Third World Country Blues...

So Manila won't be a Nike Human Race city AGAIN. Why am I not surprised? Just one glance at the list of race cities would give you an idea why Manila does not qualify:

NYC, USA

Chicago, USA

Los Angeles, USA

Vancouver, Canada

Guangzhou, China

Mt. Fuji, Japan

Berlin, Germany

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paris, France

Rome, Italy

Padova, Italy

Milan, Italy

Mexico City

Monterrey, Mexico

Guadalajara, Mexico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tel Aviv, Israel

Seoul, Korea

Bogotá, Colombia

Lima, Peru

Singapore

Melbourne, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

The tag-line should say "The Day the First World Runs." Mexico has three race sites, and Nike could not squeeze a city like Manila in? If it's any consolation, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and even good old HK didn't make it either. A friend who works for Nike Phils hinted that there won't be a local run because Nike is cutting costs. Adi is holding KOTR, so why can't Nike host a local run? Oh well. It seems none of us can do anything about it, other than sign up for KOTR hahaha!