About Run Barbados

Although not an active Runner in recent years, Zary is a well known Event Director. His passion for Sports Management started with the successful Barbados Open Water Festival launched in July 2013. Following the success of this Swimming Festival which is the biggest in the Caribbean a passion to develop Sports Tourism in Barbados has led him to take the learning's and experience promoting the Barbados Open Water Festival and apply it to Running and the success of the Run Barbados Marathon Weekend Series since June 2015.
Further expansion into Sports Management in Barbados will see involvement in other Sporting Organizations, assisting them to develop and promote their events worldwide.
Also look out for the new 'Beach Water Polo Masters' Tournament coming off in May 2018.

With over 26 years experience as an Entrepreneur in Barbados, Zary & his wife also operate three restaurants in Barbados.

Kristina has been a lifelong sports enthusiast and first represented Barbados in tennis on the international stage, at the age of ten. She has won multiple Gold Medals at CARIFTA and was National Champion at 17. While in Canada studying she took up squash and on returning to Barbados joined the National Squash team. She has represented Barbados in squash at regional and international level including numerous Caribbean Area Squash championships, the Central American & Caribbean Games and the Commonwealth Games. She is a former National Squash Champion and three-time Caribbean Over 40 Squash Champion. She is a past President of the Barbados Squash Association and headed the organising committee for the 2003 Caribbean Area Squash Championships. In the past she was an active recreational runner and participated in numerous 10km races in Barbados and Canada. Her best showing in Run Barbados in 1989 was a 41:31 in the 10K (2nd lady home). Her involvement as a Director/Organiser of the Barbados Open Water Festival since 2013 has provided valuable knowledge in the global promotion of sports events, experience in social media and internet marketing as well as practical experience in the various aspects of planning and executing an international sports event.