To Sir Raffy: Do not be so pikon ;) (an unsolicited advice from a blogger)

The recent Aboitiz Run to Reduce was hit by a lot of criticism because how poorly it was disorganized like having too few water stations in the full marathon. A lot of people say that they were not happy with what happened and to the point that some suggested to boycott the future races.

Aboitiz Chief Reputation Officer Basti Lacson offered his apologies and promised that they will do better next time. Well, race organizer Raffy Uytiepo sings a different tune. He is blacklisting the names of the people who call for a boycott.  Being one of the busiest race directors, if he truly ban those people, those runners will miss out some interesting running events like Milo Marathon qualifiers, and the Warrior 50 Ultra-Marathon.

Oh boy, I do not know if he really meant what he said although it is in the newspaper and you can read it online.  It is hard to achieve perfection but with Cebu have organized runs every week; the avid runners cannot help but compare one run to another. Some people even compare who has the better looking singlets. A week after the controversial Run to Reduce was the University Run and a lot of people are raving about how well organized it was. Lahi ra gyud as they say. It is but normal to be hurt when your job is criticized and be compared other people's work. It is normal to feel slighted but to write stuff in a newspaper when you are emotional will lead to more controversial statements. A lot of people have reacted to his declaration and a lot of them certainly disagree. 

My only hope that boycotts and bans will not materialize. I join fun runs not much for the run but for the fun and if it is not fun anymore then why would someone pay 250 to be allowed to run. Many people join the run not to win the race but to win against themselves. If people criticize on how runs can be better then just take note and try to find solution to their complaints. I am sure that a race organizer will learn more from the criticisms rather the praise. ;) 

More power to the runners and to the organizers and may we have more great runs in Cebu in the near future. ;)