Mother of all ultras

Don't look now but Cebu will have the distinction of hosting the longest footrace in the Philippines.  Yes folks, participants will have a date with history  when the Sugbo Island 250km Ultramarathon  blasts off from Santander in the South while ending in Bogo City.  The route will take the runners along the Western Cebu Coast covering the towns of Ginatilan, Samboan, Malabuyok, Alegria, Badian,Moalboal, Alcantara, Ronda, Dumanjug, Barili, Aloguinsan, Pinamungajan, Toledo City, Balamban, Asturias, Tuburan, Tabuelan and San Remegio.  There will be two categories, the solo and team relay (3 runners) with  both having  a cut-off 48 hours.  Solo runners however, must reach the first cut-off point of 141 kilometers at Toledo City Gym in 28 hours or 9:00a.m of June 15.  Those  who failed to arrive will be declared Did Not Finish (DNF) and will not be allowed to continue.  The team cut-off are as follows, 65km (12 hours), 130 km (24 hours), 190km (36 hours) and 250km. 48 hours. Jonel Mendoza and I will implement  the rules strictly, like a solo participant  must have officially  finished two 100-kilometer races in the last 24 months prior to the race (June 14-16).  Team  realy members must also  have officially finished  one marathon in the last 12 months prior to the race. Registration fees are Php 5,000 for solo and Php 6,000 for relay (inclusive of  event shirt,pre-race meal, finish line meal and medal)  as usual there will be no cash prizes.  To screen participants closely, registration will only be accepted through Constante Mendoza Jr. BPI 2379-0362-39 scan and email deposit slip (write team member's names and shirt sizes) to [email protected] subject S2N250.  If you're crazy, better register now. We will come  out with more details soon.

Elvis and moms

Speaking of mothers, several people who were very  excited, went to Robinsons Fuente last Saturday thinking  the Elvis and  Company  Serenade the Moms would be staged on Mothers Day.  Well, as we announced in streamers and posters, the date is really May 18 as we want  those watching the show  to be relaxed  and stress-free since May 13th the day after Mothers Day is  election day.  So hope to see you there on May 18th, 5pm at the Activity Center.  Meanwhile, the University of Cebu Dance Company through Bernard Ricablanca and Victor Cuenco will be providing back-up dancers to Elvis when the King performs his rock and roll hits.  Of course, adding more fun are the  presence of Dos Gwapos Comic Duo (Sam Costanilla and Daloydoy Andrino), Ate Ging Montesclaros, Chokolet and Jun Villahermosa, the Frank Sinatra of Cebu.