Almost 14,000 runners fought to the finish as they vied for the ‘adidas Southeast Asia King of the Road 2011’ title last month at the Bonifacio Global City grounds. Unified runners from all over Southeast Asia – with some hailing from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia,  the race culminated here in the Philippines,with the first host country serving as the ultimate race destination. Represented through the variety of different coloured adidas singlets, the multi-colour showcase demonstrated the sports scene’s vibrance across Southeast Asia.

All finishers in all categories each received a Finisher's Medal as a souvenir of conquering adidas King of the Road.

Runners were there as early as 3am, eagerly awaiting the very first gunstart at 5am. With three different categories (5K, 16.8K and 21K) the routes made for an enjoyable and pleasant race day. adidas definitely delivered the race of a lifetime, creating an experience where participants not only challenged themselves but also achieved personal breakthroughs. Numerous celebrities went all in at the event such as Iza Calzado, Will DeVaughn, Kim Atienza and Rovilson Fernandez. Robi Domingo, Rich Hardin and Karylle were all able to make personal breakthroughs in the race.

The most distinctive signature distance in the race was the 16.8K category as winners from the previous legs in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia were flown in to represent their countries. Taking home the King of the Road 2011 crowns are I Gusti Gede Karang Asem with a running time of 57:58 and Mary Joy Tabal with a runnning time of 1:04:44 for our 16.8K Southeast Asian winners, David Mutai with a running time of 54:41 and Esthar Karimi with a running time of 1:02:07 for the 16.8K Open Category; John Philip Duenas with a running time of 54:41 for the 16.8K Closed Category; Kimbert Sarmiento with a running time of 15:59 for the 5K Category; and Frederick Mwingirwa Mathiu with a running time of 1:10:12 for the 21K Category.