Adult 5km Race
The first to finish in the adult races
were not surprisingly the 5km runners. The women’s race was again
dominated by Bridget Waters who
ran home comfortably to win in a
time of 22:03. Rocio Donaire, who
also brought a good group of runners, she finished 2nd in 24:16; with
Inge Wesseling finishing in 3rd place
in a time of 26:03. Bridget thanks for
all your support with the school races
and best wishes for your move to
Singapore.
The men’s 5km race was a much
stronger field than in the first race
in the series and this was reflected
with some very good finishing times.
First to finish was another Shanghai
Running regular Will Marks, fresh
from his exploits in North Korea (see
article), in an excellent time of 18:22;
Marc Bove was second but also
under 19 minutes in a time of 18:52;
with Schafer Wilson finishing third
in a time of 19:05. A mention also to
Tirthankar (Tank) Datta who finished
in fourth; he was the