(MVA) — Online registration is now open for the Marianas Tourism Month 5K Fun Run on May 20, 2023, beginning at Garapan Fishing Base.
Registration is $10 and is open at https://bit.ly/3p1uFCj
Registration will also be held at the starting line on the day of the run beginning at 6 a.m., with the fun run beginning at 7 a.m. and proceeding south on Saipan Beach Road Pathway to Quartermaster Road and back.
“In celebration of May Tourism Month and our #1 industry, we invite the community to come out and join us for this year’s Marianas Tourism Month 5K Fun Run,” said Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Christopher A. Concepcion. “From our travel trade partners to our school children, everyone is invited to come and show their support for tourism and the benefits it brings us.”
For added fun, participants are invited to dress as a tourist for a chance to win cash prizes for the best tourist costume, $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd place. Cash prizes will also be awarded for the top three male and female finishers, $150 for 1st place, $100 for 2nd place, and $50 for 3rd place, respectively.
All proceeds will benefit the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, a non-profit organization. The first 100 registrants will also receive a limited edition Marianas Tourism Month t-shirt.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/VisitTheMarianas or contact MVA Community Projects Specialist Jack Aranda at (670) 664.3200/1 or communityprojects@mymarianas.com
Participants join the Marianas Visitors Authority’s Walk for Tourism 5K on May 22, 2021 on Saipan. Registration is now open at www.raceroster.com for the Marianas Tourism Month 5K Fun Run on May 20, 2023, at Garapan Fishing Base. Participants are invited to dress as tourists for a chance to win cash prizes.
