Dumaguete Marathon Clinic Launched April 9, 2006 Rizal Boulevard Dumaguete City

Media Release - Press Conference Chin Loong Restaurant, Rizal Boulevard April 8, 2006 Saturday A 9-months marathon clinic patterned after the world-famous Honolulu Marathon Clinic will be conducted by the Metro Dumaguete Roadrunners Club, Inc. (MDRCI), every Sunday, at six o'clock in the morning at the Rizal Boulevard. The clinic, patterned after the world-famous Honolulu Marathon Clinic, which trained thousands of people to run their first 42.195 kilometer marathon, and founded by world-renowned cardiologist, Dr. Jack Scaff, Jr., aims to train runners who will attempt to complete a 21-K half-marathon in November, or to provide an opportunity to participate in an activity that will improve the physical fitness of the participants. Regular participation in the one-hour run regimen of the clinic will also serve as a preventive measure to arrest the growing incidence of "lifestyle diseases" like heart disease which is now the number killer in the City. "The marathon clinic is free of charge and everyone is invited to join," said Cecilio D. Tayko, the President of MDRCI. Mayor Agustin Perdices has manifested full support, City Administrator; Engr. Dominador Dumalag issued a memorandum enjoying all employees to join the program. Likewise, the City Tourism Council, through is Chairman, Councilor Chiquiting Sagarbarria, had made available the facilities of Café Tourismo for the promotional campaign to be undertaken by the MDRCI in promoting the half-marathon as an international event. In a letter addressed to Dr. Perry Mequi of Foundation University, and who will serve as training consultant for the clinic, Dr. Jack Scaff wrote: "I applaud your efforts with your Marathon Clinic and if there were anything we can do to support or assist you, we would be delighted. Not only that, should one ever envision a 'sister relationship' we would like to do that as well…if the schedule works out, count on me in coming (to Dumaguete) with my wife Donna at our own expense."

"Each training session will consists of --- Only 1-hour Run". "The whole point in the Marathon Clinic is not so much to finish the full 42-k distance. Participants have a choice of just running or walking a 5-k, 10-k or the half 21k marathon. What is important is that one participates to prevent becoming part of the statistics cited by Dr Ava Vios in her data of rising incidence of lifestyle disease in the City" explained Dr. Aparicio Mequi

Training groups will be led and paced by volunteers who have completed at least one marathon. There are three groups at the clinic: 1. Beginners - sedentary types and people just starting their exercise programs. 2. Intermediates - Those who are already running, but don't know how to transition to a marathon. 3. Advanced - Similar to intermediates, but at a faster pace.

Beginners I. Slow Pace Mr. Jack Washington, Reynaldo Tabares, Gary Tabios and Grace Bustillo lead the group with estimated 200 trainees.

Beginners II. Faster Pace. Mr. Bernabe Bustillo, Joseph Lipana and Armando Pabu-aya lead the group with estimated 100 trainees.

Ike Xavier Villaflores - signaled the 1-hour run finisher's to prepare for the Muaythai Aerobics cooling exercises.

Cafe Tourismo Rizal Boulevard

Dr. Aparicio Mequi

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"The objective of Dumaguete Marathon Clinic is to get sedentary people, and even cardiac patients, to participate in an easy, relaxed, and recreational form of physical activity to improve their fitness and enhance their capacity toward off what is called lifestyles diseases".