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11th
Feburary 2010
ROAD RACING
St.Catherine wins
CCSS Road Race
Christopher
St.Catherine representing Oriole house emerged
as the 2010 Castries Comprehensive Secondary
School Annual Road Race champion when he crossed
the finish line in a time of 32 minutes 52:53
seconds to beat Heron’s representative
Davis Reddock and National Under – 15
cricketer Larry Edward in 36 minutes 06:49 and
36 minutes 18:08 seconds respectively.
While it was a clean sweep for Heron House in
the ladies category. First across the finish
line was 14 year old Shauna Matthew Matthew’s
finished 22nd overall in a time of 43 minutes
38: 60 seconds ahead of last year’s winner
Tamara Emmanuel in second place, Emmanuel was
25th overall in 45 minutes 06: 93 seconds and
Favienne Dupre third in a time of 45 minutes
23:79 seconds as she crossed the finish line
26th overall.
Interestingly, former athlete now Physical Education
Teacher at the Castries Comprehensive Secondary
School Gezel Fredrick was in fact the first
female to cross the finish line in a time of
39 minutes 42:81 and was 9th overall in the
event, Fredrick turned on heat in the White
rock - Corinth area as she showed the other
participating athletes how its done under condition
like these.
Well over 280 runners competed in this year’s
event that started just outside Caribbean Cinema
in Choc Estate, as the runners made their way
into Union, Grande Riviere, Corinth, unto the
Castries Gros Highway and to finish outside
the Cinema.
Strangely enough no one really challenged St.Catherine
at the start, as he went on to make his final
break through before the Union Bridge, St.Catherine
placed second last year and was seen as favourite
to win the year’s event on the day.
Speaking to this reporter after the race St
.Catherine said, “I felt good during the
race and although it was hot and humid, I had
no complaints with conditions. I used the race
to judge my fitness ahead of this year’s
Secondary School Road Race. I did a time of
32. 52:53 seconds compared to last year so at
least I am running much faster this year. Hopefully
I can run a good race when ever the event is
being held. I can’t complain. I am targeting
the first three spots for CCSS.
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Hornet
takes Charge of Marigot Road Race
Ashlyne Phillip of Hornet
House maintained her determination, rhythm
and stride as she went past the lead female
runners on the way to win her first ever road
race in the Annual Marigot Secondary School
Road Race in a time of 1 hour 00:40 seconds
ahead of four challenges all being members
of Jack Spaniard House.
Phillip made life difficult on the home stretch
for Uella Charles that crossed the finish
line in a time of 1 hour 01:15 seconds, followed
by Kacey Electhere 1 hour 06: 54 seconds,
Kerzella Francis 1 hour 07: 47 seconds and
Casmina Emmanuel 1 hour 10:24 seconds to round
–up the top five finishers on the day
in the female category.
In the boys category, Ed Joseph of Hornet
House took an early lead after surging ahead
of the pack to successfully defend his 2009
crown to win in a time 40 minutes 12 seconds
and to secure both top spot for Hornets.
The route which was changed from last year’s
due to safety concerns for the runners by
the police, wound its way through the Roseau
Valley banana plantations, although it appeared
to be easier than last year’s according
to a number of the runners; it was still challenging.
Interestingly, only two runners kept Joseph
in sight, but never really challenged him
for the top spot, and with his closest threat
a distance of some five hundred yards behind
when he turned onto the West Coast Highway
heading back to the school. The race was well
and truly over from that point.
Coming in at number two was Daniel Joseph
of Jack Spaniard House that crossed the finish
line in a time of 42 minutes, Dave Edward
and Zacias Dornelly both of Scorpion House
crossed the line in 42 minutes 42 seconds,
and 45 minutes 15 seconds respectively. Rounding
up the first five finishers was Rick Edward
of Hornet House with a time of 46 minutes
22 seconds. Meanwhile, following Joseph’s
victory he appears to be a student of few
words, saying that he will be preparing himself
to seek to bring the 2010 Secondary School
Road Race title to the Marigot Secondary School
whenever it is held.
When the friendly rivalry over between the
various houses and the dust settle,d a number
of teachers were elated at the effort by a
number of students. Even those who did not
compete on the day assisted in other areas
as volunteers. The police outriders were quite
pleased as well with the cooperation received
from the motoring public, and hope that such
will continue as it will only augur well for
the development of the road races organized
by the various schools.
Discuss
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