Wednesday, February 9, 2011

5K Route, QC: UP Diliman (Start: Oblation | End: Oblation)

The Oblation Run.
(No, not the annual frat-sponsored sausage fest.)


The run starts along the Acad. Oval, in front of the Oblation sculpture.

  • Run towards the Checkpoint (near the pointy waiting sheds).
  • Turn right on E. Jacinto and run towards the UP Gym.
  • Run past the E. Jacinto-Magsaysay Ave. intersection, uphill towards Ylanan.
  • When you reach Ylanan, turn right and run along it until you reach Magsaysay Ave -- turn left and run towards the Bahay ng Alumni.
  • Take a left on the first corner after Bahay ng Alumni; run along the road until it curves to Juan Luna St. at the end.
  • Attack Heartbreak Hill and, when it peaks, take a right on the corner before Gomburza.
  • At the junction take a right, and then on the first corner (Agoncillo), turn left.
  • Run downhill along Agoncillo -- past the infirmary, past the School of Statistics, past the NEC and the College of Law -- until you reach the Academic Oval.
  • Take a left on the Academic Oval and run along it, going past the School of Economics and the College of Business Administration.
  • When you reach the intersection of A. Ma. Regidor and the Academic Oval, go straight along Regidor (this is the street going to the Math Building) -- as you run, you should pass the College of Education to your right.
  • Take a right on Quirino Avenue and run along it -- past the Institute of Biology.
  • Cross the Velasquez St. intersection, towards Pardo de Tavera.
  • Run along Pardo de Tavera until you reach its intersection with E. Delos Santos.
  • Take a right on E. Delos Santos and run along it -- past the College of Achitecture -- until you reach the Oblation.
By the time you reach the Oblation, you will have run a total of around 5 kilometers.