Eduard Flores and Christine Hallasgo dominated the 42K race of the Manila Marathon held on Sunday on the Mall of Asia Advanced in Pasay Metropolis.
Flores clocked in two hours, half-hour, and 10 seconds to defend his title within the males’s division, whereas Hallasgo registered two hours, 55 minutes, and 34 seconds to prime the ladies’s division.
“Malaking tulong sa akin ‘yun kasi purpose ko talagang makakuha ng magandang time,” mentioned Flores of Normal Santos Metropolis.
Hallasgo, in the meantime, is grateful that her sacrifices paid off.
“Grateful lang ako kasi kahit paano, ako pa rin ‘yung nagwagi. Sulit lahat ng sakripisyo kasi hindi madali na malayo ako sa household ko habang nagte-training, pero alam ko na habang malakas ako, hanggang kaya ko, lalaban ako,” she mentioned.
This boosted their bid for a nationwide workforce spot as they earned vital rating factors on this race sanctioned by the Philippine Athletics Observe and Area Affiliation, a part of the World Athletics Rankings Competitors, and is licensed by World Athletics.
Richard Salano (2:33:56), Edsel Ethical (2:33:57), Dickyias Mendioro (2:43:51), and Lexter Gaihe (3:03:34) accomplished the 42K males’s division prime 5, whereas Artjoy Torregosa (2:57:04), Maricar Camacho (3:15:12), April Rose Diaz (3:18:34), and Eloisa Cusi (3:19:07) comprised one of the best 5 within the girls’s division.
Within the 21K race, Arlan Arbois (1:10:08) topped the boys’s division, whereas Joida Gagnao had one of the best time within the girls’s division (1:28:15). The 10K race noticed Sonny Wagdos end first on the boys’s aspect with 32:13, whereas Edna Magtubo shone within the girls’s 10K with 40:24. Alfrence Braza (16:52) and Shaira Mae Fantilaga (21:48), in the meantime, had been triumphant within the males’s and ladies’s 5K race, respectively.
The Galaxy Manila Marathon had round 19000 runners taking part.
“We’re very proud of the turnout,” mentioned RUNRIO president and CEO Rio de la Cruz. “Historical past within the making din for us as a result of it’s the largest half-marathon with 7,000 members becoming a member of the 21K race.”
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
