Guyanese place fifth, sixth at UWI- Spec International Half Marathon

Oct 26, 2016, Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....ional-half-marathon/

The Guyanese duo of Kelvin Johnson and Lionel D’Andrade placed fifth and sixth respectively in the University of the West Indies (UWI) Spec International Half Marathon that was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.

Johnson was fifth in 1:14.42 with D’Andrade sixth in 1:15:06, which was a vast improvement from last year’s 10th place. International runners continued their dominance of the event with Kenya’s Hillary Kiptanui winning among the men in 1:05:48 and Venezuela’s Yeisy Alvarez securing the women’s title in 1:17:59 ahead of Trinidad’s Tonya Nero.

The UWI-Spec International Half Marathon had 1,300 participants and is AIMS certified and IAAF accredited. It is recognised worldwide as the biggest Half Marathon in the Caribbean.