Team Grand Bahama Port Authority receives medals for participation in 2012 Bahamas Marathon in Nassau, Bahamas Photo: Kim Miller

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island -  The first ever Relay team comprised of employees of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) participated recently in the Bahamas Marathon Sunshine Insurance 2012: Susan G. Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure Weekend which took place on January 15, in Nassau, Bahamas.

Marathon Bahamas is a non-profit organization, formed in 2009 to organize and execute the official marathon in The Bahamas and related activities. Since its formation, the event has attracted thousands of local and international runners, and is fast becoming one of the popular marathons worldwide with proceeds from the weekend benefiting national organizations such as The Cancer Society of The Bahamas, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support Group and The Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative.

The team of 12 GBPA runners which included 3 relay groups was led by Henry St. George. “This was not only a good way to promote fitness and a sense of team spirit among our employees”, he said “but we also wanted to show support for one of our former employees Willie Moss who is a cancer survivor and has been very involved in the Susan G. Komen foundation.”

The company, through a financial donation also pledged its commitment and support of the fight against cancer and saw the team’s participation as the best way to support those persons in the midst of the fight and get involved on a more personal level.

For two months the team comprised of Henry St. George, Andrew Brown, Shanta Stuart, Cosetta Hall, Steffano Bevans, Sandra Bain Borowski, Sharel Carter, Charisse Brown, Max Williams, Gwenique Musgrove, Kimberley Miller and Charles Pratt; submitted themselves for grueling workouts and training exercises to prepare for the race.

The months of training certainly paid off with each relay team completing the marathon course in under five hours. “They are all to be congratulated,” said Henry St, George. “They did a fantastic job and the experience was definitely worth it.”