Phillip Woollins claims comfortable victory in BUT 5K

Sam Murley

Created: Feb 05, 2023 02:51 PM (Updated: Feb 06, 2023 11:11 AM)

Dominant display: Philip Woollins put in an impressive performance to be crowned the winner of the Bermuda Union of Teachers 5K Run/Walk(Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

Full of running: Marley Burrows puts in maximum effort competing in the Lower Primary School race (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

Philip Woollins put in an impressive performance to be crowned the winner of the Bermuda Union of Teachers 5K Run/Walk.

Competing on the course, which started and finished on Pitts Bay Road and looped around Berkeley Road, North Shore and St John’s Road, Woollins crossed the line in a winning time of 17min 33sec, more than a minute ahead of his nearest rival Jan-Johan Nel in 18:41, who in turn was two seconds ahead of Neil de Ste Croix.

Runner-up: Jan-Johan Nel who finished second (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

There was also a dominant display from Carol Redahan in winning the 5K Competitive Walk in a time of 33:55, comfortably clear of Junior Watts in second place in a time of 35:30, with Wendell Hollis in third in 36:40.

Leading lady: Maria Kemiji-Mcdonald was the first female to cross the line, finishing fourth overall (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

The event also consisted of a host of school-age races with Tajahri Rogers winning the senior division in 16:59, narrowly ahead of J’auza James (17:05) with Anthony Harkness completing the top three in 20:30.

Leading the way: Tajahri Rogers, who claimed victory in the Senior School race (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

Noah Maranzana came out on top in the Middle School race, crossing the line in a winning time of 8:59, comfortably ahead of Rajee Knight-Rowling in 9:43, with Aria Mosquera a further 42 seconds adrift in third.

Battling for position: Romy Drea, left, Skye-Blu Williams (130) and Kamari Brooks-Gibbons in the Upper Primary School race (Photograph by Blaire Simmons)

Sami Luber took the honours in the Upper Primary School category in a winning time of 10:03 ahead of As'Ad Muhammad (10:16) and Jaylon Glasford (10:37), while there was victory for Inara Todd in the Lower Primary School race, crossing the line in 3:20 narrowly ahead of ahead Giselle Reid-Rubaine (3:23) and Myi’a Caisey (3:26).