1st Cebu City Heritage Run

Plaza Independencia Aug 21, 2012
6K  est. time 58 minutes

The tarpaulin of the heritage run was posted just a week before Aug 21, such a short notice. I'm so glad  I regularly jog at CCSC. I decided to join becoz 1. Registration fee is only P100 with souvenir shirt.2 I like the location of the run, from plaza, mj cuenco , colon, robinsons, city hall , sto. nino. then finish line. The colon st. is not an ideal place to run becoz its such a narrow & busy area,  so this is an opportunity for me to run there. Since the registration fee is cheap, i was expecting the worst, i was even expecting to run with my backpack.Thank God somebody volunteered their vehicle to be a courtesy booth. Number of participants was lesser than I anticipated, i guess its becoz of it wasnt really announced in the newspapers. My guess, the paying runners are about 500. If you count the 3k participants, those that didnt pay, it will would probably  reach about 800.
Good points:
I like the route. Some of the hydration stations have slightly cold water. Water was given at the starting point, thats a big plus for me.
 They gave 1 virginia hotdog. wow! They used the leftover cups and turning point ties (pisi)  from timex, recycled the milo warning signs but thats okey with me. I had a satisfying run, truly. They also had big prizes but mark my words, i doubt they will give it during racing day. Just like any other government office, paperwork must be done before checks are issued.
Not so Good Points. 2nd day of menstruation. ugggg
No Timer. How was I supposted to know my official time? I had to depend of my wristwatch bu unfortunately, I forgot to look at my watch during gun start.  Est time: less than an hour
The 6k started just 3 minutes after the 15 k.  They announced 7 and 15k  distances but actually its 3k, 6k, 15k. They didnt bother to make corrections in the tarpaulin, even the emcee got confused. Most of all NO CERTIFICATE. grrrr
Will i join next year's heritage run. If its still P100 registration fee,  Yup, definitely.
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