Round the Island Relay
CIA celebrated St. Maarten Day by entering a team of students and staff into the Round the Island Relay. Congratulations to the 10 person team who ran the course in 2 hours and 56 minutes. Way to go team!
We thank Fun Miles for their generous sponsorship of our team.
The team met at daybreak to prepare for the 7:00am start of the race.
Mr. Keller is in good stride - seems to be enjoying it!
The support teams cheered on the runners at each stage.
Ms. DiNardo found this an easy run compared to the New York Marathon she recently completed .
The loneliness of a long distance runner.
Support teams transported runners to their starting positions.
Kenya Bruce ran a strong leg, ending with a steep uphill climb.
Jennifer on stride during the 8th leg.
Thanks to fun miles, fun was definitely within our reach on race day!
Fun miles outfitted the team with hats, shirts and shorts - good looking team!
Some of our students ran on other teams
Ms. Grasmeyer on the final 100 yards.
JP Maietti ran the first leg, including the long uphill climb out of the stadium.
Ms. DiNardo is still on pace.
Mathew Erato is totally focused on his run.
Kenya approaching the uphill portion.
Kenya is deservedly tired after that final hill.
Mr. McCurdy hands off to Ms. Grasmeyer on the final leg
our 10 runners
The stadium reception after the race
The full team - runners and support team personnel.
On the lookout for our next runner.
Mark Erato was a big help with transporting team members.