SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER, 2018 – UWI TODAY
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UWI SPEC INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON
SANCHEZ, AGUDELO
claim the crowns
Runners keep up a steady pace.
PHOTO: ROBERT TAYLOR
Participants refresh themselves with some water as they race.
PHOTO: ROBERT TAYLOR
The attractive cash prizes and traffic-free course continue to draw repeat participants from places such as Africa, South America, the US and the Caribbean,
says Race Director Grace Jackson.
PHOTO: ROBERT TAYLOR
Spanish-speaking
South American
nations swept winner’s row at the UWI
SPEC International Half-Marathon on
Sunday, October 28.
Didimo Sanchez
from Venezuela came first in the men’s
category, with a time of 1:08:49, while
Palmenia Agudelo
fromColombia raced
to first place in the women’s category with
a time of 1:20:35.
Meanwhile, in the new relay category,
the team called D Metronomes Next
Generation placed first. Relay team
members were Nathaniel Kallicharan,
Davan Premchan, Sean Maharaj, and
Samuel Ali.
In themen’s category, DidimoSanchez
came in a full four minutes ahead of his
nearest rival, second place winner Pedro
Mora, also from Venezuela. Sanchez led
the race from the beginning, emerging
from St Augustine Circular Road ahead
of his rivals. By the nine-mile mark, just
before Five Rivers Junction, Sanchez was
ahead by some 500 meters.
This year’s 15th staging of the UWI
SPEC International Half-Marathon
started with full stands of spectators
cheering on the runners, supported
by Keron “Sunny Bling” Sealey who
entertained the crowds before, during
and after the race. The theme for the
race this year was mental health. Larry
Olton, Head of Brand & Marketing for
First Citizens, which is the race sponsor
and host, says: “The UWI SPEC race
organisers have stood the test of time in
delivering a well organised race year after
year. The race continues to be one of the
most anticipated annual running distance
events on the calendar.”
From left, Didimo Sanchez of Venezuela, the men’s winner, and Palmenia Agudelo
of Colombia, the women’s winner.
PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
UWI SPEC HALF-MARATHON RESULTS 2018
MEN
1.
Didimo Sanchez (Venezuela)
1:08:49
2.
Pedro Mora (Venezuela)
1:12:49
3.
Matthew Hagley (T&T)
1:13:22
4.
Shirvan Baboolal (T&T)
1:13:39
5.
Sherwyn Stapleton (T&T)
1:14:39
WOMEN
1.
Palmenia Agudelo (Colombia)
1:20:35
2.
Samantha Shukla (T&T)
1:21:56
3.
Zuleyma Amaya (Venezuela)
1:23:59
4.
Nubia Arteaga (Venezuela)
1:26:59
5.
Celine Lestrade (T&T)
1:32:40
RELAY
1.
D MetronomesNext Generation
(Nathaniel Kallicharan, Davan Premchan,
Sean Maharaj, Samuel Ali)
1:28:52
2.
Rapid Thigh Movement
1:38:51
3.
+ OAW Dracarys
1:39.42
PRESENTED BY
FIRST CITIZENS
