Hailing from…Kingston, Jamaica, meet Jewel! Walker and runner, she had her first experience at Reggae Marathon in 2014, fell for it and is now a regular.

“I’ve been runing and walking on and off for around 4 years. I got interested in running/walking because my sister runs and represents her workplace. I would walk/ jog for stress relief ever since I was an undergrad at UWI.

I was introduced to the Reggae Marathon by My sister Carey-Anne. She participates in 1/2 marathons & 10K’s all the time. I would tag along and cheer her on. The first Reggae Marathon that I actually participated in was December 2014. I did the 10K.  I kept going to support my sister and then fell in love with the camaraderie that running brings. All kinds of people were running /walking young, old, quick , slow… every one cheered you on. I loved that️

I’m not much of a runner, I prefer walking. I love to run/ walk  my own race. Run/walking clears your mind as you focus on taking that next step. It is a celebration of what your body was designed to do and it is extremely humbling to push past your limits successfully.

I think this Reggae Marathon race is beautiful ! It’s something that everyone especially Jamaicans should experience at least once in their life. Reggae Marathon is definitely the physical demonstration of ‘one love’!”