By Pigeon M. Lobien
BAGUIO CITY—Barangay Scout Barrio will be host to a fun run with a twist on June 9, as part of the city’s Independence Day celebration.
Three running events are slated during the day-long Kalayaan Trail Run Food Festival with the 3-kilometer kiddie fun run/walk, 5-Km run for more mature runners and the centerpiece 10-Mile (16-Km) trail run that will course through the forests of Kadaclan, Loakan, Happy Hallow, the Yellow Trail of John Hay.
Scout Barrio, Kadaclan, Loakan and Happy Hallow are all part of the John Hay Reservation.
The Kalayaan Trail Run and Music Festival said Eric Coronacion of the P7 Events, organizer of the event, which will benefit patients at the Baguio General Hospital Dialysis Center, aims “to create an iconic annual event in time of the celebration of the Philippine Independence Day.”
Coronacion said that it is “designed to give a new experience for all the participants, runners and non-runners alike, as we have integrated the race to a food and music festival.”
The 5’10” former local varsity known for his dunks added that environment protection where re-greening of trails as part of the program.
Booths for the food fest will open by 8 a.m., where zumba is also slated for enthusiasts. A lunch will be hosted for BGH dialysis patients, while at 3 p.m., the gun will be fired for the run that will be concluded with the concert by at least eight local bands.