Veteran Moves at SyncRUNize

Pen and Levi invited me and Princess to form a team for last Saturday's race, SyncRUNize, at the Arca South in Taguig (the old FTI complex, now the new real estate development of Ayala Land). With the promise of big prizes and free entry (very important), I said yes.

group shot after the race (instagram)

This promised to be different as it combined the elements of the physical--running with obstacles--and the mental--problem solving using the SyncRUNize app. We had virtually no idea how the actual race would be like until a few days into the event. The course map showed 15 challenges spread out over the Arca South property. Racers are released in waves to avoid bottlenecks along the course, while the mobile app monitors the time elapsed. 

Rockstar-ing in Balagbag

I was planning a "solo" dayhike in Tarak Ridge last Saturday, but instead I found myself lugging a heavy pack up to the helipad of Mt. Balagbag, while the mountain rockstars ran/hiked ahead of me.

with the uncles

Shameless Plugging

"When opportunity knocks...."

If you are reading this, please indulge me in my bout of self-promotion, and vote for my entry in the North Face Philippines photo contest. You can check my entry (see photo below) by clicking http://www.thrillofthetrail.ph/gallery. 

Voting is linked through your Facebook account, so you will get a notification from the site, asking permission to access basic personal info (like age, gender, name). I hope you guys don't mind.

"I Am Waterproof"

The theme of the contest is I AM WATERPROOF; promoting their line of rain jackets, like what I'm wearing in the photo. Contest ends on October 27, where the entries will be judged, and the first prize winner will get P10,000-worth of TNF GCs.

If you also want to enter the contest, check out the mechanics at the website and start shamelessly plugging yourself!