AROUND 140 runners from the country and abroad will compete in the 7th Edition Mt. Apo Sky and Vertical Race 2024 from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1.
This year, Mt. Apo Sky & Vertical Race prepares four distances of 100km, 50km, 21km, and 7km categories. The previous competitions only had two distances but still had the same route that would be used in the upcoming event.
The 100km distance will be the only category to summit Mt. Apo peak with an elevation of almost 3,000 meters above sea level.
“So, this year, we have participants from the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and also Malaysia. And this morning lang naay nag register nga from the US,” Doi Calbes of the Mt. Apo Sky and Vertical Race said at the PEP Talks on Nov. 8.
Runners will be gathered at the Playa de Obuza Beach Resort, Barangay Darong, Sta Cruz, Davao Del Sur.
Calbes said that the number of participants will be limited to comply with the guidelines set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He added the race will help promote sports tourism and ecotourism of Davao Region.
