9,000 runners answer RnR Manila starting gun

MANILA, Philippines — Almost 9,000 runners converge for the AIA Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Manila fourth edition on Saturday.

Music meets running in the event starting at the KM 0 in Rizal Park for the five-division run headlined by the centerpiece 42-km full marathon.

Hundreds of foreign runners vie in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Manila, which started as the first Asian city stop in 2022.

For the first time in four editions, the world’s largest running series accredited by PATAFA and World Athletics will also have a 1km category for families and kids, joining the other competitive divisions of 5km, 10km, 21km presented by Pilipinas Live and the full marathon backed by ASICS.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Manila features 30 music stations.