Run! and Keep on Running: 37th Milo Marathon: Manila Elimination Leg Advancer, Gun Start and Race Map

Athletes, students and marathon enthusiasts alike will once again rise to the challenge of the 37th National MILO Marathon as it holds its fifth qualifying leg at the SM Mall of Asia Grounds, Pasay City on July 28. More than 40,000 runners are expected to join the country’s premier footrace this Sunday, marking the largest number of registered participants in a single race in the history of the MILO Marathon.

The country’s biggest annual race, the 37^th National MILO Marathon, expects a 40,000 headcount in this year’s Manila qualifiers.

Last year’s Manila Eliminations frontrunner Jeson Agravante seeks another victory to earn a spot at the 37^thNational MILO Marathon National Finals.

A cash prize of Php 50,000 and a trophy await the winners of the 42K division race, while 21K division victors will receive a cash prize of Php 10,000 and a trophy. Runners who finish within the specified age-bracket and cut-off time per division will also receive a coveted slot in the National Finals in December.
MILO believes in providing a quality athletic platform for elite and aspiring runners . To provide an opportunity for Filipino runners to compete in international races, the 37th National MILO Marathon will be sponsoring this year’s MILO Marathon King and Queen for the 2014 Paris Marathon next April.

Now on its 3^rd year of staging, the National MILO Marathon Help Give Shoes Advocacy will also continue its campaign towards developing the Philippine athletic community by inspiring the Filipino youth’s potential. The advocacy aims to raise 10,000 more pairs of shoes for public school children across the country to hit the 34,200 mark at the end of the season.

The 37^th National MILO Marathon is set to launch another quality footrace en route to its target 230,000 mark for total number of runners across 17 cities in the Philippines.