Our Cause

A burning desire to achieve the Olympic Gold Medal from the Filipino Running Community has inspired us to support the development of the sport. As a way to start this endeavor we would like to extend our hand in helping the rehabilitation of the UP Track and Field Oval, situated inside the UP Diliman Campus. This sports facility had been the training ground for some of our national athletes since the 1950’s, being the birth place of several running clubs in Quezon City and of the UP Diliman Campus it was integral on their training.

Since Quezon City was left without a 400M Tartan Track Oval, the likes of ULTRA in Pasig, UMAC Track Oval in Makati, Marikina Sports Complex and the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Taft, Manila. Our runners were left to travel to other cities to complete their training program, with this project we can help by making their training more accessible. The Diliman campus had been conducive as a training ground for both road runners and track athletes, having a Tartan track will make it a complete venue. Making it the center of running once again in Metro Manila to where road running was born in the 70’s (UP Road Running Club). Now it will continue to nurture future Olympians.

As a means of lighting the Olympic spirit we would like to make it a world class Track Oval same as the likes of Tokyo University and the Oregon Track in the US. Thru our running program Paaligsahan 2009, we shall spearhead this mammoth task with its inauguration during the 100KM Paatibayan Run Fest this coming June 2009.