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What is this about?It is a fun-filled outdoor class for learning the basics of group riding.
Who should attend this activity?
Bikers who are participating in the Tour of the Fireflies for the first time. You may also bring along your family and friends who have never joined the Tour of the Fireflies.
When will this be held?
It will be this coming Saturday, March 27. The Bike Clinic will start at 8 AM and is expected to finish by noon.
Where is this Bike Clinic happening?In the Stage Area of Tiendesitas, Ortigas, Pasig City.
What do participants need to bring?
Participants should bring their bike, helmet, personal snacks and lots of water. Bring a notepad and pen too.
Do participants need to register?
Yes, there is a registration for this activity but it is free. There will also be a Special Registration for the Tour of the Fireflies where you can get your souvenir Tour shirts or jerseys.
Note: Children who are riding during the Bike Clinic are expected to be guided by their adult companion.
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5th Annual Padyakan sa Bataan 2010
The Provincial Government of Bataan in cooperation with the Municipality of Mariveles, Bataan Tourism Council Foundation, Inc. and the Bataan Trailriders and Adventurers Network (BaTAAN)
DATE
Sunday, March 28, 2010
TIME
Registration starts at 6:30 AM
Race proper at 7:30 AM
For AGE, FUN, KIDs, and Single Speed categories, registration is until 7:30am.
For OPEN and SUPER D categories registration is until 11:00am.
VENUE
Karagatan Bay View Peaks (just before zigzag), Bataan Economic Zone, Mariveles, Bataan
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course is a 3 km (approximately) loop that features single and double tracks, climbs and descents, with amazing view of Corregidor, China Sea and Bataan mountain ranges.
The number of laps is based on level of expertise.
Open category riders will do 5 laps, Age category and Single Speed with 3 laps, Fun category riders will do 2 laps. Kid category riders will race around the base camp. For Super D riders (please wait for details)
RACE CATEGORIES AND AWARDS
OPEN CATEGORY
1st Place 6,000
2nd Place 4,000
3rd Place 3,000
AGE CATEGORY
51 and up
41 to 50
31 to 40
21 to 30
20 and below
Note: Cash prizes and trophies for top 3 winners per category
1st Place 3,000
2nd Place 2,000
3rd Place 1,000
FUN CATEGORY (Men and Women)
1st Place 2,000
2nd Place 1,000
3rd Place 500
(Separate awards for men's solo and women's solo)
SUPER D CATEGORY
1st Place 3,500
2nd Place 2,500
3rd Place 1,500
SINGLE SPEED CATEGORY
1st 3,000
2nd 2,000
3rd 1,000
KIDS CATEGORY
11 to 13
8 to 10
7 and below
(Top 3 winners/age category)
Registration is FREE!
Additional Information
Racers can join in two (2) categories. For example Age and Single Speed or Fun and Super D (Not applicable for KIDs racers). However, if you happen to win both categories, you can only claim one. Based on placing or cash? It is up to you.
ALL race participants MUST wear a helmet the entire time while riding their bikes. Failure to have your helmet on or buckled at any time on the bike will result in DISQUALIFICATION.
Open - this is for people who are into serious competition and wants to benchmark their talents in a competitive mood. People who regularly join mtb race events either for the prize or pride.
Fun Category – this is for weekend warriors who doesn’t have any race experience but wants to feel mtb competition and benchmark their talents in a fun and non-competitive mood.
Age Category – this is designed for people who do not belong in the OPEN and FUN Categories. People who occasionally join mtb race events.
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Amazing cycling race for Mt. Makiling rehab
By Maricar Cinco
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:40:00 11/25/2009
Filed Under: Cycling
EQUIPPED ONLY WITH A compass, biking enthusiasts pedaled through Mt. Makiling to complete the 15 pit stops in a 45-kilometer race up and down the summit.
Eleven pairs of mountain bikers from Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna joined the Maquiling Quest, an adventure competition that was started in 2002 by the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems-University of the Philippines Los Baños (MCME-UPLB) and the municipal government.
“We used to have celebrities and reporters in what was like an ‘Amazing Race’ (a popular reality game show) where they had to complete challenges before they could proceed to the next stop,” said organizer Roberto Cereno.
On Nov. 21, the race required not only stamina but also mental ability in a merger of mountain biking and orienteering. It also coincided with the 99th anniversary of the proclamation of Mt. Makiling as a forest reserve for science and research study.
Makiling, a potentially active volcano rising 1,090 meters above sea level and covering 4,244 hectares in the towns of Los Baños and Bay towns and Calamba City in Laguna and Sto. Tomas town in Batangas, is the only intact forest reserve in the country.
“We want to promote Mt. Makiling as an ecotourism destination, for hiking and bird-watching,” he added.
Makiling suffered grave damages wrought by Typhoon “Milenyo” (International name: Xangsane) in 2006. Fourteen people residing in the mountain died and the damaged trails have yet to be completely restored.
Cereno said Milenyo was considered the worst typhoon to hit Makiling, dumping 400 ml of rainfall in two hours. In September, Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (Ketsana) rained 400 ml of water in eight hours.
The normal rainfall there is only at 2,500 ml per year.
“With Ondoy, we have once again proven its worth as a forest reserve,” Cereno said.
The mountain acts like a sponge that absorbs the rainfall before the water is gradually released through the tributaries, thus preventing flash floods and landslides in the lower areas, he said.
If not for its presence, Los Baños and Bay towns, and Calamba would have been totally washed out at the onslaught of Ondoy.
“With these damages to Mt. Makiling that is already in its pristine state, how much more could have happened to other forests? That’s why we also want to create public awareness. While they’re enjoying nature, people are being educated [on forest preservation],” Cereno said.
The funds raised from the registration fees and sponsorships will be used to rehabilitate the mountain trails, he said.
The bikers also had their share of the task by each planting a tree sapling at the Agila base, the final pit stop closest to the highest peak, before heading back to the starting point at the UP College of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Overturns
The map was designed through a global positioning system with 15 control points designed by the UP Outdoor Recreation Group (UP ORG) and the UP Mountaineers.
In each stop, the bikers were only given the bearing, or clues indicating degrees and distance to the next control point. The control points or pit stops were placed at random spots.
“If they were good navigators, they could even find shortcuts,” said Dr. Abe Padilla, a professor at UP Manila and member of UP ORG.
Whreachelle Cordova, 27, and her male partner were the first to hit the finish line.
Cordova, who is from Manila, is a member of the Philippine Mountain Biking Forum. She regularly bikes since 2006.
“It was my first time [in Makiling and] I enjoyed it,” she said, despite stumbling as she sped down the rocky trail.
Padilla said the entire leg was expected to be completed in three hours, but the actual race took the participants six hours.
Only five teams completed the course. Organizers had to cut off the race at 3 p.m. as fog began to cloud the trail and dump rains.
Some bikers collapsed, while others got lost.
“We had overturns. We got lost in the second and third control points because we went to the opposite direction of the trail,” said Chris Paragas, 26, of the mountaineering group from Mapua Institute of Technology.
Sunday Ombrob, 33, and his partner Edison Tesco, 41, who are members of the Makiling Campus Runners based in Los Baños, won third place despite using an old compass and a piece of paper as ruler that even astounded the organizers.
“This is not only a race, but it also has an environmental [advocacy],” said Padilla.
“We are joining again next year,” said Cordova, after beating the rest of the male
bikers.
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Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today, Monday, with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months.
Patrick was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer back in January 2008 but kept working on his A&E TV series “The Beast” until it had been canceled because of the actor’s health condition.
Other celebrities used Twitter to express condolences, and “Dirty Dancing” was the top trending topic for a while Monday night, trailed by several other Swayze films.
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n 'Embarrassed' Carrie Underwood Apologizes to Matthew McConaughey Over Sexual Reference in Acceptance Speech
An 'Embarrassed' Carrie Underwood Apologizes to Matthew Mcconaughey Over Sexual Reference in Acceptance Speech
Carrie Underwood was overwhelmed to have won "Entertainer of the Year" at the American Country Music Awards on Sunday night, but the moment did turn a little mortifying when she made a sexual reference joke to wanting to see Matthew McConaughey's "boots" in her acceptance speech.
The Texas-born actor presented Underwood with the big award, but before his official duties he entertained the audience with a story on how he and his brother once took a road trip thru Texas to see Dwight Yoakam perform. While there the brothers tried to "pick up" a few ladies by telling them that they made a livin' exclusively custom-making George Strait's boots.
"We're like, 'Oh yeah. Say, as I a matter of fact, out in the parking lot, in the trunk of our white Corvette, we have the next year's new edition white ostrich quill George Strait signed series that he's gonna wear on tour next year.' And they got pretty excited about that and said, 'Well, can we see? Can we see? Can we see?'" McConaughey told the audience. "And we obliged ... Point of the story is, we got lucky that night. Thank you, George."
After taking the trophy from McConaughey, a tearful Underwood caused jaws to drop when she said:
"I don't know what to say. I got nothin' ... I want to see those boots, Matthew." (The audience erupted into laughter but somehow we don't think his leading lady, Camila Alves, was so amused). And clearly, Carrie regretted the spur-of-the-moment sexual advance.
"I'm so embarrassed, I totally embarrassed myself. I just blanked," Underwood told Tarts backstage, burying her head in her hands. "You want to say something eloquent in a moment like that and I embarrassed myself. I'm sorry Matthew, I'm sorry to my family. I'm totally embarrassed."
She even admitted that she "blacked out" after hearing her name called and couldn't remember much between making it from her seat to the stage and then to the press room. But as only the 7th woman in the 42-year history of the awards to take the coveted "Entertainer of the Year" honor, it is no wonder Underwood got caught up in the craziness.
"It is definitely a male-dominated genre of music. But this (winning) is just indescribable. I can't wait until the day when having a female nominated in the category is no big deal," she said. "I accept it for all the women before me who kicked butt and never got the recognition they deserve and didn't get the opportunity to get nominated."
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