ACTIVATE! RUN AND PUMP IT UP.

Activate Run and Pump it Up by the UP Engineering Radio Guild aims to help striving coffee farmers in Batangas have a solar-powered water pumping system. 

Nothing beats running at the UP Diliman grounds, 6:00 am is never too late for a gunstart. Didnt get a PR.. nontheless I had fun.
Got lost on the way to Palma hall, courtesy of Mr. Driver Ryan Ramos.

Sa mga hindi naka-tanggap ng lootbags, relax, wag sasama ang loob, wala namang laman, isang Enervon lang. hihi.

First ever run without a Kenyan, because, accdg to organizers, the cash prize wasn't attractive enough - you know it, they run for a living.

Had my photo taken with UP's Zorro. I tried extra hard not to get angry after he kissed me on the cheek. Lol.

Pictures? Here you go! :)

MILES FOR SMILES

Aug 22, 2010

Fort Global City, Taguig

Present: Me, Ryan, Richard, Jeff

Official Photographer: Dhang

"What is a child's face without a smile?"
There is nothing more sublime than seeing a child's smile or hearing a child's shrieking laughter.
Unfortunately, one in every 500 Filipino children will have a cleft lip or palate. These children without their smiles will have difficulty feeding, will have respiratory and ear infections. They will have crooked teeth, small or distorted jaws, depressed and deviated noses. They will eventually speak with air escaping through their noses. Later in life, they will be subject to ridicule and may develop social disabilities. The process of change from childhood to adulthood needs to be supported by treatment that will provide the fullest possible function for the child to live, laugh and smile. 


MY 4TH RUN:
We ran for smiles! Proceeds of the run equals 20 surgeries equals 20 smiles. I'm happy I have improved by another 2 minutes. Thank you migraine, you learned how to cooperate. Kulang lang sa water! But I'll have to forego the shortcoming since the cause was very noble. 


[EDIT] Photos uploaded! 

NUTRIBAR RUN: HIP 2 B FIT

July 11, 2010

UP Diliman, Quezon City
Present: Me, Ryan, Jeff, Gerald
Also present: Joanarc (organizer)

Super overdue! I'm just going to share a few shots from my 1st official (naks, umoofficial?) run. And just so you know, I was half-dead after the 5th kilometer, haha. Good thing it was raining granola bars and Pocari sweat. =)



After this run, I had to say goodbye to my Nike cross-trainer and say hello to my new pair of Adidas running shoes! Thanks mahal!

RUN 2 READ

August 15, 2010 Saturday

Fort Bonifacio Global City
Present: Ryan, Me, Gino, Hazel

"Reading is the primary means for learning, yet there are children who have little or no access to books that will feed their mind towards a bright future." 

 

 

When we joined this fun run, more kids may afford the luxury of knowledge and more libraries will be restored. 688 public libraries are not enough - not to mention these are under-funded and in bad physical condition.  


Officially, this is my third run and I improved by a few minutes. Lol.


Oh well, despite my sore arms and legs, it still feels good to be able to say...I ran for a cause! :)

Twenty Nine

Nasa kalendaryo pa, Happy Birthday Mahal! I love you!

WORK ETHICS 101

1. You are respected not only for the things you do, but also for the things that you do not do. 

(So stop being a bitch!)

2. Never let anybody tell you how much you are worth.

3. Be assertive, not aggressive.

4. The most difficult job in the universe? Handling a person on a power trip. 

RUN 4 REM

My husband joined his first run April this year, and since then he had been convincing me to register and get myself a slot in one of those marathons. I have always said no to each and every one of his invitations because I knew that there was never a place for running in my heart. I used to think it was only for the figure conscious and the true enthusiasts of running, because it is the sport of their choice. I used to think that I can never find time for an early Sunday run. 

Then he would woo me asking if I’d want a new pair of rubber shoes, running shorts and those running gadgets that you place on your wrist, on your shoe, around your arm, etc.  I was craaazy against it. I was so not going to run.  Until he was able to change my mind. 

Last Sunday’s Rexona Run was my second… the first one’s Nutribar Hip2bFit at the UP campus. I liked the fact that there are free singlets everytime. Haha. More so, I also learned to enjoy the feeling of being at the finish line, whether I was fast or slow on the track. But on top of all these things that I have gradually learned to instill in myself, I have already decided that I will only run if it were for a good cause. 

Good cause? Yes, there is such thing; like raising funds to restore children’s libraries or helping sick children get proper medication or creating public awareness – like the death of a man who only wanted to run to become able-bodied and live longer for his children. 

Run 4 Rem – as written on the black bands on our heads was our shout during the RexonaRun last August 1, 2010. 

Remus Fuentes collapsed during his 21k run at the 34th Milo Marathon, a kilometer before the finish line. Two days after, he passed away due to multiple organ failure as a result of heatstroke. And Milo never felt responsible-- that a runner died because there was no water left to drink and because there were no paramedics. 

Milo never felt sorry that a father had to grieve over the loss of his son; that two children had to lose a father; and that a woman had to raise her son and daughter on her own. 

Our plead: LET JUSTICE BE SERVED. 

BASTI IS ONE: A PEEK INTO HIS PARTY

To everyone who made it special, thank you very much! :)