When it is nice you do it twice
When it is nice you do it twice
When it is nice, you got to do it twice. Last year CariFin took 54 participants, made up of mostly runners and a few walkers to UWI international half marathon and had a blast of a time.
For the top CariFin runner who achieved his or her goal time or PR the moment was golden. For those who set it as a fitness goal primarily to challenge themselves to make the distance or as a means to keep themselves committed or focus as they strive to stay active or in shape the moment was memorable.
This year 2008, CariFin would again be launching another “UWI Half Marathon - Team in Training” initiative.
The aim is to attract 100 participants and increase from the 54 in 2007.
Our long term emphasis is to have more runners step up from the regular 5K distance to the 20K (half marathon) level. Of course with more of a systematic and progressive training program, hence we are starting 3 months before.
We see a lot of benefits for the members of this program in terms of increase motivation, higher team and community spirit, sharing of information and each other experience and leveraging the positive effect of a Team in training – like nurturing and mentoring aspects.
What CariFin – “Team in Training for UWI Half Marathon” offers,
• We take care of registration
• We offer a running vest
• Running shorts
• Photography for the group on the day
• Group runs. (Sunday mornings & Thursday afternoon)
• Dry runs of the course
• Internal prize structure
Start/Launch
The first group run is on Sunday august 10, 2008 at 5.45 am at the Queen’s Park Savannah opposite Memorial Park.
The idea here is to have you run at an easy pace to see what distance you can reasonably cover to assess where you are in your level of fitness.
Who can join?
This program and like most initiative or programs by CariFin is mainly targeted for staff of the financial services sector but as the first event last year we are accepting a certain level of friends and family to be part of CariFin – “Team in Training for UWI half”
Our Sponsors
Nature Valley Granola has once again partnered with us in this venture from the very beginning and we look forward to their continue support throughout the event
Vemco through their brand “Gatorade” is in with us again for another year.
Raising Funds
This year we will be using CariFin Team in Training for UWI Half Marathon to raise funds for our charity.
We think that one of the most important things about sports is to use it to change the world and in our very own little way we intend to do so.
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