Tafari Waldron and Nyla Kerr continued their strong type on the regional roadway running circuit over the weekend, declaring triumphes at the Palo Seco Credit Union 5K last Sunday, while Marc Manswell and Shenequa Goitia took leading honours at the Run D Coast 5K in Mayaro last Saturday.
Manswell blazed a trail on the East Coast, winning the Run D Coast 5K in 20 minutes, 14.2 seconds at the Mayaro Recreation Ground. Ricardo Cova ended up second in 21:20.0, while Jaedan Richards was 3rd in 21:41.7.
Goitia controlled the females’s field, crossing the line in 26:05.5. Latoya Warrick was 2nd in 32:23.7, with Elizabeth Sylvan 3rd in 32:25.5.
The Run D Coast 5K formed part of the Mayaro– Rio Claro Regional Corporation’s Corporation Week events and brought in runners and walkers for the early-morning occasion.
A day later on in Palo Seco, Waldron continued his excellent run of type, winning the guys’s race in 15:49.7. Darius Harding was 2nd in 16:14.2, while Donnell Francis finished the podium in 16:29.0.
Kerr was similarly persuading in the ladies’s occasion, clocking 19:20.5 to end up over 2 minutes clear of the field. Alexia John was 2nd in 21:22.5, with Kershel McIntyre 3rd in 21:25.8.
Both occasions included age-group rewards and acknowledgment for the leading finishers, with individuals likewise getting celebratory medals.
The weekend action comes as the regional roadway running calendar relocations into its last stretch, with the Van Sertima Elite 5K arranged for today. Attention will then turn to Tobago for the Trinidad and Tobago Midnight 10K Magdalena on October 25, while the Million Mile Campaign continues to offer chances for runners and walkers to get active throughout the nation.
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