14k runners participated in the Nike We Run Manila

Philippines, December 1, 2013 – Nike enabled 14,000. Filipino runners today in the third edition of the Nike We Run Manila held at Marikina City. Bringing to life the Filipino spirit of unity, runners signed up in pairs to run 10km and stood in solidarity at the finish as a mark of respect to the recent events in Visayas region of Philippines.


In honouring the Filipino spirit of unity, or samahan spirit, the race was a testament to Filipinos who encourage each other regardless in times of adversity or ambition.

“The Nike We Run Manila 2013 serves runners by offering them a unique platform to run alongside a global community of runners. This year, we fueled the samahan spirit by encouraging runners to sign up and run the race together with a buddy for their fellow kababayan” says Courtney Cole-Faso, Country Marketing Manager of Nike Philippines.

Nike We Run Manila is part of Nike’s global We Run series. Aimed at motivating and inspiring athletes around the world, more than 350,000 runners would have taken over 3 billion strides in We Run races in 26 cities by the end of 2013, motivated by Nike+ and Nike Running design innovations.

Nike’s We Run races range in distance from 5K to a full marathon, and capture the unique enthusiasm of each city. From Sao Paolo to Seoul to Singapore, each city will be moved to action through a series of unique experiences for runners. Tailored to each individual city, the We Run races will build on the aesthetic of each landscape through an interactive run course - http://werun.nikeinc.com/. (Press Release from PRC, Inc.)

The winners in the different categories are listed below.

Category	Names	Average Time
All Male Buddy	Alley Quisay and Rene Desuyo	00:33:28
First	Anthony Nerza and Michael Ian Constantino	00:34:18
Second	Orson Quisay and Crifrankreadel Indapan	00:34:50
Third
All Female Buddy	Luisa Raterta and Cinderalla Lorenzo	00:40:47
First	Cynhia Jaro and Victorina Calma	00:48:36
Second	Joan Galang and Jeneth Silvestre	00:58:04
Third
Male/Female Buddy	Benjamin Kipkazi and Susan Jemutai	00:38:01
First	Ronald Salgado and Janette Lumidao	00:40:08
Second	Alexander Arabit and Christabel Martes	00:41:07
Third	Alley Quisay and Rene Desuyo	00:33:28