Athletics Kenya Nyanza South chairman Peter Angwenyi has said that after hosting an exciting and successful first series of the Nyamira Great Run race at Ensoko Cross Country championships, a large field is expected this weekend as the race enters its second series at Masaba North Sub-County.

The 10-km road race sponsored by the County government of Nyamira is scheduled for this Sunday and will start at Metamaywa junction on the Kisii-Sotik road and conclude at Nyakongo High School.

“Besides the main race, we shall have a 5km junior cross country event at the school because the juniors cannot run on the road. 

We shall also have fun races for kids and the elderly,” Angwenyi said.

The series which is used as a build-up to the much anticipated Nyamira Great Run 21-km road race on October 31, is divided into five-part series consisting of the cross country championship and road races with Ensoko Cross Country Championship being the first held last Sunday, then Masaba North 10 kilometers road race will be the second one, followed by Nyamira North Road Race on October 10 with Kiendiege Secondary hosting the penultimate event on October 17.

The last series event will be held at Sironga in Nyamira North on October 24 before paving way for the inaugural Nyamira Great Run on October 31.

Winners of the Masaba North 10 kilometers half marathon race will pocket Sh250,000, with the first runner’s up taking home Sh175,000 and third-placed getting Sh150,000 while the first local athlete to cross the finish line will receive Sh100,000 with second and third-place finishers getting Sh75,000 and Sh50,000 respectively.

Enock Onchari and Beatrice Begi were the winners of the senior women’s and men’s races in the opening series held last Sunday at Ensoko in Borabu with Elizabeth Kea and Fredrick Primo of Boruma Secondary School taking charge of the junior women and men’s races while Nyamira Deputy Governor James Gesami who was the chief guest, participated in a 2 kilometers fun run race.

The main Nyamira Great Run 21 kilometers road race is scheduled to start at Chepilat on the Nyamira/Bomet border and finish at Ikonge Primary in Nyamira county.