June 14, 2002 – The 16th Annual Olympic Day Run, a two-mile race on a one-mile loop run/jog/walk on the St. Croix campus of the University of the Virgin Islands, will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22.
Participants might win more than a race – they might win a trip to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, if they buy a raffle ticket, according to a release from V.I. Pace Runners.
Awards will be given to top finishers overall and for age group winners. All of the first 100 participants will get an Olympic Day Run t-shirt, and all participants will get special Olympic certificates and Olympic pins.
Volunteers are needed. Please register with the V.I. Olympic Committee, and get recognition for your support, too.
The Olympic Sports Federation will provide information about each Olympic sport, and advise what it takes to get involved in the V.I. Olympic movement.
Presented by the V.I. Olympic Committee, supported by The Boys to Men, Girls to Women Foundation, sanctioned by the V.I. Track and Field Federation sponsored by Coca-Cola, and put on as an International Olympic Committee event in cooperation with the International Amateur Athletic Federation, the race is organized by the V.I. Pace Runners, and there's an entry form online at their website at virginislandspace.org, or call Pace Runners at 777-0258.
Despite the parade of serious sanctioning agencies, the race should be a pleasant two-miler for all St. Croix runners. A specific campus start location was not provided, so plan to reach the campus well ahead of the hour.
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