Rush to Infinity Pictures

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Thanks to CatA, Lester and Ben Chan (aka Photographer on the Run and Photovendo.ph) for the pictures.

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There was definitely a rush today as runners from all over headed to the Fort Global City to participate in the Rush to Infinity 5, 10 and 15k events. There were over 2,400 runners who had registered, and some still pleading that they be able to do late on-site registration after it had closed at around 5:30am. Everyone was hyped and they wanted to beat their times from the previous Mizuno Infinity Run held last March 30.

It was easy to distinguish the old from the new runners as they donned their sky blue race singlet. I think it’s one of the better race singlets that they’ve given away at races. The new runners were wearing the white Mizuno finishers’ shirt which was equally eye-catching.

The race start times were staggered by 15 mins as the 15k runners started at 5:30, 10k at 5:45 and 5k at 6:00am. There was an adequate supply of Rush Fitness Water and Hidding Spring Mineral Water at the 4 water stations that were placed at every 2.5km mark.

Apology from Race Director of Rush to Infinity

June 29, 2008

TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RUSH TO INFINITY:

We would like to apologize for the long queue upon reaching the finish line. We understand that this mistake caused confusion among the runners as to where they should go in order clock-in their finish times. We also apologize to those who were not able to set new personal records or were hoping to beat their previous times because of this mistake. We will be making adjustments to the official race results to off-set the time that was spent waiting at the finish line queue.

Furthermore, I take full responsibility as race director for this mistake as it was purely technical in nature. This error cannot be attributed to Rush Fitness Water and Mizuno, as well as the other event sponsors.

The Official Race Results shall be posted at http://runrio.com. Should you have any comments, suggestions or other feedback, feel free to email us at feedback@runrio.com. We hope that in spite of everything, you were able to enjoy the race. We look forward to seeing you at future race events!

Sincerely,

RIO DELA CRUZ
Race Director
RUSH TO INFINITY

Feedbag… camel backs no longer cut it.

BaldRunner posted an entry before about the CamelBak (Hands-Free Hydration System) and I thought of getting myself one of those… up until I saw this news clip. It makes so much sense! What do you think?

Have I hit a wall?

There is saying that “runners hit a wall” when they can no longer run after they’ve covered a certain distance. Perhaps this is similar to what people who try to lose weight or gain muscle experience when they say that they’ve reached a plateau and they no longer improve. I fear that I may reached that point in my training or in something like that.

I mean, today was the second time that I could not finish my 5k run. Somewhere in the 1.5km mark, I suddenly feel so heavy and my muscles start to aches. I wonder if this is just psychological or perhaps it is also due to my lack of running lately. It is very frustrating… I mean, after 2k, I give up?

There may be other factors at play… like the time of day. I mean, in both instances, it was after dinner or close to that time that I decided to run. It could also be mental fatigue. Or it could also be the day. They both happened on a Thursday.

I don’t really know. All I know that it is frustrating… I hope this doesn’t affect my performance this weekend. Oh well, I just decided to get myself a massage.

The North Face 100

This looks exciting! I think I’m going to join this one… I’ll just do the 10k. If I’m not mistaken, there are also 20k and 100k 2-person relay aside from the 100k and 10k events.

The North Face 100 registration is now open! The start and finish will be held in Chateau Royale located at the boundary of the Tagaytay and Nasugbu. You can also email your inquiries to TNF100@gmail.com or SMS and call the hotline: 09202855285.

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Fugeo! [ part 3 ]

Now this is a post that is looooong overdue! I’ve just been so busy with school work that I have not found the time to post my comments about the race. This is also the reason why I broke down the posts in to three parts so that the visitors of this site would not have to wait long. With Rush to Infinity coming up, I ought to write this already or else I’ll have a backlog.

Now, before I start, I’d like to share my sentiments on giving comments about races and events. First, it is only now that I realize, after working with Coach Rio, that handling a race event is much more difficult than it seems. Of course there are things that are very predictable, but then again, there are other factors that you will have to consider such as the weather, the number of participants that show up, the sponsors and the things that they commit to doing. Other things such as water stations, marshalls, race results, equipment, ambulance, distance markers, etc can all be prepared ahead of time.

Second, no one is forcing any of us to race. If we have a lot of complaints prior to joining a race such as singlets, unaccessibility of registration booths, registration fee, accuracy of the distance, drink sponsors (ie. Rush, Pocari Sweat, etc), we always have the option not to run. I mean, if we just have so many things about a race that we don’t like… then why are we registering for it anyway? If we have a lot of complaints post-race, we can always give feedback to the organizers so that they can improve, not just to rant. If we didn’t like how the race was conducted, then it is as simple as not going back to any of their events.

Anyway, going back to my recap of the Fuego-Mizuno run conducted last June 15 at Club Punta Fuego in Nasugbu, Batangas.