1 July 2012

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CESAR Guarin, the 56-year-old Filipino elite runner will be visiting East Grinstead to celebrate the end of his 2,262 kilometre Ultra Marathon from Helsinki to London which started on 27 May and which will end on 24 July.

His endurance test is the latest stage of a 43,258-kilometer global run which will encompass 42 countries across the world.

Guarin is running in tribute to all Filipinos who live abroad, and to their host countries for their contribution in helping the Philippines economy, enriching Filipino cultural heritage and promoting tourism, and to highlight Filipino innovation and ingenuity.

The UK leg of the run will start in Edinburgh and will take in a route of cities with Filipino Communities including Glasgow, Manchester, Bradford, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Swindon, Oxford, London, Brighton, Mitcham and Milton Keynes before arriving in East Grinstead on 25 July when Guarin will attend a reception in the Mayor’s Parlour to meet local Filipinos including Cllr Danny Favor, and members of the Town Council.