20th Feburary 2010
Carla and Fanashua win Sir Ira Road Race

It was another humid day in the north of the island on Tuesday 16th February and despite the heat Carla Louisy and Fanashua Stanislaus went on to emerge as new champions in the annual Sir Ira Simmons Secondary School Road Race.
Interestingly only one minute separated the first two places, and another one minute was the time between second and third place finishers in the Girl’s division. Carla Louisy of Flamboyant House running strong throughout crossed the finish line in a time of 43 minutes 02:59 seconds, ahead of Tara Louis of Frangipani House who placed second in 44 minutes 19:81 secs, and Nita Joseph who finished in 45 minutes 00:21 seconds.
The race was run over the new route which takes the runners from the starting point in the Caribbean Cinemas Car-park, through Union, to Grande Riviere, Corinth, unto the Castries – Gros-Islet Highway, Marisule, down the highway through Choc, and to finish at the Caribbean Cinemas Car-park.
It is a route that tests the mental and physical stamina of the runners, and Carla took full advantage of the lesser prepared runners, but was pushed by Louis and Joseph towards the end. She pulled away at the Marisule Junction, and when the slope of the Choc Hill appeared, she knew that as long as she kept up the momentum, she would be home dry despite the scotching heat.