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One Clark International Marathon

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

New Clark City
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Race date Sep expected: September 2027
City · Distance: New Clark City · 42.195km
Entry fee: Fee TBDVaries by event and entry period
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date September 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Sep 20, 2026 · Entry May 22, 2026 ~ · Entry fee ₱2,635

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 6, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The Clark International Marathon is held in the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga province, central Luzon, Philippines.

Clark was a US Air Force base until 1991 and took its current form after being officially designated the Clark Special Economic Zone in 1993.

The event offers four distances: full marathon 42km, half marathon 21km, 10km and 5km, with around 6,000 participants.

Organised by RUNRIO, it is the sixth race in the Singlife Philippine Marathon Majors series, sponsored by Singlife.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from those who ran it first.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

We haven't found a video for this race yet. We'll add one when we do.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2026 edition

We'll fill this in once the official entry rules are out.

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

The 42.195km I'll run

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2026 edition

START

Angeles City

FINISH

New Clark City Athletics Stadium

Finish · Google Maps

The event is a course that starts and finishes at Clark Parade Grounds.

Participants run on wide roads through the Clark Freeport Zone, which the organisers describe as a course with modern infrastructure and green spaces.

Course is known as a fast course, with a flat course and wide roads that favour quick times.

The Clark Freeport Zone covers parts of Angeles City, Mabalacat City and Porac in Pampanga province,

as well as Capas and Bamban in Tarlac province, with a total area of 320.6㎢.

Clark International Airport is nearby,

and the zone is connected by the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), making access straightforward.

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Event T-shirt 2026

Finisher medal 2026

Timing chip 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2026 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

You must present the confirmation email and valid ID to collect the race kit (singlet and timing chip bib).
9/18 (Fri) to 9/19 (Sat), 11:00-19:00

SM City Clark, Pampanga

race kit pickup · in August, advance pickup is also available at designated PUMA stores

Google Maps

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the start

No public transit reaches the venue directly

Start/finish is within New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac.

New Clark City's own planned commuter-rail station is still listed as 'Proposed' and not yet operational.

Getting to the finish

No public transit reaches the venue directly

Same New Clark City complex as the start.

More details

No direct public bus serves New Clark City.

Official guidance: take an intercity bus to Capas, Tarlac town, then a tricycle to the venue;

or taxi/private car directly from Manila or Clark/Angeles.

Stations & transport near the venue

New Clark City itself has no metro-style transit card system and is largely reached by car or shuttle.

The nearby Clark Freeport Zone runs the Clark Loop bus using the reloadable beep card (the same card used on Manila's LRT/MRT lines),

sold at SM City Clark and at Clark International Airport, but this does not directly serve New Clark City venues.

Source · checked Aug 24, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

September falls during the rainy season in the Clark area.

The region has a tropical savanna climate, with a distinct dry season from November to April and wet season from May to October.

September brings average rainfall of 305.5mm, about 18 rainy days and average humidity of 84%.

The annual mean temperature is 27.2°C, while daytime highs can reach 31.4°C.

Course itself is a relatively easy, flat urban course, but runners should be prepared for high humidity and sudden showers.

Clark International Airport provides direct access without passing through Manila.

From Manila, the site can be reached by car via the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).

Times are local to New Clark City. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hotels that make race morning easy

7 places

Distances are straight-line from the start.
Check real travel times and booking terms with each hotel.

Reddoorz Plus @ Diamond Spring Hotel Angeles City

Hotel · 2.8km

7.0/10(14)

View on Booking.com

Hoshi's Cozy House Angeles City, Philippines

Accommodation · 1.9km

9.8/10(15)

View on Booking.com

Rv3 Transient House

Inn · 1.7km

8.6/10(125)

View on Booking.com

The Clover Hotel Angeles City managed by Cocotel

Accommodation · 2.3km

8.6/10(33)

View on Booking.com

Palette Angeles, Formerly Boss Hotel

Accommodation · 2.3km

7.2/10(141)

View on Booking.com

At The Pad Hotel & Villa's

Accommodation · 1.6km

4.5/10(4)

View on Booking.com

Regal425 Condotel

Accommodation · 2.0km

9.5/10(4)

View on Booking.com

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Time for you, before and after the finish

40 experiences

Rest a little, wander a little.
Pick what suits you and whoever you're with.

RECOVERY & SPA2SIT-DOWN TOURS7CARB LOADING4LOCAL TRANSIT2FAMILY PASS7TRAIL & OUTDOOR7CITY TOURS7EASY WALKING4

Antipolo: Hanging Gardens Getaway

Hanging Garden Spa Day Pass + Meal · ₩93,910

View on GetYourGuide

Manila Puning Hot Springs Private Guided Tour

₩613,324

One Clark International Marathon

About One Clark International Marathon — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run