Making kids learn how to read is one of the advocacy of the McDonald's Stripes Run. So if you run they all will learn how to read. An opportunity for them to learn by supporting this advocacy by signing-up fo McDonald's Annual family event, the Stripes Run.

Yah! It's a Family event once again with McDonald's Stripes Run. It is a much awaited activity for my family. Last year, we joined the said run and my kids really love the event very much. Though it was raining that day, still, we manage to enjoy it. Hopefully this year, no more rain, but still, nothing will stop us to join it once again.

Whether you have little ones or just want to share the happiness of running with the people that matter the most, the annual McDonald’s Stripes Run is the ultimate family bonding experience. More than just a day of active lifestyle and fun, you are also able to help grades 1 and 2 public school children learn how to read.

Now on its 8th year, the highly anticipated run will be held on November 25, 2017 at Garden Bloc, Cebu IT Park, Cebu City and on December 3, 2017 at McKinley West, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

Proceeds will be used to help public school children learn to read through the Ronald McDonald House Charity’s (RMHC) Read to Learn program.

To date, Ronald McDonald Read To Learn has reached over 8,000 partner schools, trained 28,000 educators, and helped close to 12 million students all over the Philippines. This initiative, in partnership with the Department of Education, aims to raise the literacy level among Grade 1 and 2 public school students.

Register yourself and your family for the McDonald’s Stripes Run from October 13 to November 23 for Cebu registrants and until December 1 for Manila registrants. Registration is simple with these three options:

1. Fill out the registration form and pay at select McDonald’s stores.
2. Download the form on mcdostripesrun.com.ph, and settle the registration fee at select McDonald’s stores.
3. Register and pay online at mcdostripesrun.com.ph.

Each registrant will receive a race kit, which includes a pair of the iconic red and white striped socks, a singlet, a race bib, and a stub for a free McDonald’s breakfast meal at the venue.

This year’s fun run opens 7 categories including the 5K Squad Stripes, the newest division that’s perfect for the whole gang. Categories for this year’s run are as follows:

Kiddie Stripes 1 kilometer run for ages 8 years old and below
Young Stripes 3 kilometer run for ages 8-15 years old
3K Stripes 3 kilometer run for ages 16 years and up
Family Stripes 3 kilometer run for teams with 2 adults (aged 16 and up) and 2 kids (aged 15 and under)
5K Stripes 5 kilometer run for ages 16 years and up 5K Squad Stripes 5 kilometer run for teams with 4 adults (ages 16 and up) 10K Stripes 10 kilometer run for ages 16 years old and up

Exciting game booths and activities await the entire family and barkada at McDonald’s Stripes Run 2017 in Manila and Cebu. Sign-up today and tell your family and friends all about it! Don’t forget to use the hashtag #McDoStripesRun and tag @McDo_PH on Twitter and Instagram.

It will be another keepsake for our family and a just something to brag about. It will be a memorable moment again with our loved ones. I will definitely let my kids know the benefits of this run. So what are you waiting for Mommies and Daddies, sign up now and let's run and enjoy. See you there!

For more information and to view the list of McDo stores you can register in, visit mcdostripesrun.com.ph or follow McDonald’s Philippines’ Facebook page, facebook.com/mcdo.ph.

Okay, my first try of having a fun run together with my kids and hubby was frustrating because of the weather during that time. And though it was only a 3K run, which is by the way became a walk-jog-walk activity, the rain was a hindrance for me. That was my first and nothing came after that not until this Runrio Trilogy Race Series 2017.Woohoo! I'll be having another run and hopefully this one will get a bit serious.

For all running enthusiasts and for those who are really looking forward for this kind of activity, this is your chance again to get sweaty and burn those fats away as one of the most renowned running coach in the Philippines, Coach Rio dela Cruz of Runrio Events, Inc. announced to bloggers and media the start of this year’s anticipated running series in the country - the RUNRIO Trilogy 2017. The announcement happened last April 28, 2017 at one of the newest and extravagant hotel in the metro, the Okada Manila in Paranaque City.







If you’re familiar with Runrio’s trilogy running event, you know it already how it works but for those who don’t have any idea about it, well, get a few more time reading this and you’ll know what I am saying.

The very first Runrio Trilogy event was held last 2010 and it is aimed to purposely provide a progressive running program for those who want to finish a full marathon. This was did by Coach Rio to prepare potential marathoners.

The trilogy is compose of three running events. The first leg is set for June 25 that features a half-marathon run including 10Km and 5Km race. Then followed by the second leg on August 13, which is Rio’s very own Afroman distance, a 32Km run together with shorter distances - 21Km, 10Km and 5Km. Then the last leg is on October 1 with a full marathon of 42Km, which also includes 21Km, 10Km and 5Km race distances.

During the event in Okada Manila Coach Rio presented their celebrity partner and ambassador for this year’s Runrio Trilogy. According to Dingdong Dantes “We are excited to launch the Runrio Trilogy race series because there are many running enthusiasts out there who are looking forward to this event. This year marks the 7th year of Runrio Trilogy, whose main objective is to educate runners to train and train and race progressively.” He alos added, “Aside from this, part of the proceeds of this year’s race series will go to YesPinoy Foundation to support the organization’s philanthropic works.”

During the launch they also introduced their newest campaign and expects would be mantra of every participants, the “Heart to Finish”

“We at RUNRIO understand that people join races not just to run. It’s more because of their desire and passion to be able to finish their 21k, 32k or 42k races with different motivations. We believe that if you run with your heart, anything is possible” said Coach Rio dela Cruz, President of RUNRIO Events, Inc.

The online registration was opened during the launch while the onsite registrations was started May 6, 2017 were participants can visit the following stores:


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

Okay, for so many running events that I've been invited finally I gave in! Together with my hubby we were able to attend the celebration of health with Robinsons Supermarket as initiator of its event the 7th Fit and Fun Wellness Buddy Run. The event aims to encourage more people to get engage in getting fit together with a buddy that's why they had this running event with someone else. So both of the runners should finish the run together. This is a healthier and fun way for buddies to enjoy the run.

The event happened last July 6, 2014 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, though we didn't run much it was still a fun event. Together with my hubby we were and friends, of whom we exchanged buddies, we were able to grasp the whole idea of running with a buddy. Someone to encourage the other to do more. Personally I enjoyed it and had a great time even though I wasn't able to run with my hubby still it was fun having Marjorie as my running mate.

According to Jody Gadia, Robinsons Supermarket General Manager, "We organize the Fit & Fun Buddy Run every year not only to promote health and wellness but also to strengthen the bond for family and friends."

The participants for this year in the 5k and 10k events numbered to around 4,500 recreational runners, including the members of the national rugby team, the Philippine Volcanoes, and other celebrities. All finishers of the run are treated with some groceries and aside from the goodies runners also enjoyed the offerings of each booth present in the event.
Top pair finishers received prizes from Robinson Supermarket officials.  5k winners won a trip to Coron, Palawan while the 10k winners bagged a trip for two to Phuket, Thailand.  While the 2nd to 5th place finishers took home Gift Certificates as consolation prizes.  Special awards and gift pack were also given by event sponsors to outstanding race buddies.

The Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy Run is one of the series of events held annually by the largest health and wellness retail chain Robinsons Supermarket, as part of its I Love Wellness campaign.
Start your healthier days now with Robinsons Supermarket.  Visit their official website and social sites below.

To know more about this Fit and Fun Wellness Buddy Run visit their website www.robinsons-supermarket.com.ph or their facebook page www.facebook.com/RobinsonsSupermarketOfficial or their twitter and instagram account @RobSupermarket. To check more of the event just see the #ILoveWellness. 

Here is another activity that will definitely touch the heart of others and of course me.  I love this kind of advocacy!  Helping unfortunate ones to go to school and finish their studies.

This is one better way to help those deserving scholars to pursue their studies.  I am very sure that those students who will achieve their dreams will be very grateful and thankful.  I can attest to that because I for once used to be a scholar way back when I am still studying.  I finished my studies because of those people who openly shares what they have to someone like me.

Here are some insights during the press conference of SUNPIOLOGY Color Run

Let the brilliant hues of genoerosity make for bigger and brighter holidays as the Sun and the Stars once againalign for a good cause. Sun Life Philippines alongside Star Magic Celebrities collaborate for the  2013 Sunpiology Color Run, happening on November 23, Saturday at Bonifacio Global City.


Run, rave and raise funds for charity with Sun Life Ambassador Piolo Pascual and his fellow Star Magic talents! After crossing the finish line, enjoy the colorful after-show party featuring vibrant production numbers from your favorite stars! Then give a toast to 5 years of partnership between Sun LIfe and Hebreo Foundation, which has helped raise millions of pesos to send poor but deserving scholars to school.


"This year, we are making the holiday season more vivid and charitable with the SUNPIOLOGY COLOR RUN. We just want everyone to enjoy running with their friends and family. Then let us help you relax and cool down with an after-show rave party," invites Pascual during the Press Launch at Max's Restaurant in Scout Tuazon, Quezon City.


Enjoy the sunset with the stars and a bang of colors! Register at www.sunpiology.com for a run and party tickets are ranging from 250 to 800.  Distance include 1k for kids, 3k, 5k and 10k.


"The SUNPIOLOGY has been a much anticipated annual charity event. And now that we have the stars on our side with Star Magic Gives Back, our combined efforts are sure to shine brighter," affirms Sun Life Chief Marketing Officer Mylene Lopa.

Registration is now open for all categories until November 15. For more information visit www.sunpiology.com.

So, register now, it will be fun and shine like a diamond with the Star Magic Celebrities. Enjoy the run and help at the same time. See you there!

I'm a Mom who supports environmental calls, for another reason that my husband is an environmentalist.  He's a member of what of the active environmentalist group and he's been considered as one of the senior members of the group.  This is my 3rd year to post and share about Pasig River's fun run and of course the call to save not only Pasig River but the Philippines' ecosystem.

So this coming October 6, 2013, the continuous call to save the environment will expect thousands of participants that will take part in the "One Run, One Philippines."  For this year, this will a five-city simultaneous advocacy run of ABS-CBN in the Philippines and the United States as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Cooperating with ABS_CBN Foundation's Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP), Regional Network Group (RNG) and The Filipino Channel (TFC), the "One Run, One Philippines will invade Quezon City, Cebu City, Bacolod City, Davao City, and Los Angeles (USA) to clamor for the protection of different environmental advocacies.

During the conference in Torre Venezia Suites, ABS-CBN Foundation's managing director Gina Lopez informed everyone that "Participants are encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles as disposable cups will not be provided at water stations positioned along the roads to promote environmental awareness and minimize waste production."  I agree with Ms. Gina Lopez because in some of the fun runs that my husband has attended if not most of the participants doesn't care about taking their trashes and you can really see the mess.

The Quezon City leg or the fifth "Run for the Pasig River" will be held at Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) with 6:00 AM gunstart for both 3k and 5k categories.  I just hope that this time I will be able to join the fun run.  If it will pursue this will be my first ever fun run.   The said run will have its starting line at Technohub overpass straight along Commonwealth Avenue then head to QMC for the finish line.


Of course, preparation will be made for this event in which they will close portions of the Commonwealth avenue for the runners but will still have lanes for the vehicles.  There will also be parking zones located at Philcoa, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, sugar Regulatory Commission, Trinoma, Wildlife, Quezon City Hall, National Housing Authority, and side streets of University Avenue, Visayas Avenue, North Ave, Quezon Avenue, East Avenue and Kalayaan Avenue.

The other three provincial leg will start at 4:30 AM with its 12K category followed by the 5k and 10K at 5:30 AM.  Starting line of Cebu leg is at SM City Cebu, Davao leg is at the Abreeza Mall, while the Bacolod leg will be at the Provincial Capital Lagoon.  On the other hand, the Los Angeles leg will start at 7:30 AM with its 1K Kiddie Run, 5k and 10K categories at Burbank, California.

Of course each leg of the run will have a beneficiary, for the Cebu leg coastal conservation in Daan Paz will benefit from the run, the ecotourism projects in Marilog Tourist Center in Davao, the mangrove and livelihood projects in Punta Taytay, Sum-ag River rehabilitation, and ecotourism projects in Bacolod City Water District Campuestuhan Watershed in Bacolod, and the Los Angeles leg will fund the Green Initiative of Bantay Kalikasan.

So if this project for the environment hits then you can start it by registering for the fifth "Run for the Pasig River" at any Run for the Pasig River booths in SM Mall of Asia, SM North EDSA, and SM Megamall and Chris Sports outlets in Glorietta, Festival Mall, SM Northd EDSA Annex, SM Manila, SM Fairview, SM Megamall and Fitness and Athletics BGC.  For the Cebu, Davao and Bacolod legs, sign-up at ABS-CBN Cebu; ABS-CBN Davao; Abreeza Mall or Holdiay Gym and Spa; and ABS-CBN Bacolod.  Online registration for the Los Angeles leg at https://racewire.com/register.php?id=3348.

For more details about this advocacy log on to www.onerunonephilippines.com.

SEE you at the RUN!

Attending events, covering and recreating them online gives me a sense of accomplishment, especially if the event I've covered is more of an advocacy.  I like helping people know what other people advocates.  One of these is the advocacy run of the Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig which we all know how it is done.

So here's what the event is all about.

The ABS-CBN Foundation's Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) will be staging it s fourth advocacy run to clamor for cleaner rivers and esteros in Metro Manila via "09,30.2012 Run for the Pasig River" to be held in Quezon City on September 30, 2012.

After the success of last year's 11.20.2011 Run for the Pasig River, KBPIP is again urging groups and individuals to join the eco foot-race, which will help raise awareness and funds for the rehabilitation of the waterways of Quezon City-San Juan-Mandaluyong-Makati.

There will be three major event categories for the advocacy run: the 15K Ride & Roll with 4:00 a.m. gunstart; the 15K Commonwealth Challenge Run with 4:10 a.m. gunstart; and the 5K Morning Madness Run with 6:00 a.m. gunstart.  This time, there will be one starting line in the Quezon City Memorial Circle (QCMC) going straight to Commonwealth Avenue then back again to QCMC for the finish.

ABS-CBN Foundation's Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig has a track-record of organizing three successful runs for the Pasig River.  The 2009 Philippine International Marathon: A Run for the Pasig River, which had an estimated 23,000 participants, helped fund the inital phase of rehabilitation of Estero de Paco, a 2.9-kilometer tributary of the Pasig River in Manila.

The historic 10.10.10 Run for the Pasig River, meanwhile, broke the Guinness World Record for the "most participants in a racing event" with 116,087 runners.  It helped rehabilitate the second phase of the Estero de Paco clean-up.

Last year's 11.20.2011 Run for the Pasig River was the largest foot race joined by 86,547 runners, are currently being used to rehabilitate Estero de San Miguel and foru other esteros behind the Malacanang Palace.

KBPIP's seven-year rehabilitation program involves cleaning up all the esteros that drain into the Pasig River in order to thoroughly clean it.  To date, the project has resettled 1,216 families to Calauan, Laguna, introduced remediation technologies for water quality improvement, trained community volunteers for the River Warriors program and shared sound waste management practices with communities.

The 10.10.10 Run for the Pasig River won a Bronze anvil and an Award of Excellence at the 45th Anvil Awards given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, while the Estero de Paco clean-up earned an Award of Merit from the 2012 Philippine Quill Awards given by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines.

Registration for the 09.30.2012 Run for the Pasig River opened on July 16, 2012 in SM North EDSA, 2nd Floor Cinema C Lobby (near IMAX Theater) and on July 20 in SM Megamall, Lower Ground Level, Building A (near The Event Center and Food Court) and SM Mall of Asia, Ground Floor Main Mall (near Music hall and SM Bowling Center).  Aside from the registration, there will also be merchandise available in the booths, in which part of the proceeds will also go to river rehab.  For updates on this advocacy run, visit www.runforthepasigriver.com.

UPDATED
SPEED will be having their annual fun run and they are inviting everyone to join and participate. It will be mark the day on January 29, 2012. So all runners and fun run enthusiasts are encourage to join the fun and get the speed without limit.

Read more of their press release and the details about the fun run...

Be a part of history on January 29, 2012. Mark your Calendars and participate in one of the biggest events to start the year off. We give you No SPEED Limit.

No SPEED Limit, is a yearly benefit run organized by Ateneo Special Education Society (Ateneo SPEED). No SPEED Limit this year offers a unique 3K, 5K,10K and 15K route both inside and outside the Ateneo campus, reaching parts of Katipunan Avenue. For the benefit of Batino Elementary School, Ateneo SPEED aims to aid in the further development of teachers in one of the largest public special education institution in Quezon City.

Register from December 5 until December 16 to avail a P50 discount on 3k, 5k, and 10k routes.

RACE CATEGORIES and REGISTRATION FEES
15K Route: P700
10K Route: P550
5K Route: P450
3K Route: P400


GUN START

15K 4:45 AM
10K 5:00 AM
5K 5:15 AM
3K 5:30 AM


CASH & CONSOLATION PRIZES

15K
1st Place: 6,000
2nd Place: 4,000
3rd Place: 1,500

10K
1st Place: P4,000
2nd Place: P3,000
3rd Place: P1,000

5K
1st Place: P2,500
2nd: P1,000
3rd: Consolation Prizes

3K
1st: Consolation Prizes
2nd: Consolation Prizes
3rd: Consolation Prizes



REGISTRATION VENUES

Online Registration

Download the registration form at http://ateneospeed.org/nsl and send an accomplished copy to nospeedlimit2012@yahoo.com. Payment and race kit pickup options will be sent to you.

Public Registration

ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
January 9-13 10:30AM - 4:30 PM MVP room 215, MVP Building
January 16-20, 23-26 10:30AM - 4:30 PM Doghouse, Zen Garden

ROX, FORT BONIFACIO (3rd flr)
January 13-15, 20-22, 23-28
2 - 7PM

RUNNR, TRINOMA
January 10-27
Monday to Thursday 10AM - 9PM
Friday to Sunday 10AM - 10PM

TOBY'S, MALL OF ASIA
January 10-27
10AM - 10PM

CONTACT

For Sponsorship & Registration Inquiries,

Text/ Call: Abby @ 0917-691-9500 and 0922-863-0433

Email: nospeedlimit2012@yahoo.com

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