The Men's Health URBANATHLON is a one-of-a-kind competition that combines traditional road race elements with rigorous obstacles and puts them against a backdrop of the Philippine urban setting.
It is the international signature event of Men's Health.
Post-race, the excitement continues at the Men's Health URBANATHLON Festival, with DJ sets, food and drink, and tons of stuff from sponsors to demo, sample and take home.
The 2013 URBANATHLON is going to be bigger, tougher and more demanding.
ARE YOU READY?
WHAT: Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 (MHU2013)
WHEN: September 29, 2013 (Sunday)
WHERE: SM Mall of Asia
RACE CATEGORIES: 5KM | 10KM | 21KM (all with obstacles)
TARGET PARTICIPANTS: 2500
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Assembly and Gun Times |
Registration Period: August 1 to September 25
Registration Venues:
- R.O.X. BGC
- 360 Fitness Makati
- 360 Fitness Ortigas
- 360 Fitness QC
- Gold's Gym Alabang
Registration Fees:
- 5KM: Php 850
- 10KM: Php 900
- 21KM: Php 950
Race Kit Inclusions:
- Singlet
- Race Bib
- IPICO Timing Chip (which needs to be returned after the race)
- Buff/Bandana
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Singlet Design |
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Bandana/Buff Design |
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Actual Singlet and Bandana/Buff |
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Sample Race Bibs |
- Snacks from Century Tuna
- Hydration from Gatorade
- Finisher Shirt from Bo Athletics
- Finisher Medal
- Certificate of Completion
- Urbanathlon Finisher Cap (Exclusive for 21k only)
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Finisher Shirt Design |
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 21k Finisher Cap Design |
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Actual 21k Finisher Cap |
- August 7 and 14 at Mercato Centrale BGC (Target: 50 participants)
- Train the right way with the official coaches and race director
- Try out the obstacles before the race day
- Answer all of your race questions
RACE ROUTES:
RACE OBSTACLES:
I'll be running 21k again! This is gonna be fun! (See my MHU2012 blog post by clicking this LINK.) Let's start training for this!
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| Men's Health Urbanathlon 2013 Media Launch at 100 Miles Cafe BGC last July 31 (Photo courtesy of KB of Photo-Ops) |
podium!
ReplyDeletesi kamote runner ang nauna! hehe!
Deleteregistered na - 1st sa ROX but me kulang - wala pa yong singlet...puro large pa sia...
ReplyDeletehopefully they'd allow you to swap to the smaller sizes once stocks are available :)
DeleteGood day Sir! Thanks for this information. I'm looking for this. Curios lang. Saan niyo po nakuha yung mga details? Sa PF po kasi ala pa as of now maging sa FB page ng Men's health? :D
ReplyDeletehi Zash Clive! got the info from the organizers themselves. attended the media launch last July 31 and we were provided the materials for us to blog. they already have some of the materials posted in https://www.facebook.com/menshealthphilippines FB page.
Deletethanks for the visit! :)
hi, just wanna ask... is this race exclusive for male participants only? or pde rin for females? i've seen pictures na pde ung mga females ^_^ lastly, are the obstacles that tough for females? i really wanted to join pero just need some advise from you.. thank you! ^_^
ReplyDeletethe race is open for both male and female participants. :) yep, kayang-kaya naman ng girls ung obstacles. from my experience last year, saw marshals assisting women sa mejo tough obstacles. :)
Deletethank you!!! i'll be joining this event ^_^ excited na ako!!!
Deletesee you there! this will be fun! :)
Deleteang 21k category po ba ay 21 kilometers tlaga o nabawasan dhil sa obstacles?
ReplyDeletejust asking thank you sir.
from my experience last year it was less than 21 kilometers, probably by around 500m. not sure if the organizers will change it this year.
Deletekailan po mag post ng design ng finisher`s shirt at medal?? tnx po
ReplyDeletehello there! will post as soon as we get the info from the organizers. or do like Men's Health Philippines FB page as they would most probably publish it first there. :)
Deletehi deemenrunner! is there any finisher's shirt and medal for 5K & 10K category? thanks alot! -bryan
ReplyDeletehello bryan! from what has been shared, there would be finisher's shirt and medals for 5k and 10k. the only exclusive post-race freebie is the cap for 21k finishers.
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI've heard really comments about people opting to skip the obstacles due to long wait line. Since you've ran the urbanathlon before do you have any comments on the matter? i.e. any tips in avoiding the lines? or is waiting in line not such a bad thing?
From what I see the two scarier obstacles is the wall climb and the rope climb. Do you think you can share any tips in conquering them? :)
Thanks,
Brian
Yeah, saw some runners just skipping obstacles. Since there's a lot of participants, the marshals weren't able to monitor everyone or impose penalties on those runners.
DeleteAs for me, since I was after the experience rather than getting a good finish time, I didn't mind falling in line. It was fun to try all obstacles.
Wall climb is ok, there are marshals helping push participants up the wall so you need not worry. For the rope climb (tower), this is something new this year. :)
kasama ba yung tower obstacle sa 10k? mukhang dun ako mahihirapan. :)
ReplyDeleteas far as i know, yes. 10k and 21k runner will both go through the same set of obstacles. 5k runners have less obstacle to go through, but I am not aware what specific obstacles 5k runners will skip.
Deleteayos...salamat...
ReplyDeletethank you nga pala...ako yung nasa scaffolding maze....(Reydor)
nice one Reydor! MH model na!
DeleteThanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteOne good advise i could give is to leave the pack right after the gunstart, this is to avoid long queues for the first series of obstacles.
May i know as well, if the organizer is the same as last year?
Thanks!
Yes, same organizers. Tougher obstacles. :)
DeleteI think kasabay po sya ng candy rush
ReplyDeletehindi kea magkabanggaan sa route?
hello Juan! the Candy Rush race route utilizes Roxas Boulevard. MHU route utilizes Macapagal Blvd. there should be no conflicts. confirmed this as well with the Race Director Coach Joar. :)
DeleteHi! thanks for this info, sir.
ReplyDeleteIt will be my first time to join Urbanathlon and I dont think I can do all the obstacles...
I heard may penalty for skipping. Is it true? what would it be this year?
Thanks in advance!
From the media launch, they have not yet decided what the penalty will be for skipping the obstacles - one option they are looking at is for runners to do burpees. hehe! but this is something still being finalized by the organizing team.
Deletegreat on the details deemenrunner!
ReplyDeletejust wanna ask, if u happen to know, will there be a place/station where we can keep some of our belongings during the event?
-Jay
hello Jay!
Deletethere will be baggage counters, as usual on race events. :)
ano yung design ng finisher shirt, kasi po last year kulay yellow, ngayon po kaya?
ReplyDeletethe organizers haven't released the design yet. will post it here as soon as it is available. :)
Deletehi deem, ask k lng if alam mo yung updates regarding sa reg. at alabang golds gym. kung meron pa. and last availblity of singlets.
ReplyDeletethank you!
hello ponci! thanks for the visit!
Deleteunfortunately, as a blogger, we are no longer informed on specifics like singlet availability. best to contact the gold's gym branch where you are planning to register to get the information you need. :)
deemrunner nakareg ako sa 10k pero gusto ko masubukan lhat ng obstacle dpat b s 21k konti lng b obstacle sa 10k mahirap ba nd ko p ksi nasubukan ng 21k
Deletesir deemer sa 10k ba konti lng obstacle mas madami po ba s 21k or same lng din gsto ko ksi masubukan laht ng obstacle kya lng nd p ako nakasubok ng 21k kun sakali 1st mostly 10k
Deletehello dragon7apple! 21k and 10k have the same set of obstacles. if you're just after experiencing all the obstacles, ok na ung 10k. :)
DeleteYung mga obstacle difficulty po ba for different categories (5,10,21km) are the same?
ReplyDelete10km and 21km have the same set of obstacles. the 5km category babawasan nila ng ilang obstacles. :)
DeleteHow about the "The Tower", bababaan po ba ang height? :))
Deletefrom what has been shared to us, same station lang sya na dadaanan ng lahat ng categories. so same height lang. basta rest assured may mga marshals naman dun to take care of everyone.
DeleteSir yung Racekit including the Singlet and Buff, makukuha na ba agad upon onsite registration or sa actual day ng race pa? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteyep you'll get them all upon registration, of course singlet size based on availability as usual. :)
DeleteAre the onsite registration accepts major credit cards like Run United Organizers did? I'm planning to register later to ROX BGC. Thank you deemenrunner! Your blog is very informative and you're very approachable and polite to your visitors! :D
ReplyDeletehello! from what i know, registration is on cash basis only.
Deletethanks for those kind words! God bless!
sir deemenrunner ask ko lang po kng may design na po ng finisher shirt and medal.
ReplyDeletethank you sir.
wow si juan dela cruz visitor ng blog ko! haha!
Deletesir wala pa rin kameng natatanggap na images para dun. rest assured, I will post them here pag available na. try ko rin ask sa contact namin from summitmedia. :)
haha! ganun po ba sir deemenrunner. thank you po sa respond.
DeleteBro kaya kaya to ng normal person?
ReplyDeletehaha natawa na naman ako sa normal person. oo naman kayang-kaya yan basta syempre train both upper and lower body. may marshals din naman to assist all participants. :)
DeleteSir would you know what time is the gun start for 21k & 10k? Thanks!
ReplyDeletehello Jin! according to the Men's Health Philippines FB page, they are going to release this information tomorrow. :)
Deletesir ask ko lang kung what time po ang gun start ng 21k thanks.
ReplyDeletehello Juan! updated the blog post with the image of the assembly and gun times as released by Men's Health Philippines today.
Deletethanks sir! I ask one more. May i know the design of medal? Because its motivate me more to run hehe. Thanks again sir!
Deletetwo things: either the medal is a complete surprise to finishers, or it would be the same design as last year's kaya they didn't release the design already. :)
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