1st Cebu Fun Run of C24/7

1st Cebu Fun Run of C24/7 was held last Sunday April 10, 2011 at the Terraces of Ayala Center Cebu.  I believe that C24/7 is a product of Aim Global.  As a 5 k participant of this event, I can say that I regret joining it.  I observed at the start of the race that there were only a few participants and not to mention that there was a light drizzle of rain.   I said to myself "Bati oi", meaning that I am not pleased with it.  I can tell that the event organizer was out of budget.  The audio speakers used was not that big and good in sounds the same also with the host of the event.  Maybe this was because on Saturday night there was the Three Sixty Pharmacy running event which was much more better than this one. The Lincoln Lawyer: A Novel

The Three Sixty Pharmacy run was organized by the Larrazabal Eye Group and there were lot of sponsors to this event.  My colleagues were registrants and participated in the 5 kilometer run and they said that there were lots of giveaways after their run.  When they went home they were like shopping from a grocery store because of the packages given to each of the participants.  It was a worthy one since your money will just be well spent with the singlet, refreshments, snacks and goodies given.

This was unlike the C24/7 run which only a bottle of Nature's Spring mineral water was given after the event.  And when I started to look for a food it was an exact time that the announcer said that food were provided at the kiosk.  I was there at the kiosk and found out that the food that the runners were queing up are just slices of hotdogs which you will be provided with a toothpick and have a pick up to 3 slices and when I was about to go back for more 3 slices there was no more to jumble with.  Although they provided a water station every 1.5 k of this event there were still lacking with it not to mention that compared to the other previous running events they did not provide a snacks or chicherias for the runners commonly in a packets or bags.  There was also mentioned in the Sun Star newspaper that the winners were only given a 500 pesos each.  What about the Kenyans who just flew here in Cebu to won the event since running is their only source of income?  Even our very own Mendel Lopez was also given a winning prize of only 500 pesos?  Oh my, I was paying 300 pesos for the 5 kilometers run and if I was the winner I will gain only 200 pesos for the sweats.  Ha ha ha....lucky for me since I am only a beginner.

It was indeed a runners nightmare when you are practicing the whole day, week and month but will just be awarded with 500 pesos with all your effort.  I hope that they were able to sell the remaining singlets at 160 pesos each so that they can still provide the remaining balances for the prices.  It is better next time to select the kind of running event that you will join.  It is indeed a lesson learned.

This is the picture taken on the poster of the Run for a Cause of C24/7 which is a food supplement and nautra-ceuticals.  This was after my 5 kilometer run.  In fairness I like the color of their tarpaulin poster.