All Set for 2nd Bohol International Marathon

“Brace yourselves for the biggest international marathon to hit Bohol” chimed in the Bohol Runners Club who I chanced at the cozy & inviting Brewpoint Coffee Shop. 

                Bohol Runners’ Club President 
              Nap Betonio with the Roving Eye

 L-R: Janin Tan, Ruby Guinto, Bunny Casenas- Amores 
& Dr. Iris Inting- Gonzales, Brewpoint Coffee

IN ACTION: Dr. Iris Inting- Gonzales 

& Ruby Guinto 38th Milo Marathon, Manila

SPORTING SPECTACLE

Club Prexy Nap Betonio and hardworking organizing committee members Janin Tan, Ruby Guinto, Dr. Iris Inting Gozales, Bunny Casenas- Amores excitedly informed Your Blogger that close to a thousand runners from Malaysia, China, Japan, USA, Hong Kong, Kenya and from runners  clubs from all over the Philippines be racing under five different categories.

3:00 A.M. STARTING LINE IN PANGLAO ISLAND

Participants who will be competing in five race categories will converge at the Panglao Town Plaza, Panglao Island some 15 kilometers from the capital city of Tagbilaran 

The idyllic Panglao island with all its postcard- pretty scenery and white sandy beaches will provide the backdrop to this international sporting event. The town of Panglao led by Mayor Nila Montero eagerly awaits the arrival of runners, guests and the media. 

Among the high- profile faces who are flying in for the August 24 run are Patrick Concepcion , the organizer of the famed Condura Skyway Marathon in Manila, TV5 producers, members of Team Philippine Star as well as familiar faces from Cagayan de Oro City, Leyte, Surigao, Iloilo, Cebu and Dumaguete.

The international race will surely be a shot in the arm for Bohol's burgeoning tourism industry which suffered a big blow from last year's quake aftermath.

Race Directors Dr. Brandon Bon & JP Maslog have released the following info:

RACE CATEGORY	REGISTRATION FEE	STARTING TIME
42K	P1,500(with singlet, race bib, timing chip, finisher’s medal, finisher’s shirt, carbo- loading & post-race snacks)	3:00 am
21K	P1,000(with singlet, race bib, timing chip, finisher’s medal, finisher’s shirt & post-race snacks)	4:00 am
10K	P500(with singlet, race bib, finisher’s medal & post-race snacks)	5:00 am
5K	P100(without singlet, without  finisher’s medal but with post-race snacks)	6:00 am

ONLINE REGISTRATION: for instructions, visit http:// race.ph/boholmarathon

Boy Dumadag & Mike YU of Blue Grass Project are the Event Organizers

PRESENTERS

Bohol Runners Club & Municipality of Panglao

SPONSORS