Registration open for Run Saipan Half Marathon, 5K

Run Saipan announced that registration is now open for the Run Saipan Holiday Half Marathon and AK 5K Fun Run scheduled for Dec. 9, 2029. Atkins Kroll returns as the presenting sponsor and this year’s event looks to be an even more exciting.

Registration will include different swag like a T-shirt, gear bag, finisher medal, sponsor gifts, raffles, and much more. Entry will also include an awards banquet at Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan. Come out and join the fun in either the Half Marathon or the 5K Fun Run!

Register online at: https://raceroster.com/events/2023/70413/2023-run-saipan-holiday-half-marathon-and-ak-5k-fun-run.

Last year, high school students from Agape Christian School finished 1-2-3 in the inaugural Run Saipan Holiday Half Marathon 21K course that snaked from Sugar Dock in Chalan Kanoa and ended at Banzai Cliff in Marpi.

Racing past 68 other half marathon runners, Samuel Zhu, a 16-year-old sophomore; Stephen Chen, an 18-year-old junior; and Jireh Wang, a 16-year-old sophomore, were the Top 3 finishers after all three crossed the finish line under two hours.

Zhu won gold with his time of 1:51:07, followed by silver for Chen who clocked in at 1:51:46, and right at his heels a few seconds later, Wang came in for bronze with a time of 1:51:54.

The women’s overall winner was Savannah Grant who clocked in at 2:05:56, while silver went to Rosemarie Chisato at 2:10:32, and Emma Pang came in third with a time of 2:12:59.

Pony Tang and Andrei Kaithlyn Chavez—both high school student-athletes—dominated 290 other runners in the 5.5K Fun Run presented by Atkins Kroll and Run Saipan in celebration of AK’s 55 years of service also in Marpi.

Tang, a 16-year-old from Marianas High School and member of the MHS Run Club, raced through the finish line first overall with a time of 23:03, while Chavez from Saipan International School clocked in first in the women’s division with a time of 25:09. (PR)