The 29th running of the Martin Luther King Jr. Fort-To-Fort Memorial Run took place on St. Croix on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 19. This traditional event is one of many in the territory and across the U.S.A. that celebrates the memory of the slain civil rights advocate. Organized by the Virgin Islands Pace Runners, it is a non-competitive endurance run, and its goal is to bring runners together to pay tribute.
Over two dozen runners showed up for the 6 a.m. start of the run from downtown Christiansted to Frederiksted, using the two forts as start and finish landmarks. While most of the participants take advantage of the run to boost their training for the many endurance events in the territory, they are aware of the message associated with this noncompetitive run. In fact, one cannot help but to associate the history of slavery and freedom on St. Croix and the civil rights struggle significant during Dr. King’s time.
How long it took each runner/walker:
2:00 Hrs/Min/Sec to 2:30 Hrs/Min/Sec
Billy Bohlke 2:00.59; Troy Holloway 2:22.51; Wayne Nichols 2:22:56; Theresa Harper 2:25:22; Ana Gutierrez 2:25.24; Marlon Williams 2:25.25; James Dean 2:25.53; Scott Fricks 2:27.15
2:31 Hrs/Min/Sec to 3:00 Hrs/Min/Sec
Whitney Kemper 2:33.45; *Roger Hatfield; Mike Klein 2:35.50; Bridgett Klein,2:35.51; Emily Ladino 2:38.00; *Alicia Churaman; *Laverne Fredericks; Win Thomas 2:46.49; Amanda Warehime 2:58.58
3:00 Hrs/Min/Sec +
Ray Lutz 3:43.17; *Diana Freis Lutz; Teddy Seymour 3:47.48; Dexter Hypolyte 3:26.58
*Jason Snow, *Heidi Snow
Number of total miles completed (run/walked) — 375
Number of hours/minutes completed — 58
Number of miles women — 112
Number of miles men — 230
*Completed less than the 15.5 miles
The next event on the V.I.Pace Runners calendar is the 5th Annual St. Croix Scenic 50-Mile Race on Sunday, Jan. 26.
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