The Culmination of a Year-Long Series
The National Finals offers four distances: 5K, 10K, 21K and the 42.195K full marathon, at SM Mall of Asia, Pasay. [1] This is the event that the entire Trilogy Run Asia progressive structure -- covered at its Iloilo, Manila, Cebu, CDO and Davao legs elsewhere in this research batch -- builds toward across the calendar year.
How Runners Qualify for the 42K
Completing the 16K in each city's Leg 1, the 21K in Leg 2, and the 32K in Leg 3 -- in any host city -- qualifies a runner for the 42K category at the National Finals. [1] That structure rewards sustained participation across the year rather than a single race-day effort, giving the National Finals genuine narrative weight for anyone who's followed the series through its regional legs.
The Series' Most-Used Venue
SM Mall of Asia hosts the National Finals, just as it hosts Manila Leg 3 and several other RunRio-organised races covered elsewhere in this research batch (Decathlon Run, Sunnies Run, Garmin's Philippine leg). [2] That familiarity and repeat use suggests genuinely tested large-scale event logistics for the series' biggest single day.
Registration Likely Tied to Series Qualification
As of this writing, registration status has not been announced. [1] Given that the 42K category is specifically gated behind completing the regional legs' progressive distances, it's plausible that open registration (for the shorter, non-qualifying distances) opens later or separately from qualification-based 42K entry.
Should You Run It?
If you've completed the Trilogy Run Asia series' regional legs this year, the National Finals on 11 November 2026 is the natural, earned culmination of that journey. For runners new to the series, the shorter 5K/10K/21K categories still offer entry into one of the Philippines' largest single race-day events.