The much-awaited Run with the Masters 2012 will be dedicated to the late Victorio Sai and set on April 15 at 5 a.m. in an out-and-back course at the Davao Crocodile Park in Maa.
Sai, race organizer of many running events in the past including the MILO Marathon, died four years ago on March 16 and will be celebrating his birth anniversary on April 9.
His son Kenneth took over as the Davao organizer of the MILO Marathon and Vantage Sports Promotion (VSP) president is now the most sought-after race organizer in Davao today.
The Vantage Sports Promotions, on its celebration of the company’s fourth year anniversary, is now co-presenting with the Castrol Phils. Inc., the young Sai said.
“But of course it is also our tribute to my late father,” he said.
Also present at the special public service sports program were Castrol Visayas-Mindanao area business manager Edgar Ponce and Sai’s wife Honey, also of Vantage Sports.
“We are giving special discounts of 10 percent for our products during the race day. They can also get discount on the registration fee, except for the 500-meter category, if they will purchase any Castrol product,” Ponce said.
The categories are the Ceelin 500m Kiddie Run for 7-9 and 10-12 years old, 5K age group, 10K age group, 15K Power Run (18 years old and above) and 21K half marathon (18 years old and above).
The entry fees are P250 for 500m, P350 for 5K and 10K and P500 for 15K and 21K. Free singlet, race bib, finisher’s kit, light meals and loot bags will be given to all the registrants. The 500m runners will also receive Ceelin bags.
“But the 15K and 21K runners, however, will also each get a medal,” Sai said.
The top two finishers in the 21K for men and women will earn P2,000 and P1,500 with medals in the age categories for 18-19, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and above.
The top two winners in the 15K will pocket P1,200 and P800 with medals for the same age categories. The top finishers in the 10K will each earn P1,000 plus a medal for the age categories in 13-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and above.
The first placers in the 5K with the same age categories will win P700 each, while the top two winners in the 500m for kids 7-9 and 10-12 will receive P500 and P300 with medals.
