🏃‍♀️RunRio Pride Run 2025: Our First 5KM Together. A June Finale to Remember!

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 June 27, 2025.

A date we’ll forever remember as the day we crossed a finish line together, not just literally, but in so many beautiful ways.

The moment Elaiza and I decided to join the RunRio Pride Run 2025 at SM Lanang Premier, we already felt a different kind of thrill like something big and meaningful was about to unfold. This wasn’t just any ordinary fun run. This was our first 5KM run as a couple, and it also carried a deeper purpose: celebrating Pride, Unity, and Love.

We were so excited that we barely slept. By 2:30 AM, we were already up and moving (honestly, barely blinking, but hearts racing with anticipation). Our plan was to leave by 2:45 so we could arrive early at SM Lanang, stretch, take pictures, and mentally prep. But in true Bandija-Omictin fashion we left the house at 3:30 AM instead. 😂

It was a mix of chaos and laughter. “Supposedly we should already be at SM Lanang by now!” I laughed while munching on a banana and tying my shoelaces in the tricycle. “Better late than never!” Elaiza grinned, always the cool one.


By the time we arrived, runners were buzzing with energy, the rainbow flags were waving proudly, and the atmosphere was electric. Music was blasting, people were warming up, and the feeling of community was overwhelming in the best way.

Then… gun start.
The crowd surged forward, and off we ran together.

Elaiza, steady and focused, took off with grace. I followed, trying to match her pace, but somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd kilometer, she zoomed ahead like a true queen. The morning sky was slowly turning golden, and even though I was catching my breath more than once, the feeling of running through Davao with Elaiza ahead, the Pride banner fluttering, and strangers cheering on was surreal.

She crossed the finish line at 41 minutes. I finished at 46 minutes. And yes, we both got our Pride Run medals! 🏅✨

We hugged each other at the finish line, all sweaty and exhausted, but our smiles? Pure joy. This wasn’t just a physical achievement it was a celebration of our journey, our love, our health, our courage.

🏁 Key Highlights:

  • Date: June 27, 2025

  • Event: RunRio Pride Run 2025

  • Location: SM Lanang Premier, Davao City

  • Distance: 5KM

  • Elaiza's Time: 41 mins

  • My Time: 46 mins

  • Achievement Unlocked: Our very first 5KM run together! 🫶

  • Feeling: Tired but SO HAPPY!

We ended June with a BANG medals on our necks, and hearts full of pride. 💖💪🌈

And guess what? We’re not stopping here!

📣 Next up: The Ateneo Superheroes Run on July 13, 2025 at SM City Ecoland, Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City! We’re suiting up again, ready to run not just for health, but for causes we believe in, and most of all, for each other.

July is already looking amazing a birth month for me, a new chapter of our running journey, and more opportunities to grow stronger, together.

"Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up." — Dean Karnazes

To more finish lines and fun runs. To love, laughter, and lungs that are learning to be stronger. Let's keep running side by side. 💗🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

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#AteneoSuperheroesRunNext
#ProudAndGrateful

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