A total purse of P60,000 plus loads of Timex watches and other prizes will be up for grabs in the “Time is Running: The 2009 Timex Run with coach Rio de la Cruz and Piolo Pascual” which fires off November 15 at the Bonifacio High Street in Global City in Taguig.

For one, the top three finishers in both the male and female divisions in all categories, including 3K, 5K, 10K and 21K races, will receive Timex Ironman Triathlon watches along with Timex Heart Rate Monitors and the latest Nike running shoes.

Twenty-six other watches will be raffled off, including a Timex Heart Rate Monitor and a Timex Expedition WS4, to all participants, now numbering over 4,000 with a lot more expected to beat the deadline on Monday.

However, list-up is now centralized at the Nike Park at Bonifacio High Street, Timex Shop at SM North Edsa, and The Trion Towers Site Showroom at Fort Bonifacio Global City.

To ensure the smooth staging of the Timex-sponsored event, organizers said the field will be limited to 5,000.

Also on tap is a photo contest offering P10,000 in total prizes and Timex watches.

Due to the large number of participants, the singlets have already been sold out for the first 3,000 entries. Those who wish to join even without singlets will be accepted and will still be given a race bib and timing chip along with a P100 discount. Late registrants will still be eligible to receive all the registration freebies.

Aside from Pascual, a Timex watch endorser, a host of other celebrities are also expected to participate in the event, which also features high-tech Finishline gadgets, including MyLaps - a timing system for fast and accurate race results; a detailed RunPix performance analysis complete with graphic illustrations and comparative results; and top-notch action shots by PhotoVendo.