Cebu City Marathon 42K, 21K routes finalized

Organizers of the Cebu City Marathon on Jan. 9, 2011 have finalized the routes for the 42K and 21K races. The major differences in next year’s routes are 1.) runners will pass through the Cebu South Coastal Road tunnel for the first time and 2.) the South Road Properties (SRP) portion has been made longer for the 42K.

Runners of the 42K and 21K routes will also be passing by the scening Malacañang sa Sugbo, Fort San Pedro and Plaza Independencia on the way to the tunnel.

Organizers, however, are still determining the 5K route. They said they might not use an out-and-back route because of the volume of registrants.

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Cebu City Marathon interactive route maps now available

I’ve just finished setting up the interactive route maps for the different distances of the Cebu City Marathon on Jan. 10, 2010. The maps only contain route data for now. But as soon as I get data on where the water stations will be deployed, I will add these to the map.

The maps are interactive. You can zoom into and out of it and pan it around to check the other parts of the route.

I will also be adding information on key tourist and historical spots, for the benefit of out-of-town runners.

Here’s the map for the full marathon course:

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