Friday , 29 March 2024

600 participants expected in 8th Skyathon Boracay run

Around 600 runners are expected to run the shores of Boracay in the 8th Skyathon Boracay Beach Run on April 22 at the Epic Beach Front at the said island. 

“Skyathon is the only Boracay beach run that we are actually pushing,” Delbert Santos, the marketing services manager for Sky Cable, told PNA during the press launch of the said run at the Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurant inside the Capitol Commons complex in Pasig on Tuesday.

For this edition, a three-kilometer family run will take place apart from the usual 5K and 10K runs.

“We’re pushing for the families and the barkada that this is the time to experience running within the white sandy beaches of Boracay,” Santos continued.

On what the first time participants should expect in this beach run, renowned running coach Rio Dela Cruz said, “Mahirap tumakbo sa sand. Kailangan mong mag-exert ng extra effort compared sa semento. But merong mga runners last year na naka-sapatos at meron ding mga naka-paa depende sa comfort nila. Sa gabi, meron tayong after party, so we would like to invite our runners to stay longer.”

Dela Cruz’s company RunRio has been a partner of the said run since 2014 even as he also joins Sky Cable’s advocacy of making Boracay clean and green again.

“Proceeds of the run will be donated to the Boracay Foundation Inc. for its Coral Reefurbishment Project that we actually supported a year ago. Si Coach naman ay very supportive sa environment because he did the Takbo Para sa Ilog Pasig,” Santos continued.

A coral reef refurbishing activity will take place on April 20, two days before race day. PNA

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