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Pira Hospital Run for the Sisters of St Clare on March 10, 2012

In celebration of the 30^th yr anniversary of Pira Hospital, we will be holding the 1^st half marathon run for a cause on March 10, 2012 infront of Pira Hospital, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. This event is for the benefit of the Sisters of St Clare of Assisi in barangay Sabang. The runners will traverse the different scenic views around Cabugao.

Pray always and be vigilant”

5^th letter of St Clare

BRIEF HISTORY:

The SISTERS OF SAINT CLARE in Brgy. Sabang, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur is an offshoot of the Order of Saint Clare or the more popularly called the Poor Clares. Their way of life is prayer: prayer for the needs of the Church and the whole world, and in particular, for the special intentions of the people. They strive to establish a way of life close to the initial founding spirit of St. Clare’s contemplative program for the movement she inspired by her own life and the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi.

The work of the community consists of planting vegetables and raising several native chickens for food; while their other needs are augmented by the meager income from the sale of shell-craft and greeting cards made from native materials such as dried wooden chips, etc. and from the donations of God’s instruments of generosity. These are their only means of subsistence, since they are a new foundation

The Sisters of St. Clare aspire to praise God by their lives and in prayer, in response to the many blessings they receive in this archdiocese.

RACE CATEGORIES

3K
8K
21K

REGISTRATION VENUES

Registration period is from January 15 to March 8, 2012
Onsite registration 1 hr prior to race proper

· Pira Hospital Cabugao, ILocos Sur

· LG Drugstore Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

· Livestrong/Planet Sports Vigan City

· Auntie Mamas Bakery Sinait, Ilocos Sur

REGISTRATION FEES

Race Category	Registration Fee	Race Features
3K	Php 150	Race Kits (t-shirt and Race Bib) certificate,refreshments
8K	Php 250	Race Kits (t- shirt and Race Bib) certificate, refreshments
21K	Php 450	Race Kits (singlet and Race Bib) Finisher’s shirt Finisher’s Medal, certificate, refreshments (energy drink, banana)

ASSEMBLY AND GUN START TIMES

Race Category	Assembly Time	Gun Start
3k	5:15AM	6:15am
8K	5:15AM	6:00am
21K	4:30AM	5:00 am

* For 21k runners, a petition box will be place in front of the St Clare Convent,
one of the water station areas.

PRIZES

- cash prize for the top finishers in each category

BIB

RACE ROUTES

21K route

21K route

Baclig, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

Namruangan, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

Daclapan, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

Sabang

Sabang is the take-off point for Salomague Island. Members of the Saint Claire, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, have established a place in the barangay facing Salomague Island. Sabang beach 'aka' as Kidos point has been a surfing site for surfing competition in Ilocos Sur.

Sabang, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur

Sabang, Ilocos Sur

Sisters of St Clare convent

Salomague

The historic port of Salomague located in this barangay explains why it holds the distinction of being one of the few Ilocos barangays printed on international mariners’ map. The Port of Salomague was an ancient port of call of seafarers, merchants and traders from different Asian countries. During the American occupation, it served as a mooring place from boats that ferried across the Pacific where thousands of Ilocanos worked at sugar plantations in Hawaii and California. Now leased to a private corporation, It is the transshipment port of goods and products to Taiwan. It is also the unloading point of commercial fishing vessels. The Salomague Island is used to have inhabitants until the owners choose to have it uninhabited. A 1109-hectare island, it can be reached in less than five (5) minutes ride through a banca. A municipal ordinance has declared the waters around it a fish sanctuary area, thus making it more attractive to sports fishers and scuba divers who regularly visit it. Picnickers also frequent its eastern coast.