Forty-three record breaking runners from 14 countries will arrive in on island, via MV Costa Magica, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 to take part in a cruise marathon challenge. Dominica will be the 5th stop on the Eastern Caribbean Challenge, organized by Z Adventures. During the 7-day challenge, runners will take part in 7 marathons on 6 Caribbean islands and one aboard the cruise ship.
The group includes runners from around the world with exceptional running resumes. Nine of the 12 runners who have completed a marathon in 100+ countries will be part of the challenge. Combined, these runners have completed over 4,000 marathons in 180+ countries around the world.
Founder & CEO of Z Adventures, Ziyad Rahim stated, “We have a star-studded line up of marathon globetrotters on this trip. The oldest competitor is 81 years young and the field includes 10 World Record holders in various categories. Runners on the trip have run marathons all over the world. However, these are all new countries for them, and they are eagerly looking forward to this adventure. We hope local runners will take part as well; as it would be a great experience for them to meet our group. All our runners are amateurs. Some are doctors, lawyers, teachers, diplomats and bankers. But we all have one thing in common; the love for travel and running. In short, we are a United Nations of runners hopping from island to island, country to country and sharing the tarmac with like-minded people all over the world”.
The Eastern Caribbean Challenge will start with a marathon in Guadeloupe on March 8. Runners will then board the cruise ship MV Costa Magica and run the 2nd marathon on a 183m running track on the cruise ship while travelling to British Virgin Islands. On Mar 12, they will reach Dominica and take part in the marathon organized by Discover Dominica Authority and Dominica Amateur Athletics Association. After Dominica, runners will sail towards St. Vincent and Martinique to complete the 7-marathon adventure.
Discover Dominica Authority endorses the activity as it drives to develop and promote Dominica’s sports tourism niche. The destination will also benefit from the positive PR that will be generated by the activity.
For more information on Dominica, contact Discover Dominica Authority at 767 448 2045. Or, visit Dominica’s official website: www.DiscoverDominica.com, see Dominica’s updates on the tourism sector post-Hurricane Maria: www.dominicaupdate.com, follow Dominica on Twitter and Facebook and take a look at our videos on YouTube.
