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Marathon Village returns for 35th edition of race

The 35th edition of the TT International Marathon will come off on the weekend of January 28 and 29, 2017. And to celebrate this 35-year milestone, the Marathon Village will be revived with cultural entertainment to bring back the euphoria that was once known and connected with the national event.

Spectators are invited to come out, bring their families and friends and walk with their coolers.

Chairperson of the TT Marathon Committee, Diane Henderson, says the Village will also serve as the cultural festival for overseas visitors.

With just under three months to go to the nation's premier event on the local road race calendar, and the oldest continually staged marathon in the Caribbean, long distance runners can step up their training to tackle the ultimate, Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon (TTIM) having completed several other middle distance events recently.

Runners can expect a clearly marked course, the same previously certified one used in recent years, starting at St Mary's Junction, Freeport at 5am and finishing opposite Whitehall on Queen's Park West. Slower runners and race walkers will again have the option of starting at 3.30 a.m.

Also being held on Sunday January 29 is the Marathon Relay, with teams of two, three or six runners completing the marathon course.

The inaugural Marathon Relay this year proved very popular; with several celebrities and persons of national interest participating, For 2017, the TT Marathon Committee in collaboration with Dr. Nailah Adams and supported by the TT Olympic Committee launched the Run for Life Programme which targets the students attending the Servol St. Anns/Cascade Motivational Centre. The programme serves to train the students in the fundamentals of being active while preparing them for the Schools Team Relay.

A combined total of over TT$215,000 in prizes will be on offer come January 29. All finishers will receive 35th Edition medals, the marathon magazine and other giveaways.

Once again, runners from Port of Spain and environs who do not have transport to the marathon start will be able to make use of a shuttle service organised by the TTIM Committee for marathoners and relay teams.

Registration is available online at www.ttmarathon.com, where further information can be found.

Several runners have already registered and all those who register on or before 30 November will benefit from the "Early Bird" fee. Registered runners will be able to pick up their race bibs from January 16 at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee office, Port of Spain. Contributors can contact the TTMC at info@ttmarathon.com or call 757 7772 for details.

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