02nd March 2010
Deterville trio takes Anse -la- Raye top places

Scores of Anse-la-Raye residents, along with visitors from the cruise ships, lined Mole Street in Anse-la-Raye to cheer, and in case of the visitors, to photograph the runners participating in the 2010 annual Anse La Raye School’s 5 kilometer Road Race.
The race started at Roseau, through Massacre, Au Tabor, along, Mole Street, and then onto the finish at the school. When the starter’s signal went, Sharnique Modeste of Mandela House took an early lead as the pack of runners surged up the bottom of the Massacre Hill. Slowly but surely, a small lead pack overtook the main group.
Mervin Auguste, leading that small group, had Junior Ferguson and Fanis Edward for company,- all three runners from Modeste House. Unfortunately, Auguste stopped at least four times on the uphill climb to recover, which allowed the two other runners to overtake him.
Fanis Edward then grabbed the opportunity and passed Junior Ferguson three-quarter way up the slope, and like an experienced runner, increased the tempo, placing more pressure on his opponents.
Ferguson was unable to respond but remained within striking distance, with Auguste holding on to the third place. At one point, though Edward’s left sock came off and he went to retrieve it, he nevertheless continued his punishing pace and in the process opened up a 100-metre lead.
The trio in the lead pack was in the same positions, but upon entering the halfway stage of the race at Au Tabor, Edward gradually began to increase his pace, pounding the roadway with a determined and focused composure.