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City Hall to close half of roads for Cebu City Marathon
Dec 8th
For the first time in Cebu City, the City Government will be closing half of the road for a run. Cebu City Councilor Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem announced in a press briefing yesterday that half of the road of the Cebu City Marathon route will be closed from the firing of the gun at 4 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The entire stretch of the South Road Properties (SRP), however, will be closed starting at midnight. (For an interactive map of the marathon route, please check our previous article)
Jakosalem and officials of Cebu Executive Runners Club (CERC), which is organizing the Cebu City Marathon 2010, said they decided to close the road to ensure the safety of runners.
RUNNERS’ SAFETY. Organizers Meyrick Jacalan and John Pages of the Cebu Executive Runners Club and Cebu City Councilor Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem discuss the closure of the entire SRP route and half of the Cebu City roads that are part of the marathon route on Jan. 10, 2010. Organizers said they pushed for the closure of part of the road to ensure safety of runners. (Photo by Max Limpag)John Pages of CERC said that although there are runs every Sunday in Cebu, roads aren’t closed and runners have to contend with at times impatient drivers angered by the traffic jam. (On a side note, I actually punched the side of a jeepney that cut me off in Mandaue City during the Rock and Run, not to be recommended, believe me.)
In other developments announced in yesterday’s press conference at the City Sports Club:
- Ayala Center Cebu has confirmed that a pre-race pasta party will be held on Jan. 8 at The Terraces. Ayala Center Cebu division head Joy Polloso said there will be free food for the first 500 runners.Polloso also said they are working with Ayala Center Cebu merchants, especially those in Active Zone, to offer registered runners discounts during the marathon expo, which will be held the week before the marathon.
Runnr branch in Cebu needs manager, consultants
Nov 2nd
Popular running store Runnr is set to open this month in Cebu and is looking for enthusiasts of the sport to become its manager and consultants.
One of the requirements for the positions is knowledge in the proper techniques and bio-mechanics of running.
Check out Runnr’s job ad.
Runnr Cebu will open at Ayala Center’s ActiveZone, which also hosts outlets of popular sports brands like Adidas, Nike, Puma and Speedo.
Ayala Active Zone is a 3,000-square-meter area that will host stores selling sports and outdoor apparel, shoes, gear and equipment.Among the tenants already operating in Active Zone are Speedo, Adidas, Nike, Sanuk, DC, Puma, Juego and G-Force. Skechers, Timberland, Wellness Concepts, R.O.X., Stoked Inc., Hip Street, Ecko Unlimited, Merrell, Planet Sports, Royal Sporting House, Mizuno, Fila, R Options, Pony, and Zoo York are expected to start operating by December.
The Runnr branch in Bonifacio High Street at The Fort in Taguig offers Footworx, which combines three state-of-the-art services to determine a runner’s footprint and gait and use this information to find the right shoe for him or her.
