Philippine Amateur Track and Field association (PATAFA) in partnership with the City of Manila and MASCO, launches 3-leg running grand prix this coming May 20, July 1 and Sept 30 in Raja Sulayman Park, Manila.

Race for the benefit of the national long distance running program in celebration of IAAF 100 years of athletics excellence.

Philippine Road Racing Grand Prix 2012

Leg-1 May 20, 2012 @ 5AM
Raja Sulayman Park, Manila
1Mile, 3K, 5K, 10K
Organizer: Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA)

Registration Fees:
1Mile -P300
3k- P400
5k- P500
10k- P600
21k- P800
42k – P1000

- Registration includes- Singlet, bib, timing chip, finisher certificate
- All runners who have finished their registered events in all 3 legs will receive a special Grand Prix shirt and a medal.

Registration Venues:
PATAFA Office – #025267092

- Registration Period for 1st leg: April 23 – May 18
For advance registration for all 3 legs. Deadline for this promo is on May 18

i. 3k – P800
ii. 5k – P1000
iii. 10k – P1200

Race Kit Pick-up Date:
May 16-18, 2012 – PATAFA Office

Singlet Design:

It was another fun-filled training day last Saturday as fifty-one participants learned new running drills, techniques and circuit workouts.

“We’re happy to see new faces in the group. Truly, everyone is welcome to join us here,” an official statement of HyperSports Team.

More running drills were introduced to the participants as they get a feeling of how track athletes start their training routine.  A new set of circuit workout which includes some core exercises followed.

Elite guest athlete Rene Hererra once again graced the event and gave pointers on proper running mechanics.  He also had a simple discussion with the participants which were all amazed when he told them his personal record in the 5K run. Rene likewise explained to them how important rest and recovery is to runners.

Highlights

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More new participants joined the fun as HyperSports conducts another well attended 2nd training session last Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the PhilSports (formerly ULTRA) Track & Field oval.

Thirty-seven participants, about half were new to the group, joined the training session which ended around 6:30 in the evening. The new participants were also provided free “Get Fit 2012” shirts.

After some drills conducted by coach Ninoy Marayag, the participants were asked to do two sets of basic interval circuit training. These type of workout consists of different timed exercises followed by short rest interval in between.

To introduce something fun to the participants, they were asked to form three relay groups. As their final workout, they did a 12x200m relay where the last placed group were treated to a prize of crawling between the legs of all the winning team. Coach Djundi Binas even joined one of the group as one of the runners, and to the delight of all the participants, he too was part of the losing group.

“Babawi tayo next time, humanda sila! Haha!”- coach Djundi said in jest to his group.

HyperSports Philippines, Inc. (HSPI) successfully launched its “Get Fit 2012″ campaign last January 14, 2012 at the Philsports (formerly ULTRA) Track & Field oval with thirty fitness and running enthusiasts participating in the said event.

The training session which is part of the Get Fit 2012 program of HSPI was highlighted by the sharing of experiences and running tips from its guest elite athlete, Rene Herrera.  Herrera is a five-time Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 3,000m Steeplechase champion; the recent gold medal came from November 2011 edition of the biennial games held at Indonesia.

Ninoy Marayag, member of the training & development of HSPI and a former Smart Gilas Basketball Team strength & conditioning trainer spearheaded the training of the participants which all wore the new HyperSports shirts given to them by the organizer. Basic fitness and running drills and workouts were introduced in this first training session.

Also one of the highlights of the event is the 2012 Run – a 2,012 metres run which was derived from the tagline “Get Fit 2012” as their last workout where some elite members of the group joined and ran with the participants. A road race timing device and an RFID timing chip was used in the run of five full laps in the track and an additional twelve meters.

Certificate of Participation were presented to all participants after the event which was also sponsored by Pocari Sweat. The certificates were handed out by Djundi Binas, VP – Operations of HSPI.

“We’re glad that we got positive feedback from the participants. This gives us more excitement in conducting our future training sessions,” Djundi Binas said after the event.

When the illustrious Vertek decided to move up to the 5k and 10k, Herrera quickly became the dominant force in the steeplechase and continued the Philippines’ ownership of the Sea Games championship in that event from 2003 and beyond.

Rene Herrera 24/5/79

Best Times:

• 1500m 3.50.89 Manila 30/11/2005
• 5k 14.51.40 Bacolod 26/5/2011
• 3ksc 8.47.14 Bangkok 2005

Herrera is the Philippines’ 3rd fastest ever 3k Steeplechaser behind Hector Begeo (8.35) and Eduardo Buenavista (8.40).

5-Time SEA Games Gold Medalist

2003 – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:50.78

2005 – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:56.14

2007 – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:54.21

2009 – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 9:11.20

2011 – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:52.23

Date & Time

January 14, 2012 @ 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Venue

PhilSports (Ultra) – Track Oval, Pasig

Registration

FREE (You only pay for the facility entrance ticket)

Inclusive

• HyperSports T-Shirt
• Plus suprise giveaways

T-Shirts For Grabs

Registration

starts on January 7, 2011

Online Registration Link  http://www.hypersports.ph/sign-up-get-fit-2012/

Program

3:30 PM – Assembly

4:00 PM – Program

- Discussion

- About the group, Basics aboout running, technique, conditioning, basic nutrition, Guest Elite Runner Rene Herrera will share about training, tips. Q&A’s

- Dynamic warm-ups, conditioning exercises

- RUNS

- Cooldown

- Stretching

6:30 PM – END