Half-marathon at Mason Hall today

The athletes will face the starter’s gun at 6.30 am from Bacolet, near the Dwight Yorke Stadium, with the finish line at Store Bay.

The winner will earn $8,000 while the first female finisher pockets $6,000.

And the first ten men and the first five women to cross the finish line will each receive prizes.

There will also be prizes in the respective age groups — 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-and-over, as well as a special category for Tobago runners.

Among the sponsors for the day’s event are the Tobago House of Assembly, National Flour Mills, Carib, Pine Hill Dairy, National Lotteries Control Board, Unit Trust Corporation, Diver’s Den, Top of the Line Plumbing, Coco Reef Hotel, Almandoz, Blue Mountain Water, Bairds Rental, J Wong Feed Shop Chef and BBQ, Guardian Life Insurance, Attorney Christo Gift, Bro’s Automotive and RT Morshead.