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Walk or Run
Either way it’s 13.1 beautiful miles
As we started training, we sent out the call to walkers and runners to be part of the CariFin Experience for UWI SPEC International Half Marathon and we can all feel the excitement, challenge and fun of this event.
This is one fast, beautiful course, free from normal day to day traffic. It’s the only race in Trinidad where the participants have the course to themselves; the surrounding communities come out and give their support to the participants, friendly water station attendants and volunteers, medics, ambulances and masseurs are all in attendance on the day.
From mile one to 13.1 you can run/walk your dream race.
A Run/Walk Event Just for You -
Whether you are a busy employee of the financial services sector, someone who's career has taken center stage in your life, or someone who's struggling with the weight issues a sedentary lifestyle will generate, you can find the motivation you need by participating in the CariFin – Team in Training for UWI SPEC half marathon benefitting The Lupus Society of Trinidad & Tobago. The first group initiative of its kind, CariFin – Team in Training for UWI SPEC Half Marathon is a Run/Walk group that was designed to celebrate your personal dedication to fitness and health. The 13.1 beautiful miles event participants will be running or walking can signal an empowering return to fitness for many of us.
Join the CariFin Team in Training and commit to a healthier lifestyle through our personalized training guide for UWI Half Marathon, available to all participants in the group.
CariFin - Team in Training will make sure you're not only prepared for the November 01 event, you'll be
inspired, too - because when you participate in Team in Training, you're also raising money to support The Lupus Society of Trinidad & Tobago. And with CariFin Team in Training, as the name implies, you will not be doing this alone. Reclaim your healthy lifestyle by signing up to be part of CariFin - Team in Training for UWI Half Marathon. Then share news of this event with your friends and colleagues.
Let Team in Training for UWI Half Marathon signal your commitment to living a healthier lifestyle by calling 487 – 9487 (Wayne)
We would like to thank our main sponsor Nature Valley for making it possible to have a team of 100 runners and be part of this beautiful 13.1 mile event. Gatorade is again with us in addition to NLCB.
The lucky 100 would get running vest, running shorts, registration paid, Granola bars and Gatorade after training and group training.
We communicate via Facebook group, Google group, twitter, podcast and blog, youtube and e-newsletter.
We ask for a contribution of $25 which goes towards the charity this group is raising funds for – The Lupus Society of Trinidad and Tobago.
To register you on our team we need a copy of two (2) of your ID’s and you have to sign UWI waiver form. In addition we need to have your sizes for both Vest/T-shirt and running shorts. For more info: Allison – 752 6335.
This race shows who is the fastest, strongest runners in the financial services sector.
Nikosi
Mc Leish won this event quite easily for the third time and get to keep
the trophy and the same time align himself with runners, like Curtis
Cox, Lander Rodney and Joel Bharat who are all trpple crown winners.
With Cox and Lander going on to each winning it four times straight.
MEDIA INVITATION
CariFin 2009 Cross Country and Family Fun Day the 18th edition will take place on Sunday May 31, 2009 from 11 am to 6.30 p.m. at Sevilla Golf course, Couva. This marks the culmination of Urban Challenge as well as the cricket, football and all fours competition. All roads leads to Sevilla where the day would start with Adult Novelty events, while later on the kids would be accommodated by a Kid’s Park. Every year we invited kids from the various homes to spend the day with us. This year we have invited Lady Hochoy, the St. Mary’s Children’s Home and Convalescence Home, Diego Martin together with St. Rose’s Girls R.C School, Nelson St. Boys, and Belmont Boys to name a few.
We then proceed to our Official opening from 12 – 1.00 p.m. then it’s straight into a packed program starting with kids cross country race, followed by a walking race, then a fun run, the male and female cross country. The Dance-Off and Ms. CariFin has to be settled before the sun set! All eyes will be focused on RBTT’s Nikosi McLeish,, many would be wondering whether the male cross country trophy will be his for a third year. If he could master the undulating Sevilla golf course and the heat, he would join men such as Joel Bharat Lander Rodney, and Curtis Cox who – who still remains competitive on the national circuit. Bharat won three times while Rodney and Cox were successful four times. Angela Parris of CLICO will have challenge in ensuring that the winning female team trophy permanently retires at their St. Vincent Street home.
We the organizing committee are taking the opportunity to invite you to send media personnel to cover and capture proceedings of this premiere event on the local sporting calendar and the financial sector.
Wayne Roberts
487 9487
11 May 2009
Just a few days to GO !!!
With hours counting down, anticipation begins to intensify as we approach the 18th Edition of CariFin. The best cross country runner male and female is definitely an issue that has to be settled come Sunday may 31, 2009, at Sevilla Golf Course – Couva.
The action kicks off at 11.00 a.m.
Nikosi McLeish of RBTT has performed well in the CariFin Cross Country events since his entrance. Are his nerves holding as he is on the thresh-hold of entering a totally
Since the introduction of Ms. CariFin 5 years ago Central Bank has made a concerted effort to ensure that they are in the top three. Their efforts were not in vain as they have won twice in the past. The grapevine has revealed that for 2009 they are also grooming a possible winner which we will see on Sunday. .
And what about the men’s walking race GHL talking big saying they already sew up the thing and everybody walking for second place. With the awesome performance of Crystal-Ann Awai for 2009 many wonder if her winning will continue into the cross country. Similar to the statement made by RBTT’s number one walking participant, GHL also made declarations of dismantling the other competitors in the male walking races.
In addition to the usual sporting events such as tug-o-war, sack race and piggy back races there is also the
Intercommercial Bank has been basking in the glory of their victory at All Four since last Saturday. Like everyone else there are targets in sights, and their target seems to be best tent. They desire is to snatch the prize from First Citizen’s Bank. In 2008 First Citizens surprised everyone with a décor and style that had everyone visiting and praising their tent. Could lightening strike the same place twice?
Décor, dance and beauty will all take a side line as the top performing women, Angela Parris, Wendy D’arbasie, Crystal Ann Awai, and Mumtaz Amarali battle for the title of the best female athlete for 2009. Parris has an additional duty as she seeks to keep Team CLICO afloat , by inspiring and marshalling the team members to ensure that the women’s champion trophy remains at St Vincent Street.
Who will have the best team? Who will wear Ms. CariFin crown? Whose tent would be decorated much better that all other teams. Who will be the male and female cross country champs. Let us all converge on Sevilla grounds as we promote fun, friendship and fitness. See you there.
The CariFin News!
The internet, new media and other social networking phenomenon have giving us the opportunity to promote ourselves and our event in ways that mainstream can’t event dream off.
So with audacity an open source software, Microphone and a couple other software we can now produce an internet radio show or Podcast.
So we can even have our own news.
So why not!
Here is the first in a series
Review of the CariFin Urban Challenge - Green Mile
The second phase of the CariFin Urban Challenge took place on Wednesday April 29, 2009 at 5.30 p.m. The event is also known as the Green Mile, it is run at the Sand Track in the Queen’s Park Savannah.
After winning the CariFin Urban Challenge opener, the One Lap Savannah, Nikosi Mc Leish of RBTT Bank set a personal record (PR) of 5.10 in the Green Mile. According to Mc Leish, “I basically had no competition, but there was a rabbit in the race that set the early pace, after taking him over after at the first 400 meters, it was easy going”. The rabbit or individual, who sets the race pace, was characterised as the only competition. However, after the RBTT representative turned on the pressure the rabbit could no longer hold the lead. In 2008, Nikosi’s time was 5.28, which meant he improved his time by 18 seconds. The other top finishers included CariFin’s first timer, Jean-Marc De Boulet of First Citizen’s Bank, clocking 5.45 then GHL Gilford Mornix, Ian Gibbs and Ryan Pierre who finished in 5.54, 6.01 and 6.04 respectively.
Wendy D’arbasie returned to wining form in Green Mile by clocking 7.08 which eclipsed the female field quite
easily. Her performance in this event was more like what we were accustomed. Her nearest rival and team mate Esla Anthony also of Team CBTT finished 12 seconds behind in 7.20. When asked her to comment on how she felt winning the race and she elated to state, “After being away for a while it felt good, being able to compete with the younger participants and still emerge victorious”. Third place winner was the Mumtaz Amarali of Team Republic who is enjoying a very good run this year did 7.22. Crystal Ann Awai of Team GHL who won the One Lap Savannah, the first of the Urban Challenge – was only able to finish fourth in 7.43 due to a mild illness and Angela Parris of Team CLICO slipped into fifth place in 7.44.
The overall winner of the walking race was Hollis Granville of GHL completing in 10.01.Second place went Terrance Worrell of Republic Bank in 11.43 and Sylvester Smith of RBTT Bank finished third in 12.26.
Hazel Tywang – Maharaj of RBTT Bank missed the first event due to illness but started her CariFin Urban Challenge with a bang by winning the female walking event in 10.58 and finishing second place overall. She stated that, “I was ecstatic seeing that I was under the weather and in spite of that I did a faster time than last year”. Second place female walker was Latoya George of Republic Bank who did 12.16 and Melissa Berkley of GHL came home in 12.24.
Republic Bank was judged the team with the greatest support on the day. They shouted, banged desks, howled and screamed their way to victory.
Congratulations to all participants see you at the bottom of Lady Chancellor Hill on Wednesday May 06, 2009 at 5.00 p.m..
CariFin Games 2009 – Podcast
Hi I am Wayne Roberts your host for CariFin Games 2009 – Podcast.
This is podcast number two
For Monday April 27, 2009
In today’s show
We start things off with the news, then we talk to one of the team managers, central Bank’s Nigel Gaines then we line you up a great interview with jade Camps – The personality of the Month of April. Then we shift the spot light on the winners – a brief chat with Nikosi Mc Leish. Then we jump right into Quick Tips with Richard Jones – one of the top local runners, and then we hear what our listeners have to say in the Lister’s Corner… Then is wrap up time and preview of the next show
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CariFin Torch Run Signals Start of the CariFin Games - 2009.
The CariFin Torch Run kicked off the start of the 18th Edition of CariFin (Caribbean Financial Institutions) games – 2009. This Torch Run took place on Saturday March 28, 2009 from Central Bank to Republic Bank – car park in Couva.
On hand to lend support to this event was the Deputy Governor’s of the Central Bank Dr. Shelton Nicholls and Ms. Joan John. Mr. Nigel Baptiste Executive Director of Republic Bank, Senior Manager Human Resource – Denise Boodram also of Republic Bank. Catherine Kumar President and Country Head – Trinidad RBTT Bank, Ms. Lisa Mahabir Marketing manager Grace Kennedy Trinidad Limited.
The teams that took part in the torch Run were Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Republic Bank Limited, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy Trinidad Limited, RBTT Bank, CLICO, Intercommercial Bank Limited and Friends of CariFin.
The Torch Run started at 8.00 am with Dr. Shelton Nicholls carrying the Torch in company with Nigel Baptiste, Catherine Kumar, Lisa Mahabir, Denise Boodram, together with representatives of the participating teams. The first leg ended at Coconut Growers with the handing over of the Torch to team Grace Kennedy headed by Lisa Mahabir. The First Citizens team carried the torch from Morvant Junction to the Croisse. It was then Republic Bank’s turn to take the Torch on its way to Mt. Lambert.
Each team mentioned above took up their assigned legs and carried the Torch along its way passing through various
The heat, humidity, traffic, and the distance, didn’t for once daunt the spirit of the torch bearers, for some legs the conditions require the torch bearers dig deeper and persevere, but not for once did anyone shirk in carryout their responsibility as a CariFin Torch bearer.
The torch-run took approximately six and a half hours to complete the course finishing at its destination at Republic Bank car park – Couva.
At the end light refreshment was served and a medal distribution ceremony took place followed by a photo session.
For more pictures on Flickr click here
For the slide show click here
