Running Towards Change

“Prepare your running shoes, stretch your running goals and aim to make a difference.”

Running is one of the most popular fitness activities among Filipinos today. It does not only promote healthy lifestyle, but it also boasts many health benefits like strengthening our body’s stamina and muscles, improve cardiovascular fitness, help build stronger bones and many others.

With the continuation of the Drug Awareness and Prevention Week, the Student Development Committee conducted a Fun Run, facilitated by the Guidance Office and the Peer Facilitators. The assembly time is 4:30 AM at the MVC covered court. Before the participants dashed to the finish line, they were first inspired through the short devotional message of the Peer Facilitator’s Adviser Ms. Precious Grace Velasco. In her message, she reminded the runners that winning is not solely about being the first one to finish the race, but it’s about how you do it. For her, it doesn’t matter if you finish the race last, what matters most is that you ran faithfully.

After some series of stretching, an estimated number of more or less 400 students from Elementary, High school, and College, including the faculty and staff, ran around the campus along the Engineering drive, Malingon drive, Pines drive, Korean village, the lane along the Pearl and Amethyst dormitories and back to the MVC covered court where the finish line is. Safety of the participants were also doubled through the presence of the Medics around the area of the Fun Run.

Winners of the said event received cash prizes according to their respective categories.

ELEMENTARY CATEGORY (Boys and Girls):

Boys

1st- Riano, Bradley 2nd- Sumatra, Jezer 3rd- Restauro, Tyron

Girls

1st- Soriano, Kylle Julane

2nd- Eleuterio, Duanne Claire

3rd- Opao, Jan Kathleen

COLLEGE CATEGORY (Men and Women):

Men

1st- Palma, Ariel

2nd- Dungay, Nemrod

3rd- Nepomuceno, Arbel

Women

1st- Abrina, Ellen 2nd- Polacas, Mary Kris 3rd- Palasan Aida

More exciting programs and activities in line with the Drug Awareness and Prevention Week will continue until July 7, 2018 including Basketball and Volleyball tournament and Grand Social night.

(C) Andrei Lee Acson