Last July 5 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, thousands ran in pairs to join the annual Robinsons’ Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy Run as it promotes healthy living not only for oneself but also to their friends and family members. Even CEOs and celebrities joined the annual fitness run headed by Robinsons Supermarket that very committed in promoting health and wellness to their shoppers.
There are two categories in the 8th Robinsons’ Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy Run including 5KM and 10KM whereas up to 4,500 recreational runners joined including triathlete Nikko Huelgas, who recently bagged a gold medal for the sport at the 28th SEA Games. Philippines Volcanoes captain Jake Letts, and celebrities James Reid and Jessy Mendiola were in attendance as well.
“While eating healthy is at the core of a healthy life, we cannot discount the immutable contribution of exercise. And running is always better when done with a partner hence, the Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy run,” said Robinsons Supermarket General Manager Jody Gadia.
At the end of the run, top pair finishers received prizes from Robinsons Supermarket officials. 5K winners won a trip for 2 to Coron, Palawan while 10k winners bagged a trip for 2 to Yangon, Myanmar. 2nd to 5th place finishers received Robinsons Gift Certificates as consolation prizes.
Special awards from event sponsors were also given away. Outstanding pairs were awarded the following: Close-up Couple award, Rexona Do More Buddies, Breeze Sige Mom-child Tandem, Nestle Best Shape-up Buddies, Milo Energy & Milo R2 Twin Buddies, and the Johnson & Johnson Active Fresh Award.
