Cebuanos are proud barefooters. We recently launched our own run group called "Cebuano Barefoot Runners". With the help of Terra Plana and Vivo Barefoot, the group now meets every Monday night 7pm at the Terra Plana Shop in Ayala Center Cebu. All barefooters are invited!!!
It was no ordinary Valentine's Day. Barefooters organized to meet and run together as a group around Cebu Business Park at 7pm despite the romantic occasion. Expecting to run alone, I was surprised to see 9 other people willing to run barefoot with me. Among them were Karen Lim of Vivo Barefoot, Joy Polloso of Ayala Center Cebu and Half-marathon champion Ian Bernido. We had a brief introduction and started to walk along the sidewalks of Ayala Center. When the streets were clear, we commenced our run.
Cebu Business Park is the perfect playground for barefooters. Well lit streets, roads with less traffic and roving security guards make our barefoot runs safer. The environment was calm and silent. You can easily spot the barefooter who is NOT running light. We end our slow, easy, recovery run at the assembly area after covering 3.6 kilometers. Karen then announced that all attendees for that night's run will automatically get a Cebuano Barefoot Runners Singlet courtesy of Terra Plana and Vivo Barefoot.
After a successful first CBR group run, our attendees grew from 10 to 15 a week after. Now composed of marathoners and ultrarunners, the group was interesting. We had veteran barefooters (like Edward Tan Ting and Cuzin Abby Ponce) leading the run while most of us were trying to keep up. Everybody enjoyed the run. We all like to run along side other barefoot runners.
If you want to give barefoot running a try NOW is the perfect time. Vivo Barefoot is having a promo for buying pairs. Check it out!!!
PHOTOS TAKEN LAST MONDAY
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See you next Monday!!!
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This is great! Do you have a run on the 28th?
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LUNTIRUN
Make every route greener!
on March 27, 2011
in Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang
Distances:
1.5km (for 12 years old and below)/ 3km / 6km / 12km
Registration fee:
1.5km – 300php // 3km – 350php // 6km – 400php // 12km – 450php
(RACE KIT includes: Event Singlet, Race bib and stub for 20% off on regular priced New Balance item)
UP Students may register at the UP IE Club Tambayan (3rd flr, Melchor Hall)
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Other registration sites are:
-NEW BALANCE shops (Festival Mall, Alabang || Shangri-la Plaza) - Saturdays & Sundays only from 1-6:30pm,
- BIKE KING (Bonifacio High Street)
- SECONDWIND shops (45 Malingap St. Teachers Village, QC || Ortigas Home Depot, PASIG CITY)
- MJ46 Factory Outlet (Bicutan)
- The Village Sports Club (BF Homes Parañaque)
(Registration is until March 20 only!)
This event is for the benefit of the Isko Cleans UP, a project to implement solid waste management in the University of the Philippines – Diliman.
For inquiries, contact MIMI LUCAS at 09178158227 or email us at luntirun@gmail.com .