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Celebrities power through challenging race route for historic Manila Marathon 2026

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Celebrities join the Manila Marathon 2026



The celebration of the Philippine Independence Day on June 12 was a lot more meaningful as over 25,000 runners across the globe took on the challenge to compete in the historic Manila Marathon 2026.

Spearheaded by premiere race organizer RUNRIO, this stage of the Manila Marathon was one for the books, because hundreds of participants bravely traversed the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue, the first ever marathon laid out on one of the country's busiest thoroughfares.

Adding star power to this big sporting event were some celebrities, who were determined to test their personal limits by completing long distances. Check out some of the inspiring stories of your idols as they joined this spectacular racing event in this gallery.


Rica Peralejo
Kaori Oinuma
Alethea Ambrosio
Deegee Razon
Rollo Espinos
With Rica
Ydan Yotoko
Jon Lucas
Yasser Marta
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