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BVI Runners Long distance running in the British Virgin Islands |
| CERES JUICES 10K 2008 SERIES |
JULY 26, 2008 CITY CIRCUIT
Rasalula Nagarit breaks open Ceres Juices 10K Series
with fast run
Article By DEAN "The Sportsman" GREENAWAY
Rasalula Nagarit - a marathon specialist who
dominated the recent Spring 5K Series - broke open
the Ceres Juices 10K Series Saturday with an
impressive performance, covering the 6.2 mile run
through Road Town and its environs in 33 minutes,
54.51 seconds.
"It was a good race, but still, I didn't have anybody to
push me, however, I was glad to come out and
support," said Nagarit who ran unchallenged after
sprinting off at the start. "I was looking for something
sub 30, but I did not have anybody to push me, so it's
hard when you're trying to run out there by yourself."
Second place finisher and first woman overall in the
race that attracted 20, was Clare-Louise Whiley. She
said the victory came as a surprise. "There was a field
ahead of me and then I felt really strong coming along
the back of the High School and coming on to the dual
carriageway, and thought yea, I can do this. I caught a
bunch of people and just put as much distance
between them and me, " Whiley recalled. "I finished
and I was flying, so I was very pleased with today. I
thought the course was great and it was a great
distance."
As one of the coordinators, Stephanie Russ Penn said
with 20 runners, it was a great start to the series that
came about very quickly. "We are looking forward to
the next four races which are spread out through
November, leading up to both the College Race
Series and the BVI Half Marathon," she said. "It was a
great run and most people that started finished and
the times are great. We are looking forward to our
next race on Aug 30. We thank our sponsors and
those who came out to participate."
For Archie Christian, it was his first 10K race and like
others would have like to see and earlier start as it
got hot. "I enjoyed it, but, I don't come out to win
these races," he noted. "I come out to participate,
support the event, try to promote healthy living
through exercising. I was a good experience and I'll
have to devise a strategy to stick with all the girls,
because as you notice, all the guys beat me."
Like Christian, it was Roslyn Gilbert's inaugural 10K
venture. "The Beast is rough," she said of one of the
spring 5K Series races at the H. Lavity Stoutt
Community College. "But this was a little harder for
me since it was my first time and I had to go and check
out the course to see if I could actually run it. I think I
could have done better." However, it was a good
experience."
Rasalula Nagarit breaks open Ceres Juices 10K Series
with fast run
Article By DEAN "The Sportsman" GREENAWAY
Rasalula Nagarit - a marathon specialist who
dominated the recent Spring 5K Series - broke open
the Ceres Juices 10K Series Saturday with an
impressive performance, covering the 6.2 mile run
through Road Town and its environs in 33 minutes,
54.51 seconds.
"It was a good race, but still, I didn't have anybody to
push me, however, I was glad to come out and
support," said Nagarit who ran unchallenged after
sprinting off at the start. "I was looking for something
sub 30, but I did not have anybody to push me, so it's
hard when you're trying to run out there by yourself."
Second place finisher and first woman overall in the
race that attracted 20, was Clare-Louise Whiley. She
said the victory came as a surprise. "There was a field
ahead of me and then I felt really strong coming along
the back of the High School and coming on to the dual
carriageway, and thought yea, I can do this. I caught a
bunch of people and just put as much distance
between them and me, " Whiley recalled. "I finished
and I was flying, so I was very pleased with today. I
thought the course was great and it was a great
distance."
As one of the coordinators, Stephanie Russ Penn said
with 20 runners, it was a great start to the series that
came about very quickly. "We are looking forward to
the next four races which are spread out through
November, leading up to both the College Race
Series and the BVI Half Marathon," she said. "It was a
great run and most people that started finished and
the times are great. We are looking forward to our
next race on Aug 30. We thank our sponsors and
those who came out to participate."
For Archie Christian, it was his first 10K race and like
others would have like to see and earlier start as it
got hot. "I enjoyed it, but, I don't come out to win
these races," he noted. "I come out to participate,
support the event, try to promote healthy living
through exercising. I was a good experience and I'll
have to devise a strategy to stick with all the girls,
because as you notice, all the guys beat me."
Like Christian, it was Roslyn Gilbert's inaugural 10K
venture. "The Beast is rough," she said of one of the
spring 5K Series races at the H. Lavity Stoutt
Community College. "But this was a little harder for
me since it was my first time and I had to go and check
out the course to see if I could actually run it. I think I
could have done better." However, it was a good
experience."
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Asson Wins Pole Position For BVI Half
Marathon
By Dean Greenaway Nov 5, 2007
Steven Asson bagged his second victory in the BVI
Runners/Tortola Sports Club 10K on Saturday with a
comfortable victory over Simon Cook, and landed the pole
position for the Dec 1, BVI Half Marathon, by virtue of his
victories.
Asson covered the course through Road Town in 35
minutes and 16 seconds. Cook recorded a time of 42:26,
with Chris Ghiorse following in 47:35.
“The race was alright and I felt better than the last time,”
Asson said. “There was no water stop the last time and
there was one today, so I was able to go faster. But, I
believe I can go faster still.”
With his rival Linden Peters absent, Asson said his main
focus was going faster than the 36:05 he ran in the first
race, which he did. “This sets me up well for the BVI Half
Marathon, because while I was running this 10K, my mind
was on how I will run the BVI Half Marathon,” he explained.
Cook, who coordinated the event, said the competition was
good despite only 10 people turned out. “Steven just went
flying down the course and chopped a minute off his last
race. He was just brutal,” cook noted. “But, it was nice to see
people out. We are missing a few people because of the
New York Marathon, which at this point is great. It shows that
there are people out doing long distance running. It was a
good race and I think it was a good tune up for the BVI Half
Marathon in a few weeks.”
Cook said so far, 20 persons have registered, including
runners from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Darwn Peters, who was fourth overall in 47:57, said it felt
better than last month’s first race. “I actually wanted to stop
in that race but did not wanted to get a did not finish with my
result, so I kept going,” she pointed out. “But in this race, I
felt a lot better than in that race.”
Asson Beats Peters in 10K Kick Off
By Dean Greenaway Oct 16, 2007
Steven Asson beat Linden Peters in Saturday’s BVI
Runners/Tortola Sports Club 10K race on Tortola, which
was held through the streets of Road Town and its environs.
Asson had a three and a half minute victory over Peters to
whom he lost in the 2-mile College Classic Series opener,
after covering the course in 36 minutes and five seconds.
Peters finished in 39:37, in the event that attracted 17
participants and is a lead up to the Dec 1, BVI Half Marathon.
“We had a good turnout on a hot day and a week after the
Steel Man Triathlon and quite a few people who were doing
it were still recovering it I think,” said event coordinator
Simon Cook who was third behind Asson and Peters. “It was
very nice to see so many people out for the event. Certainly,
it is the first 10K race that the Tortola Sports Club has put
on and its the first one organized on the island in a while. It
was a good broad range of a field and obviously, Steven
Asson is setting the pace in the BVI. It was an excellent race
with Linden Peters not too far behind.”
Cook said he was happy to see the six women turning out,
led by Julie-Anne Pearson, who was fifth overall. He said he
expects to see more of them coming out for the next event.
The next race ahead of the BVI Half Marathon is on Nov 3.
Cook said the weekend event was good to show people
where they are in their training and what they will have to do
to improve on their times. He added that it will be interesting
to see how thy do in a few weeks time when the main event
rolls around
“I think we will have a lot of people our for Half Marathon
race,” Cook said.
Marathon
By Dean Greenaway Nov 5, 2007
Steven Asson bagged his second victory in the BVI
Runners/Tortola Sports Club 10K on Saturday with a
comfortable victory over Simon Cook, and landed the pole
position for the Dec 1, BVI Half Marathon, by virtue of his
victories.
Asson covered the course through Road Town in 35
minutes and 16 seconds. Cook recorded a time of 42:26,
with Chris Ghiorse following in 47:35.
“The race was alright and I felt better than the last time,”
Asson said. “There was no water stop the last time and
there was one today, so I was able to go faster. But, I
believe I can go faster still.”
With his rival Linden Peters absent, Asson said his main
focus was going faster than the 36:05 he ran in the first
race, which he did. “This sets me up well for the BVI Half
Marathon, because while I was running this 10K, my mind
was on how I will run the BVI Half Marathon,” he explained.
Cook, who coordinated the event, said the competition was
good despite only 10 people turned out. “Steven just went
flying down the course and chopped a minute off his last
race. He was just brutal,” cook noted. “But, it was nice to see
people out. We are missing a few people because of the
New York Marathon, which at this point is great. It shows that
there are people out doing long distance running. It was a
good race and I think it was a good tune up for the BVI Half
Marathon in a few weeks.”
Cook said so far, 20 persons have registered, including
runners from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Darwn Peters, who was fourth overall in 47:57, said it felt
better than last month’s first race. “I actually wanted to stop
in that race but did not wanted to get a did not finish with my
result, so I kept going,” she pointed out. “But in this race, I
felt a lot better than in that race.”
Asson Beats Peters in 10K Kick Off
By Dean Greenaway Oct 16, 2007
Steven Asson beat Linden Peters in Saturday’s BVI
Runners/Tortola Sports Club 10K race on Tortola, which
was held through the streets of Road Town and its environs.
Asson had a three and a half minute victory over Peters to
whom he lost in the 2-mile College Classic Series opener,
after covering the course in 36 minutes and five seconds.
Peters finished in 39:37, in the event that attracted 17
participants and is a lead up to the Dec 1, BVI Half Marathon.
“We had a good turnout on a hot day and a week after the
Steel Man Triathlon and quite a few people who were doing
it were still recovering it I think,” said event coordinator
Simon Cook who was third behind Asson and Peters. “It was
very nice to see so many people out for the event. Certainly,
it is the first 10K race that the Tortola Sports Club has put
on and its the first one organized on the island in a while. It
was a good broad range of a field and obviously, Steven
Asson is setting the pace in the BVI. It was an excellent race
with Linden Peters not too far behind.”
Cook said he was happy to see the six women turning out,
led by Julie-Anne Pearson, who was fifth overall. He said he
expects to see more of them coming out for the next event.
The next race ahead of the BVI Half Marathon is on Nov 3.
Cook said the weekend event was good to show people
where they are in their training and what they will have to do
to improve on their times. He added that it will be interesting
to see how thy do in a few weeks time when the main event
rolls around
“I think we will have a lot of people our for Half Marathon
race,” Cook said.
TORTOLA SPORTS CLUB
2007 10K SERIES
2007 10K SERIES
AUGUST 30, 2008 CITY CIRCUIT
The second race of the Ceres Juices 10k saw 20 hopefuls lining up to do battle with the
course. In the absence of the usual extremely fast suspects the race was open for a new
leader in the men and women's races.
Kudos to Todd Vansickle attempting the course with the baby in a stroller (Todd ended up
doing the 5k course to avoid the pavement mess out to Purcell, however being 2 people
we figure that adds up to a 10k). Archie took 7 minutes (!!) of his previous time and a
number of new faces turned up and kept going to defeat the 10k course, proving that you
can 'just do it'.
Thanks to Colin for being the sponsor and also manning the waterstops and providing the
race banners, Dag and Stephanie for results and to all the volunteers. Race report below
by our famous international olympic correspondent fresh in from Beijing.
Boyd overhauls Moore to win Ceres Juices 10K race
By DEAN "The Sportsman" GREENAWAY
Belinda Boyd ran down early leaders Howard Moore and Kay Reddy, to win Saturday's
second race of the Ceres Juices 10K Series, leading up to the November 29 BVI Half
Marathon.
Boyd overtook Moore and Reddy over the first two miles of the City Circuit race that
meandered through the streets of Road Town and its environs, covering the 6.2 mile
course in 53 minutes and 26 seconds. Reddy finished in 55:21, with Moore-the first overall
male holding off Charles Kerins in third-56:04 to 56:07.
"It was very hot, very tiring but very good," Boyd said afterwards. "I was just looking to
finish nicely. But, all the fast people were missing," she added noting that she was
surprised to win. "I barely ran faster than I did in the first race, but it was not all that fast."
Boyd said she will be running the upcoming BVI Half Marathon and need increase her
mileage.
Moore said he tried to set the early pace. "But the women surprised me after about two
miles," he said. "There were some men coming close to me and I had to run a little faster,
but the women were too far ahead. I feel nice winning the men's section, although the time
was not too fast-but a little faster than the first time." Moore said he liked the course even
though it was a little hot coming back from Port Purcell. "The road in Lower Estate, you
don't see it but you feel it," he said of the slight incline. "But, this running is a very good
thing. It slows the aging process. I think a lot of people should get out and do it."
Newcomer Maggie Barzey said she likes exercising but have never entered a 10K race
before. "I figured that if I don't stop I'll eventually get here and I did," she said.
The race attracted 20 participants and Stephanie Russ Penn, one of the coordinators said
she was happy with the turnout and that fact that a woman was the winner. "It was a good
run and 10K is a step up from most of the races we have done, so you have to come out
here with a really strong mind to get from the beginning to the end," she noted. "But, when
you're finished, you feel a sense of accomplishment because you have covered some good
distance."
The second race of the Ceres Juices 10k saw 20 hopefuls lining up to do battle with the
course. In the absence of the usual extremely fast suspects the race was open for a new
leader in the men and women's races.
Kudos to Todd Vansickle attempting the course with the baby in a stroller (Todd ended up
doing the 5k course to avoid the pavement mess out to Purcell, however being 2 people
we figure that adds up to a 10k). Archie took 7 minutes (!!) of his previous time and a
number of new faces turned up and kept going to defeat the 10k course, proving that you
can 'just do it'.
Thanks to Colin for being the sponsor and also manning the waterstops and providing the
race banners, Dag and Stephanie for results and to all the volunteers. Race report below
by our famous international olympic correspondent fresh in from Beijing.
Boyd overhauls Moore to win Ceres Juices 10K race
By DEAN "The Sportsman" GREENAWAY
Belinda Boyd ran down early leaders Howard Moore and Kay Reddy, to win Saturday's
second race of the Ceres Juices 10K Series, leading up to the November 29 BVI Half
Marathon.
Boyd overtook Moore and Reddy over the first two miles of the City Circuit race that
meandered through the streets of Road Town and its environs, covering the 6.2 mile
course in 53 minutes and 26 seconds. Reddy finished in 55:21, with Moore-the first overall
male holding off Charles Kerins in third-56:04 to 56:07.
"It was very hot, very tiring but very good," Boyd said afterwards. "I was just looking to
finish nicely. But, all the fast people were missing," she added noting that she was
surprised to win. "I barely ran faster than I did in the first race, but it was not all that fast."
Boyd said she will be running the upcoming BVI Half Marathon and need increase her
mileage.
Moore said he tried to set the early pace. "But the women surprised me after about two
miles," he said. "There were some men coming close to me and I had to run a little faster,
but the women were too far ahead. I feel nice winning the men's section, although the time
was not too fast-but a little faster than the first time." Moore said he liked the course even
though it was a little hot coming back from Port Purcell. "The road in Lower Estate, you
don't see it but you feel it," he said of the slight incline. "But, this running is a very good
thing. It slows the aging process. I think a lot of people should get out and do it."
Newcomer Maggie Barzey said she likes exercising but have never entered a 10K race
before. "I figured that if I don't stop I'll eventually get here and I did," she said.
The race attracted 20 participants and Stephanie Russ Penn, one of the coordinators said
she was happy with the turnout and that fact that a woman was the winner. "It was a good
run and 10K is a step up from most of the races we have done, so you have to come out
here with a really strong mind to get from the beginning to the end," she noted. "But, when
you're finished, you feel a sense of accomplishment because you have covered some good
distance."
By DEAN "The Sportsman" GREENAWAY
September 13, 2008
Steven Asson and Kay Reddy became the third different winners in as many races in
Saturday's Ceres Juices 10K Series race that formed part of Caribbean Wellness
Day activities on Tortola.
Asson-who has been limited by back problems-shook off Aliston "Allie" Blyden
during the first mile of the race to win in 37 minutes and 33 seconds. Blyden
finished in 46:00 with Richard Francis following in 46:45.
"I came back and tired to see if I could keep up to my last time and I didn't, and
ran two minutes slower than my last time," Asson recalled. "My preparation is
slowing coming. I can't say anything about it because I'm a construction man and
when I get the time to train I train. If I cannot, I don't train. I've only been
running for a month and a half and I think I did good. Today, I was running for
time, not to win."
Reddy won the women's division in 52:30 with Cara Warbuton and Sally Blackmore
following in 53:58 and 54:47 respectively.
"I deliberately ran the first mile in 7 minutes and 45 minutes pace to see if I could
get ahead of the ladies. Its taken me half a century of training and I've just won my
first race," Reddy said. "I've been reading books and doing speed work on the
track trying to push through that pain and it actually worked. It sounds like
rubbish, but it worked."
Stephanie Russ Penn, one of the event coordinators, said it was a great race and
the weather made it cool. "We had 19 runners who came out and we were really
happy to be part of the Caribbean Wellness Day celebration and we hope that the
dedication to the day of loving your body and promoting non communicable
diseases will be something that everyone takes to heart," she said. "I hope it won't
be just a one time event but something people will definitely continue to do in terms
of exercise to continue to promote that kind of awareness."
September 13, 2008
Steven Asson and Kay Reddy became the third different winners in as many races in
Saturday's Ceres Juices 10K Series race that formed part of Caribbean Wellness
Day activities on Tortola.
Asson-who has been limited by back problems-shook off Aliston "Allie" Blyden
during the first mile of the race to win in 37 minutes and 33 seconds. Blyden
finished in 46:00 with Richard Francis following in 46:45.
"I came back and tired to see if I could keep up to my last time and I didn't, and
ran two minutes slower than my last time," Asson recalled. "My preparation is
slowing coming. I can't say anything about it because I'm a construction man and
when I get the time to train I train. If I cannot, I don't train. I've only been
running for a month and a half and I think I did good. Today, I was running for
time, not to win."
Reddy won the women's division in 52:30 with Cara Warbuton and Sally Blackmore
following in 53:58 and 54:47 respectively.
"I deliberately ran the first mile in 7 minutes and 45 minutes pace to see if I could
get ahead of the ladies. Its taken me half a century of training and I've just won my
first race," Reddy said. "I've been reading books and doing speed work on the
track trying to push through that pain and it actually worked. It sounds like
rubbish, but it worked."
Stephanie Russ Penn, one of the event coordinators, said it was a great race and
the weather made it cool. "We had 19 runners who came out and we were really
happy to be part of the Caribbean Wellness Day celebration and we hope that the
dedication to the day of loving your body and promoting non communicable
diseases will be something that everyone takes to heart," she said. "I hope it won't
be just a one time event but something people will definitely continue to do in terms
of exercise to continue to promote that kind of awareness."
RACE 4 - RUNNING LEG OF "STEELMAN", OCTOBER 11, 2008
The fourth race of the CERES 10K teamed up with the STEELMAN triathlon.
Results from the running leg of the STEELMAN scored as a leg of the CERES 10K.
Runners completed three laps of a course starting at the bridge at D'Best Coffee
Cup, running to the gate on the road to Minine's nurseries, back along the old
airport road and through the airport terminal to complete one lap.
Steve Asson devastated the men's field with his best time this season of 36
minutes and 48 seconds, whilst in the ladies new entrant Liz Killeen shattered the
season's best in a time of 46minutes and 18 seconds.
Although on tired legs from a 1500m swim and 40k bike ride Steelman Antony
Spencer came second, only 19 seconds ahead of James Cokes.
Dara Smith took second in the ladies field ahead of Steelwomen Sally Blackmore.
Colin Campbell and volunteers provided refreshments and Ceres Juices from
various points along the Steelman route from their "mobile refreshment truck" set
up for that purpose. Richard White, Steelman organiser, also recorded times for
each leg and provided results for the Ceres 10k in addition to the Steelman.
Exhausted runners and Steelpeople enjoyed dinner at the Cyber Cafe and
Steelman awards ceremony.
The fourth race of the CERES 10K teamed up with the STEELMAN triathlon.
Results from the running leg of the STEELMAN scored as a leg of the CERES 10K.
Runners completed three laps of a course starting at the bridge at D'Best Coffee
Cup, running to the gate on the road to Minine's nurseries, back along the old
airport road and through the airport terminal to complete one lap.
Steve Asson devastated the men's field with his best time this season of 36
minutes and 48 seconds, whilst in the ladies new entrant Liz Killeen shattered the
season's best in a time of 46minutes and 18 seconds.
Although on tired legs from a 1500m swim and 40k bike ride Steelman Antony
Spencer came second, only 19 seconds ahead of James Cokes.
Dara Smith took second in the ladies field ahead of Steelwomen Sally Blackmore.
Colin Campbell and volunteers provided refreshments and Ceres Juices from
various points along the Steelman route from their "mobile refreshment truck" set
up for that purpose. Richard White, Steelman organiser, also recorded times for
each leg and provided results for the Ceres 10k in addition to the Steelman.
Exhausted runners and Steelpeople enjoyed dinner at the Cyber Cafe and
Steelman awards ceremony.
FINAL RACE REPORT, NOVEMBER 15, 2008 - HALF MARATHON WARM UP
BY DEAN GREENAWAY
Steven Asson didn’t run the time he wanted, but Kay Reddy settled for a personal
best, as the Ceres Juices 10K Series—a warm up for the Nov 29 BVI Half Marathon—
wrapped up on Saturday at the Tortola Sports Club in Pasea, with both being
crowned the respective champions.
Asson was timed in 35 minutes and 58.24 seconds, while Reddy covered the 6.2
mile jaunt from the Tortola Sports Club, via Port Purcell to Duff’s Bottom and return
in 50:04.76 seconds.
“I wanted to run faster than I ran last year and I was close, but I had a challenge
with the wind,” Asson recalled. “I couldn’t run against the wind so I had to take it
how I got it. But, hopefully, next year, I can do better than this.”
Asson said the race was a good tune up for the BVI Half Marathon and he’s looking
to better the record of 1 hour and 20 minutes he established last year. “I’m looking
for 1:17, 1:18 or even 1:19,” he said. “I just want to run faster than 1:20.”
Reddy who plans to wear her medal to work all week, said it was a great fast race
with everyone improving on their time from the start of the series in July. “I knew
that Belinda (Boyd) has a fast even pace, so my strategy was to go out really fast,
gain a psychological lead and keep it,” she explained. “It worked and resulted in a
personal best.”
Reddy who was one of the coordinators, said the series was fantastic and attracted
60 people over its course. While the turnout for the final race was down, the overall
series has been great. “Thanks to the sponsor and all those who participated,” she
said.
Stephanie Russ Penn said she has been ecstatic about the who year which has
included a 5K, 10K and 2 mile series leading up to the BVI Half Marathon. “We’ve
had consistent supporters throughout and we are certainly glad that we can create
a calendar where people can have an opportunity to run the distance they like and
to try new areas in distance running,” she said. “ It was a great series. I
congratulate all the runners and the sponsor for making it happen.”
Speaking on behalf of the company, Colin Campbell said it has been a good venture
in sponsoring the races. “It has worked tremendously for us and we are definitely
looking forward to the coming year to get it out there,” he said. “It’s going to be
bigger and this has worked really well for us.”
BY DEAN GREENAWAY
Steven Asson didn’t run the time he wanted, but Kay Reddy settled for a personal
best, as the Ceres Juices 10K Series—a warm up for the Nov 29 BVI Half Marathon—
wrapped up on Saturday at the Tortola Sports Club in Pasea, with both being
crowned the respective champions.
Asson was timed in 35 minutes and 58.24 seconds, while Reddy covered the 6.2
mile jaunt from the Tortola Sports Club, via Port Purcell to Duff’s Bottom and return
in 50:04.76 seconds.
“I wanted to run faster than I ran last year and I was close, but I had a challenge
with the wind,” Asson recalled. “I couldn’t run against the wind so I had to take it
how I got it. But, hopefully, next year, I can do better than this.”
Asson said the race was a good tune up for the BVI Half Marathon and he’s looking
to better the record of 1 hour and 20 minutes he established last year. “I’m looking
for 1:17, 1:18 or even 1:19,” he said. “I just want to run faster than 1:20.”
Reddy who plans to wear her medal to work all week, said it was a great fast race
with everyone improving on their time from the start of the series in July. “I knew
that Belinda (Boyd) has a fast even pace, so my strategy was to go out really fast,
gain a psychological lead and keep it,” she explained. “It worked and resulted in a
personal best.”
Reddy who was one of the coordinators, said the series was fantastic and attracted
60 people over its course. While the turnout for the final race was down, the overall
series has been great. “Thanks to the sponsor and all those who participated,” she
said.
Stephanie Russ Penn said she has been ecstatic about the who year which has
included a 5K, 10K and 2 mile series leading up to the BVI Half Marathon. “We’ve
had consistent supporters throughout and we are certainly glad that we can create
a calendar where people can have an opportunity to run the distance they like and
to try new areas in distance running,” she said. “ It was a great series. I
congratulate all the runners and the sponsor for making it happen.”
Speaking on behalf of the company, Colin Campbell said it has been a good venture
in sponsoring the races. “It has worked tremendously for us and we are definitely
looking forward to the coming year to get it out there,” he said. “It’s going to be
bigger and this has worked really well for us.”