ARCA South is Ayala Land Incorporated’s (ALI) 74-hectare Taguig property being developed to become a “City in Sync,” the newest central business and lifestyle district located south of the Metro. This newest ALI property will operate with a centralized system for traffic, power, and security management, furthering its vision of being a city in sync. The district will be highly pedestrianized, peppered by green spaces and streetscapes, and integrated basement parking to free the streets.
ARCA South is the venue for the mobile-app integrated adventure run ALI is organizing on September 19, 2015. Dubbed SyncRUNize, and also the name of the app to be used, this 5km run will challenge both the runners mind and body through a number of physical obstacles and mental drills.
For the run, participants will first have to download the exclusive SyncRUNize mobile app available on Google Play and iOS. The app will direct participants from one checkpoint to another where they will have to accomplish a physical or mental challenge before they can move on to the next challenge.
Interested parties can compete as individuals or in teams of four. They will get a chance to win PHP 90,000 worth of cash and prizes for individual and group winners. After the race, participants can then enjoy the interactive booths and food market in Sync City.
ARCA South has partnered with Guerilla Race, organizers of the Vierce sport Guerilla Race Series, to specially design the obstacle course. Mental drills, which will include calculations, stock knowledge tests, or abstract reasoning, were designed by Go Go Hunt. Other partners are The North Face, Fox, Oculus Archery and as the partner‐beneficiary of the event, the Help Educate and Rear Orphans (HERO) Foundation. Ten percent of the proceeds from SyncRUNize will serve as educational aid to the children of soldiers incapacitated or killed in the line of duty.
“SyncRUNize is the kind of event that embodies the principle behind ARCA South as a City in Sync,” said Stephen Comia, ARCA South project development manager. “The development is envisioned to be the newest CBD in Taguig where all the elements that make a city are present and in sync. In addition, the efficient management of the road network, traffic, communications, environment, security, and other systems in ARCA South are primary.”
To get to ARCA South, participants can take the East Service Road along South Luzon Expressway or C5 in Taguig. For those interested in taking public transport, shuttle services to the race can be availed for a minimum fee of PHP 30 per person per round trip via pick up points at Tower 1 in Ayala Avenue, Makati; TriNoma Mall, Quezon City; and Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa.
To register for SyncRUNize, log on to www.syncrunize.com or visit Chris Sports branches nationwide until September 18.