The Nation Publishing Co. Limited is inviting Barbadians to lace up their sneakers and strap on their skates on Sunday for the annual Nation Funathlon, a fitness and fundraising event that has been bringing the island together for more than three decades.
The Funathlon will start at 4 p.m. from the Harold Hoyte and Fred Gollop Media Complex
in Fontabelle, St Michael, with pre-activities starting at 3:30 p.m.
This year’s event marks more than half a century of the company’s commitment to community engagement and social responsibility.
Under the theme Educate & Empower Healthy Living, the Funathlon will raise funds and diabetes awareness.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Diabetes and Hypertension Association of Barbados and the Barbados Diabetes Foundation. This year’s Funathlon is sponsored by the Chukka Foundation, with additional support from several local businesses.
The about five-kilometre route starts in Fontabelle. Participants will head towards Kensington Oval, turn onto President Kennedy Drive, and continue through Westbury Road and Goodland Road in St Michael. The route then winds through Deacons Road and Farm Road, where Michael Mikey Mercer will join the crowd, before participants make their way back to the Nation via Brighton Road and the Mighty Grynner Highway.
DJ Daddy Biggz will keep energy levels high throughout the event, while Indian and Chris Gayle provide entertainment from the music truck.
Registration remains open through the day of the event. Online registration is also available by scanning the QR code in Funathlon ads in the Nation newspapers or on social media at @nation246 on Instagram and The Nation Barbados on Facebook. (PR)
