Binan, Laguna - In line with our drive to Care Beyond Air and go beyond our business, Atlas Copco Philippines partnered with Laguna Technopark Association, Inc. (LTAI) to successfully hold the 2008 LTA 10-K EKIDEN last May 24, 2008. 14 LTA-based companies or locators participated in the 11th edition of the EKIDEN. Ekiden means “fun run” in Japanese. A team has 7 runners each. Winners all of them
Running the 10K is no joke. But because of the scores of spectators and supporters that lined the course, these runners pushed themselves to the limit. Of the 14 teams that sweated it out in the cool Laguna morning breeze, Daiho won the overall championship with a blistering fast time of 36 minutess and 16 seconds. Coming in very close at second was a runner from Imasen with 36 minutes and 41 seconds. The third placer from Nikko Metals clocked in at 39 minutes and 33 seconds.
From 4th to 14th place, the other participants of this Ekiden were: Kito Phils, F-Tech, TS Tech Trim, Lamcor, JFE Shoji, Keihin Phils., Sunpower, Toshiba, Fujitsu Die-tech, Panasonic, and Surtec.
Everybody went home a winner. The top 3 teams were awarded with individual medals and custom-built wood trophies, plus special items from the sponsors. The rest also got special items from the sponsors.
Faster and faster
The starting gun fired at 7 am, and the race was expected to end at around 10 am. But with the very fast times clocked in, it all ended under 9 am. Ms. Anita Lauguico, LTAI Manager, said, “From what I’ve heard, most of the runners put in a lot of extra time and effort to make this race competitive. We’ve seen it in the amazing times the teams have clocked in. In fact, this year’s edition of the Ekiden is one of the fatest, if not the fastest, we’ve ever had! With this year’s success, we hope to see more teams battle it out next year.”
The 2008 LTA 10-K Ekiden is also co-sponsored by Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, Mocha Blends, Yutaka, and Asia United Bank.
Caring Beyond Air
Caring Beyond Air (CBA) has become Atlas Copco Philippines’ way of life. It is the company’s vision to become and remain First in Mind – First in Choice of both external and internal customers by going beyond business and building on relationships with fellow employees, customers, business partners, shareholders, to society and the environment.
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