Shake, Rattle & Run Engkan2 | October 26, 2019

The Most Awaited Halloween FunRUN event of the year returns! The Shake, Rattle and Run Engkan2. The event is happening on October 26, 2019, at the Liwasang Ulalim CCP Complex, Pasay City. Join and enjoy the most exciting horrific fun run in the Philippines!

This coming Halloween, horror and heebie-jeebies will once again blend with this season's atmosphere. Creatively terrifying costumes are set to conquer the streets and every celebration, creating a mix of fun and excitement. Unlike any other Halloween affair, RUN 4 Ur Life series proudly offers the second installment of this breakthrough event, triggering our goose pimples while sweating for healthier lifestyle. Red Sports by Red Entertainment unveils "Shake, Rattle and Run: Engkan2," Metro Manila’s biggest Halloween fun run and night part this 2019.

Upgraded Singlet and Finisher Medal

Besides the good creeps, Shake, Rattle and Run will be back with a more fabulous singlet and finisher medal!

Expect a stylish hooded singlet perfect not only for the run but also as a gym companion!

And can you not admire the design of this finisher medal? This is one thing to anticipate during the run!

Open for All Ages

Everybody is welcome to join this spook-tacular celebration just days before Halloween! Dress up as your favorite cartoon/anime character or go the extra mile and add some blood for added scare.

Children ages 12 years and below are encouraged to join the 1K race category. Teens and adults, on the other hand, are welcome to run on the 3k and 5k categories!

For 3k and 5k finishers, stylish finisher shirts await you. You can take selfies and groufies with your friends wearing this.

The Philippines hosts the first Sesame Street Run Tour

PASAY CITY, Philippines – Sesame Street, the famous and well-loved children’s television program in the world, turns 50. As part of its golden celebration, Heroes Pte Ltd has partnered with Sesame Workshop, debuting the first-ever Sesame Street Run Tour on August 17, 2019, at SM by the Bay in Pasay City.

Entitled "Sesame Street’s 50 Years and Counting Run", this historic running event’s first kick off will happen in the Philippines. The revelry will continue as Sesame Street goes to other Southeast Asian countries – Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. 

In line with the five splendid decades of Sesame Street, the run will feature a five-kilometer family fun run across all ages. On its 50th birthday, witness Sesame Street Giant Birthday cake blowout before the flag off with a special countdown by Count Von Count. Get showered with Abby’s Magic Dust before running into a fun-filled 5KM Sesame Street Run.

Meet Sesame Street characters like Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and the gang at the starting line and relive childhood memories. 

After the run, Sesame Street will treat its participants to many exciting activities that they will surely love. For five decades, we have seen how Sesame Street made learning fun for children.

Learn road safety as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will take the participants to an engaging obstacle course activities. Recently, Sesame Street has forged ties with the MMDA to help disseminate proper information regarding safety concerns in a child-friendly manner. This partnership with the MMDA has also aimed at heightening public awareness of the agency’s key functions – road safety, traffic education, environmental care, solid waste management, and public safety.

Joining this once in a lifetime race will give its participants exclusive access to Sesame Street’s 50 Years and Counting’s irresistible merchandise items. Get these limited-edition products – smart scarf which can be worn in different styles, light and breathable drifit shirt, a functional bag, a trucker cap, and sunglasses by signing up for any of these runner’s entitlement: Go Cute with Elmo (P1,400.00), Go Hungry with Cookie Monster (P2,300.00), Go Magic with Abby Caddaby (P3,100.00), or Go Big with Big Bird (P4,000.00).

Avail of a group discount by signing up five (5) or more friends to get a 10 percent discount. For children who are born on August 18, 2015, and after, they are eligible to FREE admission (without any entitlement). They must be accompanied by a registered adult. 

Participants will also receive free healthy cookies from Cookie by the Bucket, the official cookie partner of Sesame Street Run Tour. There will be a traditional Piñatas courtesy of Piñata Party PH to complete the birthday party. Get to sing and dance with Sesame Street’s furry friends during the meet and greet. Interact with family and friends at several booth-sponsored activities from its generous sponsors. Savor fondest memories of this run by having photos taken at Sesame Street’s photo booth. 

Participants can also purchase these Sesame Street’s 50 years design merchandise separately by ordering online or with the event's Official Timer and Registration Partner - Garmin Philippines.

Sesame Street Run Tour’s on-site registration is now available at selected Garmin Philippines branches – SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, Glorietta 5, SM North EDSA, and Alabang Town Center.  Meanwhile, online registration is still ongoing. Visit www.sesamestreetrun.com and sign up to experience Sesame Street’s exciting birthday treats. 

Registration ends on June 30, 2019.  Claiming of the race kits and limited-edition merchandise will happen one week before the event at SM by the Bay in Pasay City.

The Sesame Street Run Tour in the Philippines is brought to you by Heroes in partnership with the MMDA. Special thanks to our official venue partner, SM By the Bay and SM Mall of Asia, official registration partner and timer, Garmin Philippines, official cookie partner, Cookie by the Bucket and official piñata, Piñata Party PH. 

This run is also powered by Aldenver Marketing, Inc., the local event agency partner of Heroes.

For more information regarding the Sesame Street Run Tour in the Philippines, please contact Ms. Veronica Ramos of Aldenver Marketing at 0927-8484533 or 0998-9565231 or e-mail her at aldenver.veronicaramos@gmail.com.  For other announcements and updates, visit Sesame Street Run Tour on Facebook and Instagram.

Join the First Ever Sharp #Run4EveryJUAN this March!

Sharp Philippines’ first ever #Run4EveryJUAN is just around the corner. That is why we list down everything you need to know about this year’s biggest pre-summer fun run event!

Categories and Entry Fee
Runners can choose from 1K up to 10K distance categories. On the other hand, entry fee ranges from P400.00 to P700.00, including singlet, race bib, finisher medal, and loot bags.

All runners are expected to be on the venue at 3:30 AM (Assembly Time).

In-Store and Online Registration
Starting February 20 until March 12, 2019, everyone can now have their in-store registration made possible by Gold’s Gym, the official store partner of the event. You can register at these following branches:

• Alabang Town Center
• Bonifacio Global City
• Bay Area
• Sheridan
• Circuit Makati
• Waltermart

For those of you who can’t find time to visit these branches, online registration is still on-going and you can register at https://events.redsportsph.com/.

Biggest Gathering of Filipino Families
This event is organized by Sharp Philippines Corp. (SPC) and Red Sports Philippines which aims to celebrate every Filipino family through sports and other exciting activities. Moreover, a part of the proceeds will go to the Dialysis PH Support Group Inc.

This is part of SPC’s We Love Philippines campaign, honoring every Filipino who has been part of their 36 years of consistent success. Come join the largest gathering of Filipino families and friends in the spirit of patriotism and joyful celebration.

Indeed, the family that runs together, stays together!
Of course, don’t forget about raffles and giveaways brought by Sharp Philippines.

So save the date, peeps! The Sharp Run 4 every JUAN will be held at the Filinvest Alabang this March 17, 2019. See you there!

For further announcements, you can check out Sharp Run 4 Every Juan‘s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Run4EveryJUANB

INAUGURAL SUNSET MARATHON TO HAPPEN ON DECEMBER 9

RUNRIO partners with Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and Clark Development Corporation for a running event that aims to promote night running in the Philippines.

Manila, Philippines – November 16, 2017: RUNRIO, Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and the Clark Development Corporation announces the upcoming Clark Sunset Marathon happening on December 9, 2017, at the Parade Grounds of Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga at 4pm. It is the first of its kind ever conceptualized in the Philippines.

RunRio Events, Inc. representatives Andrew Neri (center) and Franco Bambico (standing), together with Clark Development Corporation Tourism Promotions manager Noemi Julian (right) talk about details for the coming 1st Clark Sunset Marathon

The Clark Sunset Marathon is a race conceptualized and organized by RUNRIO, Inc. and was inspired by the fact that in tropical countries like the Philippines, the weather is mostly hot and humid. A night run is the perfect running event for running enthusiasts to have a more cooler and more exciting race experience. 

Clark Sunset Marathon features running categories in 5KM, 10KM, 21KM and 42KM with the full marathon gun start happening at 5pm. The 21KM, 10KM and 5KM follow shortly at 5:15pm, 5:30pm and 5:45pm respectively. 

The race event is expected to attract a total of 5,000 running enthusiasts coming from all parts of the country, as well as runners from other parts of the world. "The Clark Sunset Marathon comes at an opportune time when we are being very aggressive in promoting Clark Pampanga as one of the country’s premiere tourist hub." Said Noemi Julian, manager, Clark Development Corporation, Tourism Promotions.

This landmark running activity is inspired by other world-famous famous running events such as the Boston Marathon, New York Marathon, Singapore Marathon, and the Tokyo Marathon, and is expected to put the country on the global map as a destination for running enthusiasts. 

In partnership with Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and Clark Development Corporation the Clark Sunset Marathon aims to establish Clark, Pampanga as a venue of world-class running events in the Philippines. The activity also aims to establish this event as a premiere international marathon foot race in the country by securing route standard accreditation from AIMS/IAAF, the international governing body for distance races in the world. 

"The development of Clark International Airport, including the construction of a P12-billion passenger terminal will not only provide running enthusiasts easy access to attend this event, but will also open new opportunities for both tourist and business groups in Clark Pampanga" added Julian.  

Running coach Rio dela Cruz of RUNRIO Events, Inc. is proud of this ambitious running event that will not only promote the sport of running, but more importantly, promote the country as well and boost tourism. 

"When we started conceptualizing the Clark Sunset Marathon, we wanted to have a first class running experience that targets not only local runners but also foreign running enthusiasts. We thought of a running event that can be compared to world-renowned marathons such as Boston Marathon, Singapore Marathon, New York Marathon among many others. And our goal is not just a one-time event. But to have an annual running event that will make our country one of the top running destinations" said dela Cruz. 

For the inaugural year, runners can choose five categories and their cut-off times. 42K (7 hours), 21K (4 hours), 10K (2 hours) and 5k (1 hour).

Since Clark has an international airport, Clark Sunset Marathon is also targeting foreign runners to join the race that will culminate with the Clark Sunset Marathon Music Festival, an after party celebration at the finish line. The activity will showcase DJs that will provide the party atmosphere of the running event. 

"We at RUNRIO want to give a one-of-a-kind experience to all the participants. We staged this running event on a Saturday evening so that the participants will have a relax and “chill-type” of an experience.  It will be a night of running and partying with DJ Ashley Rivera and DJ Tom Taus dishing out the coolest music. This will make sure that participants, their families and friends will have a good time," said Andrew Neri, managing partner, RUNRIO Events, Inc. 

Clark Sunset Marathon is made possible by Gatorade, the official sports drink, ActiveHealth, the official sports system solution, Garmin, the official timing partner and Solar Sports as the official media partner. The first running event of its kind in Clark, Pampanga is also made possible by Nizoral and Nyxsys.

For more information, visit www.runrio.com or like the official Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/runrioeventsinc/.

My 2012 - A Year in Review

The year 2012 is finally on its last hours. On this last day of the year, some would still need to report for work (just like I do) while others would be spending precious time with their loved ones. As we do the countdown later this evening, I would like to look back and remember what I did and what happened to me from January to December this year. I mostly joined running events so, this entry will be more of a running event review.

January 2012:
All four Sundays of this month was closed as I signed up for four fun runs, not to mention the opening of yet another basketball league that I joined in which is good until March 2012 should we go deep in the playoffs. It's worth mentioning too that I also won my first prize (at Go Natural Run 2012) for the year? It pretty much gave way for what's more blessings to come throughout the year.

Here are the events I joined on January 2012:
January 8, 2012: PSE Bull Run 2012 (Photo Credit: Yongsky)
January 15, 2012: Go Natural Run 2012
January 22, 2012: Timex Run 2012
January 27, 2012: Grace to the Finish 2012
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Team ("Squirt") Pulandit poses for a group picture before a game

February 2012:
After having a FULL January, I had to take a step back and focus more on the basketball league I joined and give more time in training. I did a couple and the rest were either training at the gym or with HyperSports or playing at the league I joined in.

Here are the events I joined on February 2012:
February 5, 2012: Condura Skyway Marathon 2012 (Photo Credit: Jonah May Trapal)
February 26, 2012: XTERRA Pang Rave Trail Run 2012
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Photo-op after one of the Get Fit sessions with HyperSports

March 2012:
After taking a step back last February, I decided to move forward in being more active again and signed up for four runs for the whole month. Our basketball team is still active and fighting for a quarterfinal spot and I integrated these runs with training at the gym or with HyperSports while playing at the league I joined in.

Here are the events I joined on March 2012:
March 4, 2012: Run United 1 2012
March 11, 2012: Dash for Love
March 18, 2012: 12k jog @ Daang Hari-Daang Reyna
March 25, 2012: BDO Race 4 Life (Photo credit: Sigue Correr Runners)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Running 200m in one of the Get Fit sessions with HyperSports

April 2012:
My birthday month is supposed to be action packed but sadly, missed a couple of events going in the last two weeks of the month. The basketball team I am playing for lost our game for a quarterfinal spot so, it was still a good month, training, running and basketball-wise. Lots of basketball is still ahead as I will be participating in our company's annual Sports Fest opening the following month. With that in mind, I had to limit my fun run participation for May and June due to training camp activities in preparation for our games. If it would be classified as a "regret", then I regret that I was unable to try the most hyped Ice Cream sticks of all time (so far) - Magnum. My lame reason? I wanted to try this one out with someone special. Though that didn't happen, I was blessed enough to begin training for Supervisor role at work.

Here are the events I joined/missed on April 2012:
April 1, 2012: Green and White Run 2012
April 8, 2012: 10k Jog @ Sunken Garden
April 15, 2012: Earth Run 2012 (Photo credit: Glenn Apacible)
April 21, 2012: The Running Dead (Birthday Run)
April 22, 2012: NatGeo Earth Day Run 2012 (Won Race Kit from Ulikblog Runner/Missed)
April 29, 2012: Hyundai Fun Run (Missed)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

May 2012:
Summertime is almost over. Concentrating pretty much with basketball and training for our games, my fun run participation was again limited to a couple of events. Training is still on-going. Got the chance to look back at my childhood as I was able to see the movie "The Avengers". Lost my phone but it was a blessing in disguise as I was able to "upgrade" to a higher phone model and enjoyed the benefits (being always online) a couple of months after.

Here are the events I joined/missed on May 2012:
May 13, 2012: Annual Sports Fest
May 19, 2012: Takbo Para Kay Kristo
May 27, 2012: Greenfield City Clean Air Run 2012 (Photo credit: M+M Photography)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Sports Fest Opening - May 13, 2012

June 2012:
Basketball-centered, the month of June was all about the company sports fest. My team didn't do well and settled for a 3rd place finish. As for running, I was "peer-pressured" by one of my friends to move up and run 21k. The longest distance I did so far is 10k so, it was a personal challenge and I am glad I conquered this task. That practically set the tome for the remainder of the year as I managed to complete four more half-marathons, the last one was completed in November. Won a race kit for Run United 2 and blessed someone (I was already registered when I won).

Here are the events I joined on June 2012:
Month of June: Annual Sports Fest
June 17, 2012: Run United 2 2012
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Getting ready for my basketball game :)

July 2012:
Sports Fest finally comes to an end. The team bagged 3rd place and since basketball season is over, I was able to slowly go back to my regular runs and squeeze in some training. The month was very challenging as we have experiences of unexpected heavy rains that began after Get Fit Run 2012 and went on and off until August. It didn't help much with training and getting up from sleep was a daily struggle. Good thing though the gym is near the office and the hot shower was my main motivation to sweat it out. It was also this month just before Get Fit Run 2012 that we had our little group formed "unofficially". 2nd half-marathon completed that month.

Here are the events I joined on July 2012:
July 8, 2012: HyperSports Get Fit Run 2012
July 22, 2012: Lace Up for Anika: Run for a Hearty Cause (Volunteer for Hydration Station and eventually ran a short 5k in the end)
July 29, 2012: 36th Milo National Marathon Manila Eliminations
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

The team that fell one game short for a championship game and had to settle fighting for a third place. A heart breaker. We enjoyed the last game though with a one-sided game and a winning margin of 32 points as far as I can remember. Oh sweet revenge.

 Reserved Energy Team first group picture after Get Fit Run 2012

August 2012:
And with heavy rains here and there, this month was very, very cold so to say. Cold and comforting that I was not able to maximize training and working out. I encountered difficulty in completing my run at Regent Fun Run 2012 and took it slow the week thereafter. Not much to remember this month other that the rumors of the next opening for The Bull Runner Dream Marathon Batch 4 is soon coming up. I didn't had any interest at first but before the end of the month, I was convinced by someone to sign up anyway.

Here are the events I joined on August 2012:
August 12, 2012: Regent Fun Run 2012
August 19, 2012: 18k/20k LSD with Pinoy Fitness Family (Photo credit: PinoyFitness.Com)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

First LSD experience with Pinoy Fitness family :)

September 2012:
Finally got approved and got a portable WiFi from SUN. It pretty much gave way to what was a boring android phone to an overused and "can't-live-without" device. After all that on and off heavy rains and suspension of classes, I was back and tried to be as active as I can be in the running scene. This was also the month that online reservation for The Bull Runner Dream Marathon Batch 4 opened. As I have said earlier, I had no interest to participate but one person changed my mind and I eventually gave in. Registering for this life-changing event gave way to a more conscious effort to train and live a more healthy lifestyle. 3rd (plagued by heavy rains and strong winds made it special) half-marathon completed that month. Won a race kit for Adidas King of the Road and blessed someone (again, I was already registered when I won. I'm seeing a pattern here), also some some pretty cool stuff from Summit Water.

Here are the events I joined on September 2012:
September 2, 2012: Phoenix Run 2012
September 9, 2012: Mizuno Run Academy Graduation Run
September 16, 2012: Run United 3 2012
September 23, 2012: Rexona Run 2012
September 30, 2012: Adidas King of the Road 2012 (Photo Credit: Rookie Shots)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Hey! I'm almost always online NOW :)

October 2012:
4th half-marathon completed this month. Won a couple of race kits for Men's Health (for the third time, I was already registered when I won. The pattern became evident) and blessed a couple of people. With our onshore client visiting in, I also had a chance to go with them in Villa Escudero. It was my first time to enjoy such an experience. I also had my first taste of Maki Soup with a couple of friends while they toured me in the busy streets of Quiapo. Running at night (Adobo Run After Dark 3) only for the third time also made this month extra special. Won GCs for Starbucks too :)

Here are the events I joined on October 2012:
October 13, 2012: Bull Session #1 (Photo Credit: Hanz Magat)
October 14, 2012: Men’s Health Urbanathlon and Festival 2012 (Photo Credit: Belle Photography)
October 20, 2012: Adobo Run After Dark 3
October 21, 2012: Freedom Run by the Lake
October 28, 2012: Run United Philippine Marathon 2012 (Photo Credit: RunRio)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Fooling around at Villa Escudero :)

It's not the food, it's the bonding. My first taste of the Maki Soup was a delight!

 

November 2012:
Big events are making their final push towards the end of the year. I was very disappointed to miss New Balance Power Run 2012 and was contented to take pictures of the event so as not to feel too sorry for missing it. Got my second serving of being a volunteer for Tetra Pak RFR and it was also on this month that I was able to complete my 5th half-marathon which is the most special so far (Run United 3 comes in second) as I ran as the God of Thunder - Thor with Captain America and Hulk. Now, I had to suffer the consequences as I am being called "Thor" by some of the runners. It was cool to be recognized by some of the running friends as the Asgardian God though I have to live with it until the rest of my life :)

I enjoyed my Thanksgiving weekend though, seeing two movies back to back on a Friday afternoon, attend a concert (won tickets by the way) with a friend on a Saturday night and finally having a dose of fun run the Sunday morning after that. Truly blessed shall I say. Add to that another basketball league I was called to join in and the month gets more action-packed. Some more good news, I also won three thousand pesos as a consolation prize for my blog entry for Rexona Online Writing Contest.

Here are the events I joined on November 2012:
November 11, 2012: New Balance Power Run (Freelance Photographer)
November 17, 2012: TBR Dream Team Run 2012
November 18, 2012: Tetra Pak Recycle Feed Run (Volunteer Marshall/Photographer)
November 25, 2012: Run BGC (Photo credit: PinoyFitness.Com)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Running as the Asian Avengers just before doing some volunteer duties for Tetra Pak RFR the following morning. I am proud to say that I made a difference the following morning :)

Volunteer duties done!

December 2012:
The final month of the year. Christmas is in the air and social obligations will definitely keep you out of training if you don't manage your time very well. That is what happened to me. My only runs were the weekend runs. Other that that, I was too busy at work that it ate most of my time. Throw in the fact that I was tied up to my basketball team and social obligations, the month was very demanding. Managed to join fun runs for the first three weeks and then did some volunteer duties for Rescue Run 2012. Also won a pair of tickets to attend a PBA game at MoA Arena.

Here are the events I joined on December 2012:
December 1, 2012: 3rd Bull Session
December 2, 2012: Nike We Run Manila 2012
December 9, 2012: 36th Milo Marathon National Finals
December 15, 2012: Pinoy Fitness Run For Change @ BGC 2012 (Photo Credit: PHOTOJojo)
December 23, 2012: Rescue Run 2012 (Volunteer Hydration/Photographer; Photo Credit: Manghusi PhotoShop)
Picture representation can be seen by clicking THIS LINK.

Post-game photo. First time to be in attendance in a professional basketball game.

"It's not about who you spend the most time with. It's about who you have the best memories with."

The year that passed was pretty awesome considering that I was most of the time tied up at work and was struggling to find my rhythm to run or work out. I'm glad I survived. The year was full of blessings, happiness, friendships and most important of all, I felt that for the very first time, I belong. I need not pretend to be liked by people. For the first time in a very long time, I was able to be myself. I'm happy to be a part of the running community and I am too blessed to be stressed.

I declare this year a year of blessings, abundance, adventures, accomplishments, happiness, friendship, love, love and more love. Live life to the fullest, a life of victory and live with no regrets.

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't. Believe that everything happens for a reason, if you get a chance, take it; if it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it would be easy but I can promise you, it would be worth it!"