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Quit smoking; start Ungo Running

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Stop smoking, start running. That’s the theme of tomorrow night’s Ungo Friday Night Run that will start at The Active Zone in Ayala Center Cebu.

STOP SMOKING, START RUNNING. Running is one of the best ways to help you quit smoking.

Organizers are inviting non-runners, newbies, seasoned runners and smokers who’ve long wanted to quit the habit to attend the event, which is free and open to everyone.

The event is organized by the Ungo Runners, a group that runs every Friday night on the streets of Cebu City.

Businessman and runner Richard Ho is scheduled to talk about his personal experience in kicking a smoking habit and starting and keeping a running habit. Dr. John Clifford Aranas, an ultra-marathoner, will talk about the clinical aspect of smoking.

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Delos Santos, Losiaboi dominate Run4Q

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IT WAS the usual podium finish this morning for the top runners of Cebu City, with Simon Losiaboi and Mary Grace delos Santos topping their respective races in Qualfon’s Run4Q: The First Call Center Run.

Losiaboi topped the 16K race that started and ended at The Terraces in Ayala Center Cebu. The Kenyan missionary finished the distance in 53 minutes and 36 seconds. Mendel Lopez, who twice defeated Losiaboi in back-back-back races, finished second with a time of 55 minutes. Adonis Singson was third with a time of 55:20. (Complete list of winners at the end of this article)

SUN.STAR CEBU TEAM. Runners of Sun.Star Cebu who joined the Run4Q. (SUN.STAR PHOTO/RUEL ROSELLO)

In the women’s 16K category, delos Santos went back to her winning ways after a temporary setback during the SRP Sundown Run (the first race she ran after joining an ultramarathon relay in Laguna). Delos Santos, an Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC) awardee for running, topped the women’s 16K category by finishing the course in 1 hour, 1 minute and 42 seconds, a new personal record.

Delos Santos was so far ahead of her pack that the second-placer, Mary Joy Tabal, finished 10 minutes later at 1:11:37. Lorhiz Echavez, a SAC awardee for triathlon, finished third with a time of 1:20:37.

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Qualfon Run4Q 1st call center run virtual map now out

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Qualfon’s Run4Q The 1st Call Center Run will fire off from The Terraces in Ayala Center Cebu at 5 a.m. tomorrow. The run is being organized as part of the celebration of the 4th anniversary of Qualfon.

Run4Q has races in 3K, 5K (call center and open categories), 10K (media and open categories) and 16K. Organizers said in a press briefing earlier this week that they worked hard to ensure that there will be ample water supply for the runners considering the recent spate of high temperatures.

PROMOTE WELLNESS. (From left) Qualfon employees Aezel C. Aguirre (employee relations), Joy Pastorfide-Roman (sourcing/branding) and Gilbey Radin (sourcing/branding) during their press briefing earlier this week on tomorrow’s Run4Q The First Call Center Run. The three said the run is meant to promote wellness especially among call center workers. (PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARLEN D. LIMPAG)

Race director Joel Baring said in a press briefing earlier this week that guntime will be at 5:30 a.m.

Aezel Aguirre, of Qualfon employee relations, said they decided to organize a run to celebrate their company’s anniversary because they want to encourage their workers and even those of other business process outsourcing companies to start a healthy habit of exercising.

Aquirre said the run is meant to promote wellness and healthy lifestyle among call center employees. Unlike sports like basketball, which limits participants, anyone can run, he said.

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Outdoor adventure shop R.O.X. to launch Ayala Center Cebu shop

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Outdoor adventure shop R.O.X or Recreational Outdoor eXchange will officially launch its shop in the Active Zone in Ayala Center Cebu on March 26.

R.O.X. is “the biggest outdoor sports and recreation hub in Asia,” the company said in a press statement.

Its shop in Ayala Center Cebu has two levels, packed with outdoor sports recreation gear and equipment for hiking, climbing, water sports, surfing, adventure travel, wellness, biking and even scuba diving.

ADVENTURE SHOP. R.O.X or Recreational Outdoor eXchange in the Active Zone in Ayala Center Cebu sells sports recreation gear and equipment for hiking, climbing, water sports, surfing, adventure travel, wellness, biking and even scuba diving. CLICK TO ENLARGE. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

R.O.X. is “one-stop shop for all your outdoor needs.”

R.O.X carries brands such as The North Face, Columbia, Mt. Hardwear, Jamis, Keen, Eagle Creek, Habagat, Rudy Project, Blood Red among other local and international brands.

The company said it is also working closely with the Department of Tourism to promote the country and provide adventure tour packages like hiking, camping, river rafting, kayaking and eco-tourism tours like bird watching.

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Triathlete champ to hold free clinic on optimal running technique in Cebu

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Three-time Philippine National Triathlon champion Arland Macasieb will be conducting a free clinic entitled “Optimal Running Technique” on March 5 and 6 at the 2nd level of the Active Zone in Ayala Center Cebu.

The clinic is sponsored by Newton Running, Runnr Academy and Ayala Center Cebu.

Macasieb is an exercise physiologist and holds a masters degree on exercise sciences from the Montclair State University. He was the Philippine National Triathlon chapion in 2001, 2005 and 2006. He is also a 6-time Ironman finisher.

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