Pamenos cruises to fifth Butler 20k victory

MULTIPLE Trinidad and Tobago Marathon champ and Caribbean long-distance king Pamenos Ballantyne copped his fifth in the 21st Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU)/Butler 20-kilometre race on Thursday. The 27-year-old Ballantyne, from St Vincent and the Grenadines, covered the distance from San Fernando to the Charlie King Junction, Fyzabad in one hour, seven minutes and 14 seconds. Tobagonian Curtis Cox was thirteen seconds behind, while Clarence Tobias was third in 1:10.00, Errol “Baldhead” Williams placed fourth in 1:10.34 and Cantius Thomas came fifth in 1:12.40. Rounding off the top 12 were Brian Maynard 1:13.43, Everton Lesley 1:14.52, Neil Stewart 1:15.12, Michael Pollydore 1:15.47, Shiva Kanhai 1:16.25, Julien Bowen 1:16.47 and Kervin Persad 1:17.59. Solange Griffith, the National Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) two-time “Road Runner of the Year”, was a convincing winner in the women’s department. The 17-year-old crossed the finish line in a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 35 seconds, ahead of 19-year-old Jenelle Smith (1:34.44), Fidelia Ramirez (1:38.27), Paulette Lucess (1:39.15), 2002 winner Cyrelene Nero (1:40.31) and Diane Henderson (1:42.07). In the walking race, covering the same distance, Brian London won the men’s category in one hour 54 minutes and 30 seconds, with Brent Bristol 2:03.51 trailing. Elizabeth Phillip took the women’s walk n 2:33.02, followed by Johan Dyette (2:26.42) and Marsha Taylor (2:27.48).

Other Results -
Butler 4.5km for Under-15s: (Boys) 1.Shimell Marshall 17mins 37 sec; 2.Celestine Simon 17:54; 3.George Smith 18:09; (Girls) 1.Takyah Delpeche 20:17; 2.Nadine Joseph 21:57; 3.Krystal Beharry 23:28.