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2006 World Walking Day set tomorrow
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Posted on May 12 2006
Saipan Walking Association Inc. will hold its 2006 World Walking Day tomorrow, May 14, along the Saipan Beach Pathway.
SAIWAI will be offering two courses both of which will start from the Chamolinian Cultural Village in Garapan.
Participants will walk north toward Hyatt Regency Saipan and through the Micro Beach pathway to the 5-kilometer turning point located at the junction of the Boating Safety Office at Smiling Cove Marina.
Participants of the 5-km distance will then return to the village at this point, while 10-km participants will continue walking by turning left and follow the outline of the Outer Cove and back to the junction and continue walking northwards to the end of the pathway at the former Puerto Rico dump.
The dumpsite also serves as 10-km turning point and from that point, participants will return to the village taking the same course backwards.
Registration for the 2006 World Walking Day Walk will begin at 4pm at the village and costs $6, which includes an event T-shirt and refreshments.
Local-style dinner awaits all the participants at the village after the walk. Saipan World Walking Day certificate of participation will also be issued to all participants.
Twenty members of Japan’s Turtle Association, which include 80-plus-year-old Jo Izumi, have already signified their intention to join the event, according to SAIWAI spokesperson Mario Espeleta. Last year, Koala Wanderers of Germany participated in the walk.
For more information about the 2006 World Walking Day Walk, contact Mario at 322-8876, Hiroko at 322-8781, or Bea at 285-1694.
Like all SAIWAI activities, IVV members will receive credit for joining the event. The IVV has member walking clubs in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, the CNMI, and 29 other European countries, including Germany.
SAIWAI was incorporated as a non-profit corporation on July 27, 2001 and was established to promote public health through non-competitive walking.
