10th Annual Club Meeting

— Port Morseby, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

THE AMAZING PORT MORESBY INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

30 JULY 2023

The Amazing Port Moresby Marathon was held on Sunday July 30th. Our MG host was Jane Sturzaker.

Race registration is here: Port Moresby Marathon FB posted March 15

Race started at 4 AM at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium. There was no cut off time.

The race registration includee a pasta dinner with entertainment on Friday night July 28.

The host hotel was the Hilton and the RD (Bruce Hargreaves) has negotiated a discount rate: Hilton Special Marathon rate

You will need a Visa, the instructions are posted on Facebook: FB Page posted April 6

There were also many events in the region that many members took advantage of:

7/12 Wednesday: American Samoa Marathon, registration American Samoa Marathon 

7/15 Saturday: Samoa Marathon, RD Seti Afoa (seti@samoaevents.com) will arrange registration, support car, transfers, ferry & hotels

7/21 Friday: Tuvalu Marathon (organized by Brent & Rich) registration Tuvalu Marathon

7/25 Tuesday: Fiji Marathon (organized by Pei) registration Fiji Marathon (In Nadi)

  • select (42 or 21K) before clicking the “register now” button
  • register an account on LET’S RACE Thailand website
  • click the checkbox to agree the terms
  • your name on the bib (10 English characters max)
  • choose your bib number (001-999)
  • Fill out your information
  • Pay with PayPal, receive a confirmation email.

7/30 Sunday: Port Moresby Marathon, MG Annual meeting event

8/5 Saturday: Taupo NZ Marathon registration Taupo Marathon

8/13 Sunday: Coastal 4 Cancer Marathon in Grange Australia (near Adelaide). Registration not open yet. Coastal Website

Some additional important information:

Important for these countries: Type I for Samoa, Tuvalu, Fiji, PNG and Australia

Australia needs Visa or ETA (application on phone).

https://usa.embassy.gov.au/visas

New Zealand needs Visa or ETA (application on phone). New Zealand NZeTA 

Also for Visa: https://evisa.ica.gov.pg/evisa/

Hilton Wards Rd, Port Moresby 121, Papua New Guinea, National Capital District +675 7501 8000

No address number prior to “Wards”

Province is National Capital District

https://ica.gov.pg/uploads/media/post_file_8539003-2022-corona-virus-revised-supplementary-health-form-corona-virus-1-.pdf