Calling it!

I have been viewing the times of the top ten runners in the female category to try and call it (the cross country results) and the figures just paint an interesting picture. Putting it mildly it is very difficult to call and could be anyone’s guess.

With a picture in my mind of the Sevilla golf course with it’s undulating outline, I am playing back these stats in my mind to forecast at the end what I will come up with.

This year’s CariFin Urban Challenge was very competitive as the top ten women had less space in between them. Gone are the days when the female winner would solo it away from the pack and say at the end, “It was easy.”

This year the winners all had to watch their backs. It is plain to see, as the results show, that each of the 3 running races of the Urban Challenge had different winners.

But more importantly, I want to show how tightly compact was the top 10 group. In the One lap

savannah, the top 10 runners crossed the finish line in a total 1 minute and 18 seconds between them. Salisha Julien was 12 seconds behind Esla Anthony the winner of the One Lap Savannah and Crystal Ann Awai following 10 seconds later.

And to make matters worse to call this in or predict a clear favorite coming into Sevilla, Mumtaz Amarali, coming from 4^th spot in the One Lap Savannah, takes on the inside of the Sand Track of the Queen’s Park Savannah or the Green Mile, like she wrote the book – “How to run the Sand Track like a pro”, handling the bends and the strong head winds better than the other competitors and left the other two top 3 finishers of the One Lap Savannah in the dust. Also, the difference between the top 10 female was only 1 minute to cross the finish line between them.

Mumtaz Amarali of GHL Won the Green Mile

And the difficulty to call this doesn’t get any easier, with Crystal Ann Awai, last year’s cross country winner, finding form and confidence on the hill outdistancing the competition as though someone had told her in her dreams the night before that the hills are yours.

Of the top 4 runners, Salisha Julien of RBTT Bank was the most consistent varying between 2nd or 3rd places. If she could hold it together and train with Sevilla terrain in mind, she could be a very formidable threat to the 2 lap female Cross Country title.
Esla Anthony move from 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in the 3 races looks suspect on the hill as she finished 23 seconds behind Awai who won the race. She should be a considerable factor in the outcome of the results on June 06, at the Sevilla course.

There are other good, strong competitors who took part in this series and could provide

Salisha Julien placing 2nd on Chancellor Hill

some good competition and make for an interesting race and possibly an upset.
Candace Rollock came 4^th, 5^th and 4^th in the series giving a good account of herself as an improved participant she placed 4^th at Sevilla last year we could see if she could improve that position. Angel Berkely finished in 5^th, 4^th and 6^th places in the series and it show that she was not idle for 2009 but has some training under her belt and should feature in the top 10 for CariFin

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CariFin Cross Country and Family Day

Date & Time: June 6^th 2010 at 10.00 a.m.

Event Type: Fun and Family Entertainment / Ms. CariFin

Venue: Sevilla Golf Course

Location: Couva

The event commences with an opening ceremony and a meeting of the teams.

Other events on the day include:

• Kids Race – 1.30 – 2.15 p.m.

Children under 19, years of age are accommodated here.

Age groups: 5 – 7, 8 – 11, 12 – 15 and 16 – 18.

• The Walking Race – 2.15 – 2.45 p.m.

With the walking race, we have provided an event for the people who prefer to exercise by walking. So, for them, they have just one lap around the 2.2 KM course. All finishers receive finishers medals, special prizes are offered for the top ten finishers and the winner receives a trophy.

• The Fun Run – 2.45 – 3.15 p.m.

The Fun run remains an entry-level event, where first timers are introduced to the sport of cross-country. You cannot win this event twice; all top performers are disallowed or will be disqualified if they take part in this event and finish in the top 10. You also cannot take part in both the male and female cross-country events and the fun run in the same year. All finishers receive medals while the overall and age group winners collect hampers.

• Female Cross Country Race – 3.15 – 4.00 p.m.

Women participants have the luxury of doing two (2) laps of the Sevilla Golf course for this event. All finishers receive medals, the top ten (10) finishers and top three (3) age-group finishers receiving cash prizes and the winner receives a challenge trophy and replica.

• Male & Female Cross Country Race – 4.00 – 4.45 pm

Men must complete 3 laps of the Sevilla Golf Course. All finishers receive medals, the top ten (10) finishers and top three (3) age-group finishers receiving cash prizes and the winner receives a challenge trophy and replica.

• The Dance Off

Male and Female pair off to dance to the sound of

• Ms. CariFin

Ms. CariFin started in 2004, as part of the CariFin Cross-Country and Family Day and is a unique way to highlight a young female employee of the financial services sector who embraces the ideals and values of CariFin – Fun, Fitness & Friendship – by actively engaging in health and fitness and living a more active lifestyle. From its inception in Ms. CariFin has been a highly anticipated event on the day.

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