EVENTS

RUN WITH M.E.

The alumni of the Management Engineering (M.E.) program is pleased to announce the staging of its first-ever Fun Run on Sunday, July 26, 2009 dubbed “RUN WITH M.E.” to be held at the Ateneo campus at Loyola Heights Quezon City.  The Fun Run is one of the commemorative events leading up to the ME Grand Alumni Homecoming on August 1, 2009 at the College Covered Courts, celebrating 40 years of the M.E. Program.

RUN WITH M.E. includes three distinct competitive races: a 10Km Open race (Men and Women divisions) for serious distance runners, a 5Km Team Race, as well as a 3Km race for recreational and first-time runners.  All races are open to all competitive and casual runners and walkers.

All races begin in front of the Ateneo Blue Eagle gym, wind through Ateneo landmarks such as the College campus, the Church of the Gesu, the Ateneo High School and the Bellarmine field, and finish where they start at the Loyola Gym.  The 5K Team Run is a novel concept being introduced for the first time, where a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 12 runners register as a Team.  Each Team will receive a special team runner name tag.  Each finisher will receive points depending on his/her placement in the race (1^st placer receives 1 point, 2^nd placer receives 2 points, and so on).  The teams are ranked based on the total score of their first five finishers, and the three (3) teams with the lowest aggregate score are declared winners.

All winners of the 10K Open for Men, 10K Open for Women, and the 5K Team run will receive Cash Awards and Trophy/medals.    All winners of the 3K Fun Run will receive special awards.

	10K	10K	5K
Table of Cash Prizes	Men	Women	Team Run
1st Place Finisher	8,000	8,000	10,000
2nd Place Finisher	5,000	5,000	7,000
3rd Place Finisher	3,000	3,000	5,000

 

Race Routes:

All the races follow the same basic route within the Ateneo campus, with the 5K and the 10K routes looping through the college campus.  For Ateneo alumni who have not been back for some time to their alma mater, the race presents an opportunity to discover the many changes that have occurred to the lay-out of the campus through the years.  For the benefit of new visitors to the campus, the routes are generally flat, sloping downwards as one approaches the high school grounds.  Huge trees provide natural shading to runners.

 

The 10K Race will be two loops of the 5K Race.  Race marshals and Water/Aid stations will be placed at designated spots throughout the race routes.

 

Registration Details :

Interested participants may register at designated outlets, starting June 22 up to July 24, 2009. 

The main registration center is the University Athletics Office (UAO) at the back of the Blue Eagle Gym at Loyola Heights, Quezon City. 

The contact person at the UAO is Rodel Cubos Tel No. 426-6001 loc.4193, email address : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

June 22 to July 5		P200.00 for all races, inclusive of Race Kits, Race Number, Certificate of Participation.
July 6 to July 20		P300.00 for all races, inclusive of Race Kits, Race Number, Certificate of Participation.
July 21 to July 24		P500.00 for all races, inclusive of Race Kits, Race Number, Certificate of Participation.

Registration Forms can be downloaded at the M.E. website at www.mealumni.org.

 

 

General Mechanics:

• Thirty (30) minutes before the first event the organizers shall ask all the participants to convene at the starting line for the announcement of rules and for warm up exercises.
• The 10K race starts promptly at 6:30 am, followed by the 5K Team event and the fun run after every 3 minutes thereafter.
• On the cue of a start shot, the starting line rope shall be released to indicate the start of the fun run. Cyclist Marshals and a pace car shall guide the participants along the route of the fun run.
• 4 water re-filling stations will be available on the indicated portions of the route.
• Paramedics will be on stand-by at designated portions of the route.
• A sweeper (car or van or truck) shall pick-up the runners who cannot run anymore for health reasons.  Marshals patrolling the route are in charge to assess the participants’ conditions.  The “Cannot Run People” will be transported back to the nearest medical station or to the fun run HQ.

MECHANICS FOR MEN AND WOMEN 10K OPEN CATEGORY

• Only participants 18 years old and above may join, provided registration fee is paid.
• Top finishers who will cross the finish line will be determined through the time record they achieve as recorded by the Chief Race Marshals.
• Winners placing 1st through 3rd (male and female) will receive a Cash award.

MECHANICS FOR 5K TEAM RUN

• Only participants 13 years old and above may join provided registration fee is paid.
• There will be a minimum of 5 and a maximum number of 12 participants in a team who can join.
• Each team member will receive a special team runner name tag.
• Scoring is based on a “First Five” category system. The first five runners of a team who will arrive at the finish line will receive points;

• The finishing place of each runner will correspond to the number of points he/she will give the team. 1st placer will receive 1 point, 2nd placer will receive 2 points, 3rd placer will receive 3 points and so on.

• Only the scores of the first five runners of the team will be counted in the overall tally.

• Scores of team members will be tallied and the teams are placed in order of lowest scores.
• Team winners placing 1st through 3rd will receive a Cash award per Team.

 

MECHANICS FOR 3K FUN RUN

• Only participants 7 years old and above may join provided registration fee is paid.
• Participants who are Six (6) years old and below are free of charge.  If yayas are to join in the run to care for the child participant, registration fee for the yaya is required.

ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS:

• The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event without notice should they consider this necessary for safety reasons.  However, the organizers will exert all means to post prior notice, whenever possible, at the race website for any change to the event details, or for cancellation of the event due to inclement weather and/or force majeure.
• Each competitor will compete on the approved course as directed, will not accept outside assistance and will accept the Chief Race Marshall’s decision as final.
• The organizers reserve the right to reject or cancel any entry at any time.
• No refunds of entry fees.
• No obstruction is to be caused to the movement of vehicular traffic. Supporters must not follow competitors
• The only vehicles permitted to follow the event are Official mobile escorts and cars
• The Chief race Marshall reserves the right to alter without notice any of the Race Rules which govern the event.
• In the event of a tie, the tied competitors will be placed in ascending order of their race numbers
• No dogs permitted to accompany runners.

Other Race Details:

 

Race Organizer	Mr. Misael B. Perez
	University Athletics Office Track and Field Program
Contact Details	Tel No. 426-6001 loc.4193
For Race Inquiries	Mr. Rodel Cubos Tel No. 426-6001 loc.4193 email address : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
For General Inquiries	Emmanuel Jalandoni  ME 1990
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