By R. Vincent Tupaz
For Variety

DRIVERS beware! An elite class of runners will take to the island’s streets this weekend.
On Sunday, March 25, veteran running enthusiasts participate in the Guam Running Club’s 36th Annual Guam Marathon and Ekiden relay.
According to Mr. Marsh, GRC race director for the event the Guam Marathon is, “one of the oldest races in the Pacific.” He added, “It’s a small friendly race, and as with Marathons, it’s 26. 2 miles.”
While the race is an intimate affair, Marsh says they allow no more than 250 participants to register annually. “This year, there’s going to be about 35 runners. It’s a small race and we like it that way.”
Marsh stated that despite the small number of racers, runners come from across the globe. “We’ll have some off-island runners. There will be several from the states, and we generally have some from Korea and Japan,” stated Marsh. He added, “Last year we had a runner from Poland.”  
The Assembly point is at the University of Guam Field House. Show time is pegged at 3:30 a.m. and go time will be at 4a.m. Registration is closed; however fans are welcomed to cheer the runners on at one of fourteen aid stations or along the race route. 
The GRC websites notes that the course will take participants along a scenic path of Guam’s coastline. Runners will trek past historical landmarks and points of interest from World War II.
The actual race route is as follows: the Point to point course starts at the UOG Field House, down towards the Marine Lab, then a large marked rectangular loop on the university campus before running down towards Rt. 10 and exiting left on Rt. 10. Runners then head south towards the Chalan Pago intersection and right onto Rt. 4 to Hagatna. In Hagatna, runners run straight through to Paseo, around counter-clockwise, past Fishermen’s Co-op and onto Marine Dr. On Marine Drive racers head down towards Cabras power pland and head into the Port Authority of Guam to Hotel Wharf where they will u turn and exit the PAG and back onto Marine Dr. right and South to Big Navy.