11th Clark Animo International Marathon Is Now The Biggest Running Event In Central Luzon


Clark Global City continues to make its mark as a place of events and public participation as it continues to host new and exciting sport events even after the 30th South East Asian Games. Now on its 11th year, Clark Animo International Marathon organized by the De La Salle Alumni Association Pampanga (DLSAA-P) Chapter, now expects a bigger number of participants from different parts of the country and even some foreign delegates.

The marathon will be happen on March 8, 2020 and presented by the UDENNA company, and a state-of-the-art central business district development in Mabalacat Pampanga. It will also traverse the development which in recent years has made significant developments as it aims to be a world-class city.


The Clark Animo International Marathon 2020 features Boston Marathon qualifying IAAF-AIMS measured race routes, a 42.2-kilometer marathon, a half-marathon, as well as 10-kilometer, 5-kilometer, and 2.5-kilometer courses. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) provides a mobile application which will be helpful for the racers for the duration of the event.

The race courses in the Animo run will be given international certification by the International Association of Athletic Federations and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.


"Because we aim to give the best race experience to the participants, all races are IAAF-AIMS Certified Courses," said Jumbo Tayag, race director. "This guarantees that participants run the correct distance, with a valid recorded time recognized internationally for qualifying and rankings purposes."

Tayag likewise asserts that "Animo Run participants who aim to join international races such as the Boston Marathon will definitely have an advantage."

The race started back in 2009 with initially 600 participants and has been increasing in participants ever since. As their network grew, they also got more fellow alumni and eventually got Tata Consulting Services (TCS) as its partner known for their technical expertise and also a partner to raise funds for its various community projects on the environment and education.

Various prizes also await the winning finishers for the categories . There will be a podium winners for the first, second, and third place in the 5, 10, 21, and 42KM both for male and female runners.Special awards will also be given to the best adult and kiddie runner and also the best runner in costume.

Tata Consulting Services (TCS) with its network of international sites has also supported several running events such as TCS New York City Marathon, TCS Amsterdam Marathon, Tata Mumbai Marathon, as well as partnerships in Boston, Chicago, London, Singapore, and with this on to form the TCS Clark Animo International Marathon and has been their partner in the past 5 years.

The TCS Clark Animo International Marathon is  made possible by Tata Consultancy Services, Clark Global City, Clark Development Corporation, CONVERGE, New Balance, SMART, Nepo Center, Pocari Sweat, Cherifer Premium, CMCS Inc, Kenny Rogers, and Genesis Transport, TCS Clark Animo International Marathon 2020's other sponsors include Garmin, Alpha Aviation, Bale Capampangan, Inbox, Cenmidis, Ederm Centers, Public Figure Photography, Royce Hotel and Clark Water, with CLTV36 and UFM 105.5 as media partners.

Registration in Metro Manila is set on February 14 to 16.
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