Hyundai Run for a Cause 2: Awesome FREE run Experience this 2012!

Thanks to a prompt tip of a friend, Kurt and I were among the 26,000 who were able to register for the Hyundai Run for a Cause 2.  The registration was done online so it was quick and easy.    We provided our information and got the option to choose our cause.  Each cause was represented by a singlet color.  I chose education which in red because I believe that the country will progress will.  But despite the neat process of registration, they ran out of singlets so we only got to claim out loot bag and race bib.

It was our first time to run at the Quirino Grand Stand area.  For our warm up, we decided to walk to the venue instead of taking public transport.  We arrived just in time.

There were a lot of tents set up from the Baggage counter to the Sponsors.  Even though it's a FREE run, it was complete even with portalets.

Phil and James Younghusband

We didn't want to squeeze in the crowd due to the tremendous heat but the brothers Phil and James Younghusband were there to represent Youth Development through Sports.  There were also cheering leading performances performed by various Universities to entertain the crowd.

The run was segregated in batches.  Each batch was signified by a sign.

The road was closed just for the run.  It was amazing to see a lot of people take up the entire road space.

There were a lot of runners and walkers as well.  I found it difficult to run consistently because many were walking.  There were some with kids, strollers and dogs too.  Since we were belonged to the latter batches, the sun was already beaming at us so it was really hot.

There were adequate water stations giving bottled water.  Although a lot of people left their bottles in the middle of the streets, they were quickly gathered by garbage collectors so there were no litters in this run. =)

There were adequate signs and ushers too.

After everyone has reached the finish line, we were surprised by a shower of confetti.  A job well done for Hyundai.  I'm sure more people will patronize their brand now. =D

Update: Results are out at http://strider.ph/events/12/