Race #17: Going Up?

Race #17
Holiday Vertical Run
July 31, 2011

4K

Gaisano Mall Parking Area 5^th Floor

Davao City

How do you make an empty parking lot more lively? Answer: a fun run. How do you make an empty parking lot on the 5^th floor of a mall more lively? Answer: Holiday Gym and Spa’s Vertical Fun Run. Somehow the people of Holiday Gym decided that an ordinary fun run just wouldn’t cut it this time, so they added the four ramps going up the mall to make it more of a “challenge”.

My friends and I joined this for fun, so the 4K category was a good fit for all of us. Well, almost all of us. One decided to go for the 8K, yet somehow didn’t manage to wake up for the race (you know who you are).

The route: (downhill drop) Gaisano 5^th floor parking lot ~ J.P. Laurel Avenue (Bajada) ~ Victoria Plaza (turnaround) ~ (vertical climb) Gaisano 5^th floor parking lot.

Going down was not so bad. Going through the normal race route in J.P. Laurel Avenue also was a fun sprint type run with my friends. Going up the four parking ramps was a bit of a challenge, but I managed to run all of it. All in all, it was a fun festive post race atmosphere up in the open air parking area in Gaisano Mall. Who knew an empty parking lot in the top floor in the mall could be a great spot for a race?

Ping, Kash, and me

College buddies: Me, Gil, and Ping

>>> Race Time: 4K (20 min)