LAOAG CITY GOVERNMENT HOLDS THE FIRST LC SAND DUNES CHALLENGE
NEWSFLASH: Relative to the intent of Mayor Michael Marcos Keon to create the Laoag City Sports Development Council, the city government successfully pursued the 1st Laoag City Sand Dunes Challenge where runners delved with the unfamiliarity and difficult terrain of the environment.
This event acted as a trial run for future events and the participation of runners was limited to only 300, despite receiving almost a thousand registrants.
The Men’s 10K Race was won by Kipchirchir Lel who came all the way from Malaysia together with his companion Jackson Chirchir (who placed 3rd). They are both Kenyan nationals who came to the Philippines to compete in the 7-Eleven Run 2023 in Cebu which they dominated and eventually decided to travel to Laoag and participate in the Sand Dunes challenge. Being foreign nationals, they were not officially listed in the overall championship result but were given special awards by Mayor Michael Marcos Keon.
The official winner in the Men’s 10K Race was Mr. Richard Salaño (Philippine National Team and Champion in the 7-Eleven Run) followed by Dhem AJ Monto (Jose Rizal University) and Junel Gobotia (Philippine National Team).
In the Women’s 10K Race, the winners are Christine Hallasgo (SEA Games Marathon Champion) followed by Maria Jonna Lina Abutas (Far Eastern University) and April Rose Dia (Davao).
The winners in the Men’s 5K Race were Sonny Wagdos (Philippine National Team), followed by Angelo Cagat (Local) and James Darrel Ordoña (University of the East). In the Women’s 5K Race, the winners are Joida Gagnao (Philippine National Team) followed by Susan Ramadan (Far Eastern University) and Czeena Rapisora (Local).
Prizes were also awarded in the Kid’s Category and the winners are Judah Mantele (Pangasinan) followed by Rogelyn Correa (Pangasinan) and Jeyanne Pascual (Local).
