04th March 2010
STIFF COMPETITION
ANTHONY DE BEAUVILLE

The town of Vieux Fort in the south is expected to come alive, when over 240 runners from a number of Secondary Schools will be matching stride for stride against each other in an attempt to claim bragging rights for the first male and female to cross the finish line tomorrow Friday 5th March, when the 2010 Inter Secondary School’s Road Race takes place.
Interestingly with no immediate sign of rain, it is expected to be another hot day with the temperature rising between 29 and 30 degrees Celsius according to the Meteorological Office in Vieux Fort. Friday’s event is scheduled to commence at 9:30 am on the buzzer and will start and finish at the Phillip Marcellin Ground, where the runners will head onto the Vieux- Fort Highway, left into the La Ressource Highway at the junction near the George Odlum Stadium, left onto the St. Jude’s Highway at the junction next to the Windward and Leeward Brewery Limited, right onto the Laborie – Vieux-Fort Highway, and to the finish at the PMG.
To date a number of Secondary Schools have held their road races, and by the look of things it appears that Friday’s mid morning showpiece will be a very competitive one.
According to Physical Education Officer in the Ministry of Social Transformation Youth and Sports Michael Pierre, “The rules will be allowed to field in twelve runners, two in each of the three divisions being contested in both male and female categories, Under - 15, Under-17, and Under – 19. Immediately following the event the first three finishers in each category will be given prizes, along with the overall top three finishers in each category.