CEBU CITY – Local marathon hobbyist Junio Dela Rama, 43, participant in the 1st Cebu City Marthon, made a wrong turn at the 21K mark and suddenly became a half-marathon hobbyist. Dela Rama earlier registered for the 42K event. He blamed the scantily-clad and likewise scantily-weighed female runners (see inset photo) for his uncharacteristic loss of orientation. He was officially disqualified from the race in which he was not favored by a long shot to win anyway.

“I realized I had made a mistake when I noticed there were only 12 of the 42K runners in front of me,” he remarked. “Two of them were chicks and, man, their legs just went on forever!”

Local drunks who had been drinking well into daybreak were found laughing in the vicinity but it remains unconfirmed whether they were laughing at Dela Rama’s error or at a Pacman text joke. Further attempts to get a comment from the drunks were unsuccessful, as they had no sooner passed out on one of the tables at Routestop Convenience Store.

Had he not been disqualified, Dela Rama would have placed 27th in the marathon, clocking in at a personal 42K best 2 hours and 38 minutes. He finished 239th in the 21K event, a feat that he has a hard time surrendering to disqualification.

He is set to file a protest, which is set to be taken with very little gravity, tomorrow. – DS

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