got this at takbo.ph..jz an update on bataan 102!! hmpf..daghana requirements.huhuhu!! pro adjusted na to 18 hours ang cut.off!!
Bataan 102 Updates
Written by ManokanRunner
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 January 2009 )
on 01-14-2009 15:53
Here's the latest update from Baldrunner for the 1st Bataan Death March Tribute Ultramarathon Race. This is an 102km run through the very same route where the Bataan Death March really happened on April 9-15, 1942.
This is limited to 100 participants only. There are still 56 slots available until March 15, 2009. For more info, visit bataan102.com.
I also asked Baldrunner if the "test run" can be considered a pre-qualifier since the International Philippine Marathon was postponed.
Here is his reply with minor edits.
The 52K “test run” for the bataan ultra on 22 feb will be a tough run that needs planning & preparation as each runner would provide his/her own support needs & transportation requirement to balanga, bataan where the run will start and back to manila from san fernando, pampanga where the runners will finish.
The purpose of this run is to orient the runners on the route of the race as it passes through thickly populated areas and simulate the condition/s of running under the heat of the sun. However, we encourage also the ultramarathon participants/runners to join the 42K “runabout” in metro manila on march 8 as this run will be for a “noble cause”.
After finishing these two runs, we will give the final decision if they are qualified for the ultramarathon event not later than 15 march.
Details of the 1st Bataan Death March Tribute Ultramarathon Race
To: All Interested Runners
1. This race will definitely be open to 100 runners/participants only. Each participant should have finished at least one (1) marathon race within one year prior to the scheduled ultramarathon event.
2. Leaving your intention to participate in this race event through our Comment & Feedback at
www.bataan102.com and by stating your name, age, e-mail address and contacting number/s will entitle you a reserved slot among the 100 runners.
3. Registration Forms will be available on this site soon. However, registration will be accepted at the Project Donate A Shoe booth during the PSE Bull Run Race on 18 January 2009 on January 18, 2009. Henceforth, Project Donate A Shoe booth in every weekend road race will be the registration booth for this ultra run event.
4. Last day of registration will be on 15 March 2009. No late registrants will be accepted.
5. All registered participants are encourage to join a “test run” and at the same time. This “test run” will serve as an ultramarathon clinic on 22 February 2009 in order to have a group run from Balanga, Bataan to the Finish Line (San Fernando, Pampanga) covering a distance of 52 kilometers. Details will be posted at this site and at
http://www.baldrunner.com.
6. Other details of this race event will be posted as soon as necessary.
7. For your training program reference(s), please visit
http://www.baldultrarunner.wordpress.com.
8. We will try our best to have this event sanctioned by PATAFA (even if PATAFA have not created a dedicated committee for ultra running events in the country). We sent e-mails to the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU), an entity under the IAAF, for them to include this event in their race calendar for 2009 last month but we received no reply from them yet.
9. During the actual race event, we encourage each participant to have their support crew and pacer after Km Post #7. It could be the whole family in a car or van or friends on bicycles or motorcycles.
10. We will not remind you about “honesty” of running on the said ultra event. Please remember that you will not be cheating the race organizers but you will be cheating yourself. I firmly believe that ultramarathon runners are matured and decent breed of serious runners.
11. Since you have decided to join and participate in this historic event , I want you to be proud to be a part of this ultramarathon race event that depicts an important part in the history of the country and the entire world.
12. This is an ultramarathon race event (solo event) and not a relay run.
13. The cut-off time for this ultramarathon event is further adjusted to eighteen (18 hours.
14. Participants will be responsible for their respective transportation to the Starting Line and from the Finish Line to Metro Manila.
Goodluck to all runners who will be joining this event. It's the first of it's kind in the country.
