The Gift of Running 2026

The Gift of Running 2026 is on Sunday 6 December 2026 at Central Park, Filinvest City, Alabang, with 21 km, 10 km, 5 km, 3 km and a 1 km dog run.

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Facts last checked October 26, 2026

The Gift of Running 2026, subtitled With Purpose and Hope, is on Sunday 6 December 2026 at Central Park in Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa, with the start listed at 3:30 am. It offers 21 km, 10 km, 5 km and 3 km races and a 1 km dog run, with fees from PHP 850 to PHP 1,850. The organiser is Rule & Rich Events Management Services, which runs the MNLCITY RUN events.

How would you have placed in 2025?

Put in a finish time, or your target, to see where it would have landed among last year's finishers at The Gift of Running 2026.

10K: 943 finishers, median 1:21, fastest 10% under 56 min; 16% under 1:00, 30% under 1:10.

From the official 2025 results (MyRunTime): see them ↗. Positions are estimates, from finish times only. Course, weather and field change from year to year. Compare your time across more races in the Lab.

The bottom line

Enter if you want a relaxed December charity run in Alabang with a breeze and a slow, friendly field. The 2025 race topped out at 10 km, which started at 5am from Central Park, Filinvest City, in 26°C air with an 8-knot breeze and a dew point of 20°C, mild for Manila. Its 943 finishers ran a median of 1:20, and fewer than one in six broke an hour. The 2026 edition adds a 21 km, so the half marathon is untested.

The 2025 race in numbers

Date	Sunday 7 December 2025. Next: Sunday 6 December 2026
Start and finish	Central Park, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa
Distances in 2025	10 km, 5 km, 3 km and a 1 km dog run; 21 km added in 2026
Gun times	10 km 5am, 5 km 6am, 3 km 6.15am, dog run 6.20am
Weather, 5am to 7am	26°C, dew point 20°C, 70% humidity, wind 6 to 8 knots (Manila airport)
10 km	943 finishers; won in 34:29 (men) and 46:53 (women); median 1:20:37; 16% under 1 hour; 43% women
Entry fees	10 km PHP 1,350, 5 km PHP 1,050, 3 km PHP 950, dog run PHP 800
Beneficiary	Child Haus Foundation (2025); CRIBS Foundation (2026)

The 2025 Race

The Gift of Running 2025, subtitled With Purpose and Hope, was organised by Rule and Rich Events Management Services and presented by MNL City Run, for the Child Haus Foundation, which supports children having cancer treatment ^[1]. It started and finished at Central Park in Filinvest City, Alabang, with a 10 km at 5am, a 5 km at 6am, a 3 km at 6.15am and a 1 km dog run at 6.20am ^[1]^[2]. No route map, cut-offs or aid-station plan were published.

The Weather: A Breezy December Morning

Manila's Ninoy Aquino airport, about 15 km north of Filinvest City, recorded 26°C with a dew point of 20°C, 70% humidity and a 6- to 8-knot north wind every hour from 5am to 7am on race morning, under broken cloud ^[4]. It was 27°C at 8am, with the wind up to 11 knots ^[4].

A 20°C dew point with a steady breeze is about as comfortable as Metro Manila gets. A median 10 km runner finished at about 6.20am, well before the warming.

How Fast the Field Is

The 10 km had 943 finishers. It was won in 34:29 by a man and 46:53 by a woman; tenth place was 41:16 and tenth woman 56:05 ^[5]. The median finisher took 1:20:37 and the slowest tenth more than 1:46. Only 16% broke an hour, and 43% of finishers were women ^[5].

That is a walk-and-run field: a 55-minute 10 km runner finishes in the top tenth, and nobody is out of place at 1:30.

Should You Enter the 2026 Race?

Yes, for the 10 km or shorter, if you want an early, breezy charity run in Alabang with a relaxed field.

Think twice about the new 21 km if you want a proven half marathon: 2025 had no race longer than 10 km, so its route, aid and limits are unknown.

The 2026 race, the final leg of the MNL City Run 2026 series, is on Sunday 6 December at Central Park, Filinvest City, with a 21 km, 10 km, 5 km, 3 km and dog run, for the CRIBS Foundation ^[3]. Fees run from PHP 850 for the dog run to PHP 1,850 for the 21 km ^[3].

Nobody from this site ran the race. This review draws on event listings, the full 10 km results and airport weather records.

References & sources

1. 2025 event listing: organiser, beneficiary, venue, gun times and fees — Pinoy Fitness
2. 2025 results listing: event name, date, venue and categories — MyRunTime (MNL City Run)
3. 2026 event listing: date, distances, beneficiary and fees — Pinoy Fitness
4. Hourly weather observations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (RPLL), 7 December 2025 — Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airport METAR archive)
5. Run SEA analysis of official results (MyRunTime), 2025 race — Run SEA

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Frequently asked questions

When is The Gift of Running 2026?

The race is on Sunday 6 December 2026, with the start listed at 3:30 am Philippine time. It is held in early December at a township venue in southern Metro Manila. Separate gun times for each distance and cut-off times have not yet been posted on the MyRunTime entry page.

What distances and fees are there?

Five categories are offered: 21 km at PHP 1,850, 10 km at PHP 1,450, 5 km at PHP 1,150, 3 km at PHP 1,050 and a 1 km dog run at PHP 950. Early-bird prices were PHP 100 lower until 24 October 2026, and platform fees are charged on top.

Where is the race held?

Start and finish are at Central Park in Filinvest City, Alabang, in Muntinlupa at the southern edge of Metro Manila. The township's wide, tree-lined roads host several road races each year, and the venue is close to the South Luzon Expressway for runners coming from Laguna and Cavite.

Did The Gift of Running have a half marathon in 2025?

No. The 7 December 2025 race offered a 10 km, 5 km, 3 km and a 1 km dog run, with the 10 km starting at 5am. The 21 km is new for the 6 December 2026 race at Central Park, Filinvest City, so there is no past half marathon to judge it by.

How fast is The Gift of Running 10 km?

Relaxed. In 2025 the 10 km had 943 finishers with a median of 1:20:37, and only 16% broke an hour. It was won in 34:29 by a man and 46:53 by a woman, tenth place was 41:16, and 43% of finishers were women.

What is the weather like at The Gift of Running?

Comfortable for Manila. On race morning in 2025 Manila airport recorded 26°C with a dew point of 20°C, 70% humidity and a 6- to 8-knot breeze from 5am to 7am. It was 27°C by 8am, so the 10 km was run before it warmed.