CamSur Marathon is an AIMS member race therefore making it a qualifier for all AIMS races. However, due to slot limitation, the qualifier will still have to undergo the usual registration procedure.
Summit Water Camsur Marathon Live
A Thousand Miles from Kenya
PILI, Camarines Sur – He flew thousands of miles from Kenya and rode the bus from Manila just to get here.
Nathan Naibei yesterday made sure it was worth the trip.
“It took me 25 hours to get here. I took the plane and rode the bus nine hours ,” said the 25-year-old native of Eldoret, hometown to numerous legendary runners from Kenya.
"But not bad,” he added.
Not bad at all after Naibei ruled the second Summit Water Camsur Marathon which started and ended at the sprawling and fun-filled Camsur Watersports Complex.
For winning the country’s biggest marathon ever, the lanky Naibei won the top prize of P125,000 or roughly equivalent to $2,800.
Just two months ago, he won a marathon in Thailand and brought home $4,000.
“This is my first marathon in Manila,” said Naibei, who breasted the finish line, before a huge, cheering crowd, in two hours, 25 minutes 14 seconds.
“I will come back,” he added before getting up onstage to receive his award from Camsur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte.
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2nd Summit Water Camsur Marathon
PILI, Camarines Sur – Nathan Naibei of Kenya led from start to finish yesterday and claimed his first marathon victory on Philippine soil – the Summit Water Camsur Marathon.
The 25-year-old Naibei got token resistance from the rest of the participants in the country’s biggest marathon race ever to win it all with a time of two hours, 25 minutes 14 seconds.
James Tallani and Hailemosiam Kahsay, part of the small group that traveled all the way from Africa, finished second and third with their respective times of 2:29:17 and 2:30:17.
They will home with their cash prizes of P125,000 for first, P90,000 for second and P50,000 for third.
“Not bad,” said Naibei, who hails from Kenya’s western town of Eladoret where he owns a one-storey building which he rents out to support his family, including two kids aged four and two.
“This is my first time in the Philippines but this will not be the last. I will come back here,” he said, adding that the prize money will be used for the improvement of his business back home.
In the women’s side of the elite category, Rose Jepkembol Chesire of Kenya won in 2:50:26 followed by a pair of local runners that made the host, Camsur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte, proud.
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P1.4M CamSur marathon targets record field
The second Summit Water CamSur Marathon fires off Sunday (Sept. 25) at the CamSur Water Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur with the organizers confident of assembling a record field of 20,000, including the country’s leading mid-and long-distance runners and rising stars, in the five-category event held as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.
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A New Standard Has Been Set by the People of CAMSUR!
The SUCCESS of Summit Water Camsur Marathon is overwhelming! To the organizers, friends and most especially to the People of Camsur headed by no less than the Honorable Governor L-Ray Villafuerte Jr. – CONGRATULATIONS! You have once again set a new standard that each Filipino can be very Proud of! Mabuhay ang CAMSUR!
Host Venue
CamSurWaterSports Complex (CWC) is home to the world-class cable park system, uniquely designed for wakeboarders, wakeskating, and waterskiing. It has a 6-point cable ski system surrounded by hotels, restaurants, pro shop, and other amenities. Beginners to professional riders from all over the world come to CWC. Riders can also enjoy their sport at night since the cable park is equipped with spotlights. And lastly, a winch park awaits beginners to try out these watersports.
How to get there
From Manila. Take a bus for an approximately 8-hour ride to Naga City Central Terminal near the San Francisco Church; or a domestic-route plane for a 45-minute trip to Naga (Pili) Airport.
