Run Saipan Trinity ‘24 Race this weekend

Only the bravest runners are ready to take on the first Run Saipan challenge of the year—the 2024 Trinity race series—as it weaves runners through different scenic locations around the island.

Day 1 is set for Saturday, Jan. 13, at 6am for a 10K race through the Beach Road Pathway.

Day 2 is a steep 5K run to the summit of Mt. Tapochao at 6am on Sunday, Jan. 14.

To cap it off, a last 5K at Marpi Route 30 is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 15, at 6am.

An interactive medal holder pieces together each finisher medal given at the end of each race. Runners will receive a lanyard to clip with each medal piece.

The medal holder comes with the three-day package worth $40. Each individual race is $20.

Top 3 men and women medals will be awarded for each race day. However, Run Saipan will award the top male and female overall. There is no overall Top 3 this year, just the fastest accumulated for the fastest male and female runner.

To register, click the link https://raceroster.com/events/2024/82540/trinity-24.

Sildrey Veloria, clocked in first 45:39 in the 2023 edition of the Trinity’s 10K. Ann Bang was first in the women’s division at 54:36.

In the first 5K of the 2023 edition, Joel Buco rolled up Mt. Tapochao first at 31:36, and Rosemarie Chisato was the first woman at 36:33.

The last 5K was topped by Veloria and Bang again at 20:21 and 24:55 respectively.

Chad Taflinger was the overall male champion of the 2023 Trinity race series from tallies of all three race times from Day 1 Kensington to Marpi and back 10K course, Day 2 Mt. Tapochao 1-way 5K course, Day 3 Oleai Beach Road Pathway 5K course.

Taflinger owned the fastest overall time of 1:43:52, earning him the gold medal. His Day 1 time was 49:02, his Day 2 time was 32:49, and his Day 3 time was 22:01.

In the women’s division, Bang conquered all scenic race day courses and came out the overall champion with a time of 1:56:42.

Bang started Day 1 on top with a time of 54:56, slipped to second place on Day 2 with a time of 37:21, then returned to first place on Day 3 with a time of 24:55.

For more information, contact (670)-287-0891 or email runsaipan@gmail.com.