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The National Union of Career Executive Service Officers, Inc. (NUCESO) boosts the Government’s on-going campaign to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS among high risk groups as it announced a Fun Run cum Zumba event on October 8 at the CCP grounds. Aptly themed “Saya sa Sayaw, Sigla sa Takbo, Ang Laban sa HIV/AIDS, ay Laban ng NUCESO”, the fund-raising event aims to gather more than a thousand participants who unselfishly support the elimination of discrimination against Persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Color Manila is known to be the best, conceptual, and really considering the ‘fun’ while running. Over 120,000 runners participated in its various franchises; CM Challenge, CM Blacklight Run, CM Costume Run, CM Glitter Run, and CM Classic Run. Literally, a jam-packed event, indeed.

Color Manila’s CM CHALLENGE, the biggest obstacle fun run in the country, is scheduled on July 30, 2017 at McKinley West, Taguig, after successful back to back legs in Cebu, Laguna, and most recently - Cavite. CM Challenge is a unique fun run as it incorporates obstacles on the race route. Participants a.k.a “Challengers” need to skip, slide, crawl, climb walls, and run, all at their own pace. Color Manila adds its own flavor of colorful fun as color stations are situated throughout the route; runners start off clean but end awash in color as they cross the finish line. Capping off the experience is the Color Festival where everyone tosses color powder up in the air while dancing to the latest beats.

With the goal of making integrity everyone’s concern and part of daily life, the Integrity Initiative - spearheaded by the Makati Business Club, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AMCHAM), the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and Financial Executives of the Philippines (Finex)- is staging a historic run on December 12, 2015 at the CCP Complex, Pasay City.

Variety is the spice of life, and the same is true for runners, who also like to mix things up in regard to their routine and their training. This need for variation extends all the way to the events and competitions in which runners participate. To satisfy different quirks and fancies, event organizers have explored a multitude of ways to keep the running community on their toes. This includes running competitions with added obstacles, on off-road tracks and, most recently, holding races at night. Competitive racing in the dead of night certainly adds a different dimension to the running experience. Being enveloped by darkness requires runners to be more sensitive to the slightest conditions on the road, demanding complete focus and undivided attention. Preparations in the run-up to competition also vary. Training regimen, as well as prep time, tend to differ, too, which only adds to the challenge. Local runners have already had the pleasure of trying out night races through d...