The 14th Annual Jeju Marathon

This past weekend was the 14th Annual Jeju Maraton, which was held in Gimnyeong at the Gujwa Life Sports Park. I arrived on scene rather late, considering the 9:00 am start time; both Brian and I had been recruited to cover the event for The Jeju Weekly.

Not long after we got there, we met up with a few familiar faces. The announcer was reading off the list of women's 10k winners.



Among the winners, was Meagan McGinley, an American English teacher here on the island. The women took to the podium for their prizes and to pose for the cameras.



I've been told somewhere around 5,000 participated, and it made for an extremely successful and fun event. There were even a group from Japan competing wearing only Kimonos.

Paul Deveau, a fellow Nova Scotian and former Jeju resident, competed in the Full marathon. He finished around three hours and fifteen minutes, and was proud of the way he finished; strong and feeling a lot better than his previous experiences.



After all was said and done, the English marathon participants posed for a group photo with a giant dolhareubang, Batman and Spiderman; awesome.



The full story will be available soon through the third issue of The Jeju Weekly, and hopefully not long after, on their website too.