The Pasay leg serves as the official start of the 2026 National MILO Marathon race calendar, celebrating 50 years of the Philippines’ iconic grassroots running series aimed to develop discipline, teamwork, and grit to ignite every Filipino runner. Roy Laudit ruled the 21K race with a time of 1:09:34, followed by Dickyias Mendioro (1:09:51), and James Darrel Orduña (1:11:10). For the women’s half-marathon, perennial podium finisher Maricar Camacho stood on top with a time of 1:27:39. She was followed by Arlyn Joyce Akangan (1:30:57) and Yahchevah Daligdig (1:34:23).

MANILA — Roy Laudit and Maricar Camacho stamped their class in the 28,000-strong field to make history in the Pasay leg of the 2026 National MILO Marathon last Sunday at Mall of Asia Complex. It’s a triumphant celebration which marked the 50th anniversary of the country’s premier road race organized by RUNRIO as this kicked off this year’s series which will see 15 legs staged across the country. Laudít crossed the finish line in one hour, nine minutes, and 34 seconds, edging Dickyas Mendioro who timed at 01:09:51 for the pole position in the men’s 21K division.

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty years of competition and growth, five decades of raising champions. The golden year of the National MILO Marathon kicked off with the Pasay leg on Sunday, March 1, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, led by 21K winners Roy Laudit and Maricar Camacho. The Pasay leg serves as the official start of the 2026 National MILO Marathon race calendar, celebrating 50 years of the Philippines’ iconic grassroots running series aimed to develop discipline, teamwork and grit to ignite every Filipino runner. Roy Laudit ruled the 21K race with a time of 1:09:34, followed by Dickyias Mendioro (1:09:51), and James Darrel Orduña (1:11:10). For the women’s half-marathon, perennial podium finisher Maricar Camacho stood on top with a time of 1:27:39. She was followed by Arlyn Joyce Akangan (1:30:57) and Yahchevah Daligdig (1:34:23).