Run with the Masters

Run with the Masters, CLI's first-ever run slated on November 19

Leading developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters, Inc. (CLI) will host its first-ever run on November 19 to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary at Pescadores Road, Cebu Business Park. CLI is anticipating 3,000 runners across all distances and age categories.

Proceeds from the event will fund community development programs implemented by the Cebu Landmasters Foundation.

Dubbed Run with the Masters, the event aims to give the participating runners a fun and masterful race experience from gun start to post-race, nutrition, and hydration. Freebies and raffle prices are also to watch for.


CLI senior EVP and COO Franco Soberano said: "As CLI celebrates two decades, we go back to our roots and give gratitude to all our patrons, partners, and friends for their unyielding support through the years. We want to ensure that all runners enjoy a masterful race experience for our first-ever running event," Soberano is a recent Berlin Marathon and 2-time New York Marathon finisher.

RUN WITH THE MASTERS

The event pegged as a run for all ages, will have five different distances – a 1KM Dash for children and senior citizens, 3KM, 5 KM, 10KM, and a 20KM (to mark 20 years in the industry) – so runners of all ages and genders can take part. The runners will also compete in 5 age-group categories – Under 20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, and 50- above, with cash prizes for the winners in the competitive distances.

The race route will take runners through different projects of Cebu Landmasters within the city. A key highlight of the route is passing by CLI's original office in Labangon, where Casa Mira Labangon now stands.

Registered runners will receive generous freebies, including a Race Shirt, Sports Headband, Sports Towel, entry into the raffle, post-race snacks, and access to the Race Expo. Cash prizes will also be awarded to the winners of each race category.

To ensure proper recording of runners' times - timing chip technology will be used for 5KM, 10KM, and 20KM distances. Finisher medals will be given as well to the 10KM and 20KM runners. Gun start for the 20KM will start at 4 AM, with 15-minute intervals for the rest of the distances.

Run with the Masters will be a sustainable event. All plastics used in the run will be collected by the CLI Foundation for its waste management program.

To register, please visit the official registration link at https://tinyurl.com/CLIRunReg

CLI SPORTING HISTORY

The run is the company's first foray into organizing the sport of running. A personal passion of the company's top executives, owners, and its active CLI running club, running has always been close to the heart of Cebu Landmasters, and the first-ever CLI run is a way for the company to play its part in the sport's growth.

Through the years, CLI has been a noted sports patron, specifically for basketball and golf. For basketball, the company has been supporting pro basketball teams in Liga Pilipinas since the early 2000s. It is now the proud corporate sponsor of the ADMU Blue Eagles and SHS-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles. For golf, CLI has been organizing the prestigious "Swing With The Masters" tournament in Cebu Country Club and recently announced a corporate sponsorship for Lloyd Jefferson "LJ Go," a Cebuano golfer who competes in the prestigious Asian Tour.