The inaugural edition of the Merrell Adventure Run in Wawa Dam in Rodriguez Rizal last year may be tough but the second offering of the event was more challenging.
It may be more challenging but there were more marshalls last Saturday compared to the Wawa edition where more than half of the 5k participants got lost in the mountains due to lack of directional markers and marshalls.
But the event this year was very different. Kudos to the organizers for that.
Last year, participants had to contend with and negotiate a dry route peppered with dry leaves, sands, huge boulders and several river crossings.
This time, because of an early morning drizzle, participants had to contend with wet, slippery and muddy routes that made the run more challenging.
I can't remember how many times I slipped in the mud.
On top of these, participants had to negotiate up-and-down paths that challenged not only their preparations for the event but their psyches.
What will be at stake in the next Merrell Adventure run? Well, I hope that Merrell people will provide all runners with their shoes. That way, everyone will not only enjoy the run but happier with new pairs of Merrells. Ha ha ha.
Let me also congratulate 21K winners Ireneo Raquin and Ailene Tolentino for topping the centerpiece event. Both received the same amount of prize money unlike in other races where female runners are "discriminated" against by receiving less monetary awards.
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| Ireneo Raquin (middle) topped the men's 21K event while Bernardo Desamito bagged the second placed spot followed by Elmer Sabal. |
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| Ailene Tolentino (middle) won the women's 21K while Cindy Lorenzo and Mirasol Abad completed the top three finishers. |
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One of the participants who was probably still high on adrenalin following the challenging run. |
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