THE COSTAL MANAGEMEN T'S FIRST RACE

I don't think the Coastal Management made a cent after the 5K they had Saturday 26th April,  from Hayes to Lionel Town in Clarendon. For apparently the event was not too well publicized so only 27 participants were there and 15 marshals from fun and thrills! Besides, most of the participants were school kids so I don't think they paid the full entry amount.

Anyway, it was their first attempt at this type of fund raising so I guess they will learn for they never even had police presence for this one but maybe they thought they did not need it as apart from route taxis, there were not too many other cars.

The event started about an hour late and we killed time by riding up and down the roadway giving 

David Jo plenty of time to lose his pump!.

When the  race finally started, Pat and I took up positions at the first water station and saw the first young man running ahead of the pack and looking furtively over his shoulder. When we enquired about the reason for his disquiet, he said the girl behind him was his sister and he did not want her to pass him! Both were from Bustamante High school and she did pass him and won the race doing it in 29 minutes.

I eventually decided to stay behind the last walkers. One was a British woman who has been here for 35 years and active in environmental matters and the other a peace corp voluntee frrom Massachusetts who had been here for only 2 months after a two year stint in Nepal.

 

After the race lymed at the Lionel Town sports club where we had breakfast and when the DJ started to play "Rent a tile music" Chuck was so overwhelmed as that he grabbed a buxom dawta AND locked down. 

I guess because the organisers had such so few entrants at this event, they had an excess gifts so we got a gift basket for our marshaling efforts.

Then it was off to Salt river so those were prepared could swim. Most drove but Michelle and Michael decided to ride to the river while Maurice was determined to ride back by himself since there were no other crazy people willing to join him . 

I did not have any swim gear so took the opportunity to sleep for having done a 14km hike the day before and getting up from 4.30 am to go to Hayes, I was beat. 

KING RIBI

Apparently while I slept. Maurice (Ribi) rode up, did not stop and continued on to Kingston alone. We never saw him until we got to Old Harbour.       

 It was another good spin with 'fun and thrills, organised by the one and only Ayatollah with transportation assistance from Sheriff, Janet, Brian, Howie and Chuck.

Photos contributed by David Jo.