Nike I Run, I Walk Manila 10K
That is how my race turned out tonight at the Nike We Run Manila 10K. There was a huge turnout of runners that literally painted the roads red. I have been waiting for an event from Nike since the Nike Human Race in 2008. Philippines has never been one of the key cities for their running events until this year.
No Train, No Gain
I did not have a decent training for this race. My last run was last September. But I know I can finish a 10K without proper training as long at my pace is slow. Very slow.
As long as I will finish the race without injury, I would be contented.
I Run, I Walk
I arrived late. By the time, I reached the starting line, it was 5 minutes since the gun start. Runners were everywhere and it was hard to find a decent space to run fast. We were elbow to elbow for the first 2 kilometers of the race.
It was a big race. The road was filled with red shirts. Amazing sight.
And with this number of runners, I don’t expect to really run all the way to the finish. The human traffic is just too tight that I have to walk once in a while to avoid bumping with other runners.
But my run and walk is not just because of the number of runners. By the time I reach KM 3, I felt tired already that I would stop and walk often.
Along the way, I met Rod of Team Boring. We ran together for about a kilometer. I stopped at a water station to get a drink. By the time I looked back, I could no longer find Rod. Since almost everyone was wearing the red singlet, it was like everyone was Rod. I was running alone for the rest of the race.
Finished
At KM 8, I was starting to feel pain on my right knee. That’s the price for not training for a race. I decided to walk until the finish line to avoid further injury. While the race is still 2 kilometers away, I was already finished.
I find it safer to walk too. There were parts of the road that have low light conditions between 8 KM until the finish line. I almost bumped into a bike who was also in the sidewalk.
At the finish line, I had some energy reserved to sprint towards the finish. This is my slowest 10K. I promise never to go slower than this in a 10K ever. I finished at 1:26 in my watch. But the gun start time is at 1:31.
The Aftermath
I got to see fellow bloggers at the tents. We had a little chat about the race. But we had more dancing because of the lively music. I even asked them to join me dance in front of the stage. Nobody accepted the challenge.
I didn’t stay for the concert. I left just as Chicosci was being introduced. I must have missed a lot.
Who’s in the Poster?
Runners got a poster at the finish line. The finisher’s kit will follow after the event. We think that one of the faces in the poster is familiar. Do you see some resemblance?
Here’s my race data for the Nike We Run Manila 10K.
About The Author
ManokanRunner
Jinoe Gavan is the founder of this award-winning blog Takbo.ph, The Filipino Running Community. Known as ManokanRunner, he is a computer addict on weekdays, a church leader on weekends and a runner in all days of the week. He wants to run and cover as many miles in many places as he could. Read more about his life in the urban jungle with all the distractions and the fun of raising his son in DaddyandtheCity(dot)com.
takbo.ph, seriously? how can you have a blogger/”writer” who can’t even type up a decent article about his/her basic running experience? my 14 year old sister can write better than this guy/girl.
this article is in dire need of a virtual shredder.
correct grammar and more articulation, please!
This is my slowest finish too! 1:21. something…. got sick of cough for almost a month obviously with zero training, and havent full recovered until this day! I feel like my lungs are getting cramps so with my legs when I run. I vow too that this will be my slowest finished ever! Whats ironic, I really enjoyed the whole event! Looking to redeem myself on the next Nike run hopefully, next year! Thank you Nike, Coach Rio, and to all the people who are responsible to make this event a success & fun! More power!
can someone help me? we accidentaly exchange my stab to my brothers stab and i run 10k for 1hour and 9 min while my brother did 1 hour and 22+ min and if anyone can help me change the name on the record of nike run philippines since this is my first run and its one of my achievements. Thank you for helping. 🙂
Walang medics sa loob ng area. Yung mga organizers tinatanong ko pinaikot-ikot ako just to find out that the only medics is yung nasa finish line. Good thing hanap ko medics for ice packs para lang after race recovery and not because i was cramping.
Also, organizers don’t know san pwede magpa-page. Fail.
And one more thing, they were giving away expired Nature Valley Granola BarS!
what??! expired na pala yung Nature VAlley granola bars?? inubos ko pa naman kc tomguts na tomguts nako! ewwww!
what!!!! expired! ano ba yon! kawawa naman mga runners! buti naman wala na food poisoning. WAKE-UP ORGANIZERS!!!
yup. expired na yun natures valley! na given away
is it necessary to use arrogant bouncer? ang yayabang!
agree. nagtatanong lang ako ng medics sabay simangot at “dun ka magtanong sa info.”
shit!
re: bouncers and security, agree na may pagka arogante! nagtatanong ka lang kung san pwede lumabas to get to the parking lot since enclosed lahat ng roads, sabi, hanapin mo na lang! wahahaha! sana sinabi na lang hindi ko po alam!
next time huwag na kunin ang mga bouncer na yan, parang mga kung sino. kung wala tayong mga runner ay wala din ang mga yan… dapat they should show respect, parang sila ang organizer..
8K is 8K fine! But were they able to anticipate if that number of runners will do good for just one race category? Alay lakad sa umpisa!!! Also, those few roads sa final route were poorly lighted. Anubayun!
Two waves dapat – runners then walkers (magkahalong joke at pagka-serious yan)! 🙂
paano po kaya ako? eh Galloway Run-Walk-Run po talaga ang method that I’ve adapted, dapat may sarili akong wave hehe..di ko talaga kaya yung style ng GF ko na she can run the entire 10K. Consistent naman results ko with the Galloway method.
Nike Running PH – For me it is considered epic fail..
Sorry I have nothing against runrio BUT..
Why?
1 – Streets are not well lit..
2 – Only one gun start people piled up across the running route.. Not all registered of the main purpose, that is to run – puro nag walkathon lang oh well.
3 – Concert? For what in a sense hanggang 10 ang program pero 8 tapos na, kung ginamit na lang nila yung pondo sa pagpapailaw halos sa lahat ng race route mas ok pa lintek sa dilim eh..
4 – Most of all no finisher’s kit, what the heck am I suppose to the with a envelope letter in it? Nagpaskil na lang sana sila ng Banner “NO FINISHERS KIT” nakatipid pa sana sila sa papel..
– Bottomline it is not a FUN run ang run ng Nike..
Looking forward to better run in KOTR.
I agree with you Rayman. Starting with the redemption of race kits, naubusan ng XL and L, yung buddy ko nakuha M nlng to think na nareserve na dapt yung size ng shirt dahil different days ang redemption..second, yung race route lack of lights..lastly, no finisher’s kit, promissory letter lang..haha!
Yes nakakainis yung race kits, ang aga nila nagparegister with matching email and sms message pa, tapos mauubusan din pala. I was supposed to get an XL, pero nung dumating ako dun nung Thurs night, S nalang daw ang natitira. As if kakasya sakin ang S but I just got it kaysa naman wala. But hindi dapat ganun considering they made us register weeks before.
dami runners talaga. 8K. talagang parang army. hehe..Di ito yung event to set your PR for sure. talagang carnival experience ang dating nya…at patok yung post race entertainment..all in all sulit naman I think yung reg fees mo specially when you registered with a buddy. ganun talaga ang buhay …sinabi naman nilang 8,000 yan kaya ganun talaga ang road conditions…10km is 10,000 meters, 8,000 yung runners..dont expect na maluwag yan. kung maluwag na roads/racing conditions ang suggestion ko try the Makiling Challenge in Laguna..Ayun last time around when I joined the 10k, Its just me sa may last 10% of the runners, me and my heavy breathing plus the trickling of the rain hehe.
Thanks to Nike & Runrio.
lets see ang KOTR!
sana may race result na.
Sa sobra pong dilim naipanligo ko tuloy ang powerade.. Hehe..
this is my worst run ever, imagine sa dami ng participants, nalimutan ng organizers as to how many vehicles would park that day, so we tend to park along the gutters of boni high. and to our surprise,after the run, victims ng kami ng bukas kotse gang, and three bags were taken away from us. next time sana more responsible securities, more secured designated parking areas at responders sa ganun incident!
tama ka jan mike..marami talagang bukas kotse gang sa mga fun run whether BGC o MOA. nadale na rin ako sa MOA..kaya pag tatakbo kayo, wag na kayo magdala ng mga mahahalagang gamit. It’s good if you have a race belt,don’t bring bulky wallet.card case lang oks na. lagay mo na atm,credit card, drivers license mo..mga cp,walkman,eyewear..dala mo lahat sa pagtakbo.Much better if you tag along somebody whos not running para may pag iiwanan ka ng gamit.. Golden rule..wag mag iwan ng any valuables sa kotse, lalo na mga spate keys..Good luck s ating lahat na mananakbo..baka tayo ang natatakbuhan ng gamit.hehehe
This FUN RUN is NO FUN at all!!! Actually it can not be categorized as a RUN but an OBSTACLE COURSE. why? the first 3K, you have to ZIG-ZAG your way IN and OUT from the VOLUMINOUS “WALKERS” (not RUNNERS). then from the 4th – 7th K is okay BUT upon reaching that last stretch where it was totally COMPLETE DARKNESS, again it’s another OBSTACLE COURSE as you have to RUN SLOWER or you might just hit or bump into someone who is much slower or are just walking. GRABE ITO – The FIRST NIKE OBSTACLE COURSE MANILA 2011! 🙁
Besides, where’s the “USB” as advertised? Total Failure talaga!!!
Tama ka dyan bro.. at ibang bob number ang binigay sa amin kaya imbis na tama yung time mo sa pagtakbo ay maling time ang nasa race result.. around 50 minutes akong naka tapos dahil sa heavy traffic na mga runners at iwas sa mga naglalakad at napaka bagal na mga runners.. biruin mo kinalabasan sa race result ehh 2 hour ibig sabihin nagkabaligtad ng mga race bib o nagkapalit palit.. ano bayan grabe..
I don’t understand all these comment writtent in taglish, but I can say, from ;y experience as french people, that this race was great, really fun and will be a big stone for me. Having so many (young) people running a 10k is unusual in europe. It was well organized, funny, very nice atmostphere…. of course the time spent walking during at least 3 to 4 min before the way was cleared enough was not very good but this is inherent to such big race. Same for the fonisher kit, that is not the most important thing of a race, I presume, at least not the one driving me. For me the important thing was to share a very nice moent running together with lots of people, wearing same t-shirt. Just running and finishing.
Thank you so much for organizing this event ! Well done.
Sabi nga dun sa teaser… we will get a poster and a surprise… so.. ayun… surprise!!! letter of apology pala ung surprise nila.. anyways… sulit naman kasi I have a buddy so mas mura konti ung reg fees..pero next time.. magdadala na ako ng sarili kong ilaw.. hehehe
mas pinaghandaan pa ata nila yung concert kesa sa runners..tama kayong lahat mga tsong at tsang,bad trip mga bouncer..yung family ko di ko naisama sa loob,kainis daw mga bouncer..di man lang nakapag enjoy family ko..halos karamihan sa mga runner pagkatapos eh sumibat na.. hehehe.walang mgtyatyaga sa concert..sakit na mga paa at hita.. nood ka pa
ang tangi ko lang masasabi. . nag enjoy ako. . ang tunay na runner di sa finisher kit nag eenjoy, (IMO). .
tulad nga ng sinasabi, ang karamihan ay sumali lang dahil lang sa freebies. . di ko sila masisisi kung naglalakad sila sa gitna o nagtetext habang naglalakad na alam naman nilang may kasunod sila. Because they are not runners and they didnt know the running etiquettes. yan lang ang observation ko.
sana katulad ng escalator sa ibang bansa ang mga run dito.
ang mga walkers na isang tabi tapos yung mga runners nasa kabila. para enjoy lahat
Personally, I think its the “Whole event” as envisioned & packaged ng Nike na parang “Run-Entertainment-carnival event” & ganun nga ang nangyari.. crowded event sya..not ideal for pure running or the “purists”. I dont know if Im right here in saying na parang dapat eh sinabi na lang na “social ride” just like sa cycling, may social rides at…hindi ratratan..If ratratan ang gusto natin, I guess there are more appropriate races/venues for that. Even the MILO provincial leg I joined, ayun talagang NO-non-sense yun..When my GF & I lined up at the 10km, we looked at each other & said…”ano tong nasalihan natin? parang Elite lahat to ah at Army? hehehe…considering that was already our 4th 10km race. Talagang I deal yun event na yun for the runners (though strictly I’m run-walk-run method dude). And besides, ganan ang nature ng sport natin to..outdoors to e, we cannot control everything, but we should always strive to improve the organization of future races.
tama ka dyan lance..kanya kanyang timpla lang lang.May mga mega-career tumakbo, may tipong pasyal, may tamang health concious lang, may tropang give-aways but basically halos lahat ng tinatakbuhan natin ay “fun run” ang tawag, may mahahabang distansya nga lang ang ibang takbo. Kung “boy career” ka, hanap ka na ang title eh marathon event, dun tumakbo ka ng todo na kasing bilis ni “windblown”. Sa mga tipong pasyal naman, medyo sa gilid tayo para yung mga naghahabol ng PR nila di maabala, dun naman sa tropang give-aways, sige lang, it’s a free country anyway hehehe. Bottom line, we all have our own reasons why we join this sea of humanity on the road.. enjoy lang mga tsong at tsang..walang basagan ng mga trip..as long as we dont “step on someones foot”.Literally and Figuratively.
very well said sir.
nagrereklamo kyo sa dilim eh night run yan
.. Well I do appreacite the event, I may not be called as a bonifide runner but then again, whats the purpose of calling it “FUN RUN” if puro reklamo… Given n may mga dpat iaayos next time ang Runrio but then again kung hanap nyo lng eh un usb nyo bumili kau sa CDr King o kung pasosyal kau humanap kau sa kung saan mall, U need to respect not all are runners like you, un iba 1st timer dba, so matuto kaung rumespeto hindi nman kau VIP dba?! so pathetic kung usb lang nagngangawa kau!!!!!
Still its a nice event for me though i didnt bother to watch the concert, finishing the race is a reward itself, the giveaways are just consolation!
Very well said Matthew & Yoanna about your positive comments & being open minded! Marami ang mga nag cocomment ay puro lang kayo reklamo! Yung mga nagrereklamo sa daw parking y not arrived early in order to get a nice parking spot at yung mga na bukas kotse, bakit kasi kayo nag iiwan ng mga valuables sa loob ng kotse why not put it inside ur trunk! What do they expect “night run nga yan” just like what Matthew said gusto niyo sa tanghaling tapat kayo tumakbo para siguradong walang madilim na part! Another common sense lang, 8k runners what do u expect mahihirapan talaga tayo tumakbo sa dami ng mga tao, we were advise about it long before, & Runrio even gave us pointers which lane the runners should stay & those who just opted to walk unfortunately it wasnt followed by our fellow runners. Some concerns are valid to be raised but Im sure kahit saan running events kayo sumali locally or international walang event na perfect. Let’s count on the positive things of the said event, the weather was fine, the singet was great, the water & powerade was over flowing, may free water bottle and maybe as mentioned the usb it will be delivered thru mail together with our race result. Personally, the registration fee for a buddy run of P 650 in exchange with those singlet, water bottle (worth P 300 plus)and maybe the free usb etc…. its well worth it! Ang problema maraming taong walang patience puro reklamo lang ang alam! Besides, I think this is the first time Runrio organized a running event at night thats y Im sure he & his team will be able to improve it the next time Parang VIP as Yonna. Lastly, yung nag reklamo about expired na yung Nature valley that was given away it wasnt it will expire on Oct. 20 2011, thats 5 days after the event. Before some people whine & complain try to be open minded & mature. Overall, Im certain mas marami ang mga nag enjoy that event than who didnt enjoy. Thanks & more power!
grabe first time ko tong fun run na to…it was superb..hehehe although dami naglalakad pero nageenjoy naman sila..heheheehe…i got 1:20 mins..kasi nung 4km na sprain ako..kala ko di ko na matutuloy pero buti natakbo ko pa hanggang finishline hehehe…nextime ulit..ru3 naman…
Read the comments and yes, i have to agree that until 2k it was really a bummer especially for those serious runners who wanted to beat their PR but it’s expected naman in any race (well the ones that i’ve attended) and pag half mark usually lumuluwag naman.
Hehe.. what’s more, it’s Nike – most, if not all, are just after the singlet and tumbler (and finisher’s kit na to follow na lang.. hehe..). At kapag serious runner naman normally pina-pauna sa harap so if hindi ka talaga after para manalo, like us, sa gitna or likod ka talaga. If you want to be in front, come early. We were there at 2pm at nakapag park pa kami kasi expected namin na maraming tao ang darating.
Perhaps yung pinaka nakaka-inis lang eh yung sa Snap station. We waited in line for almost an hour and palagi kami nasisingitan ng Nike + people dahil may priority lane for them (which we understand naman). Ang nakaka-inis lang eh yung mga nauna na nagpa picture kasi kahit ilang beses magpa picture pwede kaya siguro matagal yung pila. Pero pag dating sa amin 1 photo na lang daw. Grrr. Yung feeling ko yung tipong nakapila ka tapos sasabihan ka ng lunch break. Grr. Yun lang. Hehe.. Alam ko mababaw lang.
Anyway, proper lighting lang din sana sa end ng course kasi medyo madilim na pero aside from that, ok naman yung run. Ok ang mga water station (hindi agawan ng tubig). I wouldn’t mind doing it again next year. 🙂
yun pa pala.. naubusan na rin kami ng free nike bag when we claimed our race kits.. hehe.. free bag din yun noh.. i wonder lang kung paano sila naubusan eh expected na nila yung number of participants dapat.. hehe..
and regarding the proper lighting.. i guess if maaga ka natapos hindi mo na kailangan ng ilaw (kahit night run man yun)… weeee… hehehe…
Thanks Nike & Runrio for another nice Running Experience.
For the complainers, first time runners or just starting out, please reflect on this:
– Right from the start organizers stated that they are expecting 8,000 runners in 1 race category (10K). They also provided us with a map. They also advised us that this will happen at night. With this data, you still decided to join. You should have analyze this your self. Night race, 8,000 runners, one race category and small streets. Next time do your analysis and preparations before even joining a race. You can also try taining/running at night.
– USB? I do not know what are your motivations to run. But for some of us, it is to be fit, to be healthy and to have the experience of running with other runners. Not the freebies. This is just an icing on the cake. If I just want a USB, I should have gone straight to CD-R King. For those who does not understand the letter they gave, it is to congratulate us and to say sorry about the delay.
– For those who complain about the parking, as I said the map was provided. You should have checked in advance parking areas near the place. Me personnaly I went there around 12 Noon because I already anticipated the parking problem. For those who was a victim of bukas kotse, we feel sorry for you. But please do check your parking ticket if the owner/company of the parking space is Nike or Runrio. If it is not them then you should complain to the right people. Park at your own risk. The ticket might even say that lost or damages is not their responsibility.
dami tumakbo enjoy, pero ang comment ko lang ay some areas talaga poor illumination may possible pang maaksidente kaya walking in the dark ang nangyari, sana sa susunod may freedbies na ilaw para kung madilim ang lugar kitang kita….nagpareserve ka online expected mo dapat kung ano ang size na request kaya lang naubusan daw ….wow kaya nga reservation ibig sabihin mayroon ka ng singlet na naayon sa kagustohan natin…
May karapatan ang lahat mag complain sa freebies na hindi natanggap kasi kasama yan sa binayaran, right nila yun, ang mahirap lang, hindi sinabi sa sulat kung kelan ipapadala ang freebies.Dun naman sa mga ipokrito na nagsasabi na di sila after sa freebies, sigurado ako, isa rin kayo sa nakipagsiksikan sa finishers kit area. kung talagang takbo ang habol nyo sa lahat ng fun run, gawin nyong ugali na pagkatapos ng takbo ay dumiretso uwi na kayo..kanya kanya tayong rason at lahat ay may right mag complain.
Wala naman nagsabi na bawal mag reklamo. Sinagot ko lang yung mga reklamo o katanungan nung iba. Siya nga pala nung dumating ako sa finishline maluwag pa at wala pang mahabang pila kaya naka alis ako kagad.
…dun sa nagsasabing nagrereklamo ang ibang runners, opinions lang naman yun,( dala lang ng emotions yun sa sobrang pagod sa takbo! hehe)they just wanted to call the attention ng mga organizers to improve their job the next time ( ..kung meron pa??? hehe) alam naman natin that we can all run anywhere at any time even walang etong mga “funrun” na ‘to, we can have our PR kahit ndi sa mga race..right? Addict lang tayo para na maipakita sa buong mamamayanang pilipino ang pangalan natin na nakalagay sa mga “Race Result” hahaha! PEACE!
hay dami nga naman hypocrites. they promised to give out the usb or the finishers kits in their letter, but where are those now? people just deserve what they paid for, kahit magkano pa yan. one more thing, they don’t answer to people’s queries or complaints. don’t advertise something if you won’t stick to it, it’s like cheating or scamming. for what, to entice a lot of people to join? it’s been 1 month already.
nag announce na yung nike early december nila ipapadala yung USB here’s the link https://www.facebook.com/NikeRunningPH…