Olympic Day 5k 2019

A cool morning for this years race which started and finished outside the Boxing Gym on Olympic Way. Runners run down to Academy Way and follow to Walkers Road. Over Walkers and turn down Denholm Thompson, turning left at the end (near Pure Art) and following South Sound Road. Turning left again on to Walkers and right on to Academy Way, running back to the finish line outside the Boxing Gym.  

Many people turned up just before the start so apologies for any misspelling of names as volunteers quickly scribbled names and handed out bibs to ensure the race started on time. After the usual race brief, just short of 200 entrants headed off down the course.  

The winner was a visitor from the US Gavin Kuhlenbeck who completed the course in 16:56 with Victor Magalhaes sticking with him most of the way and finished a few seconds behind with Esmond Brown third in 17:34. Robert Szalk had an impressive fourth place in 18:30 with Alexander Smith, James Crooks and Yazzer Abdulah taking the next three spots.

In eighth place overall but first female home was Triathlete Laura Hicks in 20:04. Ava Hider was second and visitor Michelle McCullough taking third and Jennifer Coleman in fourth.  

Well done to the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee and the other sporting bodies who assisted. The full results are below; but unfortunately someone informed the timers the race was finished and the timing box was switched off for three minutes until we realised there were others still coming over the line. All those who were in this category, we grouped you all together at the foot of the results.