Registration for the race is P200 but Citigym members get a discount and need only to pay P150.

The race is being held to celebrate the 4th year of Citigym, the only 24-hour gym in Cebu.

Assembly time for runners, based on the flyers distributed and posters, is 5 a.m. at the Waterfront lagoon area.

The top 10 finishers in all categories will receive medals.

The 12K champion will get P3,000 cash and an overnight stay in Waterfront Hotel Lahug. The 2nd placer will get P2,000 cash and a P500 Runnr gift certificate while the 3rd placer will get P1,000 cash and P500 gift certificate.

The 6K champion will get P2,000 cash and P1,000 worth of Runnr gift certificates. The 2nd placer will get P1,000 cash and P500 in Runnr gift certificates while the 3rd placer will get P700 cash and P500 Runnr certificate.

Organizers said they would be raffling off Runnr, citigym and Waterfront Hotel gift certificates. Organizers also pledge ample water for the runners. They said massage will be offered at a discounted price to all registrants.

Here’s an interactive map based on the latest race route posted on the Citygym Facebook page. To study the route, you can zoom into the map and pan it around. (Note: the data on the route is based on materials organizers provided reporters and this site.)

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Here’s the poster of the event:

Quota International-Cebu South will be staging a 12-kilometer and 6-kilometer race on March 7 at The Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu. (Interactive race map available at the end of this article.)

Club president June Chiongbian said it is the first time that the club is sponsoring a race. She said that with people now more conscious about their wellness, “it is appropriate that we’re doing a fun run.”

QUOTA RUN. (From right) Melva Bacaltos, Quota International-Cebu South president June Chiongbian, race director Raffy Uytiepo, Quota vice president and fun run project chair person Humility Igaña talk to reporters about the group’s fun run on March 7. CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IMAGE.

The race will be directed by veteran organizer and runner Raffy Uytiepo.

The registration fee for the race is P200, which is inclusive of a singlet. Those who want to join the race can register at the PSC office in the Cebu City Sports Center, Runnr in Ayala Center Cebu,

Uytiepo said they expected from 500 to 1,000 runners to join the charity run.

Dr. Humility Igaña, Quota vice president and project chairperson of the fun run, said cash prizes and medals will be given to winners.

The winners in both the male and female divisions of the 6K race will get: 1st place, P3,000; 2nd place, P2,000; and 3rd place, P1,000.

In the 12K race, the winners will get: 1st place, P6,000; 2nd place, P4,000; 3rd place, P2,000.

Those who will finish in the top 10 will get medals.

Uytiepo said that various running clubs and personalities have confirmed their participation in the run this early.

Igaña said that if the run is successful, they will hold it yearly.

Here’s an interactive map of the race route. Be sure to check back because it will still be finalized:

Losiaboi finished in a blistering time of 41:05:50 the course that started at University of the Philippines Cebu College and went past JY Square, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Gaisano Country Mall and BTC in Banilad, General Maxilom Ave., Fuente, Capitol and back to UP Cebu. Losiaboi won P3,000 for his top finish. (For an interactive map of the route, read our previous article)

Medel Lopez finished second with a time of 43:01:60 while Revodem Aranas placed third by clocking 43:11:63. The other top ten placers are (4th) Bonifacio Monnas, with a time of 43:23:80; (5th) Adonis Singson, 46:01:72; (6th) Paul James Zafico, 48:37:10; (7th) Dandy Maturan, 48:53:49; (8th) Leo Abello, 49:21:38; (9th) Heronesio Padilla, 50:10:33; and (10th) Aubrey Ariola, 50:49:22.

WOMEN’S 12K WINNERS. The top 10 finishers of Lahug Running MAD 2 women’s 12K with Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann delos Santos (center) and race organizer Rafffy Uytiepo (right). Among the top finishers are Sun.Star Network Exchange editor and CebuRunning blogger Marlen Limpag (2nd from left), Anna Maria Neric (4th from left), top Cebu runner Mary Grace delos Santos (5th from right), Madelyn Carter (4th from right), and 3rd placer Mary Joy Tabal (3rd from right). CLICK TO ENLARGE.

There were no surprises in the women’s 12K race. Cebu City’s dominant female runner Mary Grace delos Santos again finished on top with a time of 50:40:22. Madelyn Carter was again in second place with her time of 52:32:40 while Mary Joy Tabal placed third, again, in 52:57:94.

The other top 10 winners in women’s 12K are (4th) Gerly Rose Baylon, 1:06:79; (5th) Leonora Martus, 1:06:34; (6th) Anna Maria Neric, 1:09:50; (7th) Bettina Veloso, 1:13:07; (8th) Ma. Glen Pontanar, 1:18:54; (9th) CebuRunning blogger and Sun.Star Network Exchange managing editor Marlen Limpag, 1:23:45; and (10th) Vivien Biagan, 1:23:47.

In the men’s 6K race, Joel Delposo finished first with a time of 20:09:12. Jess Gonzaga was second at 20:14:23 while Eugene Delposo finished third with a time of 21:02:28. The other top finishers are (4th) Jorry Ycong, 21:30:14; (5th) Robert Daang, 21:36:79; (6th) Alviro Busa, 22:08:36; (7th) Roland Montebon, 22:13:51; (8th) Rolan Batiancila, 22:32: 83; (9th) Michael Estrera, 22:36:78.

WOMEN’S 6K WINNERS. Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann delos Santos (left) and race organizer Raffy Uytiep (right) flank the winners of the women’s 6K race (from left) Lorna Olarita (5th), Haziel Retavale (4th), Aiza Suaybaguio (1st), Haidar Sisbreno (10th), Crezil Diongson (2nd), Clarisse Diongson (3rd), May Contemplo (6th), Bea Katrina Maximo (7th), Ma. Katrina Acar (8th), and Jocelyn Abella (9th). CLICK TO ENLARGE. (PHOTO BY JONATHAN MAXIMO)

In the women’s 6K, Aiza Suaybaguio finished first with a time of 26:18:61. Crezil Diongson finished second, 27:35:59 while Clarisse Diongson got third place with her time of 27:55:80. The other top 10 finishers are (4th) Haziel Retavale, 28:11:44; (5th) Lorna Olarita, 28:36:68; (6th) May Contemplo, 30:53:11; (7th) Bea Katrina Maximo, 32:04:50; (8th) Ma. Katrina Acar, 32:57:53; (9th) Jocelyn Abella, 32:59:55; and (10th) Haidar Sisbreno, 33:30:79.

At least 1,000 runners signed up for the successful second staging of Running MAD. The running event was organized by Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann de los Santos, who is herself a runner and is scheduled to run the half-marathon in the Cebu City Marathon on Jan. 10.

Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann de los Santos said the run is meant to encourage people to adopt a fit and active lifestyle.

“If you’re smart, invest in your health,” said de los Santos, who will be running 12K during the event as part of her preparation for the 21K event in the Cebu City Marathon on Jan. 10, 2010.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann de los Santos (center), a leader of the opposition, said that if City Hall wants to drag her off the road, they can “catch me if they can.” With de los Santos in yesterday’s launching of Runnind MAD 2 are Tinago Barangay Councilor Joel Garganera (left) and race director Raffy Uytiepo. CLICK ON FOTO TO ENLARGE IMAGE. (FOTO BY MAX LIMPAG)

Tinago Barangay Councilor Joel Garganera said the race will start at exactly 5:45 a.m. to spare runners from the heat of the sun. He said starting on time is also one way of instilling discipline on participants.

“As runners, discipline is important to us,” Garganera said. He said organizers will do everything to make sure the runners are safe. He said they will work with police and traffic personnel as well as deploy barangay workers and volunteers.

Garganera said live bands will be playing on certain points along the route to make the run livelier. He said they patterned this from runs staged abroad like the New York Marathon.

Race Director Raffy Uytiepo said the previous MAD (Make a Difference) race did not have problems with water supply and they can assure participants of the coming run of enough water stations.

De los Santos said the Running MAD in May gathered more than 2,500 runners and they expect even more to join the coming event.

During the launch, de los Santos said she was inviting her bitter political rivals Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Vice Mayor Michael Rama to join the run. Garganera said they would invite Osmeña to fire the starting gun so long as he would pledge not to aim it at de los Santos.

When asked by a reporter whether she wasn’t worried the Cebu City Government would withhold permits for her run considering her recent row with City Hall over basketball boards, de los Santos said City Hall can “catch me if they can.” She said that if City Hall officials want to drag her off the road, they still have to catch up with her first.

Registration for the event is P100, which is inclusive of a singlet. Uytiepo said they will close registration three days before the event.

The winners of the 12K event in the men’s and women’s categories will get P5,000 each and medals. Second placers will get P3,000 while 3rd placers will receive P2,000 plus the medals. The 4th to 10th placers will each get P300 and a medal.

The first placers of the 6K event will get P2,000 each for the men’s and women’s categories; P1,000 for the 2nd placers and P500 for the 3rd placers.

Runners can register at the Lahug Barangay Hall, Holiday Spa and Waterfront City Gym. Singlets, however, will only be distributed at the Lahug Barangay Hall.

Below is an interactive map of the race route. You can zoom into the map as well as pan it around by using the tools on the upper left portion of the screen.