5,000 runners nationwide to join Unilab Baguio run

By Dexter A. See

BAGUIO CITY – At least 5,000 runners from the different parts of the country are expected to join the Baguio leg of the Run United regional race which will be held in the city on Dec. 4.

The race, which is geared towards actively promoting health and wellness among people, is sponsored by the Unilab Active Health and is done nationwide in order to entice more individuals to run for good health.

The categories of the race will include 21K, 10K, 5K, 3K and a 500-meter dash exclusively for children aged 5 to 12 years old.

Registration period for the Unilab Baguio race could still be done Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

Organizers of the event encouraged interested runners to register early so that they will be able to avail of attractive race kits which will be given out for the purpose.

Interested runners could either register on line at www.unilabactivehealth.com or runrio.com. Existing registration centers are the Baguio Timex at SM City Baguio and the Baguio Country mart.

Attractive prizes await the winners of each categories while finisher’s kits will be given out to all the runners who will be able to complete the categories which they participated.

Aside from participating in the different categories of the race, runners could also win more prizes in various games offered for them just after the race for the promotion of the products of Unilab and that the same will be done at the Baguio Athletic Bowl which is the finish line of all the races.

According to the organizers of the Run United regional race Baguio leg, runners from different parts of the country have already signified their intention to actively participate in the executing and challenging Baguio route which is characterized by steep ascending and descending roads unlike the other race routes in the flatlands.