In celebration
of National Children's Month, McDonalds Philippines officially announced the
staging of its 8th annual Stripes Run which aims to further promote bonding
among families and friends as well as support literacy among Filipino school
children.
Organized
in partnership with racing events company RUNRIO owned and founded by Rio Dela
Cruz, the event will have two legs. The first is on November 25, 2017 at the
Garden Bloc, Cebu IT Park while the other will be held at McKinley West, Fort
Bonifacio, Taguig City on December 3, 2017. Each leg of the Stripes Run will have
seven categories, namely:
Kiddie Stripes – 1 km run for ages 8 years
old and below
Young Stripes – 3 km run for ages 8 to 15
years old
3K Stripes – 3 km run for ages 16 years and
up
Family Stripes – 3 km run for teams with 2
adults (aged 16 and up) and 2 kids (aged 15 and under)
5K Stripes – 5 km run for ages 16 years and
up
5K Squad Stripes – 5 km run for teams with 4
adults (ages 16 and up)
10K Stripes – 10 km run for ages 16 years and
up
Stripes
Run participants will receive a race kit which includes a pair of red and white
striped socks where they will be wearing during the event plus a free stub for
a McDonalds meal. Those who are interested to get running with striped socks on
with their loved ones may register either online or at any select McDonalds store
before November 23 for the Cebu leg or December 1 for the Metro Manila leg.
