 to 2 km…what i have to do to improve?

hello mga runners,

inform ko lang, kanina sa run, may nanakawan ng bag,

kung may details or information kayo, pa post naman, para malaman ng ibang runners.

thanks.

daming problems ah! kala ko kaya nag taas ng fees para ma-address ang mga problems encountered noong previous events?!

tsk! tsk! tsk! may reasons na ulit sila para mag taas ng fees next year!

kala ko rin mga mayayaman at well discipline ang mga participants dito, pero bakit may mga nakawan na nangyari?!

Sir,

The whole run was fun. Great job Rio and UL I enjoy it.

Though there are few issues.
1) there are some dark areas of the run which i thought should be lighted. especially sa part ng flyover na sobrang pangit ng daan.
2) banana peeling na basta nalang tinapon sa daan, without someone na naglilipit.
3) A lot had complains on the finisher’s shirt. Ako sana gusto ko by monday suot ko ung finnisher’s shirt ko. kaso naubosan. And ang pangit lang pag ung ibang mashall nakikita mo meron. At first payag na ako sana sa bag, but nung binuksan ko, nakakadismaya talaga. Drinks lang ang laman??? I hope Runrio will give us the items na dapat nasa kit. The whole of the run was fun, I was all smiled after i crossed the finish line. Pagod ka, nakakapanghina lang na makikita mo ung iba, may shirt, kompleto and laman ng bag, parehas lang kayo ng tinakbo, ikaw drinks lang meron… I was so disappointed that the thought of having pictures and enjoying the event venue, the program… ang dating sa akin kaninang umaga nakakaasar…

I believe runrio will do something about this, were still hoping i could wear that shirt, and carry the bag home with the complete set of item in there… Nonetheless it was a good run…

ERROL
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Parang hindi sulit ung bayad ng 21k. sobrang konti ng mga naka assign sa 2nd hydration onwards up to roxas blvd. na hydration, kanya kanyang kuha ng baso ung mga runner para makahingi ng tubig… ang liit kasi ng table… ung mga sponges naman, halos wala naman tubig… ang konti rin ng laman ng loot bag…

Ha? Pano nagkaroon ng maraming finisher’s kits and shirts ang ibang runners at marshalls? Ibalik nyo yan mga ganid! Binayaran namin yan! Pa-libre-libre pa kayo ng mga shirts sa mga brod nyong di naman nagbayad at tumakbo grrr! Baka may makita na lang tayo bigla na mga fini. shirts sa mga ukay ukay TOINK! Rant-page ako ngayon

As a runner who didn’t get the fini. shirt and kit dahil sa mga gahaman na runners at staff, I have to say medyo mas organized pa ang Condura when it comes to the finisher’s area and they’re not even race organizers by profession.

Ang saya saya ng mga lintek na nakarami ng kits at shirts sulit na sulit ang 900 pero ang mga pinagkaitan, sobrang mahal talaga ang binayad na 900 :( we can only wait and hope coach and unilab will come through with compensatory packages for us which we will have to spend for again in going to Riovana if they will not deliver it to our homes :(

i think isa sa naging dahilan kung bakit nagkaubusan ng mga race kit is may ibang 21k runners na pati yung sa kasama nila na hindi nag 21k e dun sa 21k finishers kinuha yung mga kit, medyo lax and magulo ksi yung claiming area so sinamantala nung iba. its the organizers fault, but not entirely, may mga tao lang talaga na kung makakapanlamang manlalamang..wawa tuloy yung mga naubusan ng shirts they deserve it.

Sa mga nakarami ng shirts and kits: MAKONSYENSYA NAMAN KAYO!

dapat hiwalay ung pagkuha ng LOOTBAGS, DRINKS at FINISHER SHIRTS,,, kagaya nung nakaraan sa RU3 2011,,, simple lang kung kukuha ka ng finisher shirt kailangan nilang sulatan or markahan ng X ang iyong race bib para malaman kung nakakuha ka na o hindi pa ng finisher shirt, di ba? siguradong walang dodoble na fin. shirt sa pagkuha ng mga runners,,,

my only 1 comment to all the runners is that magkaroon nman sana tayo ng disiplina sa sarili gaya ng ginagawa nating disiplina during the training. Please lng po pakitapon nman ng mga plastic cups sa dapat pagtapunan may mga trash bags naman na naka abang sa bawat hydration station. yes, we pay them for cleaning our trash pero as an individual panget po tingnan na basta basta nalang tayong magtatapon ng basura sa kalsada. bukod sa nakakaabala siya sa daan at pwede kang matalisod, ang panget talaga tingnan.kitang kita ang pagka walang disiplina sa sarili. Nakita ko pa yung isang nagbibigay ng water n nabagsakan sa harap ng basong may tubig dahil sa pagmamadali ng isang runner. I know that you are aiming for a new PR, I understand that, kaya ka nagmamadali pero dapat I consider mo pa din yung disiplina, kung kelangan mong mag hydrate, consider mo yun na pahinga mo na rin tapos bawiin mo lang sa pagtakbo mo ng mabilis para makahabol o di kaya you bring your own water or any energy drink para tuloy tuloy ka. Before I bring my own water bottle tapos yung may straw talaga para di ako hihinto pag mag hydrate, kaya lng mabigat at sagabal lalo na pag long runs. I decided to take na I will use the hydration station, pero never ever ako nagtapon ng cups sa kalsada. Madali lang namam gawin yun.
Anyway, great job runrio, I enjoy the run and I like the medal. I feel sorry sa mga naubusan ng shirts. Gusto ko sana small pero medium nlng natira.

@hinlala2, start slow and increase your pacing. ensure you had a enough rest prior to your run. for me, Gu enery gel octane helps (every 45 min. run).. you can make a try also.

ako.. i enjoyed my 10k run kahit ang onti lang ng laman ng kit ko :)i enjoyed the route kahit may part na mabantot.. haha! :D sayang di rin ako nakakuha ng banana.. di ko rin sya napansin.. pag ka U-turn ko nlang sya nakita.. cool din ung nkasabay kong naka PF shirt.. we exchanged smiles.. and sa lahat ng runners na nkakasabay ko na nag-ssmile.. nakakatuwa :) ang sarap tumakbo ng nakasmile :) ang cool din ng ice pool.. ang sakit sa una pro relaxing :).. kahit naubusan din ng racekit and f.shirt ang BF ko sa 21k.. i know gagawa kau ng paraan para dito.. over all.. KUDOS to RUNRIO team.. got my new PR!! see yah sa LEG2 runners :) GODBLEss.. :)

Congrats to all finishers lalo na sa mga first timer sa lahat ng categories specially sa 21K, you know who you are! Ok naman ang lahat for me maliban lang noong nag merge na ang 21K at 5K runners particularly doon sa Seaside. Hindi ako maka sprint dahil sa mga 5k walkers at muntik ko pa mabangga ang mga bata runners (pabaya ang mga magulang) not once but twice. Sana nilagay ang mga 5k runners sa kabilang lane para mas maluwag. Nakapag sprint lang ako ng iniwalay na ang 5k at 21k sa last 100-150 meters. Happy narin dahil sub 2 hours parin naman.

one of my great runs, well disciplined ang mga 21K runners as i observed. …. Thanks to the organizers, coach Rio, World Class na yata….

Excited sa leg 2. Kelan kaya mag open ng registration ng lag 2.hehe.. Anyway, ang saya ng 21.Congrats sa lahat!! Yung mga di nakakuha ng finishers kit wag kayo mag alala, runrio na bahala dyan.may pangyayari lang kasi na di insahan ng organizers.gaya kahapon may nahuli na kumukuha ng kits di naman kasali sa run.

theory ko sa nangyari: dahil pare-pareho lang ang itsura ng finisher’s stub sa lahat ng categories, sinamantala to ng mga greedy runners sa ibang categs at pina-claim nila yung kasama nila sa 21k at ginamit yung claim stub nila para makarami ng kits at shirts. Many greedy runners used this shortcoming to circumvent the system and used the confusion to claim kits that weren’t supposed to be theirs.

to organizers: dapat nakasulat sa claim stub yung categories para di yon gamitin ng mga hinayupak na magclaim ng maraming beses.

At dapat ininspect nyo yung gamit ng mga staff para nakita nyo kung sino sa staff ang kumuha ng kits at shirts at pilitin na isoli nila yung mga gamit. Madali lang sa staff kumuha pakiusap lang sa kapwa staff or biglang snatch na lang pag walang tumitingin. May naabutan pa nga ako na bouncer humihingi sa finisher’s tent ng kit pero naubusan na rin sya. Tutal di naman dapat sila may kits at shirt na di naman nila binayaran. Nadehado tuloy ang ibang nagbayad. Wala ba kayong post-race debriefing sa mga staff?

Tinatago or nerereserve ang mga lootbag at finisher’s shirt ng mga STAFF sa 21K. Kung hindi ko pa inaway yung isa hindi pa magbibigay ng lootbag sa akin e. Sabihin ba naman yung lootbag para sa 5K lang. Sana next time lahat ng STAFF may name tag para ma ecomplain or commend kaagad.

I got my new PR. Nice route. More more training…

VBM

A++ to Runrio for this Race!
I ran the 10K as a supplement training run for my Clark race this week. The course was fantastic! FLAT all out PR-producing course!
-I ran in the recent SCB Hongkong Race (Feb 2012) and SCB Singapore (Dec 2011), for all those curious how the races are organized abroad – I wish to tell you that RUNRIO races are WORLD-CLASS! Talo na niya yung HK and Sing races.
-Bravo Rio! Damihan mo pa races mo this year!

New running experience. . . new PR! Starting to train and prepare for LEG2! Congratz coach rio the success of this running event!

I find it ironic that Run United does not seem to promote that much unity in the running community…

sa mga reklamador ng RU sana sumali kayo para naramdaman ninyo ang sulit na patakbo! siksik liglig at nag-uumapaw ang suporta mula kay rio at unilab!

sayang at sa pagkuha ng finisher shirt ng mga nasa huli na 21k runners nagkaproblema… maganda na sana ang leg 1 race.. kaya lang dapat nakakuha lahat ang 21k finishers kasi kanila dapat ang mga finisher shirts na pinamimigay… hindi yon para sa mga staff at ibang runners na di naman tumakbo sa category na ito….sana maayos… sa tagal ba naman ng pagpapalaro ni coach rio… ngayon pa ba siya papalpak dahil mali ang ginawa ng staff niya….

great running experience ang daming hydration booth sayang lang hindi ko nainuman lahat!hehe like a previous comment here, sana naman next time paki tapon ng maayos yung mga cups sa basurahan.badtrip yung isang runner akala ata ako yung basurahan tinamaan pako nung pagtapon nya ng cup nya..hehehe

great run ever!