The Run, Tsunami Run 5K Walk and Run comes off on Sunday, March 24, and will start and finish at the Speighstown Esplanade, Sand Street, St. Peter, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
This is the one of the activities being held during Coastal Hazards and Earthquake Smart Month which runs until March 31 under the theme: Resilient Shores, Secure Futures.
Persons interested in taking part in the Run Tsunami Run may visit the Department of Emergency Management’s website and click on the poster to register, or click here to register.
Registered participants may collect their bibs and T-shirts from Monday, March 18, to Friday, March 22, at the DEM office at No. 24 Warrens Industrial Park, Warrens, St. Michael, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. No registrations or collections will be made on race day.
Participants will move off from Sand Street, and make their way along Major Walk, onto the Speightstown By-pass Road, Station Hill, to the Old St. Joseph Hospital (Churchill Road/Highway 1 junction). They will then turn and travel along the Old St. Joseph Hospital, west to the Speightstown By-pass Road/Church Street junction, south to the Speightstown Roundabout, Queen Street and back to the Speightstown Esplanade.
Competitors will have an opportunity to win first, second and third place prizes; male and female runners; youngest walker; oldest walker and special needs participants.
Participants are also encouraged to donate canned goods, non-perishable items and toiletries to a food drive in aid of the Thelma Vaughan Children’s Home.
The 5K run and walk is designed to highlight coastal evacuation areas. Coastal Hazard and Earthquake Smart Month is organised by the Technical Standing Committee on Coastal Hazards, chaired by the DEM and Coastal Zone Management Unit.