Celebs feel the thrill of adventure

MANILA, Philippines - Some of the country’s celebrities gave in to the call of adventure as they took part in the recent Rexona Adventure 2011 held at the SM Mall of Asia Grounds. It was a star-studded affair headlined by Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up Venus Raj who ran the 3K race looking every bit a beauty queen.

Venus was joined by other celebrities like Tessa Prieto-Valdes who ran and finished the 21K race. Radio DJ’s Sam YG and Slick Rick, fresh from another boys’ night-out, also took part in the event, which was likewise graced by Bb. Pilipinas 2010 first runner-up Dianne Necio, Rich Herrera, Chinggay Andrada, Christine Jacob, Anthony Suntay and Tricia Chiongbian.

Venus Raj with Dianne Necio

Rexona Adventure 2011 showcased two exciting events: The Rexona Run and The Rexona Adventure Hub, with each event giving participants the opportunity to feel the thrill of adventure and win great prizes via an exciting race and loads of fun challenges. 

Close to 10,000 runners took part in the run, which was the fourth leg in the RunRio Series. Aside from cash prizes and medals, Rexona also gave three lucky race finishers all-expenses paid trips to China. 

Non-runners got to satisfy their adventure fix at the Rexona Adventure Hub, where they experienced the thrills offered by the zorb maze, free fall, wall climbing, zip line and reverse bungee. An awesome adventure package for four to Mt. Province, Bohol or Cagayan de Oro will also be raffled off to lucky participants.   

Rich Herrera and Chinggay Andrada

Moreover, Rexona reinforces the advocacy of promoting sports development among the youth by donating proceeds from the Rexona Adventure 2011 to the Field of Dreams in Smokey Mountain. A project of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila and Gawad Kalinga, it gives schoolchildren the opportunity to learn, play and enjoy sports. Among those who will benefit are eight schools and more than 5,000 families in the Smokey Mountain Community.

Despite their hectic schedules, it was nice to see several celebrities taking time off to unwind and engage in activities that promote fitness and fun. Clearly, their involvement gave the other participants the added thrill to take on more adventures.

Christine Jacob-Sandejas