{"id":299788,"date":"2019-05-20T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=299788"},"modified":"2019-05-20T06:00:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T20:00:53","slug":"jp-hero-run-draws-record-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/","title":{"rendered":"JP Hero Run draws record field"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-299788 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun1\/'>jprun1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299789'>\n\t\t\t\tRunners head out to the course of last Saturday\u2019s JP Hero Run. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun2\/'>jprun2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299790'>\n\t\t\t\tFour runners in masks and capes cruise along Beach Road. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun3\/'>jprun3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299791'>\n\t\t\t\tTanHoldings Corp. chief executive officer Jerry Tan, left,  heads back to the start\/finish line at the Garapan Fishing Base. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun4\/'>jprun4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299792'>\n\t\t\t\tRunners join the zumba warm-up. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun5\/'>jprun5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299793'>\n\t\t\t\tOverall men\u2019s and women\u2019s division winners Kosuke Sato, third left, and Heather Taylor, second left, pose with their medals and are joined in the podium by TanHoldings Corp. chief executive officer Jerry Tan, left, and Miss Marianas Celine Cabrera, right. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun6\/'>jprun6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299794'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan International School headmaster Ron Synder, second right, and their students receive an award after the event. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jp-hero-run-draws-record-field\/jprun7\/'>jprun7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299795'>\n\t\t\t\tA father and his son are on their way to the finish line. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The JP Hero Run had a record field, as more than 1,700 runners\/walkers participated in last Saturday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Family members, students, teachers, co-workers, sports teams, other groups, and even pets joined the run\/walk held in memory of TanHoldings Corp. executive John \u201cJP\u201d Pangelinan and to support the Commonwealth Cancer Association and its programs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had 1,706 runners today, breaking last year\u2019s record of 1,500 plus. We are very thankful to all the participants from schools, private companies, the government agencies, families, and everyone who did their share to make this event a success,\u201d said TanHoldings Corp. chief executive officer Jerry Tan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see the members of our community coming together to support a good cause and at the same time participate in an activity (walking\/running) that promotes health and wellness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Participants ran\/walked from Garapan Fishing Base to past the Quartermaster Road along Beach Road and back (the shorter course had a turnaround across True Value), wearing capes and masks, depicting the event\u2019s theme. Some, particularly those who came with their kids, rounded the course in strollers, karts, and scooters, while children runners\/walkers were treated to more fun activities at the finish line, as they played in bounce houses.<\/p>\n<p>The competitive runners, on the other hand, were in their usual form, rounding out the course way ahead of their opponents. Kosuke Sato and Heather Taylor were the overall first place finishers in the 5K men\u2019s and women\u2019s divisions, while Markus Toves and  Kaithlyn Chavez topped the 1.5K event. Other first place finishers were  13 to 19\u2019s Bailey Spaeth ad Stella McCallion; 20 to 29\u2019s J. Cheng and Taylor Nowicki; 30 to 39\u2019s Charlie Sendin and Sheila Isla; 40 to 49\u2019s Ronald Villafria and Ayano Braxton; 50 to 59\u2019s Jun Hashimoto and Sakiko Eda; and over 60\u2019s Steve Pixley and Amalia Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The top finishers along with the second and third placers received medals, while the Tan Si Lin Foundation, the charity arm of TanHoldings and organizer of the event, also recognized the schools with the most runners\/supporters. Saipan International School won in the private school category and was joined in the podium by No. 2 Agape Christian School and No. 3 Grace Christian Academy. William S. Reyes Elementary School, Garapan, and Marianas High School were the Top 3 in the public school division.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legacy to the community<\/strong><br \/>\nCCA executive director Juan L. Babauta was among the participants in the 11th edition of the event and was very pleased with how the community is getting involved in cancer awareness campaign through various activities in the Commonwealth, such as this running event.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the JP Hero Run is close to his heart, as it is held in honor of his godfather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJP was a hero himself, as he was a solid contributor to the community. He did things that contributed to the economic, social, and educational development in the CNMI. And even after his passing, he is still helping us, through his JP Hero Run. This is his legacy to the community and CCA would like to thank Jerry Tan and the Tan Siu Lin Foundation for making it happen,\u201d Babauta said.<\/p>\n<p>Pangelinan\u2019s daughter, Cristy, was also present in last weekend\u2019s event and calls on the community to continue supporting the fundraiser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The JP Hero Run had a record field, as more than 1,700 runners\/walkers participated in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":299789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-299788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}