15K runners expected to run in Condura Skyway Marathon

MANILA, Philippines -- More than 15,000 runners are expected to join the Condura Skyway Marathon 2016 Run For a Hero.

Slated on February 7, this annual foot race has championed various causes since its inception in 2008. 

For the second consecutive year this year, the beneficiary of the Condura Skyway Marathon is the HERO Foundation which gives supplemental financial support for the orphans of military personnel who were killed in action or become incapacitated in the line of duty.

HERO stands for Help Educate and Rear Orphans.

Last year, the Condura Skyway Marathon has donated P1 million to the foundation organized by the late President Corazon C. Aquino in 1988.

Registration for the race is done online at www.conduramarathon.com  and can be paid via prepaid cards which  are available in the  following Asics stores:  Greenbelt 3 in Makati City,  Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City, Trinoma Mall in Quezon  City; Centrio Mall in Cagayan de Oro City; Ayala Fairveiw  Terraces in Quezon City, and Ayala Center in Cebu City.

Entry fees are as follows: P900 for the 6K race, P1,000 for 10K, P1,700 for 21K and P2,000 for the centerpiece 42K full marathon.

Registrants can  select where and when they would pick up their race kits in any of the participating ASICS store nationwide from January  31 to February 5, 2016. Race kits include the runner’s race bib, timing chip and the official Condura Skyway Marathon  running shirt.

Prepaid card selling ends on January 17 and registration of the said cards ends on January 24.

Runners who have registered via Credit Card Payment may start claiming their Race Kits from January 18-30 while Prepaid Card Registrants may start claiming their Race Kits from January 31-February 5 at the Asics Store they selected during registration.

All finishers will get a finisher's medal while finishers for the 42K and 21K races will also get a special finisher's shirt.

This multi-distance charity race, co-presented by ASICS and held in partnership with Summit Natural Drinking Water, Gatorade,  Filinvest City Alabang, Inc., LTime Studio, Blue Ant, Salonpas, GoPro, Urban Ashram and The Bellevue Manila will fire off at exactly 12 a.m. at Filinvest City in Alabang.