NEVIS CYCLE & TRIATHLON CLUB

The historic first ever half marathon event took place on Nevis on Sunday 29th January. The event which was sponsored by DHL was hosted by the St.Kitts –Nevis Triathlon Federation, ably led by chief organizers, Winston Crooke and Greg Phillip. It was held in conjunction with the Diabetic Association. Commentator and Sports Analyst, Vernon Springer, aptly described it as a ‘four in one’ event. It featured the half marathon with athletes having to run to as far as the Vance Amory Int Airport and back; the 10k where athletes raced to the bottom of Cotton Ground and returned; the 5k run when athletes raced to the Four Seasons Resort and back and the 5k walk which involved walkers walking to the Four Seasons Resort and back.

The race started on the Samuel Hunkins drive at just a little after 7am and several of the athletes pushed out a very rapid pace.  These included two of the Nevisian local athletes in Kasha Forbes and Delvon Clarke.  Also up front but appearing calm, cool and collected was Trinidadian ace runner Curtis Cox. Delvon Clarke turned back at the 10k line while Forbes carried on.  By this time the Trinidadian was totally out of view.

Interestingly enough, also maintaining a steady pace at the head of the pack, was rising Nevisian long distance female athlete, Vanessa Williams, out of Cotton Ground. A sizeable crowd was on hand to see off the athletes and an even bigger crowd was there to cheer them in, as they made their final dash to the finish line.

The top results at the end of the day were:

Walkers

Top Female--Jessica Jeffers-Nevis

Top Male--Ben Hogan -Nevis

5k—Females

1^st Alexander Adler—USA

2^nd Steevie Jones—Nevis

3^rd Linda Dascemin-St.kitts

5k Males

1^st Janiel Huggins-Nevis

2^nd –Aaron Clevenger - USA

3^rd Devon Jeffers-Nevis

10 k

Females

1^st—Monica Ceccon -Italy

2^nd-Joe Starr--UK

3^rd Kate Neary—USA

Males

1st -Delvon Clarke--Nevis

2^nd—Ryan Cambell -Canada

3^rd Suren Konchi -USA

Half marathon

Females

1^st- Vanessa Williams -Nevis

2^nd— Miranda Fellows - Nevis

3rd - Natalia Buckham - Canada

Males

1^st Curtis Cox-Trinidad and Tobago

2^nd Steve Duzanson - SXM

3^rd--Aubery Mc Kenzie

Special award—Gianni Brisbane—Skitts—finished 5^th overall—just 15 years old.