It is definite.
The Cebu City Marathon will push through on January 10, 2010.
This was confirmed by the Cebu Executive Runners Club at a press launch held Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Mooon Cafe.
"We are announcing it even as early as today so that the runners can prepare and properly train for it, " said John Pages of CERC.
The Cebu City Marathon will have male and female categories for the following events: 42K, 21K and 5K. The 10K was excluded from the race plan in order to encourage the current crop of 10K runners to progress to the next level, which is 21K and 42K, while still giving new runners the chance to participate under the 5K category.
"CERC will hold a series of running clinics that will teach runners how to prepare properly for a marathon. It will be handled by medical doctors and experienced marathon runners," revealed CERC President Jesse Taborada.
The Cebu City Marathon will be co-presented by the Cebu City Government, who already committed to provide all the cash prizes for the event totaling P300,000.00. The cash prize for the first place finish in the 42K will be P50,000.00 (male and female). This event will hopefully be a part of the official Sinulog calendar.
"Apart from the singlet, those who will successfully complete the 42K will be given a finisher's T-shirt and possibly (the logistics are still being worked out) a finisher's medal," said Meyrick Jacalan also of CERC.
The start/finish area will be at the Cebu I.T. Park. The highlights of the route include the Capitol, Sto. Nino Basilica, Magellan's Cross, the scenic South Road Properties (seaside portion), Cebu Business Park and the three flyovers along Archbishop Reyes Avenue. The route will be certified by PATAFA.
The organizers have not set a cut-off time for the race.
The Marathon Foodie will post the route maps in the next few days.
For more information and updates, please log on to www.cebumarathon.com.
7 comments:
this am really excited for haids. i had my first half at this year's sinulog (then pa lang, kita na gyud duha ang ka pace, remember?) that was so exciting! and passing thru srp at at that (ran the freedom run last june 12 there, twas amazing! did go time too! twas afternoon and not so hot). i will definitely join this, god willing. you?
thanks for the post ms. haids...
i hope you can post the schedule of the clinic.
Eager to participate for the running clinics.
thanks for the information.
Hello Abs!
Mo-apil ko ani Abs! Manung man gani tag dagan sa laing lugar. Hahaha! Magtrain na ta tanan ug sugod kay di lalim ang 3 flyovers at the second half of the route.
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Hello Mark and Rhys!
We will keep you posted. Also, try to visit www.cebumarathon.com or Cebu Sports Blog of John Pages. they will also post updates.
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Yay, no 10k? oh well, mag sige na gyud ko dagan ani in the hope that I will be fit enough to finish the 21k. ingon pa ni edmund tingalig ma heart attack na nuon ko ani. hehehehe...
Hello Negley!
There's plenty of time to train. You can check out www.runnersworld.com for a program that's appropriate for you. =)
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