Bounce forward as you push off with the Skechers ProSpeed SRR running shoes

Running has become a national pastime in the Philippines. Weekend warriors who used to jog around Greenhills and then find themselves in surrounding coffee shops after their run, now find themselves in the streets of Bonifacio Global City or the paved roads around Mall of Asia in sponsored Sunday runs.

As more and more people take to the streets to pound the pavement, there emerged a resurgence of interest in the right footwear to use as you see people in these runs wearing a variety of shoes from normal street rubber shoes to technical running shoes that offer a myriad of benefits.

This has led to the development and introduction of a new kind of lightweight running shoe from Skechers for active enthusiasts and serious athletes --- the Skechers ProSpeed SRR.

Chinggay Andrada, one of the trainers in the Biggest Loser Philippines show and a certified professional fitness expert; and Skechers Philippines newest fitness spokesperson said: “This new footwear technology by Skechers will greatly help in getting more Filipinos to run more comfortably and efficiently whether they’re taking on their first 3K or training for a marathon.”

The ProSpeed SRR features the patented Smart Shoe™ Technology, the rocker-bottom that guides runners into mid-foot strike position. This mid-foot strike design transforms the energy of impact, through the Kinetic Return System, into forward motion with every stride.

“The shoes literally give runners a spring in their step as they feel a distinctive bounce forward upon toe-off or push off,” Andrada adds.

The Skechers ProSpeed SRR is also lightweight due to the Resalyte™ cushioning with memory retention that reduces impact for a supported, comfortable ride during runs. Each ProSpeed comes in just under 10 oz. per shoe depending on the size.

Check out www.skechers.com.ph and www.facebook.com/skechersfitnessphilippines for more information on ProSpeed SRR.

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Team JRunning's first two races for year 2012

To start up on this year’s running season for Team JRunning, we will be running at Go Natural Run 2012 on January 15 and the Timex Run 2012 on January 22.We will be running in the 21K and 16K categories respectively. Incidentally, registrations for both races are extended.

GO NATURAL RUN 2012 registration is extended until January 11 in all store registration sites except for the RIOVANA Store wherein registration will be available until Friday, January 13. 

Special prizes and raffle items await lucky runners on race day.

Timex Run 2012 registration is extended until January 18 in all four registration sites - Riovana BGC, Riovana Katipunan, Timex Store in Trinoma and Watch Republic In Robinsons Galleria.

See you runners on race day!

My first GPS watch

2011  was a good year for Team JRunning. We have ran a full marathon during the Condura Skyway Marathon, a 32K at RU3, several half marathons and a couple of fun runs. As an incentive and to motivate myself to train harder this year, I rewarded myself  a Soleus GPS 1.0, my first GPS watch. Because of the demand for efficient, reliable and affordable watch that would cater the needs of serious runners, Soleus introduced to the market its new GPS watch. The price is affordable and it comes with the basic features every runner needs in a GPS watch.

I bought mine last month but have not yet fully tested it since until last weekend. Last Saturday, Swthrt and I began our training for this year’s running season. The Soleus GPS watch registered accurate data in terms of distance measurement. It registered an almost identical measurement of the route we took regularly which I measured using a car’s odometer and Google Earth (1.8K). It was a good buy since we can now run any route, and at the end, we would know how far we have run for the day. Yesterday, our second test run was as satisfying as the first one. We ran 10K at the BGC.

Other features I find interesting is the auto lap which records your lap time as set by the user from 0.5, 1,2,3,4 or 5K intervals. The run data feature was very helpful for runners who want to track down their training performances though it is not downloadable to a computer. Just a word of caution, be careful in viewing your run data files as you might accidentally delete all the files just like what happened to me last night. I wanted to tabulate our run data and as I navigate through the watch buttons, I accidentally deleted all the run data files. It is a must that you get familiar with the buttons of the watch. I was also cautioned by the sales representative at the Time Studio that it cannot be used under raining conditions. This I would really like to verify as to how hard the rainfall should be that I cannot use it.

Overall, I was glad to have bought the Soleus GPS watch and hope to have more enjoyable run with it!

Todo Responde Run

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Time 5:00am until 9:00am

Where Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

REGISTRATION FEES / GUN STARTS:

10K - php 350.00 / 6:00 am

5K - php 300.00 / 6:15 am

3K - php 300.00 / 6:25 am

- NO Freebies, NO Timing Chip, NO Singlet. Just BIB #

- First three finishers will have medal in all categories (3k/5k/10k)

Registration starts on January 6, 2012 / Friday

REGISTRATION PARTNERS/VENUES:

- ROX at Bonifacio Highstreet, BGC

- ARC (A Running Circle) Unit H, Aloha Hotel,

'2150 Roxas Boulevard, Cor. Quirino Ave. Malate, Manila

'Contact Number: 567-iRun

- RUNNR - ATC, Alabang

 

Media Release from the organizers:

Just last December 16, 2011, Tropical Storm Sendong (with and international name of Washi) took Mindanao by surprise and ravaged it with flash floods and landslides that left Cagayan De Oro and Iligan City in deep devastating disaster. According to Red Cross, the deaths have already reached 917. Most of them were asleep in the middle of the night on that fateful day when raging floodwaters crushed their homes from rivers and cascaded from mountain slopes, following 12 straight hours of heavy rains in Mindanao. Drowning has been identified as the main cause of death. Typhoon Sendong affected 29 municipalities, 278 barangays and 53,240 families (161,437 persons), with 1,194 injured and 636 still reported missing. 24,681 houses were totally or partially damaged and there are still 39,414 persons housed in evacuation centers to date.

We all agree that a child is a gift from God, and we are certain that Rafael Carlos is heaven sent to his parents, Richard and Cecilia. He was born last August 22, 2011, three months shy from his due and he stayed in the hospital since then. Because of much needed medication for him to survive, it causes a tremendous rise on the hospital bills in which his parents are now struggling to pay for. Richard, a runner, is the only one working while Cecilia is taking care of Baby Rafael Carlos. A total of Php200,000 has already been paid, but Right now, Baby Rafael Carlos is still at Pediatric ICU. Let us complete God’s gift to Richard and Cecilia by helping them pay for their dues so they can take Baby Rafael Carlos home.

As our answer to this call, we organized this event, “Todo Responde Run”. Get your body and your soul fit by running and extending your blessings. With race categories of 3K, 5K and 10K to be staged at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig on January 14, 2012, families and friends can enjoy the route and at the same time, extend their help as well. The proceeds will be fully turned over on the very day of the event to the beneficiaries, in cold cash. 20% to Baby Rafael and 80% for the Sendong Relief Operations handled by ABS-CBN’s Sagip Kapamilya and Philippine Red Cross. 100% of the registration fees will go directly to the beneficiaries, indeed a Run For A Cause.


TODO RESPONDE RUN, the story behind.

Francis Razon of EatPrayRun Sportswear, thru Facebook, made a call to respectable names in our community, to unite and launch a fund raising run event for the Sendong victims and baby Rafael. Great people responded. Michelle Estuar & Renan Morales, Raffy Santos & Edwin Soriano of runnersrunner.com, Raul Acuna of ARC, Rovic Canono of Greentenial, Jonel Mendoza of Front Runner, Jinoe Gavan of Takbo.ph, Jeff Lo of Pinoy Fitness, Team BGC. Running Host Boy Ramos, Tia de Guzman of Pepsquad events and even our Rio Dela Cruz of RUNRIO pledged to help the noble event. Hence, “TODO RESPONDE RUN”. And the chain of support continues to grow. However we are still calling upon other teams, organizers and institutions to be one with us in launching a noble grand event that will raise significant funds for the Sendong Victims and Baby Rafael.

This is OUR race, this is OUR event, this is OUR RUN FOR A CAUSE!

Run with Grace to the Finish

Register Now!