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Cebu City to revive Tri-City Run, use timing chips
The Cebu City Government will revive the Tri-City Run in next year’s celebration of the Cebu City Charter Day, Councilor Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem told CebuRunning last night.
Jakosalem also said the run will use RFID chips to time runners. “I think timing chips are the way to go,” said Jakosalem, chairman of the Cebu City Council’s committee on games, amusements and professional sports.
He said they still have not decided what distances to hold races on but if the Cebu City Marathon on Jan. 10, 2010 is successful, Tri-City Run will have a full 42K route. The Tri-City Marathon got its name from the fact that its route passed the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu. The route of previous stagings of the run covered 25K.
Jakosalem said the Tri-City Run will be held on the weekend of the Cebu City Charter Day on February 24.
During the press conference to announce the closure of roads that are part of the Cebu City Marathon route, Jakosalem told reporters the Cebu City Government was interested in organizing more races.
Jakosalem said the Cebu City Government will work with the Cebu Executive Runners Club to organize the race. He said they will also consult runners on aspects of the race, including the distances.
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- City Hall to close half of roads for Cebu City Marathon
- Cebu City Marathon to use ChampionChip transponder chips for 21K, 42K races
- Cebu City Hall to set aside up to P40M to repair sports center track oval
- Citom wants to make Cebu City roads safe for runners, cyclists: Jakosalem
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about 7 months ago
another full marathon on february 24, just 6 weeks after the cebu city marathon, not enough time to train.
about 7 months ago
Not enough time to organize either…
about 7 months ago
Wow! Hopefully,it will be a full marathon.
about 7 months ago
not enough time to recover most! haha
about 7 months ago
i do agree with the four previous posts. to stage another marathon within a span of six weeks after the next marathon could be a nightmare for the organizers. and as for the runners since a lot will be running the 42K this coming 1-10-10 (i will be running the 21K.), they still need to recover (although recovery depends on the individual.), and i think all these runners would not miss the chance to run for the tri-city.
about 6 months ago
I wouldn’t miss the tri city run, whether it’s full or half marathon..
about 5 months ago
sayang, murag walay klaro ni madayon