05 March 2008

As of this date, there are already 700 registered runners from the AFP’s Major Services who will participate in the Half-Marathon and 5K run. On the civilian side, there are already 351 registered runners, of which 180 of them will be running the half-marathon and the rest will be running the 5K race. My staff & organizers expect to have at least a total of 1,200 runners with almost 300-400 runners participating the Half-Marathon distance.

It is unfortunate that this Sunday’s Half-Marathon race will be held on the same day with Senator Pia Cayetano’s “Pinay In Action Race” at The Fort and we expect that most of the civilian women runners will be absent in our Half-Marathon & 5K race.

The DND-AFP Gintong Pangarap Half-Marathon race will start at exactly 5:30 AM on Sunday at the Grandstand of the Villamor Air Base and the route goes all the way to the Philipine Public Safety College (near the International School), passing along Lawton Avenue in Fort Bonifacio towards The Fort Complex and back to Villamor Air Base.

I will be joining the runners in the Half-Marathon race. Hope to see you there!