NatGeo Earth Day Run 2012 – Race Results and Discussions

Worst running event organized. period

nice run

no km markers…no energy drinks…how much is the registration again?

Sinusumpa ko natgeo event na to., after 5 k water station and every 2.5 succeeding water station, pweeeeh tap water ung ginamit, hindi powerade or nature man lang, walang lap kng ilang km na, so d mo mlalaman split time mo! Ung route ang pangittt puro pauphill! After the 3 uturn sasabitan k pa ng tali na medallion ang kati pa amf…. Wala ring banana at sponge., Ung finisher medal mas maganda pa  sa earth run 350 pesos lang… Wala ring freebies oh my gulay, naisahan masyado mga runnurs dto, D F!!! I want my money back!!!

I agree with millhaus… worst run I’ve joined…

at least fix the results according to rank… even just the results…

thumbs down..

please have a ranking for the results and please post the links for the pictures

tama wala man lang km marker.
and the results, at least organize kahit un lang according to rank.

sobrang mahal, expected ko may energy drinks man lang, loot bag, surprise finishers shirt or medal to all categories, wala talaga. 1 generic bottled water lang. pfffff! =grr

bat ganun ung results, mabilis nga pero di naman inayos. Di na nga ranked wala pa ung TOTOONG CHIP TIME! pareho lng ung gun time sa chip time. tsk!

pictures courtesy of Glenn Apacible
http://www.facebook.com/glennapaciblephotography

thanks Glenn

Reminds me of a run held last March. Except the results came out early. And the pics are coming in. Sad.

for P1150 (21km), wala man lang sports drink.

sorry, mag earth run na lang ako next year.

here check the results from strider https://strider.ph/events/11/

why the time in strider is very far from the natgeo results?? my time become 17mins from 13mins

why the time in strider is very far from the natgeo results?? my time become 17mins from 13mins..please check

not enough water station, no sports drink, no finishers kit or freebies, no km markers & the worst I stopped 2x just to let the vehicles cross the intersection along makati…….I paid P950 for this!? :(

I’m not really sure why… but my time is also a minute off… comparing natgeo and strider’s result…

but I believe that striders time is correct since I’ve checked the watch when I crossed the finish line

I’m not really sure why… but my time is also a minute off… comparing natgeo and strider’s result…

but I believe that striders time is correct since I’ve checked the time when I was crossing the finish line

ganito talaga maglabas ang eventking ng results tulad nung sa xterra trail namin last feb 26 2012.

is that all what we paid for? no sports drink? runners crammed in small water station! no loot bag? where did our money go? nothing compares to FIC RUN!

Just want to share some photos:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.343729055689010.79029.310131699048746&type=1

And some insights about the not so earth run:
https://ironbabyph.blogspot.com/2012/04/earth-run-not-for-earth-another-earth.html

i agree, worst fun run i’ve ever joined. considering your registration fee ha. kala ko pa naman very prestigious run ito, ba’t parang pang free reg ang pagkaka-organize? buti pa ang Earth Run last week.

sinabi ko na ganito ang mangyayari sa NatGeo race na yan..Still thankful nag earth run ako. Lamang ang goodpoints ng event kahit na 350 lang binayad ko. \m/

ahh..iba un time kasi..un start time ng strider early kaysa sa natgeo..mas tama un sa natgeo

thanks glen for this photo

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=415933535086427&set=a.415927065087074.101708.408660825813698&type=1&theater

more photos please

disaster!!!!!!

i thought nat geo is a huge event,palpak nmn pla!nkkadala tumakbo pg ganito

Literally HOLD-UP run

I have to agree with what others have said here. The run was overpriced and failed to meet the bare essentials of the runners.

next time ingat na tayo sa sasalihang events. marami na ngayong nagsulputang ‘organizers’ na ang hanap lang ay ang pera natin. yung ginawa sa earth run, although nagka-problema sa distribution ng singlets, ay patunay na pwede pa ring magdaos ng matinong running event sa mababang registration fee.

ewan ko lang kung ano ring meron kay coach rio at napakamahal ng reg fees ng races niya. idadahilan na dahil maraming cities na dadaanan, ganito ganyan. siya ba lahat gumagastos para dun? e unilab na nga sponsor niya. big time. weehhhhhh

si runrio ba organizer?

It was a good run but it is not well organized. How come last year was better? and this year probably the worst.

ano po bang nangyari runners, bakit parang hindi maganda comments nyo regarding this run?

wow i’m glad i didn’t fork up the 1k for this run. Eventking just made my list. Runrio please take over.

worst run event- EVER! ISINUMSUMPA KO HINDI NA MULI.

i have to buy gatorade s 7/11 buendia kasi puro tubig ang hydration nila… grabe tong run na to sobra tinipid considering n sya ang pinakamahal n event ngayon!! balik nyo 1,150 ko….. sino b organizer nito??? pls naman pakimura lang..

Buti na lang wise runner ako.. wahahaha… black listed na EVENT KING.

Strider time and nat geo time is confusing.

Medyo kawawa talaga mga runners sa event na ito, coz it seem they didn’t put any thought into the people joining this run. Hope they will take into consideration that the runners where unsatisfied by the event and do better next year. They have to live up to the NATGEO name after all.

Sa mga curious na wala duon:

Wala masyado sponsors, so no loot bags, no freebies, no food, meron pic souvenir pero may bayad 50p, panay water lang, and guessing ni banana wala yung mga 21k runners. Kawawa naman sila. Basta pagdating mo on site bare yung grounds, akalain mo walang sumipot na mga booth. At least nakatakbo ako… okay na sakin yun, medyo nagutom lang.

don’t fret runners. this is a way to learn. next time just be careful of the races that you will join. marami nang corporate and political runs ngayon na nagtatake advantage sa sport naten. usually ang magaganda talaga is yung runs na sponsored ng sporting brands and yung organized ng runners kasi alam nila needs naten during the run. so think before you register =)

Bad logistics. No signages or markers. We had to go around the block looking for the secretariat’s tent — I think it was their idea of warm-up. Not going to join anything organized by Eventking after this.

Ill go for strider’s since mas sila rin yung nag time for other runs such as Rogin-e LMR and Solar Earth Run accurate naman sila noon.

I did not even see a single sponsor. And there was no lootbag indicated in the posters or event details, so I did not expect anything. Pero first run ko to na walang lootbag.

Very ironic nga yung title ng run na to, EARTH RUN pero.. ang daming PLASTIC na BOTE and PAPER CUPS na nag kalat. Earth friendly hindi ba? Sana man lang ginawa na lang na refilling stations yung hydration stations. Kumbaga may sariling hydration bottle or any container every participant para maramdaman sana yung spirit ng earth day

THE WORST FUNWALK…..never again…d ako makabirit sa running…

Just want to share some photos from Nat Geo 2012 – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.384622071561163.88248.350357318320972&type=3

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walang fireworks nung gunstart =))

kahit man lng sna sports drink after crossing d finish line ok n, kaso parang tap water lng n nilagay sa plastic bottle na usually ginagamit ng mga gumagawa ng generic o home made fab con.

so hindi dahil mahal reg fee maganda patakbo. depende kung kurakot organizer o hindi.

kahit man lng sna sports drink after crossing d finish line ok n, kaso parang tap water lng n nilagay sa plastic bottle na usually ginagamit ng mga gumagawa ng generic o home made fab con.

so hindi dahil mahal reg fee maganda patakbo. depende kung kurakot organizer o hindi.

Grabe ang laki ng expectation ko sa inyo National Geographic! bakit ganun anong nangyari sa inyo PALPAK tang ina naman, 21k sobra sobra ang kilometer pinagawa nyo sa aminG Runners! grabe worst run event NO BANANA, NO POWER DRINKS…NO LOOT BAGS NO FREEBIES…MEDALS NOT DESERVE SA PRESYO NG REGS FEE! ANO BA YAN! HINDI NA MAUULIT ITO NEXT YEAR.. ISUSUMPA KO KAYO! 2 thumbs down

Mas-masahol pa ito sa Addidas King of the road 2010, 1150 petot puro tubig, hanep na routa puro uphill downhill, during turn around puro straw and binibigay high-tech na high-tech, walang banana, sponge, km marker para sa mga may split time na watch, yung medal walang date at mukhang overrun lang last year.
Sinisira nang Event king yung pangalan ng Nat Geo. shoot sa bulsa nyo ang registration fee namin saludo kami sa inyo mga manlilinlang. I’ll give my middle finger as a sign of dismay.

This event proved to us runners na hindi lahat ng mahal na patakbo ay organize,like nat geo mahal pero mostly negative ang comments, at hindi lahat ng murang patakbo ay di organize, like earth run na very organize at mostly positive ang feedback ng mga runners….

Sa tingin ko mahal o mura man ang patakbo, ang success nya ay nakasalalay sa husay ng event organizer…..like ADEVENTS MANILA, mura ang reg like PSE BULL RUN at EARTH RUN, pero laging positive ang feedback ng halos lahat ng runners…..

for sure lalangawin na ang susunod na NatGeo run… 950 reg fee wlang pocari, powerade, 100 plus. wla loot bag..liit ng daan nagulat ako sa last turn kasabay n nmin mga 3k runners na sobrang dami… nagtanong ako sa isang marshall ilan KM na sa tapat ng 1st academy ndi nya alam… Events King is the worst organizer, pera pera lang… wla pang ranking ang results… sayang ang pera d2… sinamantala ang healthy lifestyle ng mga runners

No more nxt time for this event. super mahal hindi sulit ang binayad.ewan ko lang kung saan tlga mapupunta ang binayad ng mga runners.

langh iya! naisahan na naman kayo mga runners! for a change try trail running. para maiba at sulit ang pera nyo. iba ang reward sa pagod nyo once you try trail running. level up mga sir mam.

@kulitrunner:

hindi si coach rio ang organizer nito. kung kay coach rio ‘to, masasabi kahit papaano na justified ng cost ang buong running experience (although mahal pa rin talaga).

Idagdag nyo na to sa mga banned na running events to. Who can make a list para may guide tayo?

The race is overly priced and the services is very poor.

The water stations are very limited…

This is Earth Day run but it is promoting the use of plastic bottles and cups…. This does not aligned with its objective…

:(

di na ko ulit sasali sa natgeo run.
ang mahal ng registration fee tapos walang banana or power drink man lang at ang lalayo pa ng hydration station, wala din mga KM markings. siguro di lang ako ang nakapansin nito, hindi maganda ang running shirt, ang kati sa katawan kahit ilang laba na ginawa ko. parang niloko lang tayo.

This is my last!

Looks like I made the right decision to skip this one.

Yung dri-fit shirt lang naman ang binayaran talaga dito. Kaya pala wala silang mai-update sa page nila, kasi wala, yun na pala talaga yun!

I hope at least walang na-injure sa race na ‘to..

Grabe pala nangyari sa mga runners na nagparticipate sa NatGeo. P1,150 for 21K no sports drink, no freebies no Km marker etc. Buti pa nag Running Dead na lang kayo, enjoy pa. For P750 at 5 km distance, panawa ka sa sports drink (powerade).Every 500m may hydration station. galing pa mag assist ng mga organizers even yung mga zombies may concern sa mga participants they will ask you if your okay at kung kaylangan mo ng medic. May freebies pa after the race at galing pa ng drifit shirt. Eto pa, may dinner buffet pa na talaga namang susulit sa pagod mo. kaya naman wala kang bad comments na maririnig o mababasa bout Running Dead organizers. Buti na lang at mas pinili ko Running Dead kesa NatGeo, sulit ang araw ko. hehehehe

Worst run!!! Worst organizer!!! We ran 21k and we badly needed some energy drink and banana, when we saw some marshals along the way we asked if they have some but they just laughed at us. If we only have the energy na makipagtalo that moment ginawa na namin. One more thing, even yung mga marshals wala man lang pakialam sa runners. No support or cheer at all. Instead of them saying, “Keep going runners!!!” , ang sinasabi nila “WALA PA BA HINIHIMATAY!!!.. sabay tawa… Super worst event!!!!

This may have been the worst run. Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but at P1150 I expected more.

https://solorunning.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/natgeo-earth-day/

some photos here :)

http://www.facebook.com/angeloasphotographer

sabi nyo ang mahal ng reg fee, iba yung sinasabi ng participant sa sobrang dami. .

hit “like” my page and tag yourself if saw some picture of you. :)

congrat everyone

parang auko na umilit sa natGeo Run… Worst RUN, Holdup Run

Here is my 2-cent worth of comment of the run. The race was disappointing due to the following points:

1) Marshalls were not enough. There were times when a runner had to be careful in crossing the street due to oncoming traffic.
2) There were no sports drink considering that it is already summer & heat should be considered as a factor. Water simply was not enough.
3) Hydration stations were about 2Km apart. This was a fun run not an international marathon.
4) There were no KM signages & no Finisher’s shirt. A nice souvenir shirt for a somewhat difficult course would have been nice.

The good points of the race were:

1) Nice race route. It was not new but a deviation to the route that runners are more accustomed too. Parang ibinalik ang dating race route na may konting bago. Medyo mahirap nga lang takbuhin. A runner had to be prepared.
2) The the medal was a pleasant surprise!

Natgeo run #1 sa reg. fee

This is my first run,i’m happy enough…
di ko pa alam ang pangit at maganda.

P950 only for T-shirt and unlimited water.
This event “SUCKS” i’m so disappointed. I will never join ever period.

So next year, mag Earth Run nalang kayo lahat just like a lot of runners did. Mura, pero di hamak na daig pa ang mga “big” races na gaya nito. Two thumbs down sa organizers nito! Boo!

tsk tsk.. kawawa naman ang mga tumakbo dito.. buti na lang.. i decided not to run in this event..mahal nga kasi..tapos ganyan pa pala ang na experience niyo.. kaya next time.. wag na natin silang suportahan.. iparamdam natin sa kanila ang ginawa nila sa inyo.. :(

who is the organizer of this run? really a thumbs down for me. never again for natgeo next year. unless it will be a different organizer.

Nayari n nmn kyo ng reg fee mga nam at sir! Mag trail run n lng kyo level up. Sulit sa pagod. Self sufficient kelangan magbaon ng trail food at hydration para walng reklamo. Level up kyo. Try nyo. Pang maintenance n lng yng road run. Mkisabay n lng kyo sa mga takbo para libre. Once u try trail running di n kyo masyado mag kainterest sa road run. Level up!

I am so sorry to say that so-called ” Natgeo” has been worst ran for me. very Messy.We paid a lot, and the service water? what was that? And addition to I noticed some runners tried to cheat, it might because the routes are very bad. Some are stucked and need to stop for awhile otherwise you will bump on the other runners.Not organized signage’s as well as staff? How come a big event like this became worst, we never expected this! Is NATGEO first time organized this event? Sorry. BUt ihope next time you should consider our comments. Its all for us. Anyway, though its disappointing, I am still happy to be a part of this event! thanks

Worst race ever, considering the hefty reg fee. My friend’s time wasn’t even recorded in the results, moreover, the bib he got was registered under another person. Personally, my name and race bib number don’t even match in the results. If they got that wrong, I wonder how many more people’s times they mixed up.

Last year’s run was a failure and it happened again yesterday. Good thing, hindi ko na inulit. After last year’s run, I told myself I’ll never run on this event ever again.

my worst run i’ve ever joined..
sayang ang binayad ku

hi NATGEO..this is my worst run..FYI. two thumbs down. i will never join NATGEO run. hindi ko na isaisahin ang dahilan..

this was a clear and legitimate “holdup” FU eventking..

felt bad for the runners of this event, buti na lang sa Running Dead ako sumali the night before, sulit ung P750 mo, masaya ung run, better organized, maganda ung dri-fit souvenir shirt, at higit sa lahat sarap ng buffet …sulit na sulit ..

so much for the NAT GEO run all I wanted is the shirt… next year will be a budget earth run for me.

I expected more from the organizers considering the Php1,150 fee for 21K. No sports drinks, no kilometer markers, no finisher’s kit. I hope that next year the race principal can get Runrio to organize the event. Event King and other race organizers just don’t cut it.

Agree with most of the observations:

Pluses:
– Enough marshalls
– On time gun start
– Nice route
– Nice different start & finish
– More than enough portable CRs
– Portable CR along route

Minuses:
– No distance markers
– Few & far in between hydration stations
– Short table hydration stations that tend to congest
– No bananas
– No give-aways

Because of these, difficult to attract runners for this event next year. Expect far less participants becuase of the very high cost but poorly organized

i cant agree more… after outbreak eh nakakadismaya talaga tong run na to… bat nagtiwala ang natgeo sa organizer? nakakasira ng pangalan… pwedeng dayain ang u-turn dahil wala namang timer dun sa turn… walang markers para malaman mo kng gano kana kalapit sa goal mo. kng eventking ang organizer eh cguro last run event nyo na to kaya ginaganto nyo kami… im hoping for an energy drink man lang sana sa finish line… i’ll never run for natgeo na din… hindi nyo iniingatan ang runners nyo para ipagkatiwala nyo kami sa ganyang klaseng organizer

this race gave “natgeo” a bad name as this will be remembered as a mediocre race rather than a race for a cause.

guys charge it experience and learn from the mistake of joining this race and so-called cause.

This over-priced running event was poorly organized!! The list of ill-conceived things during the run is endless. Worst, the absence of reminders and organizer-managed waste bins along the route contributed to used paper cups and plastic bottles scattered along the way!! What a huge irony!!

Buti na lang free kit lang yung akin…

pero one of the worst nga….

Here’s the latest news about the just concluded run.

[ NatGeo Run Organizer Apologizes. Sets Next Year’s Run on Smokey Mountain. ]

https://sowhatsnews.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/natgeo-run-organizer-apologizes-sets-next-years-run-on-smokey-mountain/

I am wondering why Eventking dropped the ball on this one. Weren’t they the ones that organized Condura? Now that, IMHO, was a well-organized event!

buti d ako sumali tama kutob ko!

ingat nalang next time sa ibang runners:)

what hurts the most is not the failed race execution but the amount of money that runners invested in this race.

imagine parting your hard-earned P1150 for a 21K and all you got along the route is water. ganun na ba kamahal ang tubig ngayon? WTF!

pag cross mo s finishline bahala n kayo s buhay nyo, tutal bayad na tayo mga runners!! all i get was 1pc. bottled water… damn!!! walang kwenta ang organizer nito “eventking” panget n shirt panget pa race event! lahat panget grabe..

worst run… not well organized… wala man lng sa mga staff ang nakipagcoordinate sa medic para magamot mga sugat ko. Nakarating pa ko ng buendia bago ako mabigyan ng first aid.

..so this means NatGeo Earth Run 2012 is the leading candidate for this year’s worst run.. you have to give credit to Runrio for sticking its neck out by apologizing after that lootbag scandal in last month’s Unilab Run… i bet nobody from NatGeo or from the organizer is willing to explain this scam… i had to register online and had my racekit delivered… i think ended up paying 1350 including delivery!!!

Problem wasn’t that it wasn’t well organized– it actually was. But the high registration fee set expectations that were a lot higher than what actually happened. If the registration was just 300-400 pesos then fine I’d have no complaints. But the poor quality shirt, lack of freebies, lack of sports drinks… it’s not an outrage, just disappointing.

I guess you guys paid for the Shirts and for running under/for an international brand.

I think this is a BIG SCAM…. if they say this is for a cause… did they also think about the condition of the runners? hmmm maybe we should write a letter to NATGEO… this is very disappointing!!!!

21k water station personnel on the last turning point was commenting
“GINUSTO NYO YAN EH”
natawa nlng ako sa pagka-dismaya hehe
very disappointing.
a traumatic 1st 21k run for me

This race was a rip-off! Worst running event I’ve joined so far. No km markers, tipid na hydration booths and no giveaways. Buti na lang may medal unexpectedly.

the dri-fit shirt was actually ugly! hindi ko nga sya sinuot nung actual run! definitely hindi ko din sya ipang roadrun, yung ba ang Intl brand mr. eventking??
isauli bayad!!