‘Run from ’23 Mile Race’ this Sunday

Lace up your running shoes for the last race of 2023—”Run from ‘23 Mile Race” this Sunday, Dec. 31. at 6:45am.

The course starts next to the Saipan Shipping Co. and will go through the newly paved Industrial Road in front of the Gov. Eloy S. Inos Peace Park in Puerto Rico and ends right before the entrance to the Smiling Cove Marina.

Race divisions are the top open men and women, 14-and-under, 18-and-under, ages 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-and-up; along with a stroller/pram division.

There will be a new king and queen of the road as defending winners from the past two races—Keith Ketola and Tania Tan—won’t be here to compete.

Ketola set the course record last year with a time of 4:14, while Tan set her PB with a time of 5:06.

Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr. said, “This is an all-out competition. You want to find out your fastest mile time and our course that we wanted to do for the last few years—the Industrial Road is done.”

“It’s a downhill, downhill race course, one way for who is the fastest one-mile runner, male, female, and student… I welcome everybody for our one-mile road race. So, if you want to find out your fastest mile time—this is the fastest one-mile race course. Everyone runs so fast. I can guarantee you there will be PBs set for everybody.”

Dela Cruz added that the new course will be the permanent one-mile road race course. “Thanks to the Commonwealth Ports Authority for getting the Industrial Road done,” he said.

To register, click https://raceroster.com/events/2023/70415/run-from-23-mile-race.