The St. Croix Track Club (SCTC) dominated the annual V.I.Pace Runners CoastWeeks Beach Relay at Ha Penny Beach on St. Croix on Saturday morning. Rodney Griffin and Malique Smith breezed through the 2 x 2-mile race. Griffin ran 6:18 for the first mile at the far end of the popular spot and back in 6:27 for 12:45 for the two-mile leg; his teammate Malique Smith ran his first mile in 6:31 and back in 6:29 for 13:00 for the two miles. Their total time was 25.45. Mikaela Smith and Kelvin Benjamin of SCTC finished second in the event with Smith running the first mile in 7:12, the second in 7:41 and 14:53 for the two miles; Benjamin ran his first mile in 6:44, his second in 7:10 and 13:54 for two miles for a time of 28:47 for the two miles.
Results:
St. Croix Track Club 1
1. Rodney Griffin mile 1 6:18 mile 2 6:27 2miles 12:45
Malique Smith mile 1 6:31 mile 2 6:29 2 miles 13:00 Team Time 25:45
St. Croix Track Club 2
2. Mikaela Smith mile 1 7:12 mile 2 7:41 2 miles 14:53
Kelvin Benjamin mile 1 6:44 mile 2 7:10 2 miles 13:54 Team Time 28:47
St. Croix Track Club 3
3. Krystahl Gordon mile 1 7:48 mile 2 8:32 2 miles 16:20
Dante Frances mile 1 7:05 mile 2 7:53 2 miles 14:58 Team Time 31:18
St. Croix Track Club 4
4. Deana Roumo mile 1 7:57 mile 2 8:27 2 miles 16:24
Kareem Jno-Fin mile 1 7:48 mile 2 7:22 2 miles 15:10 Team Time 31:34
Superior Court
5. Randall Nielsen mile 1 6:44 mile 2 6:53 2 miles 13:37
Nisha Lavere mile 1 11:21 mile 2 12:15 2 miles 23:36 Team Time 37:13
Note: Much progress has been made by the general public in its maintenance of the beach. The Beach Relay organized by V.I.Pace Runners is in cooperation with the annual International Coastal Cleanup Week organized by the Ocean Conservancy. For many years, the participants in this event would be tasked with enjoying the run and then picking up litter on the beach. To date, the beach is basically clean thanks to this group and others who have made it a priority to keep this beach clean. On Saturday, there was minimal trash to be picked up.
The next event on the V.I.Pace Runners calendar is week No. 2 4-H/V.I.Pace Runners Cross-Country Series UVI St. Croix at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9
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