21/08/2023
Congratulations to all the fist finishers and the 3 brave 42k runners who tried to take on the trail all by themselves in midst of bad weather during the race.
Indeed you will be remembered as first participants who joined the Pace2Pace Trail Run Laligan-Banlag Edition.
Your support is highly appreaciated in terms of the local's high perspective due to their big dream of having
their place as one of the tourism site needed to be tried.
A monument with your names on the lists will be built and a lifetime 10% discount for all Pace2Pace trail run events all because somebody believed in people's dream.
Pace2Pace is committed to improving the community within its boundaries for the betterment of the lives of the people who are now in the state of "Alsa movement". A movement that overthrew the leftist's (late NPA's) to create a new and different way of thinking.
And the resulting peace now created a volume of great mountains and natural resources yet to be explored were envisioned.
Indeed the once critical place has now been enjoyed by our runners.
Credits:
Special thanks to Kagawad Glenda Lynn Danico - the barangay tourism committee chair with her co-Chair Crisostomo Linco for actively coordinating the locals and the event activities on day to day basis. Without your active participant, the event would not even be possible with the very short preparation time.
Permits:
The religious sect of Laligan for the passage of Lau Datu Si route
Muspo RD - for the Sound System, the Start/Finish and Backdraft framing
Laligan Elementary School for the room accomodation for the guests and the Pace2Pace organizing team
Datu Ticuso and company for the safe guarding the runners in the most remote area of the trail
Datu Nonoy & Datu Ramil of Pantarun for joining us the coordination meetings and Pamuhat for the success of the event.
Pres Bae Nina Dagcoan & company for the route passage of sumpong area
Pres Bae Susan Pardillo and company for the route passage of Mariposa area with the clearing team.
Kapitan Modesto Jardinico Jr. for permission of this event on the area in Laligan
Kapitan Robert A. Boje for the permission of this event at Barangay Banlag
Romeo Montecillo of Banlag counsil for tourism
Mayor Azucena Huervas together with the Tourism Department and CDRRMO for the support with the rescue team that helped a lot on those rescue operations especially for the runners who did not made it to finish line.
technicals:
Mike Campania for the most difficult times tagging routes even at midnight with a heavy rain during the event. It should not have been the case should a person who promised kept his promise. This tough guy just works in silence.
Weljay for the clearing of route, being a mobile guide, and distribution of AID STATION needs.
Cerila Linco for the search of the requirement livestocks necessary for the pamuhat and AID station.
And all the guides of Mt. Mariposa for the active participation during the race where AID stations were prepared by the assigned personnels. You have surpassed what you have been expected of.
Fritz Perino for the t-shirt designs, medals and singlet designs.
All Aid Station have also become a Photo ops station since we were on low budget and can't afford the professional photographer's rate. All Pace2Pace staffs and participants were videographers themselves.
the Laligan Cultural Dancers who greeted the finishers with their dance.
Sponsors:
Lexy Petrol by Froi Ferrera for the mobilization of equipment, fuel and transportation. Blood is thicker than water indeed for helping out the Race Director.
Manulife lead by Mr. Michael Caldito for that tough umbrella and beautiful writing notebooks and pens and many more given to the participants by raffle winning. Please contact him for your insurance policy needs.
Camella - at long last, the sponsorship that you have given 3 years ago was used during clearing operations and break-ins of the trail.
CADGISTECH for the financial assistance and planning of route.
Bupharco Valencia for the monetary donation
Moral Support:
RD Philip of Muspo for checking on my activities. RD can only be understood by an another RD.
To the RD's wife Jingkai Ferrera who has the larger vision of investing time and money here, thank for the understanding.
TePAC young gunz Didoy Johnkisler & Rep John Steve who supported our social media platform constantly shares our posts as well as Banana Man Zyre who showed up on the event time.
Spiritual:
For God who has made everything in perfect time. God has been always there giving the right people whom you could rely on during the toughest times. For the understanding and guidance.
The race Director has been humbled due to this experience. The sudden oneness of support form the locals in the last day before the race were greater than expected. A lot of lessons from mistakes has been learned to become better for another events to come. There were no sleepless nights. But weeks for the preparations.
To those who are not mentioned yet who supported in silence, thank you very much!
The exhaustion has been paid off by your positive feedbacks. Thank you very much to everyone! See you again on February 25, 2024. Pace2Pace80k adding the feautures from tourism sites of Concepcion, Sto. Domingo and the Kawa of Pantarun.
