MANILA, Philippines — Eduard Flores boosted his bid to be a part of the nationwide group as Christine Hallasgo bolstered her place as one of the best within the nation as they received the 42K race within the Galaxy Manila Marathon on Sunday at SM Mall of Asia Grounds.
Flores, 27, had one of the best time among the many males, ending the grueling course in two hours, half-hour, and 10 seconds to efficiently repeat as champion within the nation’s greatest premier race organized by RUNRIO whereas incomes important 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.
“Malaking tulong sa akin yun kasi aim ko talagang makakuha ng magandang time,” stated the Normal Santos Metropolis native.
The 32-year-old Hallasgo, however, confirmed why she is the highest girls’s marathoner within the nation as she timed at two hours, 55 minutes, and 34 seconds.
“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,” stated the nationwide group campaigner from Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
Flores received the higher of Richard Salano (2:33:56), Edsel Ethical (2:33:57), Dickyias Mendioro (2:43:51), and Lexter Gaihe (3:03:34) within the males’s division; whereas Hallasgo was forward of Artjoy Torregosa (2:57:04), Maricar Camacho (3:15:12), April Rose Diaz (3:18:34), and Eloisa Cusi (3:19:07) within the girls’s division.
Over 19,000 runners from 16 nations joined the crown jewel of the Philippines’ working calendar, which has Samsung as title sponsor; Gatorade as official sports activities drink; Cristalino Spring as official hydration companion; and is supported by the Division of Tourism, Nationwide Parks Growth Committee and Intramuros Administration.
“We’re very proud of the turnout,” stated 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.”
Arlan Arbois received the boys’s 21K along with his time of 1:10:08, adopted by Roy Laudit (1:12:00), Rico Jay Patanao (1:13:13), Eduard Josh Buenavista (1:13:56), and John Paul Carreon (1:15:54); whereas Joida Gagnao was victorious within the girls’s 21K clocking in at 1:28:15, trailed by Afjeel Clampiano (1:28:42), Jessa Mae Roda (1:31:35), Mea Gey Adialiaan Ninura (1:33:07), and Rosalie Capucion (1:39:10).
Sonny Wagdos dominated the boys’s 10K in 32:13, adopted by Junel Gobotia (32:30) and James Darrel Orduna (34:23), as Edna Magtubo shone within the girls’s 10K in 40:24, in entrance of Decerie Encomio (42:23) and Angel Mae Saysay (42:49).
Alfrence Braza (16:52) and Shaira Mae Fantilaga (21:48) have been triumphant within the 5K race, with John Mark Balogo (17:21) and EJ Lee Jr. (17:42) making it to the boys’s podium and Jo Punay (24:03) and Leslie Cabato (24:20) stepping into the ladies’s high three.
The race has Rudy Challenge and Decathlon as official redemption companions; Lanson Place Mall of Asia and Citadines Bay Metropolis as official lodge companions; PTV as official media companion; and Angel’s Burger, Transitions, The Oracle and Contemporary Formulation as gold sponsors.
