National Milo Marathon 2015 - Manila Leg

The MILO® Marathon is the longest-running and most-attended marathon in the Philippines. Since its inception in 1974, more and more people have joined, making it MILO®'s biggest and grandest sports event. Every year, more and more participants run different distances, supporting MILO®'s mission to build a nation of champions!

"Help Give Shoes" was launched in 2010. For every runner of the hundreds of thousands who signed up, a portion of the registration fee went to providing shoes for underprivileged children. MILO® matched the amount collected and as a result, 4,200 children received new pairs of shoes. Every year since then, the number of race participants and the corresponding number of shoes given out have increased, with 34,200 total pairs of shoes given out as of 2013.

Milo Marathon Elims - Manila Leg

Sunday, 26th July 2015, SM Mall of Asia Complex

Registration Fee
PHP80 - 3km (kiddie run)
PHP80 - 5km (students)
PHP110 - 5km (adults)
PHP530 - 10km 
PHP630 - 21km 
PHP730 - 42.195km 
Note: Plus (1) MILO 300g empty pack with an accomplished and signed official registration form

Registration Sites
ASICS (Bonifacio High Street, Fairview, Trinoma, Greenbelt)
Watch Republic SHOP Level 2 Main Mall SM Mall of Asia
Online registration 

Qualifying time for the National Finals
18-34 - 3 hours 55 minutes (men) - 4 hours 30 minutes (women)
35-39 - 4 hours 00 minutes (men) - 4 hours 35 minutes (women)
40-44 - 4 hours 05 minutes (men) - 4 hours 40 minutes (women)
45-49 - 4 hours 10 minutes (men) - 4 hours 45 minutes (women)
50-54 - 4 hours 15 minutes (men) - 4 hours 50 minutes (women)
55-59 - 4 hours 20 minutes (men) - 4 hours 55 minutes (women)
60-64 - 4 hours 25 minutes (men) - 5 hours 00 minutes (women)

Gun Start
3:00 AM - 42km
4:30 AM - 21km
5:00 AM - 10km
5:30 AM - 3km
5:35 AM - 5km

Official Cut-off Time
3km - 1 hour after official start of the race
5km - 1 hour after official start of the race
10km - 1 ½ hours after official start of the race
21km - 2 ½ hours after official start of the race
42.195km - 6 hours after official start of the race 

Need more inspiration?  Watch this video.  :)  

Milo Marathon 2015 Calendar

Lace up your running shoes, and start training for the upcoming Milo Marathon season!

Now on its 39th year, Milo Marathon is more than a race, it is a tradition that continues to expand its reach - 18 leg races across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.  

What makes Milo Marathon as the most anticipated foot race in the country is its promotion of the "Filipino discipline, commitment, and passion to be Champions".  It also partners with schools and communities throughout the years, and in recent years - the shoes advocacy.  

Looking for some motivational videos?  I'm posting last year's video launch of Milo Marathon.  

Here is my favorite Milo Marathon videos from Milo's YOUTUBE compilation.

Milo's Help Give Shoes Advocacy

The National MILO® Marathon is the biggest running event in the country, with an immense popularity that has attracted runners from all age groups to participate, including kids. Speaking of kids, a lot of driven young runners do not have shoes. Imagine seeing a little boy run kilometer after kilometer on rough cement barefoot. This moving scene inspired MILO® to make every year’s run more meaningful, by giving out running shoes to deserving public school children. 

The root of this advocacy lies in MILO®’s belief that they are not only providing children with running shoes, but also giving them something that they can wear to school, for sports, and other activities. It is definitely a step to help them reach their true potential and be the best that they can be. In 2010, the National MILO® Marathon provided 4,200 running shoes to public school children nationwide with the “Help Give Shoes” advocacy. Since its inception, MILO has donated a total of 34,200 pairs of shoes across the country.

The running event continues the advocacy with an aim to donate 160 pairs of running shoes to 100 students in 100 schools in select Typhoon Yolanda-hit cities —amounting to 16,000 more pairs of shoes and dreams fulfilled. In the same way that Nestle has been a part of Filipinos lives throughout generations, the National MILO Marathon invites Filipinos to be part of the cause to help make the shoe-less child today a champion tomorrow.

PhP10 from every registration fee will be allotted to the advocacy. MILO will then match the proceeds and work with the Department of Education to select 16,000 public school student beneficiaries in Tacloban, Ormoc, and Eastern Samar cities. MILO aims to reach its 50,000 advocacy mark by the end of the 38th marathon season.

Takbo na!