THE BIRTH OF MAD RUNNING CLUB

 

Since 2011 that I started becoming a runner, I was never a part of a running club even if there was a multitude of clubs here in Cebu.  There was an attempt to join one in Toledo City in 2014, but it did not push through as planned for some reasons.

Fast forward to 2021.

I did not expect the accidental inception of the Marigondonian Adik og Dagan (MAD), an exclusive running club of the alumni of Marigondon National High School, the biggest public high school in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. 

Care to know the story behind?

I was serving my last year as the elected Alumni President and I was thinking of ways to unite the alumni community.  One option I thought of is organizing different clubs to unite the alumni through a common sport, hobby or interest.  Through the initiative, several clubs were formed, including a mountaineering club, a motorcycle riders club and of course, the running club we called Marigondonian Adik og Dagan or MAD Running Club.  We chose the name because it is catchy and easy to recall and we reference it to the famous running club in Cebu, the Toledo Adik og Dagan or TAD club organized by the esteemed Doc Willie Estepa.  We also loved the name because it clearly suggests people to get addicted to a healthy lifestyle through running.

We started our 1st session last July 4, 2021, 5AM at MIMG Memorial Park in Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City.  There were ten (10) runners who joined the first session and it was truly a blast.  I'm glad to have meet running enthusiasts from other batches, get to know them better as journey together in our goal of becoming a physically better versions of ourselves.

So what are you waiting now? 

Join us! Get MAD! Be MAD!