5K Run

The route takes runners through a scenic tour of historic Montego Bay starting at the Harmony Beach Park on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard formerly known as Gloucester Avenue. The runners will run/walk southwards past the old fort and on to the Howard Cooke Boulevard and will go in the vicinity of the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre. Runners will continue in the left lane closer to the median making a right turn at the Montego Bay Freeport Police Station onto to Alice Eldermire Drive. Continue, make a left turn at the round about at Coconut Drive and make 180 degree U-turn at  to head back on the east bound lane of Howard Cooke Blvd. Go all the way leading back to the finish line at Harmony Beach Park.

The Cause

Students in Western Jamaica pursuing tertiary education can look forward to financial assistance towards their studies. This news comes with the announcement of the MoBay City Run, a new charity road race event staged with the aim to create a fund that will provide a mechanism via which the students can seek assistance towards the financing of their education. The fund will provide assistance for students attending UWI and UTECH Western Campuses, Sam Sharpe Teachers College and Montego Bay Community College.

“More than 25% of students enrolled in these tertiary institutions are unable to cover their fees in any given semester,” said Janet Silvera, Chairman for the MoBay City Run Organizing Committee. “Since the estimated number of students in our four institutions is approximately 5,000, we are looking at over 1,000 students in these four Montego Bay tertiary institutions each semester who are struggling to pay fees and risk being de-registered or unable to complete their examinations.”