Run For Wellness, Run For Life
May 22, 2011
4K
Victoria Plaza Parking Grounds
Davao City
Some races are fun. Yet, some fail
beyond expectations. Unfortunately, this is one of them. Here is why:
1)
The singlet: I got a feeling something was a bit
off when there was no sample singlet shown to us. They only had a picture of
how it was supposed to look like. As it turns out, I was right. While the
choice of fabric wasn’t very good, that was not the part that bugged me. It
doesn’t matter what size you picked, the length of your singlet stays the same!
Only the width is the difference between medium, large, and extra large. I felt
like wearing a singlet fit for a 12-year old!
2)
The starting area: Even though the directions
said to gather at the Victoria Plaza parking lot, we runners have no idea which
part of the parking lot on where the race would start. There was no sign on
where the starting line is or any of the organizers until nearing the very
starting time of the race.
3)
The fun run: In a typical fun run, parts of the
road would be closed off to the runners. Or at the very least, there would be
some warning signs of a race in progress. Well, on this race, there was none.
And I don’t think we even had race marshals to look out for us on the road. It
wasn’t a fun experience knowing you could be easily be hit by moving vehicles
on the road.
4)
The finish area: This race is a “point A to
point B” race, which means the start and finish area are in different
locations. That’s fine I guess. But on approaching the finish area, well, we
had the same problem as the starting area. Which is we had no idea on where the
finish line is as we could have entered from three different directions to
Damosa Gateway (the finish area).
5)
The post race refreshments: While I must admit
that the food was tasty, the organizing was again, missing. When you put a tray
of food on a table, leave it behind, and all that is missing is shouting, “Come
and Get it!”, well, you have a mess on your hands. What did you guys expect
from a hungry horde of famished runners? Some got food and some didn’t. For
only one race category (only a 4K), it should have been easy to organize a
decent food distribution unit.
Even
though this race for me and my brother was disappointing, there was still a
bright spot. The beneficiaries of this race were children with disabilities.
And before we left, the kids made a little presentation for all us runners.
With that, I was pleased to have a least contributed to a worthy cause despite
a lackluster run.
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Run time: 4K (30 min)
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