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Hart, McComie take Chancellor Challenge

Gina Hart was a surprise winner of the Chancellor Challenge, third stage of the athletics section of the CariFin Games competition among financial institutions last week.

Susan Russell had been favoured to complete a hat-trick of wins in the series, but it was Hart who came out on top in an event that featured close to 300 runners and walkers.

“I was extremely pleased with the results of the race, and to be able to represent the Guardian Group,” said Hart who completed the Challenge in 16 minutes, 06 seconds. “It is always rewarding when you see the results of hard training pay off. It gives you the motivation to keep on going,” added Hart.

The closest to Hart among the women in the last four years was Lee Hay of CITI, who did 18.41 to win. Hart headlined a very competitive women’s event, with Adona Joseph of Sagicor and Jilletta Landeau of the Guardian Group both finishing in 16:18 behind Hart. Their time was also better than any of the female winners of this event in the last four years.

Among the men, Ryan O’Neil of the Guardian Group was again the fastest, finishing in 13.22, giving him a lead of a whopping 56-second advantage over second placed Jenson Mc Comie. In third place was Jedidiah Benjamin who finished in 14.19. It was O’Neil’s third win of the series.

“It feels fantastic winning the third leg of the Urban Challenge,” O’Neil said. “It wasn’t an easy race as it was my first time running the Chancellor and I didn’t know what to expect. Congrats to Gina and all the other winners. I’m also proud of Team Guardian for doing well so far in the CariFin Games.”

On the walking side of things, Deodath Harrikissoon of First Citizens had no competition going up the hill, doing a time of 19.44, to finish ahead of Clem Jubrasingh 20:35, with Christopher Reid of Guardian Group in third with 21.15.

Meanwhile, Aliya Marisa Henry of Republic Bank stacked up another win among the women to make three out of three so far in the series.

Tessa Weeks of Republic Bank was second in 23.24, and Roxanne James-Wong, third in 24.58.

The fourth and final installment of the athletics series will be a cross country event on June 7 at the Sevilla Golf Course in Couva.

However, tomorrow, there will be the CariFin Aerobic Burnout opposite TGI around the Queen’s Park Savannah, starting at 5 p.m.

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