Yong (second right) speaking to reporters about the Kuching Heritage Race 2016 that is taking place this Saturday. Runners will be flagged off at 9am from Granary Kitchen and Bar at Wayang Street and the run will end there as well.
KUCHING: The inaugural Kuching Heritage Race 2016 is taking place this Saturday and slots are still available for those who wish to participate.
To-date there are 120 participants in 31 teams registered for the Jan 30 event. The maximum participants are 200, and each team can have two to six people. There is a participation fee of RM50 per person.
According to organising chairman Philip Yong, the event is crafted at getting local folk to discover things about the city.
“We want to get locals excited and interested in our cultures and heritage that can be found in the city. Apart from learning about culture and heritage, we also hope to raise funds for charitable organisations. For this year, we have identified a local charity ‘Meeting Needs’, which provides support to families with special needs children.
“The committee has crafted the race to be fun and educational, similar to Amazing Race Asia, where participants get clues to complete the challenge.
“Anyone can participate but preferably if they have the ability to walk three to four kilometres and also each team must have at least someone with a smartphone.
“Most of the groups are locals but there are some teams from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore as well,” Yong told a press conference yesterday.
Yong believed that it will be a great learning experience for participants. “We want to inculcate the love for culture and heritage. It is not a history exercise, you don’t have to know a lot of history to be able to win because the clues are all there.
“It gives opportunity for people to see Kuching in a fresh new light and enjoy a morning outing with their families.
“Besides, the participants will get a goodies bag each worth RM25, and breakfast and lunch will be provided,” he said.
The flag-off is at 9am from Granary Kitchen and Bar at Wayang Street and will end there as well.
Participants must assemble at 8am.
Teams that get the most answers correct and get all the stamps within two hours will qualify for a lucky draw to win the first, second and third prizes.
For more information, check www.kuchingheritage.com.
Also present at the press conference were some committee members Marian Chin, Louise Macul, Franklin Simon and Nick Jansen.