Friday afternoon, Beng texted me to ask: "Pwede ka ba mag-support group sa North Face Challenge?"
It was an adventure challenge race sponsored by North Face (duh), partly to launch their first official store in the Philippines, soon to open at the Shangrila Mall at Crossing. From Timberland Heights in San Mateo, Rizal, the participants were supposed to bike, then trek through the mountains to go to Wawa, Montalban; do a Tyrolean traverse across Wawa Dam; bike through the rivers and muddy slopes of Montalban, rappel, boulder-climb, then run all the way from SSS Village in Marikina to Libis, Quezon City. Whew. What a tiring activity! I was only part of the support group, so we mainly just waited for the participants to reach certain points so we can assist them, but it was really tiring. The hot noonday sun shone bright at Wawa Dam, and just going back and forth between the parking area and the dam area itself made me feel I was part of the race. The heat, the sweat, the sun. Ah, what more for the participants of the actual race? May karapatan pa ba akong magreklamo na umitim ako, eh mas lalo na kaya yung mga participants dun sa race!
In any case, even with all the scratches and injuries and hardships endured, no doubt the participants would want to do it again next year. Ganyan naman pag adventure racing, pag mountain climbing, pag scuba diving. Pag naumpisahan mo na, katawan mo na lang ang bibigay, pero hindi ang puso mo.
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