PR! Yehey!

can’t believe the number of runners who joined the race. i can’t think of any negatives to this run. it was really planned to perfection . belated coach!!

The negative is the single route system for all categories. It made running very difficult especially for those who want to PR. The starting times also played into the hands of mid pack runners making the time between 5:40 and 7:00am very crowded! I like the previous formats where 5K ran counter to 10K and 21K with different start lines.

Nice event! Well organized and incredible participation by runners. My wife and I both smashed our PR’s on this flat and fast 5k race route in spite of heavy congestion.

The congested race route is my only complaint about the event. The volume of 10k runners was so heavy that anyone trying to run a fast 5K had to navigate through an incredible maze of runners. I’m not sure how to address this as running continues to grow in popularity, but this is an area of concern.

Had a great time. Congratulations to all!

..ung 21k finisher’s shirt ngaun iba n nmn ung size reference kesa nung mga nkaraang run..tpos kung ano p ung singlet size mo un din f.shirt ndi pwedeng mkapamili at i-fit..large ung singlet q kya large din ung binigay eh npakalaki ng large ngaun kesa s nung mga dating f.shirt..sna lng mgkaroon n lng ng isang size reference ng finisher shirt sa lahat ng run ng runrio.

New PR for 21k.. saya ng run mejo d lang maganda ung finisher shirt tsaka medal…

Buying 21k race kit for Php 10,000. Bwahahaha :D

Yay for my new PR for 21K! :) Like what has mentioned, congested ang ibang parts ng route nung naghalu-halo na ang runners from different categories. At ilang beses din kaming nakipagpatintero sa mga sasakyan lalo na sa Buendia. Sufficient naman ang hydration, bananas and sponge.

Broke my PR… galing… congratulations to all runners… Had a great running experience…

grabe the best run at swerteng run ko :))

Una – naka libre ng pamasahe dahil sinabay ako ng kapwa co runners ng RU 1 :))

Pangalawa – New PR for 21k wooaaah ayos ng finisher shirt at medal.

Last – nakuha ko ang JAYBIRD HEADSET 14 BURPEES nagawa ko 16 sana kaso hindi consider.

ayun share ko lang :) the best run for me :)

1:26:18 21k

Congratulations sa lahat ng Finishers! good job #Unilab

Sobrang saya nito!
Kahit hindi ako nakasali, ung anak ko na lang sinali ko sa 500m Dash.
1st run ng baby ko, very well organized and had a lot of fun.
I’m sure to join for the Leg 2.

Good Job Organizers!

Forgot to mention.
Daming freebies!

Mga mukhang freebies kayo. Si kulot milyonaryo na kahit walang trabaho LOL

new PR for me in the 21km!! dame ko freebies lalo from Diatabs and timex! di na ko try burpees baka mag cramps hamstring ko..

yung race route sa buendia lang panget from vehicle exhaust.. and yung sa after ng iot sa coastal mall siksikan na lalo sa corral way ba yun?.. kasama na 5k and 10k runners kaya paiwas iwas na..

ok route kase wala kalayaan and buendia flyover.. siguro lipat sa roxas yung part ng buendia..

ganda freebies due to their usefulness after the race and in training..

see you all in June for the RU2! congrats to all!

masaya at successful ang patakbo na to. Lintek lang sa dami ng tao tsaka yung route ng 21k, buwis buhay di tuloy maka PR. :(

Pero overall, panalo! Dami pa chix haha.

21km route – all flat no hills. Great hydration though i skipped about 3 stations. PR record. Good job to the organizers & congratulations!

Trading my small finisher shirt for your extra small
sabi ng registration crew sa riovana bgc small, medium, large lang ang available ng magregister ako kaya napilitan sa small
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i’m 3 minutes faster than my 1st 21K… new PR pa rin… I agree that the Buendia route is congested… patintero with vehicles pero overall well organized pa rin. Great job with using the same system they followed for We Run Manila in distributing the finisher shirts… kita kits sa RU2 Run Lovers!

Kumusta naman yung nahulog sa manhole?

Fantastic run, met up with a lot of friends from Metafit Q. C., and other friendly runners,did not make a good P.R. cuz with my wifey but enjoy din.

first run united ko eto. so far ok naman. sali ulit ako sa ru2

thanks I!ll finish my 4th 21k despite of my 6 times cramps.and break my 3rd record.Congratulation to all participants of RU1.see you at RU2.

My first 21K and my first run after more than 3years. Ang galing nung nag motivate sa kin, kahit na di talaga runner, I became one in just 2 1/2 months of training. 2:36, not bad.

Go for 32K in RU2. Well organize Ang race, hydrated ka talaga, ayoko lang ng buendia route. Pero overall, sobrang saya.

My first 21K and my first run after more than 3years. Ang galing nung nag motivate sa kin, kahit na di talaga ako runner, I became one in just 2 1/2 months of training. 2:36, not bad.

Very well organized! Lots of hydrating stations and nakakatuwa yung water sponge…. :)

5/10 ang rate ko sa event na ito…compared sa previous RU 2012 series

Pros:
1.Organize yung pagbigay ng finisher kit…parang sa Nike Run Manila
2. Start on time.
3. Ok yung Gatorade drinks pero dapat isang flavor lang…assorted kasi flavor

Cons:
1. Mausok yung track saka sobrang traffic.
2. Dati sobrang liit ng finisher shirt ngayon over size naman…
3. From big bag na giveaway naging pouch na lang…tsktsk…
4. May nahulog sa Manhole…
5. May nagcramps sa may finishline…late yung responde…
6. Lumiit ang medal…
7. small century tuna…
8. Mas OK pa rin kung from BGC to MOA…
9. naubusan ng ointment ang ambulance…tsktsk
10. Naging magulo yung track lalo na nung nagstart yung 5K, bigla na lang may motor sa track na humarurot…

share ko lang …i stopped by along buendia caltex around 5am ata yun, to help a group of runners to flash a light to a young man na accidentally nahulog sa ginagawang drainage or parang nililinis ang drainage at bukas ito…medics came…was glad they extended help kahit indi runner yung na aksidente..Heroic ang act ng ibang runners, buti na lang may tali dun, and i think 5 of them helped pulled him up ..nangangamoy , basang basa , at nakainom pa sa maduming kanal yung lalake, i gave him my water … buti na lang maganda ang hydration natin….in behalf of sa lalaki na tinulungan natin, laking pasasalamat nya kasi akala nya mamamatay na sya…i forgot to get his name (yung medics na nag history / interview sa kanya)…but he was very thankful sa mga runners who stand by him hanggang makita sya ng medics….RUNNER’S UNITED … such a selfless act….i will surely treasure my medal for this run…… my RUN united medal ! :D salamat po ! :D

Just finished my 1st my 21k run…preparing again for Run United 2….

1st time to run 21K! Cons? Hmmm Yung finishers shirt hinde same ng size doon sa singlet size. Sobrang laki as in. Anyone na may ganitong issue din? But it was a solid awesome run! Thanks RunRio! :)

walang sample size ng finishers’ shirt nung nagregister ako so i based it on my singlet w/c is 2xxl na sakto lang sa sukat ko.But when i claimed my finishers’ shirt, sobrang laki at di na daw pwedeng ipalit.Pero ok naman yung run.

Malaki lang tlga yung size ng finisher shirt, sana sa ru2 hndi na gnon.

Malaki nga yung finishers shirt one size larger

PR…thanks to that lady foreigner (di ko naman sya nakausap, i just shadow her)…pinahirapan ako nun, tuloy-tuloy kase takbo nya, but its worth it…now i know i can go faster…will try go faster and break my record next time…

sarap ng takbuhan early in the morning 21k problem LNG fs at medals nakuhang fs bakit ganon iba ang photo kesa sa binigay at medal kulay silver ngyon binigay kulay gold sana kung ano ang nasa photo yong ang ibigay. … maganda ang
ruta ng takbuhan thanks RU

for the organizer po. Sa RU 2 paki include nalang din po sana sa registration details yung size ng singlet and finisher shirt for 21k and 32k category. alam nyo naman po siguro na iba ang fitting ng singlet and finisher shirt. One size smaller po sana yung size ng finisher shirt. paki compare lang po size ng Singlet na 2XL and Finisher shirt na 2XL kung same lang po ang fitting. well organized naman po yung race, lots of hydrations and bananas.. Kudos!

My first RU and I was impressed by the way it was organized. My only concern was that some runners would chuck their banana peels on the road making it a potential cause for other runners slipping on them and injuring themselves.

Saan makikita yung pictures dun sa active health village, yung may dalawang chicks na pwede ka magpapicture? Hehe…

dear runners, is there anyone here experiencing IIiotibial Band Syndrome (a common knee injury for runner) i need some advice on how to treat and prevent this injury based on your experience. Thank you very much!

first run united ko and first time to use nike+ apps . . . bakit parang ang haba ng 21K . . . . pro that was great . . . . thumbs up

unhappy with my 3rd Half Mary. i didn’t break my 21K PR :( last 6KM inatake yung right knee ko IIiotibial Band Syndrome. need some advice kung paano mawawala to. Thanks!

@Jules28

are you sure that it’s ITB? pacheck mo muna sa sports doctor.. medyo matagal na therapy yan kung ITB yan..

may teenage girl na nadapa “500 meters to the finish line” kasi may nakatapak daw sa kanya na hindi man lang huminto. “nobody helped” her. someone asked if she’s okay but did not stop to help her get back on her feet. her palms were scratched. sana naman next time, runners will stop and help a fellow runner. wag naman yong malala lang ang tulungan natin. the girl’s injuries were not obvious to others but the gasgas are surely painful. maanong tulungan lang tumayo yong bata..

@huwann

yes sir ITB, nag PPT ako ngaun naka 3 session na ko, 6session total. sumasakit siya during a long run. first time to encounter this injury.

thanks RU1 :)

my 1st 21k = success
it was a great experience for a starter like me.
looking forward for RU2 :)

saan po makikita mga pics? pa tag nlng po sa fb same user name

thanks Unilab :)

Broke my personal best 2:16 or 2:17 chip after my 9th Pikermi run.

wala pa po ba ung time result ng 21k?

Di ako sure kung na brake ko yung PR ko. Wala naman akong relo. Umaasa lang ako sa D tag kasi 2nd wave na daw ng 21 km yung nasalihan ko. =)

Nakita ko din yung sa manhole. Buti okay na sya. Nakakatuwa nga mga runners, concern pa rin sa ibang tao. Di ko pa nabubuksan finishers shirt ko. Yikes, malaki daw… =/ Overall, okay naman sa akin yung run, kasi 1st time ko sa RU, hehehe

halos lahat ata ng nag-21km nakapag-PR… ako lang ata hnd,,, bcoz of leg cramps on both legs almost last 2km to finish line kaya halos lakad na ginawa ko… huhuhu sayang ung almost 5mins na PR sana… huhuhu

UTANG NA LOOB!!! CGURO NAMAN WALA NA MAGREREKLAMO ABOUT SA HYDRATION NATIN KANINA!!! KITA NYO NAMAN UMAAPAW ANG MALAMIG NA TUBIG AT GATORADE!!! ANG MAGREREKLAO PA JAN,,, MAPUTULAN KA SANA NG PAA PARA HINDI KA NA MAKATAKBO… hehehe jowkx

@Jules28—
@Jules28—
@Jules28—

welcome to ITBS family!!! hehehe sakit noh??? masakit yan pag takbo pero pag lakad hnd cya masakit.. same here pero natanggal na,,, pero very cautious parin kc bumabalik yan… bumibisita din yan paminsan minsan… .. 6months din ako nabakante sa running… better patingin mo sa ORTHO doctor mo… try mo maghanap ng FOAM ROLLER,,, nabili ko ung sakin sa CHRIS SPORTS mejo mahal nga lang 1500+ ata… malaking tulong yan sa ITBS… then more on strengthening exercises and stretchings gawin mo habang nagpapagaling ka… palakasin mo quad muscles mo.. SQUATS AND LUNGES… iwasan mo ung TOO MUCH TOO SOON attitude and sundin ung 10% RULE… shorthen your stride and don’t over stride tpos practice mo ung MIDFOOT STRIKE… hope makatulong….

see you all at RU2… 32km… (^_^)

21.6 km sa watch ko ‘yung ruta. Hindi ko nagawa ‘yung “running the tangents” sa dami ng runners, pero sinigurado ko rin namang nasa pinakagilid ako tuwing merong turn kung posible

My first RU event and my first 21k. Sobrang saya ng run kahit na sumubsob ako sa macapagal haha! Finished the run in 2 hours and 9 minutes. Negative part lang is, hassle sa may harap ng WTC pabalik ng MOA, pinatigil nila kami to give way to motorists kasi sobrang congested na which is understandable. And yung finisher shirt sobrang laki, nakaka-ilang siya suotin eh.. Overall it was a great run, see you all again in June!

first 21k finish..ok hydration!!! next stop leg 2 21k ulit!!!

honga pala, agree ako sa iba dito, anlaki ng finisher’s shirt kakainis parang nakakailang nga suotin. :c dapat upon registration e meron ng sample o di kaya bigyan ng option na mamili ang mga runners kung anong size ng f.shirt. (sa registration)

I really need to know where can I get the pictures of those two angelic ladies taking pictures sa may “devant” booth. Wahahaha! Send me links please…

SM/Rio should know for a fact that races like this will attract a lot of runners from all walks of life, i arrived early in the morning only to find out that you could not find a parking area,the only parking spot is the one near the hypermart, a lot of cars were lining up just to park, thats one cashier handling a long queue of car owners. Good thing sm management woke up and opened up several parking spots….next time. Pls be smart…..

Another thing, i dont understand why the 21k runners will merge with the 10k or the 5k runners this made for a crowded run…..

Yung comment ko lang sana 30mins to 1 hour yung difference ng 10k and 5k. Kanina kasi 15mins lang. Like me, I was aiming to nail my PR for 10k and down to the last kilometer bigla nang crowded at hindi na halos makatakbo kasi humalo na yung 5k runners sa mga 10k at 21k runners. Nonetheless, I had a great time in the run. :)

ok na ok… and ok na ok talaga…. heheheh

Satisfied! :-D not perfect… Yet excellent! RU 2? Definitely!

napakandirit ako sa mga balat ng saging sa cavitex… disiplina lang saka konsiderasyon sa mga kasamang tumatakbo… basic lang yan

FS size malaki talaga sya, kahit nung RUPM. Maganda ung size ng RU3 last year. Good thing nakapag papalit ako ng size bago umuwi.

Ung route ok na, flat lang. Medyo may madilim n area lang sa buendia and may mga sasakyan.

Freebies, i believe everyone was expecting more, kasi compared sa other RU ngaun pinaka konti even though na malaki natipid nila sa route at sa pag arkila ng bus

10k and 21k photos

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My 1st 21k and it was great. Medyo hassle lang sa buendia area. Pero overall walang masyadong problema, miya’t miya may hydration which is good.Ung s finisher shirt malaki nga, xl ung singlet ko na sakto lng sakin,pgkuha ko ng finisher shirt,parang hiphop ang dating pagsukat ko.pinapalitan ko ng large(yup, pede na palitan ung shirt around 8am) malaki pdin, palit ulit ng medium and pinalitan nmn ulit nila :)

first 21k and it was worth it even though I encountered midfoot pain and lower outside front of knee injury but still strive to finish it.
Sapansin ko lang during the run, may mga iba nagcheat na like iinom lang sa kabilang side or mag wiwi then sasabay na sa mga pabalk.
Sana next time magkaron ng checkpoint for all 21/32/42k runners kahit sa mga U-turns or may ibibigay sa mga dulo dulo na something para naman makilala lang talaga kung sino mga deserving makakuha ng finishers shirt/medal.

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yaan mo ung mga nagchecheat sarili nmn nila dinadaya nila.

saka my mga checkpoint po kada u turn. ung dinadaanan mong mga sensor un n ung checkpoint. narerecord ung time na pagcross nya.

gud morning to inyo saya ng run sa ru …. isang comment ko naiba yong fs sa nakuha ko sa nkapost sa internet kung yong design .. ok lang finish the run with a smile………

@jules28

san ka nagpa pt? is it any good/effective? i have the same recurring problem. Already went to 2 sports docs (complete with mri and stuff) i was just advised to do some stretching eh- problem is i still experience them, tsk.

enjoyed the run . . . my first 21k. yun lang ang laki ng fnishers shirt. sana yung sa susunod sabihin kung pareho ang sizes ng finisher’s shirt at singlet. see you sa 2nd leg!!!

my first 21K run.. excited to see the time results…

i enjoy the run very organize. Maybe my new PR sa 21k…at nakakuha ako ng tupperware…. alam ko naman na din ako makakapodium finish kaya di ko na pinalampas ang tupperware hehehehe… See sa RU2 for my 1st 32k..

badtrip lng nmawa D-tag q pero msaya 1st timer e hehe,,,panget wla cla gngawangpraan pra sa nwalang d-tag syang finisher q wla na nga time record e…sobra2 nman sa shirt…mey BIB number nman tsaka ung D-tag sa oras lng nman un bat pati ksama finisher…

Siguro one of the reasons kung bakit sa Buendia yung route is nagkasabay-sabay yung mga events. Yakult (Quirino) at Race Against Raze (BGC).

ksalanan q ba nwala d-tag q sa race…bat d cla mag rely sa record tsaka mey bib number bka gs2 pa nla receit hays syang lang,,,,d man lng nla ngagawan ng praan….wal pa nag aasist sa customer service…..syang finisher shirt ko dah,,,

every rules ders an exemption….

Coach, ilabas na ang result… nauna na yung 2 race nakasabay kahapon……

no training. had only limited time in the last 3 weeks
due to work and some errands nagsabay sabay
kaya ayun… 21k na run-walk na mas maraming walk hehe

but it was still a great running experience.. as always with unilab/runrio

nag pile up lang ang 10k and 21k runners sa macapagal
na-stress ang mga volunteers sa water stati0n

Ilabas na ang result please!

@jcdelmundo: mukhang ganun nga ang reason kung bakit iba ang route ngayon. OK naman ang mga routes ng RU before. Sana sa RU2 wala ng kasabay para from BGC to MOA uli ang route.

@bagito: alam ko 3 days after ng event pa ang results. kaya expect natin by Wednesday.

Overall, OK naman ang experience ko sa run kapahon except lang don sa finisher shirt, malaki sya sa regular size na medium. I had a good PR also beating my previous PR by 9 mins and I got the Tupperware eco tumbler.

next time be aware dapat yung nagbibigay,ng mga medal,meron kasing nalaglag ng isang piraso,na hindi na malayan ng tagabigay ng medal,mukhang ako lang ang nakapansin sa dami ng runnerss dun ,malpits sa finish line mga 1min wala pa rin nakakapansin lalo na galing sa finish line wal akong makitang marshall inform sa kanila,na may nalaglag na medal,maya2 may nakadampot na rin,isang bata,5k runners,tas debma kunwari yung tatay, sa kunting saglit lang nagkaroon ng medal,yung bata,samantalang yung ibang runners halos ikamatay,para lang makuha lang yung medal, next time be aware..para di na mulit ito..
2 lang yung photoboot nila,2 hours kaming pumila ng wife ko halos masunog kami sa araw,dahil ang haba ng pila, from 7.30 to 9.30 nakapila kami,tas pagdating dun sa photoboot,babalikan nalang daw yung result na printout mga 11 am,kun ayaw m maghintay,tingnan na lang daw sa website nila,dahil nagloko daw yung system,dahil sobrang init daw,di ba!! tagl namin naghintay,tas ganun lang,,dapat dinamihan nila yung photoboot,
im 21 k runner, marami na rin akong nasalihang run, UNILAB is the big run event,kaya di ko pilalampas ito, kaso,di mo makumpara sa ibang event, don’t get mad sa mga runners sa comment ko, im just express my felling, sana mabasa rin ito ni Coach RIO, but still its great, im finish ny run, na wakang hussle,NO CRAMPS , NO WALKATHON, kahit na wala ako gaanong practive MABUHAY TO ALL RUNNERS AT SAYO COACH RIO DALA CRUZ…!!!

2013 Run United 1 Photos

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waaaa… pumanget gawa ng medal d maayos!!!

Here are more photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.509923252403616.1073741862.335412279854715&type=3

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ano exact distance ng route? anyone pls..

Great run.
OK yung pag claim ng Finisher shirt..
Last year naubusan ako sa 32K. have to complain & wait for 2 months bago mabigyan.
Ngayon OK.
Kaya lang wala na yung RFID. souvenir din sana.

SEE YOU RU2 !!!

The last 4km or 3km of the 21km route got congested. due to the 10k runners. iba sa sikip. but over-all. it’s 9.6 out of 10.. Great race!!! more power

I hope the RU2 has a different route for the 32k from other category. It’s harder to pace with so crowded runner

For what is worth, the claiming of the finisher’s shirt is so organized. Yung nga lang masyadong malaki ang sizes ng FS compare sa singlet. Lessons learned Runrio..but I hope they adapt this system for all runs moving forward.

And hydration was plenty, medyo sana wag ng gamitin ang buendia route kasi very dangerous sa runners. Masyadong maraming PUV’s even at that hour and yung ibang tricyle and motorcyles pasaway at pumapasok pa din sa runner’s lane. tsk tsk.

But overall 7 out 10 rating. Enjoyed it!

see you this coming Run United 2!!! :-)

Uhm.. Need help, i injured my left knee yesterday sa RU1. When i try to bent it, sumasakit sya, left side ng knee ko ang sumasakit and also pag pini-press ko yung left side ng knee.. Alam nyo po ba kung what type of injury ito?

I agree dun s lahat ng nag-comment about sa size ng finisher shirt…sobra talaga laki, i hope s RU2 maayos na mga sukat ng f shirts…dapat talaga sa registration venue palang may sample n and my option ang runners kung ano size ang gusto nya hindi automatic na kung ano ang size ng singlet eh ganun din ang finisher shirt…aside from that, satisfied ang group namin and looking forward for 32K s nxt leg.

nice run for myself na first time 5k runner…sana sa RU2 ay kakayanin ko na pong mag 10k…i am 100% satisfied, see you all on the RU2 runners and GOD Bless us alsways.

Sana yung SM Parking open na lahat bago pa mag 3am. Kaya ng traffic-traffic dahil sa ibang parking slot sarado pa. tsk tsk!

Overall the race was great. Just had a problem with my FS kasi di naman ganun kalaki yung singlet. pagdating sa FS ang laki masyado para sa built ko. Sana sa registration palang it was expained na ganun ang situation in claiming sa FS. But like i said it was an overall success for RUNRIO again. Till the next leg see y’all

who wants to swap finisher shirt Medium tong saken. i want small :)
my Medium to your Small :)

ang laki saken ee :))

txt me 09106692289 :)

thank you :)

medium swap to small or extra small

trading my Large to Medium Size Finisher Shirt. Cavite or Makati area only. for interested please text me 0932-3180-737. thanks!

Kamusta kaya un nahulog dun sa manhole along buendia?

@bass ung log sa running app ko is 21.7K, sau?

I liked the previous RU…the finishers kit was now so small…everyone did paid in this marathon..during the registration…the organizer should have been able to forecast the flow of the runners…the roads were really congested…I agree with runners who want the BGC to MOA path…also the Finishers kit is so small…the RU 2 2012 as I rembered had lots of meds that were really useful unlike now it was only alaxan and loperamide…