IT'S WOW TO TRAIL RUN

Trail Runners could not resist the charm of the beautiful falls they just have to take a dip.

UPCOMING RACE: WOODLAND INT'L TRAIL RUN FUN RACE

If you can run the road you can run the trail and ITS WOW TO TRAIL RUN. Many road runners since 2011 when we first introduced the mountain sports of Trail Running are now trying out trail running as a new avenue for their love of running, a lifestyle sport for many Metro-Manilans and urban residents in other parts of the country who enjoy running for healthy living and fun.

Any health conscious would be horrified to know that the air we inhale in the city contains pollutants that can cause all types of cancer. In fact, just recently health experts have concluded that the air in Metro-Manila contains what is called "microplastics" which are very harmful to health. Therefore exposing oneself regularly puts you at risk of getting sick. There is in fact a surge of cancer related diseases that can be traced to such exposure according to medical bulletins. Thus in many urban cities in the world they have turned to trail running whereas in the USA alone it is said that more than 5 million individuals have turned to regular trail running as part of their health regimen. Not only that the air in the mountains is fresh oxygen given freely by trees and plants but running at high altitude has health benefits as it increases the production of red blood cells in the muscles making them more healthy, firm, and strong. 

In the Philippines our local group, Pimco Sporting Events has ever since dedicated itself in the development and promotion of trail running not for profit but for the following advocacies: 

1. Sustained awareness of the effect of global warming and the answer to such which has already been outlined in the Kyoto Protocol that of continuous tree planting in the mountains and conservation of the ecosystem. The earth is heating up its time to be serious in our conservation effort. The weather worldwide is really acting weird with super typhoons Haiyan and Yolanda in the past that wiped out entire towns, cities, and provinces down to rubble. It took the country years to recover from the devastation caused by the Supertyphoon. There were even tornados and storms that hit Washington and Illinois in the USA they were powerful that flattened houses to the ground. 

2. Sports Tourism is the answer to providing economic stimulus in the upland community where poverty is prevalent. Running in the mountain brings to consciousness the need for infrastructure and the economic opportunity of developing tourism in the locality where regular trail running is held. Runners competing in weekend races also learn of the beautiful outdoors that are great for weekend picnics and bonding with family and friends. After the races runners come back to the venue of the race event for short vacations, tours, and entertainment. 

Thus in the process of doing what you love to do, running, you also contribute to the relevant advocacies for our generation today so trail running becomes not just an ordinary lifestyle sport for you alone not only you have fun, entertainment, enjoyment, and get the health benefits but at the same time you are contributing to worthy advocacies of the organizers for the sake of the environment and the upland poor

Wow isn’t that perfectly cool that you get to do things simultaneously with trail running than any other sport? Thus for this year 2023 after the Pandemic, we decided to make a comeback in organizing trail running race events like we used to do from 2012 to 2016 and once more promote and campaign to bring more trail runners to like running the trail. This campaign will be ITS WOW TO TRAIL RUN. 

As you go through the mountain and see the scenery you say WOW, as you continue to run and pass through uphill and downhill parts of the trail you say WOW you are really doing it, as you feel the early morning freshness of the air and cool wind you say WOW this is great having to experience such. Then running through all the difficulties, and varieties of trails, and going for the finish, you say WOW I did it! really did it. One couple who thought they could not go far as they only do 3 km in the city road run did 5 km in the trails and within time, WOW you go longer yet you feel stronger, truly its WOW TO TRAIL RUN. 

Photo from the Archive of NTDR

So ano pa antay nyo, mag trail running na tayo hane! 

Happy trail running, see you! Tara na, kita-kits tayo at enjoy lang. It is just an hour and a half of easy driving from Metro-Manila in the early morning drive.

UPCOMING RACE: WOODLAND INT'L TRAIL RUN FUN RACE