13/01/2016
Rafthon AUGUST 27, 2016
Rafthon is the special feature among the core events during the Higalaay Festival, a one month festivity in Cagayan De Oro City celebrated during the month of August. Described as “Adventure Fun Run” , It’s essentially the same with a traditional fun run except for two things. First, it calls for a team effort. Second, rafting is included. Rafthon is the first of it’s kind that can be enjoyed both professional athlete and amateur runners. Higalaay Festival which means “friendship” is aligned to the objective of Rafthon wherein camaraderie is best experienced when a group of six members display their unity to achieve one goal. More than just a sport, it’s the teamwork that makes it exciting and fun. Basically the course will start an 8k rafting (est 30mins) followed by a 5k run to the finish line. The time of each individual run will be added together combined with the Team’s rafting time.
Another category called Rafthon Challenge is an exhibition game where all the triathletes are invited to try a different twist in multi-sport that can only be seen in Cdo. The hardcore uphill trail will test the endurance as Teams will start an 8K rafting across the river followed by a 35K bike then finally a 10K run to the finish line. This is strictly for experienced Triathletes only.
The awarding will be in the evening during the Higalaay Street Festival where thousands will gather to the most colossal street party to transpire ever in Cdo, highlighted by a very rare collaboration of the Top DJ Teams of CDO setting the pace and gradually building up the “HIglaay Countdown” to it’s climax when the clock strikes Twelve, closing the celebration in posting pictures all at the same time under . A shout out to the world that we are indeed the “City of Golden Friendship”.