All set for Cebu Marathon 2026 this weekend

CEBU, Philippines — A total of 11,529 runners from 47 countries across six continents will be seeing action in the highly anticipated Cebu Marathon 2026 on Sunday, January 11, starting and ending at the SM Seaside City grounds passing through the iconic Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX).

Among the foreigners, Japan has the most number of entries with 97 followed by the United States (64), South Korea (59), Australia (30), United Kingdom (21), Germany (18), Canada (15), Taiwan (14), France (13), and Singapore (11).

The biggest chunk of participants is in the 21K with 5,428 while 3, 732 will be racing in the full marathon, 1,816 in the 10K, and 553 in the 5K.

Gun start and cut-off times are set at 12 a.m./8 hours for the 42K, 3 a.m./4.5 hours for the 21K, 4:30 a.m./2.5 hours for the 10K, and 5:30 a.m./1.5 hours for the 5K.

The Top 5 winners in all categories will take home cash prizes, with the champions pocketing P40,000 for the 42K, P20,000 for the 21K, P10,000 for the 10K, and P5,000 for the 5K.

Medals will be awarded to the 21K and 42K finishers while the 5K and 10K runners will receive a souvenir shirt from the organizing Cebu Executive Runners Club (CERC) headed by Jesse Taborada.

Meanwhile, the three-day Cebu Marathon 2026 Expo formally opened yesterday (Thursday, January 8). All race kits can be claimed during the Expo, which will run until Saturday, January 10. – EBV