Alleyne tops North/East Aerobics

MAUREEN ALLEYNE of Maloney Gardens, D’Abadie, yesterday emerged victorious from a field of 42 in the North/East qualifiers for the Caribbean Aerobics Championship 2.

Alleyne defeated veterans Gerard Richards, 2002 North Zone king and Angela Parris in a keen showdown at the Woodbrook Youth Facility. “I am proud and surprised,” she commented, “because I didn’t expect to qualify for the finals.” Alleyne, who also is involved in promotional efforts for Guiness Stout said: “I placed 10th last year and I was simply trying to qualify among the top ten or the top five.”

Following her strenuous hour-and-11-minutes long routine, the 32-year-old sales assistant of The Boss Stationers said she intends to work on her strength before the Caribbean Aerobics Championships, scheduled for the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo on May 31. A total of 36 competitors qualified yesterday for the regional finals, joining the group of 46 who booked their spots after the South/Central finals at Chaguanas on May 3. Alleyne expressed gratitude to her coaches Kenneth Wave and Ian Lavia of the Trinidad and Tobago Fitness Academy in Cunupia for their work done on her fitness development.