Run for Pasig River 2011

11.20.2011 || 5K Run for Pasig River || Pedro Gil to SM Mall of Asia Route

Let’s get this straight: Some people (myself included) may think that running a marathon that’s earlier than the sunrise just to ‘help’ clean a river is somehow ‘pointless’ (when you can ask us to clean the river itself); and even though we had to wake up on the ungodly hour of 2AM (no transporation support provided) just to get to the starting point and we really can’t do anything about it bec it’s a school requirement, this marathon was actually, haters gonna hate, FUN!

P&S photos so I apologize for some noisy quality of some!

Tips if you’re joining a marathon like this: Set up a meeting place with your friends before the event. Telecom signals will screw up and consider yourself lucky if you actually spot your friends! I was lucky enough to spot some of my closest blockmates that made the run crazier than it can be!

If you were at the run, YES, we were that crazy group that greets strangers with “Hellooo! Ako Budoy!” and cheers “Go USTe!” randomly. Sorry and welcome to our life! :))

Freebies! Water, Champion Detergent (lol), Smart C juice bottles (which people kindly hoarded) and open water sprinklers!

I have no proper photo of the UST Yellow Jackets, but did you know that when Thomasian runners passed by Adamson’s drum group (sorry idk what they’re called), they played the “Go USTe!” drum beats! One for Pasig River!

This run was tiring to think of in the beginning, but fulfilling at the end. Hopefully our sacrifices pay off soon!