By CYRUS M. GARDE
BACOLOD City — This city will again host the provincial elimination of the 38th Milo Marathon on Sept. 28.
The sporting event will be part of the MassKara Festival celebration, said Mayor Monico Puentevella.
Distances to be covered are 3K (kiddies run), 5K (fun run), 10K, and 21K.
Runners who will break the 1-hour-and-15-minute (men) and 1-hour-and-35-minute (women) times in the 21K run will qualify for the national finals.
Robby Tantiado, local event organizer, said 11 schools will join the race.
They are the University of Saint La Salle, Riverside College, Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (Alijis and Fortune Towne campuses), VMA Global College, University of Negros Occidental–Recoletos, Negros Occidental High School, Luis Hervias National High School, Pagla-um Elementary School, Montevista Elementary School, and Bacolod Tay Tung High School.
Franklin Echevarria is the local race organizer./PN
