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7th Saipan Duathlon on Sunday
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Posted on Feb 17 2023
Michiteru Mita topped the men’s division of the 6th edition of the Saipan Duathlon last year. He is seen here posing with Triathlon Association of the CNMI officials after receiving his medal and prizes. (MARK RABAGO)
The Triathlon Association of the CNMI’s 7th Saipan Duathlon will get participants running and biking in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 19.
The 5-kilometer run, 20-km bike, and 2.5-km run will start at Banzai Cliff in Marpi with a 5:30am opening of the transition site and a 6:15am gun start (depending on the sunrise).
The course distance will be uniform for the men’s, women’s, and mixed relay division of the 7th Saipan Duathlon and road bikes, mountain bikes, and fixies are all allowed.
The age categories are under 30 to 60 years old and above.
Kate Wilson topped the women’s division of the 6th edition of the Saipan Duathlon last year. She is seen here posing with Triathlon Association of the CNMI officials after receiving her medal and prizes. (MARK RABAGO)
Medals will be awarded to the Top 3 male and female individual winners.
Registration is still open at https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=303516
There are currently 30 registered participants.
Proceeds from TRAC’s 7th Saipan Duathlon will go to the sport federation’s preparations for the triathlon event of this year’s Honoria Pacific Games 2023 in November.
For more information, call TRAC president Manny Sitchon at (670) 483-0094 or email swimbikerun.saipan@gmail.com for questions.
The event is sponsored by the Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Tan Holdings, and IT&E.
In the 6th edition of the Saipan Duathlon last year, Michiteru Mita and Kate Wilson topped the solo divisions.
Mita completed the 5-kilometer run, 20-km bike, and 2.5-km run in a time of 1:10:05 to win the men’s solo category.
In the women’s division, Kate Wilson took the No. 1 spot with a time of 1:14:36 and finished second overall.
