
Top finishers are not awarded with cash prizes, yet all runners are afforded the rare opportunity to race with members of the AFP’s elite force in their training grounds and show their support for the troops. The route is a mix of uphill and downhill slopes from the beachfront within the Marine Base Camp in Ternate going towards the Cavite-Batangas Highway and back. The marathon that has been tagged as “the toughest road race in the country to date” is an annual fund-raising activity of the Philippine Marine Corps in partnership with the Philippine Marine Corps Officers’ Spouses Association (PMCOSAI). QUICK FACTS WHAT: 5th Philippine Marine Corps Marathon WHEN: OctoWHERE: Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Cavite ORGANIZER: PMC/PMCOSAI and frontRUNNER So invite your family and friends and run side by side with your heroes! This event is for the benefit of the Wounded Warriors’ Reintegration Program. The 5th Philippine Marine Corps Marathon, tagged as “the toughest road race in the country to date”, is happening on October 27, 2019, at the Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Cavite.
