Cagayan de Oro city, barangay Gusa, Borja Extension road
 Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Sunday January 9, 2011, 6.30 AM
Cross country, Mountain Meadows, Fil Estate

 
Where we found the start area

_To find a cross country track in the Mountain Meadows area is not difficult but to find a safe or less risky track is not easy.
What I do not like is to run in a terrain where the obstacles are not clearly visible, like stones and holes.
I was planning also to include the soil and sand exploration area, very useful for a country cross run, but the rain was turning the area into a too much muddy terrain.
And because the soil is also pretty much clayish, that would attach very much to the athletes shoes.
_I was inviting the PNP trainees from camp Capistrano, because 'you never know' if there might be some runners who like to run in our event when they have the opportunity.
Surprisingly, about 25 people were showing up to join our fun run.
_Sad enough, again many club members were 'no show' and even the BSI youngsters had a different schedule, that's okay, always happy when they join our runs every time they are able to.
This cross was not easy, because the maximum was 3 laps and at some part it was real steep and a little slippery from the morning dew.
_Anyway, I didn't get complaints nor compliments, hehe.
Look at the top of this page to find the link to the picture(book) report.
I had some difficulties with the humidity in the air and the low position of the sun, what gives me lass quality of the pictures I took.
Also, even my camera is a good quality, still I lack a more powerful and quick reloading flashlight for sharp sport pictures.
_All people, members and technical assistants, thank you very much for a succeeding and successful fun run again.
The Gold Star Daily (biggest newspaper in Mindanao) was publishing the start picture on its FrontPage last January 15 in the weekend edition.

because of heavy rain two nights before, this part of the track was not included

the highest point in the track

	age	Name runner	NR	2.300	4.600	6.900
1	27	Basher, Jamel	100	17.36	35.35
2	31	Soy, Ruel	101	13.17	27.27	41.32
3	27	Yatol, Ryan	102	18.28	35.30
4	29	Raya, Joeffrey	103	15.54	33.08
5	27	Sabido jr., Wenifredo	104	13.21	27.30
6	30	Seronay, Job	105	23.53
7	27	Bienes, Mark Albert	106	16.50	33.33
8	27	Advincula, Argel	107	16.52	33.33
9	25	Daponlay jr., Celso	109	15.54
10	31	Baa jr., Marcos	111	15.54	33.08
11	30	Dibagolon, Japar	112	16.17	23.22
12	28	Pandan, Alexies	113	17.36	33.08
13	25	Segundino jr., Mariano	114	23.53
14	31	Orallo, jay O.	115	18.19
15	5	Rijskamp, jr., Cornelis Benjamin Hendrik	116	22.06
16	6	Ardinio, Cristian	117	18.17	33.00
17	28	Adanza jr., Ismael	118	23.53
18	26	Biaoco, Cryster John	119	no time
19	28	Virtudazo, Ronelo	120	14.13	32.52
20	24	Cagulada jr., Lorenzo	121	22.26
21	25	Tabao, Amanollah	122	17.29	29.01
22	30	Alerta, Jernil	123	23.53
23	26	Natural jr., Jose	124	24.09
24	26	Maputi, Albert Capa	125	16.58	33.37
25	23	Nangkil, June Rey	126	22.53	32.01	44.04
26	27	Bunayog, Vincent	127	no time
27	26	Galilea, Erwin	128	14.01	27.19	41.20
28	26	Aboy, Sherwin	129	no time
29	23	Lanzaderas, Anastacio	130	no time
30	17	caburnay, Grace (female)	131	no time
31	20	Dagu-an, Jerrilyn (female)	132	22.08
32	55	Salering, Adriano	133	no time
33	42	Bag-ao, Raul	134	12.54
34	11	Mc Donald, Gerbane Lynell, Entice	135	18.16	33.00
35	19	Antero, Bryan	136	10.26	19.57	30.05
36	13	Antero, Cris Jan	137	10.30	21.37	33.10
37	10	Chamen, Mark Ronald	138	10.58	32.48
38	32	Catiil, Emily (female)	139	10.58
39	26	Nayre, Arvin	140	no time
40	21	Muntanes, James	141	13.13	32.39
41	45	Patayon, Belen (female)	142	37.38
42	12	Agbo, Jamel	143	23.05
43	12	Calarion, Jonathan	144	24.37
44	9	Malaran, Nicco	145	23.04
45	13	Calarion, Jocelyn (female)	146	24.46
46	10	Bachinicha, Ian Jay	147	24.46
47	10	Cadenas, Jandel	148	23.25
48	60	Orbelia Mag-Usara Docor (female)	149	37.38
49	56	Fabe, Ricardo	150	10.58	32.48

Redactie: C.S. Rijskamp= colored= Oro Sunday Runners
Cagayan de Oro, January 18, 2011

_A cross country or field track run is a complete different way of running than a street run.
Is a street surface in a road run most of the time nicely flat, a cross country has a lot of varieties in the track.
You will find objects on your path and it will go up and down, narrow paths, different kind of soils-underground, short turns to take and even it can be a very slippery track.
The track this is more than a cross, it's also a track the athletes have to use their hands to find balance going up in one part of the track which is pretty much steep.
Let's say it is partly a "Thrilling Trail"
_Running a cross country needs a high concentration of the athlete and of course when you like to compete a good tactic.
One has to decide to start fast for more space in the front or just start from behind to save energy for the second half or the end of his/her run, even some parts are not giving a good opportunity to overtake the athlete in front of you.
_The risks in a cross are higher then a street run, especially concerning a wrong step resulting in a twisted ankle or falling, hurting some part of the athletes body.
The Club will bring cold packs and first aid kit, but we do not like to use it!!!
_The Oro Sunday Runners Club's Technical Commission is strongly advising, "don't take more then you are normally able to and trained for"!!!!
_Just take your time to go up, you can just regain your speed and power in more flat parts of the track.
_Stay always focused on the track right in front of you!
_Be aware that going down is more difficult and risky than going up!
_Going down on the road, try to make shorter steps to save your knee joints.
_Come back another time to enjoy the view over the bay, or stop for some seconds!
_The track will be marked by pylons and safety lint, also you will find red flags on important marks.

 

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