The 2019 TIKIM Filipino Food Fun Run, a
one-of-a-kind 5K fun run or walk that celebrates Filipino culture and the value
of giving back, returns on its second year for more fun treats and good eats.
The run takes place on Saturday, June 8,
2019 at the Coyote
Point Recreation Area, 1701 Coyote Point Drive in San Mateo.
TIKIM is a Filipino word that means “to taste” and the 5k fun
run, presented by TFC Live, will take
runners through a course with a Filipino food tasting station at each kilometer
of the way. Each station is a celebration of different Filipino flavors. This
year’s theme is Filipino street food. The street food scene in the Philippines
is arresting, as it is intriguing, and TIKIM hopes to capture the spirit and
substance of Filipino street food with an offering that go the range from mild
to hella wild. One must see it, or
rather, run the course to be blown away by the offerings.
After the run, the fun continues with a post-run picnic that
features more Filipino food – from savory to sweet, stage activities with
performances by Trace Repeat, a
Bay Area soul and funk band from Oakland, and guitar virtuoso Jinx Jones and The Kingtones.
There will also be the much-awaited balut-eating
contest plus other classic Filipino reunion games.
Aside
from being a fun run, TIKIM is also a philanthropic event. According to ABS-CBN
Global Head of Events Ricky Resurreccion,
“It is a way to give back, as
part of the proceeds of the TIKIM
Filipino Food Fun Run registration will
be donated to the feeding program of Bantay Bata (the
Child Watch program of ABS-CBN Foundation International).” By registering and joining the
fun run, each adult runner registration provides meals to six (6) * undernourished
children in the Philippines.
Runners will receive a commemorative TIKIM
t-shirt, race bib, an acknowledgement letter with the runner’s donation to
ABS-CBN Foundation International (for adult registrants), and access to the
TIKIM Post-Race Picnic.
Aside from food trucks and vendor booths, the post-run picnic
will have entertainment, and other fun activities for the whole family.
TIKIM has partnered with Let’s Do This and The Filipino
Food Movement to bring you a celebration of family, fitness, fun, and
Filipino food flavors. Click here or go to www.mytfc.com/tikim2019 for more information and to register for the 2019 TIKIM Filipino Food Fun Run.
