Takbong Mas May Yabang

July 19th, in Events, Sports by Andrea Torres

Join the Yabang Pinoy’s Takbong Mas May Yabang event on July 25, 2010 starting at 5am at the UP Diliman Academic Oval.

Registration fee is Php 350.00.

There are two races 4.4k and 8.8k.

Log on to http://yabangpinoy.com/ for details.

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Countdown to Sky Cable’s Skyathlon

April 19th, in Events, Sports by Andrea Torres

Join SKYATHON, a 10K and 5K beach and surf run - definitely a first on the island and should be fun fun fun. After all, in which other race can you wear aqua socks or go barefoot and feel the sand and sea while you run? More importantly, your entry will ensure that your favorite world-famous beach stays clean and pristine, since net proceeds from the race will help fund the cleanup programs of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary and Kiwanis Club of Boracay.

SKYATHON is officiated by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP).

Race Date and Venue:
April 24, 2010, 6:00 am
Guilly’s Island beachfront, Station 1, Boracay

Entry Fees:
March 1-April 4, 2010: P500 (10K), P300 (5K)
April 5-20, 2010: P700 (10K), P500 (5K)
April 21-23, 2010: P900 (10K), P700 (5K)

Registration Centers:
1. TRAP Head Office – Room 101, Building B, Philsports Complex (ULTRA), Pasig City
2. Keep Me Posted Office – Unit 602, Greenbelt Mansion, Perea Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City
3. Bike King – Bonifacio High Street
4. Any Gold’s Gym branch (except WalterMart)
5. Second Wind Running Store
- 88 Maginhawa Street, Teachers…

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Gearing For A Full Speed

February 4th, in Features by Apryl Galang

RunnerSpeak, the first TV show in the country focused in the different aspects of the sport of running will move to its new time-slot from 9:00 – 9:30 am, Sunday, over QTV 11.

Produced by Visions in Action Enterprises, an independent video production company with 20 years of experience in the field of television sports, motoring & travel and events management, RunnerSpeak caters to the growing number of runners in the country.

This TV program is not only meant to inform fitness enthusiasts and runners but also ordinary viewers about the latest fitness trends, training regimens, running events, runners’ profiles, guidelines on dietary food and supplements, and many others.

Since television is used as a medium to inform the wider public, it can also encourage more people, particularly non-runners to engage in the sport and enjoy the healthy benefits they can get out of the specific exercise.

RunnerSpeak heeds today’s call for a more fit and healthy life-style, evident in the marketplace today where plenty of products and services are available to enhance a person’s well-being.

Food supplements, health drinks,…

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The Run of the Century

January 30th, in Events, Others by Apryl Galang, 3 Comments

The race to a healthy lifestyle is on! Century Tuna, the country’s leading canned tuna brand, holds Century Tuna Superbods Run 2010 – the year’s biggest and most star-studded celebration of health and fitness – on February 21, 2010 at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

The Superbods Run, organized in collaboration with the country’s top running coach Rio de la Cruz of RunRio, promises to be a most exciting way to get fit and healthy! Participants will get to run with the country’s hottest celebrities, win great prizes, raffle treats, freebies and a lot of other surprises!

The Superbods Run will feature four race events: 3km, 5km, 10km, and 21km.  Male and female top finishers of each category will go home with big cash prizes plus special prizes from sponsors.

For the 21km race, the 1st place winner receives P42,000; 2nd placer gets P21,000; and 3rd placer gets P10,500. For the 10km race, first, second and third prize winners will win P20,000, P10,000 and P5,000 respectively. Winners in the 5km race will bag P10,000, P5,000; and P3,000.…

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A Race For A Cause

August 11th, in Events, Others by Apryl Galang

Kenny Roger’s, in partnership with Takbo.ph, will gather the runners to promote a healthy lifestyle through a racing event entitled “The Kenny’s Open ‘09 Urbanite Run” on August 15, Saturday from 8-11PM at Fort Bonifacio. Kenny Rogers Urbanite Run has identified Hands On Manila (HOM) as one of the beneficiaries. It will support HOM’s projects related to health & nutrition, sports & recreation, education and other social services for kids and teens. For more details and registration, please log on to www.kennys.com.ph.

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