The Manila Times

Events for running enthusiast­s this coming weekend

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and the like, depending on the race package. Plus, the kits also come with other items and Marvel merchandis­e, which fans and collectors would surely love.

ColorManil­a VP Justine Cordero says, “We look forward to

- vel Run on July 7, and we would like to invite all Marvel fans and ColorManil­a followers out there, to take part in this much-awaited event. The runners will surely love the kits that we have designed and prepared for them, along with the other Marvel items that come with the race packages.”

Apart from being known in the market as the biggest organizer of fun-run events, ColorManil­a is also known for their high-quality race kits, which often ends up as a collector’s item, for the tens of thousands of ColorManil­a followers out there.

10,000 runners to sign up for this maiden Marvel-themed run, and for sure, there will be participan­ts who will don Avengers- inspired costumes for this highly-anticipate­d run, much like the fan event they hosted at Nomi Matcha, at Bonifacio Global City (BGC) just recently.

While on Sunday, July 8, the Kerry Sports Manila Vertical Run 2018, will take place at the Shangri-La at The Fort. This internatio­nal stairclimb­ing race circulates iconic cities around the world including London, Seoul, Paris, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Osaka, Hong Kong and Manila. This is also the third time that this event will take place in Manila.

Governed by the Internatio­nal Skyrunning Federation, the Vertical World Circuit uses a point system that is based on a participan­t’s ranking in each leg of the circuit. These points are then tallied at the end of the nine legs to determine the Vertical World Circuit World Champion. With

- quering 1,353 steps to a height of 250 meters, the Kerry Sports Manila Vertical Run 2018serves - cuit Philippine Leg.

Sporting Republic, organizers of the event, represente­d by its Director David Shin, says, “This is our third year of doing Vertical Run in the Philippine­s, it has grown a

- ners, last year we had 750, and this year we have around 1,000

the Philippine­s didn’t know much about the Vertical Run, but now there’s a growing interest in this type of race.”

While Shangri-La at The Fort General Manager John Rice says,” This will be the third year that we will be running the event. If you are ten (10) years old and above, you are welcome

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