Saipan Festival of Runs Awards Banquet
PHOTOS By JON PEREZ
- Japanese duo Masako Nomura, left, and Yoshimi Sato attend the awards banquet of the 2015 Saipan Festival of Runs on April 25 at the Fiesta Resort & Resort Saipan beach side wearing a Mario and Luigi costume of the popular computer game Super Mario Bros.
- Saipan runners await the official list of winners.
- Under-14 age group 10-kilometer winner Jinju Thompson.
- Rinataro Miyawaki was the 10K men’s U14 winner.
- Kimiko McKagan gamely poses for photographers after receiving her medal after topping the women’s 40-49 age group in the full marathon category.
- Mamiko Berger, left, and Steven Johnson, third left, show off their official invitation to the 2015 Mt. Fuji Marathon.
- Akiyoshi Kamijo, center, receives his plaque from Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands president Gloria Cavanagh, left. Kamijo ruled the men’s full marathon event.
- Charlie Sendin was the men’s 30-39 age group winner in the 50K course.
- En Feng Wang, left, and Taiyo Nagashima wave to their friends after receiving their medals for winning the men’s 15-19 and 20-29 age groups.
- Yumiko Kobayashi of Japan, right, is interviewed after receiving her award in the women’s 50K course.