On its 11th year, the De La Salle Alumni Association Pampanga (DLSAA-P) Chapter will hold he TCS Clark Animo International Marathon 2020 this coming March 8, 2020. To be presented by Clark Global City, a UDENNA company, and a state-of-the-art central business district development in Mabacalat, Pampanga.
The TCS Clark Animo International Marathon 2020 will feature Boston Marathon qualifying IAAF-AIMS measured race routes, a 42.2-kilometer marathon, a half marathon, as well as 10-kilometer, 5-kilometer, and 2.5-kilometer courses. A new mobile application for the race was also launched courtesy of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). This new application can track your run and performance at the race. It will also have a selfie camera with available borders that runners can use.
With the marathon on its eleventh year, the courses in the Animo run will be given international certification by the International Association of Athletic Federations and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
For this years event, cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third placers of the 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer, 21 kilometer, and 42-kilometer distances in the men’s and women’s categories. Likewise, one runner each from the Adult category (18 years old and above) and Kiddie category (17 years old and below) will receive cash incentives.
A special award will be given to the runner with the best costume.
It was in 2009 when the very first TCS Clark Animo International Marathon was held with 600 participants initially with the aim to raise funds for a cause. Last 2019 the race was participated by 10,000 runners. This year it is expected to be much bigger. Starting with TCS, the title sponsor, with contingent runners of over 1000 employees, client and partner runners joining the race. TCS is also staging a first-time global employee contest, set to bring 10 runners to Clark from the company’s location around the world.
And speaking of global, with TCS backing the activity, participants from other parts of the globe like Europe, America, and other Asian countries are to be expected to join the race.
Darwin Cunanan, the current President DLSU Pampanga said that this event is pure volunteerism the proceeds of the projects will go to different projects like tree planting, providing assistance for the Taal Eruption victims and will be distributed to other beneficiaries.
Gun start for the 42-kilometer distance will be at 2 a.m.; 4:30 a.m. for the 21-kilometer; 5:30 a.m. for the 10-kilometer; 5:45 a.m. for the 2.5-kilometer; and 6 a.m. for the 2.5 km. Runners are expected to be at the venue 30 minutes before their gun start.
All run starts at Clark Global City traversing to Manuel A. Roxas Highway; the 42k and 21k will head up to Creekside road roundabout back to the starting point that serves as the finish line as well.
Registration in Metro Manila is set on February 14 to 16.
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