RUNRIO partners with Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and Clark Development Corporation for a running event that aims to promote night running in the Philippines.
RUNRIO, Tourism Promotions Board Philippines and the Clark
Development Corporation announces the upcoming Clark Sunset Marathon happening
on December 9, 2017, at the Parade Grounds of Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga
at 4pm. It is the first of its kind ever conceptualized in the Philippines.
The Clark Sunset Marathon is a race conceptualized and
organized by RUNRIO, Inc. and was inspired by the fact that in tropical
countries like the Philippines, the weather is mostly hot and humid. A night
run is the perfect running event for running enthusiasts to have a more cooler
and more exciting race experience.
Clark Sunset Marathon features running categories in 5KM,
10KM, 21KM and 42KM with the full marathon’s gun start happening at 5pm. The
21KM, 10KM and 5KM follow shortly at 5:15pm, 5:30pm and 5:45pm respectively.
The race event is expected to attract a total of 5,000
running enthusiasts coming from all parts of the country, as well as runners
from other parts of the world. “The Clark Sunset Marathon comes at an opportune
time when we are being very aggressive in promoting Clark Pampanga as one of
the country’s premiere tourist hub.” Said Noemi Julian, manager, Clark
Development Corporation, Tourism Promotions.
This landmark running activity is inspired by other
world-famous famous running events such as the Boston Marathon, New York
Marathon, Singapore Marathon, and the Tokyo Marathon, and is expected to put
the country on the global map as a destination for running enthusiasts.
In partnership with Tourism Promotions Board Philippines
and Clark Development Corporation the Clark Sunset Marathon aims to establish
Clark, Pampanga as a venue of world-class running events in the Philippines.
The activity also aims to establish this event as a premiere international
marathon foot race in the country by securing route standard accreditation from
AIMS/IAAF, the international governing body for distance races in the world.
“The development of Clark International Airport, including
the construction of a P12-billion passenger terminal will not only provide
running enthusiasts easy access to attend this event, but will also open new
opportunities for both tourist and business groups in Clark Pampanga” added
Julian.
Running coach Rio dela Cruz of RUNRIO Events, Inc. is proud
of this ambitious running event that will not only promote the sport of
running, but more importantly, promote the country as well and boost tourism.
