Event Detail
The 13th Rice Terraces Marathon returns to Hungduan in Ifugao, northern Philippines, in June 2027. Organised by Team Malaya, this mountain-running event is promoted as part of its Cordillera series, inviting runners to explore the community and landscape around the celebrated rice terraces.
Three distances through the Cordillera
The organiser advertises 12 km, 21 km and 42 km distances. Routes mix mountain roads, trails and paths through rural landscapes and rice paddies. The region is celebrated for the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, a UNESCO World Heritage property. Expect a course with elevation changes and terrain very different from a flat city road race. The 2027 routes, precise elevation profiles, cut-offs, aid-station locations and category-specific start times still require confirmation from Team Malaya.
Important date clarification
The team's current online events index renders the date as 5 June 2027, while multiple local 2027 event listings identify Sunday 6 June 2027. This may reflect a timezone conversion in the events index, but the organiser's detailed 2027 participant instructions are not accessible for independent confirmation. The event date must be checked with Team Malaya before booking travel. This draft uses Sunday 6 June provisionally; do not assume the schedule is final.
Registration and race weekend
The official Team Malaya events platform advertises registration for this edition and identifies Hungduan, Ifugao as the event location, while a current directory specifies Hungduan Eco-Village as the race venue. 2027 category fees, registration closing date, exact race-day assembly gate, race-kit collection times and confirmed participant entitlements have not been reliably published in accessible official material. Those details are deliberately left unpriced rather than copied from 2025 or 2026.
Organiser communications and registration confirmation should take precedence over third-party listings, especially for the June date, course changes and transport arrangements. The road journey into Ifugao's mountain communities can be lengthy. Allow generous travel time and prepare for variable mountain conditions, uneven surfaces and possible wet weather. Check the race's official Team Malaya registration portal for the updated course guide, equipment requirements and collection arrangements.