The Adidas King of the Road Fun Run held in the Province of Ilocos Norte was one of the races held simultaneously nationwide on July 1, 2007. The race attracted 809 registrants, 278 in the 5-Kilometer distance and 531 in the 3-Kilometer distance. In the 5K distance, there were 94 female and 184 male runners, while in the 3K distance there were 159 female and 336 male runners. The start and finish lines (both at the same spot) of the race were in front of the Provincial Capitol. There were two representatives from Adidas who came to supervise the race. The top 3 finishers in the 3K male were Loreto Burawi of Adams with a time of 9 min. and 27 sec. (9:27), followed by Vicente Sarmiento with a time of 9:48 and third was Edison Melchor with 9:49. The female top 3 finishers in the 3K were Cristina Melchor, only 11 years old with a time of 12:37, followed by Angel Guieb, 10 years old, with 13:03 and Maricris Melchor, 13 years old with 13:12. These 3 kids won over the older runners; the oldest female runner was 61 years old Flordeliza Ratuita. The top 3 finishers in the 5K male were Rabin Dalog with a time of 15:45, followed by Reynaldo Pascua with 15:52 and third was Randy Basilio with 17:19. The female top 3 finishers in the 5K were 14 years old Vanesa Marcos with a time of 22:07, followed by Esther Guieb, also 14 years with 24:01 and third was 15 years old Criselda Marcos with 24:24. The winning Melchors mentioned above are siblings, while Angel and Esther Guieb are sisters. (INSDC)
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