Everything Starts With An "Idea"

Through the Internet, I was able to discover that there is such thing as an International Sports Federation called, the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU). And after browsing on the different links and pages, I was able to find out that this is a governing body of all ultramarathon events, endurance running events, and multi-day stage running event for the whole world.

I found later that the Philippines is not represented in this international governing body for ultrarunners and I started to make a research on the possibility of coming up with a national association for ultrarunners in the country. I found out that our neigboring countries like, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Nepal, Japan, and South Korea had been an active member of this international sports body.

After successfully promoting and conducting the first Bataan Death March 102K Ultramarathon Race last April 5, 2009 with eight (8) foreigners and a total of 82 participants which resulted in the finish of sixty-three (63) runners, I deemed it proper to officially organize and lay the foundation of the Philippine Association of Ultrarunners (PAU). The finishers of this ultramarathon event in the Philippines were invited to be the initial members of this Association.

With such an "idea" to give promotion, development and direction to our ultrarunners, this Association will greatly enhance the awareness of such sports discipline to everybody.