Runners press their watches to time themselves in Saturday’s Hauteville 5K Series race in Paraquita Bay
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Jermaine “JJ” Ricketts and Katrina “Kat” Lindsay, led the field in taming ‘The Beast’ in Paraquita Bay, during Saturday’s Hauteville 5K Series penultimate race in its tour stops around Tortola and Beef Island.
Rickets tackled The Beast as the off road incline .5 Kilometer before the finish on the HLSCC main campus in 18 minutes and 57 seconds, while Lindsay improved her course best to 21:05.
“It was a good one and I like the course, it wasn’t really a challenge, honestly,” Ricketts told Island Sun Sports. “I did my best. I wasn’t going to come because I had to work, but I tried my best to make it and did my best and I’m happy for that.
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By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Jermaine “JJ” Ricketts and Katrina “Kat” Lindsay, were Saturday’s winners of the inaugural Hauteville West End 5K run, with time of 18 minutes 03.6 seconds and 19:15.8 respectively. The race attracted over 60 participants.
“The plan was to have fun and do my best and it was great and I’m thankful for that,” Ricketts who was aiming to run under 18 minutes, told Island Sun Sports after his race. “I thank everyone who came out and supported the West End 5K run. It was hot, but it was good.”
Ricketts who was on the winning 2-Man relay team in the recent KPMG Tortola Torture and ran 17 miles, said he had no problems with recovery. “I did my best, didn’t hurt myself, so that was good,” he noted. “Julius (Farley) he set the pace and I’m thankful for that and I did it without injury. At the end, I was feeling a little cramp, but five minutes after that, I was good.”