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Training for UWI SPEC half marathon starts!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone we are starting off training for UWI SPEC half marathon this Saturday – June 26, 2010. We gather at Memorial Park for this Saturday at 6.00 am. But most likely we will revert to the 5.30 am start when we get into stride.
This would give us a 4 month period to get ready for this 13.1 mile distance.
Hope to see you all at memorial Park this Saturday for 6.00 am.
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Ms. Central, Bank Krystle Gomez was adjudged Ms. CariFin 2010 on Sunday June 06, 2010 at Sevilla – Couva. This was the 7th edition of Ms. CariFin which ended a fun-filled day of activities with family-oriented, challenging, fun events at the CariFin Cross Country and Family Day.
The ‘Ms. CariFin’ events are always highly anticipated. Supporters encircle the contestants vying for the coveted title and keenly cheer on and encourage their representative.
The contestants or participants are expected to represent our watch words – “Fun, Fitness and Friendship” by having well-rounded personalities, a good fitness level as evidenced by participating in one of the cross country events and an aerobic routine assessed by the judges. Each contestant must also take part in the fun events and think quickly on their feet by answering intelligently in the Q & A section of the competition.
After the introduction of the participants to the crowd, it was time for the aerobics workout the key part to judging the winner of the contest. Ms. Central Bank – Krystle Gomez wasted no time to show her superiority on the floor with moves that were in sync with both the music and the instructor’s moves. She wowed the crowd and found favour on the judges score sheet.
In the 7 year history of this event, this is the 3rd straight win for the Central Bank entrant.
Melissa Mc Allister copped the title in 2009; Tessa Clifford in 2008 and prior to that Alisha Corbin won in 2006.
The runner up in this competition in a close race was Felina Mohammed of First Citizens and 2nd runner up was Alicia Lawrence of Ms. Grace Kennedy. Alana-Marie Gopaul of Republic Bank was 3rd runner up.
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CariFin Urban Challenge top runner and 2009 cross country champion Nikosi Mc Leish was the undisputed attraction at the 19th Edition of the CariFin cross country on Sunday.
Mc Leish crossed the finish line 28.28 some 3.38 minutes ahead of GHL’s Ian Gibbs to take the CariFin cross country title for the 4th straight year with Grace Kennedy’s John Donaldson in third at 33.24.
The RBTT Bank athlete was thrilled by his win to which he said “winning 4 in a row was an accomplishment for me. Hopefully in 2011 when I make it five that’ll be something special.”
Among other notable performances of the meet which had representative
teams from RBTT Bank, RBL, First Citizens, Central Bank, Intercommercial Bank, GHL, Grace Kennedy, DIC, was a clear win by GHL’s Crystal Ann Awai which was the most impressive.
The 2009 cross country winner scored a convincing win in 28.21 defeating both the debutante Salisha Julien of RBTT Bank who was very consistent over the 3 races of the Urban Challenge where she placed either 2nd or 3rd; and the Green Mile winner Mumtaz Amarali of RBL
In the male walking category Hollis Grandville of GHL now owns the challenge trophy after winning it in 19.48 for 3 straight years. This is addition to winning the 3 previous Urban Challenge races. In second and third place were Michael Lucess of CBTT and Steve Samuel of RBTT Bank.
In the female walking category Hazel Tywang-Maharaj of RBTT also has 3 liens on the female walking champion title and gets the trophy to keep. She also is unbeaten in the 3 previous walking events of the Urban Challenge. Carla Q-Forde of RBTT and Lennis Amoroso RBTT Bank and Grace Kennedy respectively finished in 2nd and 3rd spots.
In the one lap version of the cross country which is open to family members, Kester Joseph of Athletics Central won in 13.29, followed by Simone Capiatha in 13.54 and Harold Begg in 15.10 representing RBTT Bank.
The 3rd Edition of the much anticipated Dance Off competition was won by GHL. Grace Kennedy took 2nd place and First Citizens grabbed 3rd place.
The 6th Edition of the Ms. CariFin competition closed the day’s activity with bang. The contestants of the Ms. CariFin give a good account of themselves and the show captivated the imagination of the onlookers. In the end it was the Central Bank entrant Krystle Gomez who outshined the other contestants and was crowned Ms. CariFin 2010. This is the 3rd straight year that CBTT has won this competition.
This is the 2nd time that GHL has won the “Best Tent” competition. Of the 7 tents on show the judges gave the nod to GHL. The competition was tough with Republic Bank coming out as early as 6.00 am to start their decorations. RBL took 2nd place and First Citizens, a previous winner, was a strong contender but at the end only finished 3rd.
The team that won the most novelty events and accrued the most points was Central Bank with 31 points, First Citizens and GHL was tied to 2nd place with 28 points each.
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