About 500 students from Davao City’s public high schools received on Friday new imported shoes as they had signed up to join the rest of the 12,450 runners from Davao City and other Mindanao areas who will participate in the 35th National Milo Marathon Davao leg to be held in out-and-back course along Roxas Avenue, this city, on Sunday.
Milo AVP and sports events executive Pat Goc-Ong said athletes and selected students of Leon Garcia National High School, Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School, Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School, Davao City National High School and Magallanes Elementary School are the beneficiaries of imported shoes.
Goc-ong said a total of 10,000 shoes nationwide are out this year in celebration of Nestle’s 100 years.
Davao leg coordinator Kenneth Sai of Vantage Sports Promotions said 3K has 1,100 registrants, 5K with 10,500, 10K with 350 and 21K 520 runners.
Anthony Nerza and Brian Lupio are among the top contenders for the men’s 21K title, he said.
Sai said Brokenshine College’s Cynthia Jaro, third placer in the Summit Camarines Sur women’s 42K, is the heavy favorite in the distaff side.
He also said noted runners from Butuan, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro will give Davao’s homegrown bets a stiff contest for cash prizes and trophies at stake in the footrace.
The 21K male and female runners who meet the qualifying time will advance to an all-expense paid trip to the national finals on December 11, Sai said. [PNA]
