Many local athletes made the trip to the South east coast to compete in a Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and 3kms. It was also pleasing to see a lot of tourists turning up to run a race and earn a medal while on holiday in Samoa.
Fifty-four pairs of happy feet ran along the Aleipata Coastline in the first Lalomanu Half Marathon and Events yesterday.
It was a mixture of happy tourists and locals in the race for top placings in the four distances of the race.
But it was Tini Lapaali’i Alama who won the race and a trip to the Adidas Auckland Marathon in November.
The youngest competitor yesterday a wee toddler, Aolagi Anderson, who completed her first race being pushed by her mother in the safety of her pram, Cherelle Anderson.
Some of the senior competitors included Mr. Marathon himself, Mark Moors and Samoa running veteran, Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale. Many local athletes made the trip to the South east coast to compete in a Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and 3kms. It was also pleasing to see a lot of tourists turning up to run a race and earn a medal while on holiday in Samoa.
The Half Marathon, which ran from Taufua Beach Fales in Lalomanu to the turnaround at Aufaga, was contested by Samoa’s best long distance runners.
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Finishing in the top three in the Half were Tini Lapaali’i Alama who 
was first, followed by Tueffy Tuigamala in second place and Half Marathon current record holder Darren Young finished third.
This was the first time these runners went head to head.
Perhaps it was the order of things that the youngest of the three, Tini, finished first. He won the trip to the Adidas Auckland Marathon in November to race in the Half Marathon distance.
The top three women in the Half were Ally Drake, who was first. Ariane Stevenson was second and Malama Tafuna’i finished in third place.
In the 10km Race Sam Nimarota,
Reginald Therdin and Paul Anderson were the top three men. Here are the full results from yesterday’s racing.
Finishing in the top three in the Half were Tini Lapaali’i Alama who was first, followed by Tueffy Tuigamala in second place and Half Marathon current record holder Darren Young finished third.
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