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The Cebu Marathon is a road marathon in Cebu City, in the Philippines, held in January as part of the build-up to the Sinulog festival. The first full marathon was run on 10 January 2010, and the race is now AIMS-certified. Start and finish are at the grounds of SM Seaside City Cebu. The organisers highlight the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), the 8.9-kilometre bridge that is used by both the marathon and half marathon, and the route also takes in the Cebu tunnel and heritage sites in the city. The full marathon starts at midnight and has an eight-hour cut-off. A half marathon, 10K and 5K run on the same morning, starting at 3:00, 4:30 and 5:30 am. Over the years the route has changed: the South Road Properties area was added in 2015, a route through Cebu City, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu followed in 2017, and the CCLEX was first featured in 2023. For the 2027 edition the Cebu City Sports Commission co-organises the race with the event company DJT Events, while the Cebu Executive Runners Club, which ran earlier editions, stays on as a consultant. The organisers described the 2025 edition as the largest so far, with more than 12,000 runners from over 40 countries.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
January in Cebu is warm and humid even at night: average highs are near 30°C and lows around 24°C, with relative humidity around 84% and rain on roughly 12 days of the month.
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The first full Cebu Marathon was held in Cebu City on 10 January 2010 and became known as "01-10-10". It followed an earlier precursor event in 2008, which the organisers describe as the organisational and cultural foundation of the later marathon. The 2020 edition was the last full in-person race before the pandemic, and in 2021 the race moved to virtual and modified formats.
After criticism of the 2025 and 2026 editions, including a medal shipment delay in 2026 that left many finishers without medals on race day, the Cebu City Sports Commission took over the organisation of the 2027 race. It works with the event company DJT Events, and the Cebu Executive Runners Club remains involved as a consultant.
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