Exactly one year ago, the Philippines has broken a world record as the largest number of participants in a foot race after 116,000 runners joined the historic 10.10.10, a fun run for a cause to save the Pasig River.
Masasabi kong part ako ng history na ito dahil isa ako logistics team ng event. Marami kaming meetings and trainings na ginawa for this event. The hardships of planning how can we assist well the 100 thousand plus people to place their bags in our behalf from the starting point and transfer it into the finish line. Even though we did not participated at the run (but I can say that we (Marel, JM, Mike and I) join the run as our bus left us in the Star City, so we decided to jog/walk to MOA.), I'm very honored that I helped the pasig river in every way as I can.
October 10, 2010, Sunday, 1 in the morning, We gather at our office in Times Plaza. We have some time to prepare for the event as we will go to our designated place at 2 am. We have some chit chats and make most of the time talking on how the event will go.
At around 2:15am, we arrived at the Star City parking (starting point of the 5km category). We started rolling our boots to get the job done (and take some pictures too!).
Madilim pa lang, marami ng runners ang dumadating at handa ng sumabak sa 10-10-10 Takbo para sa Ilog Pasig. Excited ang lahat, syempre pati kami na handang magbigay ng tulong sa mga runners. As early as 3:30 am, marami na din nagpapalagay ng kanilang mga bags para makapaghanda sila sa pagtakbo. Around 530AM, we close our booth to have time for the transfer of the bags to MOA and to avoid the huge crowd of runners.
Unfortunately, as we are heading to our bus that will en-route us to MOA (finish line), we found out that the bus was not there! We decided to take a ride with the trucks that carries the cartons full of bags. But not all can't make a ride to the trucks as other marshalls have to ride into it. So a small group including me decided to take the challenge to run/jog and make past to all runners because we need to set up the cartons before they come up.
Luckily, we do not encounter any major problems on our side. All the bags that we get were claimed (not sure in other booths though). No accidents. It was clean, peaceful and fun run.
"We did it - 116,000, the world record is 110,000, and we did it because everyone worked together," - Gina Lopez, managing director, ABS-CBN Foundation.
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| IST 10.10.10 Run for Pasig River Team |
And so, as we wrap up the day. Our bosses treat us at Bigby's MOA for lunch! That was such a great event! World record was just a bonus because the main thing here is we have again a high hopes that our very own Pasig River will come back to its own state before. Let us not forget what we're running for. We can bring back the Old Manila. The clean manila bay, pasig river, esteros etc.
All set for 11.20.2011?
Is the ABS-CBN foundation ready for another major race day? Here's a bit of information I've gathered in their FB page
Source : FB Fanpage of Run for pasig river
RETAIL OUTLETS
The race packets are now available for purchase in the following retail outlets:
SM North EDSA – Run for the Pasig River Booth
2nd Floor Cinema C Lobby (near IMAX Theatre), Quezon City
10:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday-Sunday
SM Megamall – Run for the Pasig River Booth
Lower Ground Level, Building A (near The Event Center and Food Court), Mandaluyong
10:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday-Sunday
SM Mall of Asia – Run for the Pasig River Booth
Ground Floor Main Mall (beside the Ice Skating Rink and across Surplus Shop), Pasay City
10:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday-Sunday
Recreational Outdoor eXchange (R.O.X.)
R.O.X. Building, B1-Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City
12:00 nn to 10:00 pm Sunday-Thursday, 12:00 nn to 11:00 pm Friday-Saturday
REGISTRATION FEES
3K - P300 (regular rate), P150 (student rate with valid ID)
5K - P300 (regular rate), P150 (student rate with valid ID)
10K - P450
RACE PACKET
The race packet consists of:
1. Race bib – which has your bib number and security code
2. Race information – which has the route, rules and regulations, FAQs and other details
3. Finisher’s necklace – which was made by our Bayanijuan relocatees in Calauan , Laguna
BIB ACTIVATION
Once you purchase your race packet, we remind you to go back to www.runforthepasigriver.com to activate your bib by inputting your bib number and security code so you can retrieve your online finisher’s certificate which you may download from the website after the Run.
Registration ends on November 15, 2011.
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John Paul Principio
