12 Annual Padyakan Sa Bataan at Karagatan Bay View Peaks Mariveles Bataan

When I first heard about Padyakan sa Bataan, I actually thought it was some sort of tricycle race.  Then I saw the poster for the Padyakan sa Bataan 2017 and realized it was a bike race.

To my surprise, this is the 12th Annual Padyakan sa Bataan.  Aside from being free registration, there are trophies, medals and cash prizes for each category where there are 3 to 5 winners.

We arrived at around 7 am and registration was still going on.

Fox is one of the official sponsored and they have a booth set up.  They were really generous in providing cool raffle prizes like Dry Fit Gloves, Dry Fit Shirts and more. 

They also provided Pump Trucks.

At around 8 am, the program began with the push bikes. 

This is my first time to encounter push bikes so I found it interesting. 

The kids were really competitive. 

They were so adorable.

The push bike race was sponsored and organized by Strider.  

I've been told that this is their first time to do this.

But, it looks like they can keep this going right?

There are bigger kids too. 

But, they were few.

They also look like they struggled more than the little kids.

But, they all made it through.

The program continued to small bikes.

There were a lot of categories: Age Category, Fun Category, Heavyweight, Fat Bike and Single-speed categories.

There are also fun races and more competitive races.

The bikers are so lucky because it was a cloudy day. 

The sun was not intense and showed up only around the afternoon.

The short races had 3 rounds each.

Most of the bikers joined the fun race.

In sum, around 670 bikers joined this year.  That was around thrice from last year.  The highlight of the event was the downhill race for pro bikers. 

The awarding was hosted by Mariveles Mayor Ace Jello Concepcion.   Kids were awarded a medal and 500 php prize.  While the adults up to veterans of 69 years old were awarded trophies, medal and 3,000 php prize each.  The awarding lasted until 11 pm but everyone was still rowdy even then because of the hundreds of raffle prizes (which include bike gears, biker gears and Max's gift certificates) and fun programs such as the dance number by the Mutya ng Mariveles candidates and Miss Bataan 2016 Ambassadress of Investment and Industries Ms. Charlene Versoza.

Congratulations Bataan Tourism for such a successful event!

Soccer or Rugby?

Whether its soccer or rugby, both sports are slowly gaining popularity in the Philippines.  I'm glad we Filipinos are able to appreciate these to sports.  I'm looking forward to the success of our Philippine soccer team "Philippine Azkals" and the Philippine rugby team "Philippine Volcanoes".  

Back in my college days, I used to enjoy watching our school varsity team practicing for soccer.  Just for fun, we purchased a soccer ball when we were young and it was so difficult to play soccer.  No matter how hard I try, I couldn't control the ball.   I always in awe at how soccer player are able to consecutively pass the ball from one leg to another and even to their body and heads.  


On the other hand, Rugby is a more fierce-some and intense sport.  I'm not up for the brute but Rugby players are really hot especially the Philippine Volcanoes.  Their muscular bodies are the proof of their hard work and discipline.  Speaking of Rugby, I love it when guys wear Rugby Team Hoodies.  


So which sport are you a fan of?  What's your favorite team?  How do you show them your support?