3rd Quezon City marathon attracts big field

MANILA, Philippines -A banner field of 15,000 runners is expected in the third staging of the Quezon City International Marathon (QCIM). Considered as the City’s biggest sporting event QCIM has increasingly become popular since it started in 2009.

It is now listed in the calendar of international marathon events by the prestigious Runner’s World magazine which has a strong worldwide readership.       

Local and international participants will have the unique experience of running through challenging and picturesque routes that include Commonwealth avenue, the widest highway in the Philippines, the famous University of the Philippines campus greenery and the scenic La Mesa Dam and Eco Park.

The QCIM has been declared by Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte as an annual sporting event that will serve as a culmination of all the city government’s sports activities for the year. As such, its continuing success is the personal concern of Hon. Mayor Bautista and Hon. Vice Mayor Belmonte.