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2022 NMI Women’s 10K moved to March 26
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Posted on Mar 11 2022
Lily Muldoon, right, runs with her Baby Got Track teammates during last December’s Christmas Island Relay. (MARK RABAGO)
Northern Marianas Athletics has rescheduled its 2nd Annual NMI Women’s 10K Run from Feb. 12 to Feb. 26. The sports organization has been holding the event for the past two years in celebration of Women’s Month in the Marianas and International Women’s Day 2022.
NMA secretary general Robin Sapong said they postponed the NMI Women’s 10K Run for two weeks due to a “few hurdles in both logistics and equipment requirements.”
The race will use the 10K Saipan Half Marathon course along Beach Road Saipan and is open to all female competitors. Off-island and male competitors can all participate virtually, by running 10K or 5K anywhere they would like between March 8 and March 31. This will require you to run with a GPS-enabled device and upload your results to this site.
NMA said finisher’s medals will be awarded to those who complete the NMI Women’s 10K Run. Age division up for grabs are under 18, open, 35-39, 40-44,45-49, 50-54,55-59, 60-64, and 65 plus.
For virtual runners, the following events are offered—men’s and women’s 10K, men’s and women’s 5K, male/female 10K under 18, male/female 5K under 18, and 4x5K relay.
NMA is expecting a strong turnout for this year’s edition of the NMI Women’s 10K Run. “Our expectation is to be able to deliver a great experience for our participants,” said Sapong.
As incentive, the NMA official said the Top 3 finishers of this year’s NMI Women’s 10K Run will receive free entries to the Saipan Half Marathon set for next month.
“The in-person 10K will also be a test run for our new timing system which we are securing for us for use to deliver chiming timing results. We still limit entries below 115. So far, our pre-registration was at 20 as of last Friday,” said Sapong.
Last year, Lily Muldoon topped the inaugural edition of the race after clocking in at 43:42. Noriko Jim came in second at 44:27 with Akiko Miller completing the Top 3 in 46:49.
For more information or to register for the 2nd Annual NMI Women’s 10K Run, copy and paste the link: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/56908/nmi-10km-womens-run?fbclid=IwAR3lGLNqbAm8dHIsJx4h_rzp3AiKj4qsviPyMKdNgEWIzeBqlKIS3mt1auw.
