The NIKE All-Women Training Club Launched!

The launch of the NIKE All-Women Training Club was a party, a celebration of woman power!

Nike Philippines Country Marketing Manager, the pretty Courtney Cole-Faso explained that the aim was really to provide women a training alternative where sessions or activities are focused on women-friendly activities which may not necessarily have equal appeal for the men.

That is why for the kick-off session, Nike, together with its partners came up with one grand event, even flying-in Nike Master Trainer Marie Purvis to lead everyone into the Nike Training Club brand of workout.

After the exclusive media session at the 2nd Floor of the Planet Sports store in BGC (which will be the hub of the Nike All-Women Training Club), we were brought to the activity area for the main event comprised of a super tiring, sweat-inducing but awesomely fun workout led by Marie (most of the workouts can be done alone with the help of the Nike Traning Club – NTC, mobile application which can be downloaded for free on iPhone and Android devices), a 1.5km run where participants are handed-out long-stemmed red roses as they cross the finish and a fun post-workout snack of cold water, bananas, Oreo cookies and sorbetes (Filipino-style Ice cream!).  A booth was also setup for the trial of the new NIke Free shoes. Oh and of course that fun, fun trampoline experience!

Are you interested to be part of this training club? Check back soon as an announcement to the official opening of regular sessions is posted here. Membership is FREE and exclusive to women only.

Meanwhile, here are photos. Enjoy!

Nike Philippines’ Country Marketing Head Ms. Courtney Cole-Faso and Nike Master Trainer Ms. Marie Purvis pose for the media.

Marie: “Can I kiss my muscles?”

Nike PH’s EKIN Andro Torres presents the Nike Training Club application

with Bards and Marie

the view of the Nike Training Club activity area as seen from the 2nd Floor of Planet Sports.

my fun trampoline experience

Ateneo Women’s volleyball team player Gretchen Ho and Ateneo Women’s football team coach Tata Garcia were the event’s hosts

all-women hip-hop dancing group! they are great!

hyperactive bards with cheryl

women participants sweating it out

that’s Marie leading the workout, we were lucky to have worked-out with her in person!

boys gave out red roses to the ladies as each cross the finish line of the 1.5km run

beautiful volleyball player Gretchen Ho was among the first ones to finish

my rose

the Oreo and Banana “tower”

sorbetes!

yes we can!

PRESS RELEASE:

Nike Inspires Filipino Women to Run Free

Female Runners are Globally Connected with the Nike+ Running App

PHILIPPINES, 6 May 2012 – Over 200 female runners joined Nike to Run Free through the streets of Bonifacio Global City at an exclusive all-female celebration of running and training.

Led by Nike Master Trainer Marie Purvis, Run Free celebrated the power of women runners in a be-proud-of-your-sweat Nike Training Club workout session emphasizing the need for a holistic athletic training regimen for runners.

“Nike Training Club makes you a stronger runner and athlete because of its well-rounded training program that allows you to develop muscles that may get overlooked by running as well as improve your overall fitness. The secret to achieving this is to stay consistent, stay dedicated and most importantly, have fun with your training,” shared Purvis. “I have always admired the enthusiasm of Filipino women from around the world and seeing the energy of Filipina runners as they run free with the world in this event has only reinforced that impression.”

Harnessing the energy of its youthful audience were locally-renowned DJs Kat DJ and Patty Tiu, collectively known as Deuce Manila, who got the ladies moving with their high-octane beats, while Brewing Point Dance Studio, an all-female dance crew, stepped up the heat with their hip hop dance routine. After much anticipation, Marie Purvis was introduced and really got the energy flowing with an intensive Nike Training Club set followed by a 1.5 kilometer run and ended with an NTC warm-down. Also present were Nike ambassadors Tata Garcia and Gretchen Ho, who hosted the event.

Already boasting a strong presence in the Metro Manila running scene, Nike introduced its weekly all-female Run Club in BGC and showcased its digital platforms—the Nike Training Club App and the Nike+ Running App. Both apps are designed to inspire runners to move more and move better by providing tools to strengthen, track and measure their performance, and challenge their friends who also use the app to compete.

“With the trend of digital media going social, Nike+ presents the perfect opportunity for runners to run anywhere, anytime while staying connected to the global running community. In the same way, we want aspiring young female runners to know that there are women all over the world who can inspire them to become the best runners they can be. We definitely look forward to establishing the foundations with female runners as we drive the running revolution in the country,” shared Nike Philippines Country Marketing Manager Courtney Cole-Faso.

For more information on the Nike Run Club schedules, please visit http://www.facebook.com/NikeRunningPH or follow us on twitter via @NikePH.

Nike Running Training Clinic IS BACK!

Now it can be told! Remember my post about a surprise coming this April? Well folks, THIS IS IT! The Nike Running Tarining Clinic is back, still for FREE and open to all running enthusiasts. Read on for the details:

We’re bringing fast and sexy back this summer with the return of the Nike Running Training Clinics! After a short hiatus, Coach Rio and his coaching staff are back to help you get in shape and in form for your next PR.

Registration and entrance to the Ultra track oval is still FREE so bring your newbie running friends along.

Training venues are still the same but there’s a minor change with regards to the schedule. See you every Tueday, 6 to 9pm, at the Ultra Track Oval and every Thursday, same time, outside Nike Park, Bonifacio High Street. The sessions officially start TODAY, April 15, 2010.

We’ll help you kick ass and look great on your next race. Train smart with us at the Nike Running Training Clinic!

Nike Gives Away Free QCIM 10K Race Registration

Last Friday at the Nike Running Clinic, 10K QCIM Race Registration were given away for FREE to all Nike Running Clinic students/attendees. Aside from the free race registration, they also gave away Nike Human Race shoe bags and a stub that can be used to claim the special Nike Human Race T-shirt. Nike says this is a reward for all those who showed commendable dedication and discipline in attending the clinic.

The morning after, a special Nike Running Clinic was also held at the Nike Park, Bonifacio High Street. This special session gave attendees the chance to try out for a test run the Nike Plus Sportsband with the Nike Lunar Glide or Nike Lunar Trainer. Again after this session, lucky attendees got the chance to avail of the free 10K QCIM Race registration along with the Nike Human Race shoe bag and t-shirt.

the nike running clinic booth at Nike Park BHS

some of the attendees after the session

Aljo after his test run of the Nike Lunar Glide

A total of 1,000 race kits are being given away for free by Nike, 300 of which are alloted for the schools participating in the Nike Human Race School Visit and 700 for Nike Training Clinic participants. For those who were not able to make it to both the Friday and Saturday clinics, the free registration can still be claimed on Tuesday by attending the Nike Running Clinic session at Nike Park Bonifacio High Street at 7pm which will be on an until supplies last basis.

In a related information, Nike will also be giving away Nike Human Race shirts for all QCIM 42k finishers and the top 1,000 21k finishers.

See you at the clinic sessions!

Of Animated Kuwentos and Taong Grasas – a post by request

Hanep! It was a Friday and where do you expect the kulit gang to be (complete in attendance or not!)? Where else but at the BHS along the area of Nike Park participating in the now usual Friday sessions of the Nike Running Clinic.

Eh akala nyo ba naka-train ako? Aysus, hindi! I never did get past the 2 laps of warm-up run because I felt the intense pain again on my shins. It was so intense that I was limping as I walk after doing the warm-up. Coach Rio told me to stop (although ever kulit me still tried doing the stretching and non-bouncing drills in the hopes of easing the pain) and just rest and ice both shins. Rest I did and did not bother appealing my case, masakit kasi talaga eh and one more thing, I was able to run a decent 7+ k the night before at the same area so ok lang. I have this Sunday’s 10K Bull Run pa naman to look forward to. So rest I did and waited for my friends to finish.

After the session, we automatically converged in the area discussing dinner. Aba, may special guest kaya kami noon. We were with Papa Peps, Mrs Nice Wash Laundry, MR. LONERUNNER himself – Smith! Kaya a dinner get-together is a must. Hindi mo palalagpasin ang pagkakataong nalambat ang mala-palos na si LR. So around 9pm we were able to agree to just walk to Market-Market and eat at Ineng’s.

The dinner was a riot. As usual ang mga wala, pinag-usapan. Ang mga paborito, mas lalong pinag-usapan! How I wish I could post a blow-by-blow account of how riot the night was. Siempre pa, may contribution ako ng mga animated stories, ako pa! hehe. But then ang pinaka-jackpot ay ang topic regarding Taong Grasas.

Oh but before people think na salbahe kami, we are not referring to the usual Taong Grasa that we normally see on the streets. The ones we are referring to are…. SECRET! I think we’ll just have to wait and see – baka kasi i-blog ni Lonerunner!

So how do you, dear readers of my blog posts , will make sense out of this post? I don’t know either. What I do know is that we had fun that night and I am posting this to give-in to the request of one Blog Clogger named BOOBY. It is my advance Valentine’s Day gift for him. Because if I will not make a new post, he will run out of blogs to clog. LOL! Peace and cheers Mr. Cross!

Thanks to dear BK Mikey for the ride home that night and super thanks to US-bound Wil for the Buddy’s Pancit Lukban and the pics!

Gelo, Carmen, Mikey, Bobby (aka Booby), Smith (aka Lonerunner, Papa Peps)

Wil, me, Yen, Abby and Aljo

kakatawa talaga kasi e!

LOL!

On to my animated kuwento...

ismayl! piktyur o!

Nike Running Clinic

I missed this one and I bet most of you my dear classmates did miss attending the Nike Running Clinic sessions too. Fret not folks because training finally resumes on Tuesday, January 6 at the ULTRA Track and Field Oval at the usual start time of seven in the evening (7:00 p.m.).

For those who were not able to attend previous sessions because they were waitlisted, you are being encouraged to still attend the sessions even in waitlisted basis because some of the attendees who were able to reserve slots did not confirm their attendance. You just have to go to the training venue at the specified time and the slot of non-attending participants can be given to you instead. You can check the running clinic’s website for the training schedules, etc.

See y’all in training!