Road Racing Kicks Off With Dive BVI 5K Series

Maxford Pipe was the top road runner on Virgin Gorda, including winning the inaugural Virgin Gorda Half Marathon

JANUARY 16—With the track and field season already underway, the 2013 road racing campaign swings into action on Saturday, January 19, with the kick off of the 4th annual Dive BVI 5K Run/Walk Series on Virgin Gorda.

That series will be followed by the Dive BVI 10K Series, which leads to the 2nd Virgin Gorda Half Marathon, on May 18.

Saturday’s race starts at the HLSCC parking lot. Runners will turn around at Guavaberry Villas and head back to the start/finish line. Registration begins at 6 a.m. with the race starting at 6:30 a.m. There will be prizes for speed, consistency and improvement at the end of the series.

The VG running series schedule is as follows:

5k Series

Feb. 2,

Feb. 23

March 16

10k Series

April 6

April 27

 

Half Marathon

May 18