Six prominent local long-distance runners – Jonathan Balzan, Charles Cilia, Keith Galea, Andrew Grech, Melvin Mifsud and Carmen Hili – recently signed up for Barry Whitmore’s elite team ‘The Runners Centre’. The runners will benefit from cash and sports apparel incentives. They also get a free entry to the annual Malta Challenge Marathon as part of the package deal that may also enable the athletes to participate in overseas events.