The Saipan Marathon, which will be held on March 9, 2024, is a certified measured course of World Athletics in cooperation with the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
(MVA) — Top tour companies in Korea are highlighting Saipan Marathon 2024 with special sports tour products for the race on March 9, 2024, in the Marianas.
Hana Tour, Korea’s biggest tour agency, is featured Saipan Marathon as their first co-op project with Runable, a social running platform. Saipan Marathon is the first event in Hana Tour’s Run Trip, a line of products featuring popular marathons and running courses around the world.
Mode Tour is selling “Run with Song Ha,” a 3-night, 5-day package that offers participants the chance to run alongside Song Ha, a sports influencer with over 52,000 followers. The Social Media content curated by Song Ha offers essential information and inspiration for exercise enthusiasts. The tour also incorporates tours of Marpi and marine activities.
Yellow Ballon’s “From Leisure to Sightseeing” provides the opportunity to join the marathon with Sports Bong, a sports influencer with over 130,000 followers. Through her social media channels, she shares adventures and workouts that breathe new life into daily routines. With both Mode Tour and Yellow Balloon, participants can choose the full marathon, half marathon, 10K or 5K course.
Interpark Tour has introduced its first “Running Holic” package, inviting consumers to join the Saipan Marathon with former South Korea national marathoner Park Myung-hyun. The package includes coaching from Park and other nationally certified coaches offering course analysis and running strategies for the marathon.
To date, over 400 participants have registered for Saipan Marathon 2024.
“100%, we are excited to partner with the top travel agencies in Korea to give runners the experience of a lifetime at Saipan Marathon,” said MVA Managing Director Christopher A. Concepcion. “Sports marketing remains an important and growing niche market for us. Add to that our clean and beautiful nature, the warmth of our people, our course certification by World Athletics in cooperation with the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), and Saipan Marathon is a world-class event. We look forward to welcoming all our international runners in just couple short weeks.”
Race sponsors are Skechers as Exclusive Title Sponsor of the race; Platinum Sponsor Coca-Cola/Foremost/Subway; Gold Sponsors Bridge Capital, IT&E, and Triple J Saipan; Silver Sponsors United Airlines, Matson, The Athlete’s Foot, Boarderline and All-Star Sporting Goods; Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands; Northern Marianas Athletics; and Bike Pro. In-kind sponsor is M&E Enterprises Inc. Saipan.
The marathon is co-organized by MVA and Northern Marianas Athletics and is sanctioned under the Northern Marianas Athletics rules and regulations.
The marathon will begin and end at American Memorial Park in downtown Garapan. Cash prizes will be awarded for top finishers and by age division in the marathon. Participants will receive a limited edition official Saipan Marathon T-shirt, official Saipan Marathon medal, certificate of completion and one entry to the awards banquet on March 9 at Hyatt Regency Saipan. In-kind prizes will also be awarded for the Wacky Awards: Best Costume, Best Body Paint, Shortest Shorts, Most Awesome Shoes, Ugliest Shoes, and Craziest Hair.
Registration at www.raceroster.com will close at 5 p.m. ChST on March 7, 2024, and is $110 for the full marathon and $80 for the half marathon, 10K, and 5K. Full marathon participants must be age 18 or older. Half marathon participants must be 14 years old or older. With valid photo ID, students ages 18 or younger may register for $60. Mandatory race packet pickup will be on March 8 from 4-6 p.m. at American Memorial Park Amphitheatre in Garapan, Saipan.
A new course highlighting iconic sites from the Marianas’ rich history awaits full marathon runners. The road race will traverse sites from the various eras of Marianas history, including pre-history, the Spanish administration, the Japanese administration in the early 1900s, World War II, and modern history as a U.S. Commonwealth.
For more information, visit https://raceroster.com/events/2024/78587/saipan-marathon-2024 or www.mymarianas.com or contact MVA Community Projects Coordinator Ed Diaz at (670) 664-3210 or ediaz@mymarianas.com/.
