Some rants on Race for Beauty 3

1st I registered on Aug 8  2017 for the 10k

Then I went to Metro Ayala in Colon twice to get my race bib and shirt, but shirt is not available. Mag text lang daw.

A day before the race,  no Text, NO Calls. So I went back to Metro Ayala after work. They only gave the shirt (extra large only), no race bib - on race day at 4:00 am daw ang release. Whatttt!


ON race day, I had to go early since wala ngang race bib. Not organized in the release. Nagtapok lang sa table. Since the person in charge wasnt paying attention to me, I took 1 race bib out of 2 in the table.

I was kinda pissed because I was so sleepy. I had to wake up earlier for the race bib. There were only a few who ran for 15k and 10k, about 20-25 I guess. 15k started 5:00 am, 10k at 15 minutes later


My body wasnt in condition.   my time was 1:57 minutes. Route was going to talamban then back.

When I arrived at the finish I line,  I claimed my bag and went straight to the loot bag station.

Guess what:  NO more lootbags. Apparently 3K and 5K  ran out of lootbags so they took ours BOO!!!!

the person in charge asked if kung okey kung Bread na lang.  I said no. They gave me a pack of omega  products that was supposed to be for winners.   Hooo boy... Why give priority to 5k and 3k, they didnt even sweat.

Next time, 5 k na lang ko sa Race for Beauty. The only reason I joined this  run is because of the loot bag

next RC Goldline 12k

Race to Beauty

Organized by Unilever & Metro Ayala
Sept 9 2014 Ayala Terraces  5:30 a.m.
10k  1:22:50 (best time for a 10k, beat my first milo run 10k by a minute)

The Generic finishers medal hehe  no distance indicated

I chose to register in Race to Beauty because of the affordable registration fee. For only P350, you get a singlet, medal, snacks and a goodie bag. All other distances  (5k, 3k) will also receive these items at a lower rate. SULIT di ba. How can I pass this up, I just have to register. Claiming my singlet last Sat, Sept 6 was a bad experience. The person in runnr ayala wasnt there and I had to do some browsing, eating and whatever to kill time before I got my race pack after 3 hours. Thats why I prefer to register near the race, at least you get the racepack immediately after payment.
 It was raining the day before so I was worried. But the weather during the run was really cool, hardly any sunlight. The race started early, there were lots of participants, more in the 3 & 5 k though.  This run wasnt well advertised in social media. I cant even get a hit when I googled it. But there were still a lot runners, even guys wearing the pink singlet.  There's not much to tell about this run. Its the usual route, from ayala to Fuente Circle.  As usual, I was running at the back of the pack, there were about 50 of us  but I wasnt worried since I am familiar with the route and it was only 10k. I was exhausted at the start but I got into the zone when I was in Lahug. When I say into the zone, I'm already comfortable to running, my body has already adjusted and have no problems breathing. I can even sing and imagine happy thoughts while running. In short, i'm in a happy place. 

Love pics taken while running. Brings back memories. Thanks Fotosmile

Overall, it was a nice run, the weather was great, I felt it was too short, bitin. I was shocked when I saw my time, my best 10k time ever. It beat my  2012 Milo 10k, my run prior to my surgery. Amazing! I am happy with this race and I am willing to join again if they have another run next year. I hope next time they advertise a month earlier so more runners can attend. I love goodie bags, love them more than medals. Congrats and thanks to Unilever and Metro Ayala. I had a great morning.

Singlet, Race Bib, Medal and goodie bag (unilever products :D yey)

Also: credits to https://www.facebook.com/johndofotosmile for the pic