The Santo Domingo International Marathon and the 14th Half Marathon Hispaniola, a 21 km race will be run on Sunday, 28 June at the Mirador. It is sponsored by Lowenbrau. More than RD$700,000 in cash prizes will be distributed to the winners. Runners have already registered from Kenya, Ethiopia, US, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the DR. <\/p>\n
The run begins at the Km. Zero of the Avenida de la Salud of Mirador del Sur Park at 5:14pm. <\/p>\n
There are categories overall, 16-29 years, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+ in men’s and women’s categories. <\/p>\n
There are also special categories for handicapped and amateur runners. <\/p>\n
The winners of last year’s competition, Mary Ackor and Caolin Camuche have confirmed they are coming. <\/p>\n
The Women’s best time is 1:50.02 and the men’s best time is 1:06.51. <\/p>\n
Also coming this year are Daniel Cheruiyot and Julis Keter from Kenya; Alemsehay Misganaw from Ethiopia; Carmen Valle and Luis Rivera from Puerto Rico; Simon Sawe from the US; Venezuelan Pedro Mora, among others. <\/p>\n
The competition began in 1996 with the participation of 36 runners.<\/p>\n
For more on upcoming events, see http:\/\/www.dr1.com\/calendar<\/p>\n
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The Santo Domingo International Marathon and the 14th Half Marathon Hispaniola, a 21 km race will be run on Sunday, 28 June at the Mirador. It is sponsored by Lowenbrau. More than RD$700,000 in cash prizes will be distributed to the winners. Runners have already registered from Kenya, Ethiopia, US, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico, … <\/p>\n