The Philippine Skyrunning Championships will be held on April 29-30, 2023 at Binga Dam, Brgy Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet. The Vertical Kilometer and Skyrunning titles are at stake.
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The Vertical Kilometer is a skyrunning discipline with 1,000m of vertical climb over variable terrain with a substantial incline, not exceeding 5 km in length. This is a challenging category on a lung-busting course that will have participants huffing and puffing from start to finish.
Date: April 29, 2023 (Saturday)
Registration fee: P2,000
The 49KM Skymarathon serves as the Philippine Skyrunning National Championships. As such, victors from both the men’s and women’s category will represent the Philippines in the Asian Skyrunning Championships at the end of the year.
This is a challenging course reserved for serious skyrunners. There will be intermediate cutoffs along the course and runners who miss the cutoff time will not be allowed to continue the race.
Date: April 30, 2023 (Sunday)
Registration fee: P4,500
The 25KM Mountain Run gives the participants a taste of skyrunning. It involves ridge running and ascending and descending on steep technical terrain.
Date: April 30, 2023 (Sunday)
Registration fee: P3,500
The 10km Trail Run is set on a beautiful course that presents just enough challenge for those who are new to running on trails.
Date: April 30, 2023 (Sunday)
Registration fee: P2,500
The Kiddie Akyathlon is open to kids aged 6 to 12. It’s a 2km trail run staged in a safe and controlled environment in Binga–but this doesn’t mean that it’s a walk in the park. True to the Akyathlon brand, this race comes with a whopping 70m elevation gain. For this race, participants are allowed an adult pacer.
Date: April 29, 2023 (Saturday)
Registration fee: P1,000
Sources:
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=633332405475185&set=pcb.633340542141038
- https://skyrunningph.com/home/pilipinas-akyathlon/