14-year-old Timaima Takape is the lucky winner of the Hyundai I10 Car in the Island Chill Suva Marathon.

Takape says she ran in the full marathon and she was introduced to the race by his father Eroni Takape who has represented Fiji in the Ultra marathon.

“My dad was a runner he represented Fiji in the Ultra Marathon I take part in triathlon so our coach encourage us to take part in this marathon.”

This year the marathon recorded its largest number of participants of over 200 thousand runners from around the country.

Suva Marathon President Gina Houng Lee says they hope to make the event bigger and better next year.