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The race continues, as the Venture Credit Union 5k AND fun walk was launched today at Marriott Hotel. The event is expected to attract as much as 2000 participants with as much as 300 thousand dollars in prizes up for grabs. Here's the details.
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00:00That big check says $300,000. That's a lot of money, right?
00:04Yeah.
00:05Come Sunday, September 15th at 6 a.m.,
00:08running and fitness enthusiasts will take on the Venture Credit Union 5K and Fun Walk.
00:15Lots of prizes will be up for grabs with the participants competing for the Desmond Baxter Challenge trophy.
00:22This year, the event will take place on the 15th of September, Sunday.
00:27And as usual, we will engage the heart of our Cuva community in this exhilarating event.
00:35For over 27 years, Venture has been committed to enhancing the economic, social,
00:40and physical well-being of its members and the communities it serves.
00:44Our 5K Run and Fun Walk is more than just an event on the local road running calendar.
00:52With more sponsors on board, this year organizers say they are expecting as much as 2,000 participants.
00:58As a result, they are banking on a police presence and contemplating more water stations.
01:04Because of the amount of runners that we're expecting, the team is still reviewing the amount of water stops.
01:11So when we finalize on the figures, then we will be able to establish where and how many water stops.
01:19But yes, we expect more participants and we also expect to increase from the lessons learned to improve.
01:27They are also hoping to expand the event for the next edition.
01:31Well, yes, and prior to coming here this morning, I discussed with Shona and she's my right-hand person on this committee.
01:43We are actually thinking maybe, and this is not to say yes we're doing it, but maybe we're looking at a 10K,
01:51seeing that we'll be having a big celebration next year, God willing.
01:55Both defending champions Nicholas Romany and Samantha Shukla will be returning.
02:00And with the event being known as one of the most competitive races, they both shied away from stating their target times.
02:08Sometimes you're training and you haven't gotten enough training in, in your mind, and then God blows you away.
02:14Sometimes you're training and you're doing things right, and you're like, okay, today I'm going to hit this time, I'm going to hit 17 or 18 low.
02:22And then, you know, something happens and you don't get it.
02:25And with that particular course, yes, parts of it is fast, but there's a lot of winding and turns and stuff, and that slows you down.
02:32You have to slow, even like a car when you're driving, you have to slow down to turn the corners.
02:36So we're not at liberty to say, but to be there and to be healthy, we give God all the glory.
02:42And he will, he will surprise all of us on that day.
02:45So I recently started back training.
02:48So right now is to see what kind of condition and shape I could get back in.
02:54So I really don't know what would be the time because last year, last year I was looking forward to breaking 15 minutes on the course.
03:05But I ran like 15-0, so I can't really say what time I would want to run.
03:11I would like to run sub-15, but it's whatever my body could give me.
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