Batanes Winter Marathon

February 21, 2016

10k,21k,42k

Course: Rolling road-to-trail race

Location: Basco, Batanes

Gun Start: 5:30am

After carefully reviewing and evaluating many avenues of concern for this future event, the following areas have been identified and considered as limitations to Batanes Winter Marathon event:

a. availability of flights of PAL and Skyjet, seating capacity,
b. varying amount of time runners can only commit for this entire “race-cation”
c. $$$$$$budget,
d. a careful look at Basco’s (venue) carrying capacity (an area’s ability to accommodate a number of people in one event, lodging wise).

Runs and Raves came up with the following process to put things in its best order in the long run to keep things smooth. It may not favor you to the fullest, however, it will benefit you at some point.

Before releasing the registration details, we wish to provide runners a rough idea about the range of expense/s they can expect to shell out for their entire “race-cation"

Also, we wish to present to you that PAL flies to Batanes everyday (no response from our request yet) and SkyJet (our partner in this event with only 70-seating capacity which flies on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, response to our request for a discounted rate will be out anytime next week according the sales manager).

Putting all of these areas into consideration, Runs and Raves, the organizer of this race, came up with the following steps to extract a more qualitative and quantitative result to keep this upcoming event organized.

Process:
1.PRE-REGISTRATION PERIOD
We request all SERIOUSLY INTERESTED RUNNERS (SIRs) to pre-register with us prior to the opening of the race registration (TBA) from today until July 2, 2015.
This can be done by sending the following information direct to our FB inbox or runsandraves@gmail.com:
>Complete Name
>Gender
>Location
>Email address
>Contact number
>Distance

Seriously Interested Runners (SIRs) would mean the following:
a.Willing (mag effort) to save and spend a total of P17,000 to P23,000 or more for this race-cation. (ang total actual expense ay maaring mas mababa, lahat ay nakadepende sa diskarte mo, mag abangers ng seat sale, baka maka chamba! hehe)

b.Can a lot a minimum of 3 or more nights (syempre, gagastos ka narin, I maximize mo na ang experience mo to the fullest )

c.Will register within the limited registration period.

Categories: 10k, 21k, and 42k

Course: Rolling road-to-trail
Cut off: Yes, a doable cut-off is TBA (To Be Announced)
BWM Experience Fee:
10k- P1,200
21k- P1,800
42k- P2,500

Minimum Coverage: race shirt, finisher's medal, Ivatan post-race meal, plus photos you can share to the world!

Goal: For the organizer to get a rough count on how many of the page’s likers (and abangers) are really committed to step in, to register. smile emoticon
Fetching a good number of likes is overwhelming but we too need figures close to real numbers. wink emoticon

Registration info:
Registration period will be made known in July. It will available within a limited period, once slots have been filled, registration will automatically close even before the last day. Runners must course their payments through “inter bank transfer (online)” or visit the bank for non-online deposits. ( reg. details will be provided soon)

2. REGISTRATION PERIOD.
During this time, an update on the number of registrants will be announced from time to time, more if reality exceeds our expectations. Note: Again,registration will immediately close when slots are filled sooner than the deadline.

3.POST-REGISTRATION.
A.After registration period, runners are free to book their respective flights (make abang for promos) or consider the special discounted fare offered by Sky Jet (our partner in this event). Only registered runners will be entitled to Sky Jet’s best offer (there will be a system for this).

B. We cannot commit to provide an all-in one "race-cation tour package." after evaluating its pros and cons. However, Runs and Raves will do its best to open package tours (accom.+tour) to accommodate runners who wish to spend less instead of arranging things on their own.

Runners have the option to book with us pure accommodation/ tour or a combo or none-at-all.

These package tours we will be crafting are most beneficial to solo runners, partners, couples who want to go on a tour at the least possible cost. This is possible since we will be offering a “join tour” to cater to individuals or couples who want to be in a “join tour”
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Again, these steps are by-far the best we could think of for both parties as of now. Adjustments may be expected along the process.
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We will keep you posted. We are open to suggestions that could possibly improve the entire process. Feel free to shoot us a mail and we will look into it. wink emoticon

Many thanks!

Runs and Raves