Columbia Eco Trail Run 5 - Cebu

The Columbia Eco Trail Run series in Cebu kicks off 2012 with its toughest race course yet.


Race organizers Ralph Pilapil and Larry Honoridez have collaborated with Lilo-an Mayor Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco, a runner-adventurer himself, to make this race one for the books.

The race is set on a 12.6 kilometer decorated rock and roll trail in Barangay Mulao, Lilo-an (about an hour from Cebu City).

Just a background: Last year, Lilo-an hosted one of the most notoriously difficult off-road race out there, the Xterra.

Participants will need to manage through 2 river sections, up and down Mt. Lanigid, do some boulder scrambling and pass by a hanging bridge and stone ark -- all under the four hour cut-off time.

Is this your kind of adrenaline rush?

Then swing your way to ROX Ayala, Columbia SM or Liloan City Hall

Rock and roll through hills and streams

REGISTRATION BOOTHS: ROX Ayala Center Cebu, Columbia SM Cebu and Lilo-an Municipal Hall

REGISTRATION FEES:
early bird P250 (Jan 9-15)
regular P300 (Jan 16-Feb 4)
*additional P100 for singlet

 **Free singlets will be given away to first 75 registrants in Columbia, and first 30 registrants in ROX.

 PRIZES:
1st Men's/Women's - P3,000 GC, P3,000 cash, trophy
2nd Men's/Women's - P2,000 GC, P2,000 cash, trophy
3rd Men's/Women's - P1,000 GC, P1,000 cash, trophy

This will be the 5th event of its kind (the first four were all held successfully last year). The race is open to everyone - beginners and pros alike. A "Trail Running 101" clinic will be held on Feb 20 at ROX while the race briefing is scheduled on January 27.

Photos taken from Philippines Columbia Eco Trail Cebu Facebook page.