Daniel Lim
The KB Beach Run drew 290 participants, with the winners receiving prizes, trophies and medals.
Organised by the Pekan Kuala Belait Village Consultative Council (MPK), the event started at the Silver Jubilee Recreational Park, Kuala Belait yesterday.
The event was a collaborative effort between AQ Race Timing System, KB Runner and Positivesports.bn.
Participants competed in three categories, including the open category for males and females as well as the veteran category for males and females above the age of 48; both comprising two laps of the course mapped along the beachfront totalling 15 kilometres.
The Fun Run covered a four-kilometre portion of the course.
In the male veteran category, Dave Salt came in first followed by Kamalul Bahrin and Abdul Kahir bin Abdullah Awang.
The female veteran category saw Airince Liam placed first, with Husna binti Abdullah and Qimm Chin in second and third places.
Meanwhile, the open male category saw David Patton placing first with a sub-one-hour time of 58:09.1 followed by Ruzaini Mahadi and Ettienne Coetzer in second and third place.
In the open female category, Tho Siaw Khim came in first, followed by Shazana and Zida Abdullah.
Acting Belait District Officer Haji Amirol Hafidzin bin Haji Muhammad, as the guest of honour, handed the prizes to the top runners in the open and veteran categories.
The top five and top 10 runners in the veteran and open categories received their prizes, trophies and medals from the guest of honour.
Several runners also received prizes as part of a lucky draw held in between the prize presentation.
