Eduardo Buenaventura and Jo Ann Banayag of the Philippines won Bronze Medals in the Men’s and Women’s Marathon, respectively, in the 24th Southeast Asian Games held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on 09 December 2007.

Ed “Vertek” Buenaventura’s time was 2:27:21 hours while Jo Ann Banayag’s time was 2:44:41 hours which is a new RP record time.

The Gold Medal in the Men’s Marathon was awarded to Yahuza Yahuza of Indonesia who finished in 2:23:46 hours. The Women’s Marathon Gold Medal was awarded to Sunisa Sailomyen of Thailand with a time of 2:43:33 hours.