Can you believe April passed by without a single run from me? Probably been too busy committing myself to biking duties on sundays that’s why I missed all the fun runs.
Luckily, I was able to sign-up at the last minute, thanks to my officemate Roy who was kind and gracious enough to register for me at Alabang Town Center.
I was glad to learn that my cousins Tsi and Kuya Chito signed up as well.
We arrived early and observed by the arrival of vehicles that this race wouldn’t be as jam-packed as the others we have experienced in Makati or the Fort.
The race started about 10 minutes late. Announcer kept on saying that they are still waiting for a few more people at the registration area. And just when you thought they’ll kick-off the race, the giant inflatable start/finish arch deflated!
I enjoyed the course though. It’s such a delight running inside Ayala Alabang Village. Every angle is eye-candy! One beautiful house after another and the weather cooperated! It wasn’t hot at all.
Although water stations were situated every 2 kms or so, they ran out of cups! The runner in front of me decided to drink from the spout of the water container. Guess he was too thirsty!
I’m glad that there were plenty of marshalls telling you which way to go, the signages were visible as well. After the finish line though, as you approach the water station, they were also out of cups! This is really a major problem for back-of-the-pack finishers. Might as well include in the fine print “for slow runners who are going to finish last, please bring your own water bottle or plastic cup as it is almost guaranteed we will run out due to poor planning and failure to anticipate and estimate how many are needed”.
Hay! Uhaw!
you’re right. problem was the water cups. good thing hydrated mga kids ko. =)
judging from my kids & wife running the 3k race. i think, it was a fun race all in all. although i have to carry my 3yr old almost the length of the race.
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You are right, the back of pack suffers the most when there is a shortage. I feel it is really unfair since the runners at the back of the pack need water the most.
sheesh! no cups! but then again it’s water so i have to carry my own drink
. sounds nice, like a tour of the houses inside ayala alabang. i wonder if they can put up some markers next time where prominent residents are 