Maglinao, Raterta rule Naga 21K run
MANILA, Philippines - Mario Maglinao and Luisa Raterta dominated their rivals in 21k events to rule the Naga leg of the 38th National Milo marathon eliminations yesterday and gain berths in the national finals set in Manila in December.
Maglinao, the 26-year-old native of Legazpi City, clocked 01:12:47, besting Martin Balaybo (01:13:33), and Eugin Postrado (01:16:43) in the event which drew over 9,000 runners.
“I actually didn’t have enough time to train for the race because I’m always very busy at work, but thankfully I still qualified and won. I will adjust and train for long distance running to prepare for the national finals,” said Maglinao.
Raterta, 33, topped the ladies side in 01:32:10 with Janette Agura finishing second in 01:37:41 and Marilyn Bermundo third in 01:40:59 .
The national finals on Dec. 7 will stake an all-expense paid trip to the 2015 Tokyo Marathon for the two winners.
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