The Home of the Tarsier and the world-famous Chocolate Hills shall turn green today when runners in green shirts take the streets of Tagbilaran City in Bohol for the staging of the 32nd National Milo Marathon leg.
Six runners, the top three men and three women finishers, will advance to the Milo Marathon national finals slated on Nov. 30 in Metro Manila.
While the centerpiece of this weekly foot race held in partnership with Bayview Park Hotel, Adidas and Department of Tourism is the 21-k qualifying race, the bulk of participants will come from the 5K fun run and the 3K age group race for kids.
The top 10 finishers in all categories will receive trophies, medals and cash prize amounting to P159,000.
Also on hand for today's early morning festivity is the cheerdance competition, which has become one of the major attractions in this island-hopping event.
Local race organizer lawyer Dionisio Balite has invited Gov. Erico B. Aumentado to fire the starting gun for that 21k race, Mayor Dan Neri Lim for the 5k, and board member Josil Trabajo for the 3k kiddie run. They will also be on hand to award prizes to all winners. A total of 5,000 runners registered for the event.
Nestle AVP Pat Goc-ong, meanwhile, is advising all participants to be at the starting area not later than 5 a.m. for the pre-race briefing and check-in. runners are also advised to wear their respective Milo shirts given to them upon registration for security purposes.
After Tagbilaran, the country's biggest and longest-running marathon goes to San Fernando City in La Union next Sunday for the 18th leg of the 2008 season.
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