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Johnson places sixth in UWI Spec International Half Marathon
-D’Andrade finishes 10th overall
Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese distance runners, Kelvin Johnson and Lionel D’Andrade were no match for the Cuban, Richer Perez, who stopped the clock in 1:08:00 to win the UWI Spec International Half Marathon in Trinidad on Sunday.
Kelvin Johnson
Kennneth Rotich of Kenya was close in 1:08:06 with Jamaican Kirk Brown third in 1:09:12. The Guyanese-duo placed among the top 10, as Johnson finished sixth in 1:12:43, while D’Andrade rounded out the top ten in 1:16:02.
It was cold and rainy from start to finish. Hundreds of fans braved the weather to witness top regional and international runners from Kenya, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Jamaica and Guyana compete in the annual race.
The Men’s title had been guaranteed to change hands long before the finish, when the defending champion, Brazilian, Daniel Chavez Da Silva was forced to retire in the early going, reportedly having suffered stomach cramps.
“I felt good in the cool morning. I increased my speed at the half-way point and definitely saw an improvement from the Banker’s Insurance Half Marathon (August 2015) which was 1:20:04. So I am please with my UWI Spec time,” D’Andrade said yesterday.
“I’ve competed in 40 races for the year so far, and I have five more to compete in before the end of the 2015 race calendar,” he added. The AIMS certified and IAAF accredited UWI Spec Half Marathon had 1009 participants.
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