Runners Pleased with Cruise to Run Event
More than 340 runners from Canada, United States, Bermuda and England, who arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on board the Caribbean Princess cruise ship, have found so satisfactory their Cruise to Run experience that they are planning to come back in 2010 for a second dose of the event.
The local media echoed both participants’ and organizers' satisfaction over the race, the third such event held in Antigua. "The event has more than doubled from the inaugural in 2007," noted Jerry Friesen, race director, who added that runners enjoyed their run on the streets of Antigua.According to CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, Colin C. James, the country has the ideal climate and scenic route for the Cruise to Run event, which began its 13-km route at the Redcliffe Quay and ended at Fort Barrington.