Subic Int'l marathon listup in full swing

MANILA, Philippines - Registration for the Subic International Marathon is now in full swing with foreign entries starting to pour in, according to the organizers.

For details, visit the event’s website www.subicinternationalmarathon.info and click links, then indicate credit card numbers for payment transactions.

The Subic run will fire off Jan. 9, 2011 at the Remy Field inside the Subic Bay.

Listup can also be made at all Chris Sports branches nationwide. Entries from Olongapo may register at the Subic Residencias.

“Our registration in partner venues will be only until Dec. 29. But late registration will be allowed through the online facility,” said Gen. Sam Tucay, founder of the event.

This year’s staging of the SIM backed by Smart Sports, 100 Plus, Summit Drinking Water, Deuter, iFitness, Subic EnerZone, Ceres, Global Destiny Cable, MultiSport, OneSport and Jam 88.3 FM, is expected to draw around 13,000 runners. Events on tap are 42K main event, the 21K, 10K, 5K and 3K races. 

SIM race director Eric Imperio, also the man at the helm of the 70.3 Ironman Challenge and the 10-10-10 Pasig Run, said the SIM has the making of becoming a world-class standard race. 

“Runners will be given race chips, which we got from an Australian company, to monitor the time of the participants consistently. Portalets will also be made available in the race course while drinking stations will also be provided to them every 1.5-kilometers of the race,” said Imperio.