Heart, Chiz to grace A-Plus All Weather Fun Run 2

A-Plus Visayas-Mindanao operation head Pepito Lim and race director Joel baring show the race sigle in a press conference at the Quest Hotel Cebu

With Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his celebrity wife Heart Evangelista expected to be present, organizers of the biennial running event dubbed A-Plus All Weather Fun Run 2 are optimistic they will hit the target number of runners on June 7 at Ayala Center Cebu’s The Terraces.

As of this writing, 400 runners have already enlisted, most of them signing up  for the 5-kilometer and 10k distances. There’s also a half-marathon 21k distance.

Organizers said they are expecting to draw in 1,200 runners and, hopefully, the presence of the newlywed celebrity couple who are endorsers of their product will help attract more participants.

All Weather Paint’s Visayas-Mindanao operations head Pepito Lim said he is not sure if the Escudero couple will be joining the race. What he’s sure of is that the couple will grace the free medical mission in partnership with the Knights of Columbus to be held at the parking area of the Pag-Ibig tower after the race.

“We are happy that we’ve attracted 400 runners. In our first running event last 2013 there were few runners who joined because there was another running event held at the same day,” Lim said during a

press conference yesterday at the Quest Hotel Cebu. He was joined by race director Joel Baring. “Everything is prepared. This is one of the biggest events of the company as our way to give thanks to the our loyal customers in the Visayas-Mindanao regions.”

The event  carries the theme “Run For A Happy and Healthy Heart.” Proceeds will be donated to the Asilo dela Milagrosa Orphanage.

Registration at the Runnr at the Ayala Center Cebu and Toby’s Sports in SM City Cebu is going on and will end on June 6.

Registration fee is pegged at P300 for the 5K, P400 for the 10K and P550 for the 21k distance. /Reporter Glendale Rosal