TOBAGO MIDNIGHT 10K REVIEW

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Tafari Waldron and Alexia John were the respective winners of the Tobago leg of the Bafa Sports Midnight 10K held over the weekend. It wraps up the series for the year which also included a Marathon, Half Marathon and the Trinidad leg of the 10K. Organizers of the competition hail the event as a success as they reflected on the tournament.

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00:00Well, the Baffa Sports Midnight Series moved to Tobago over the weekend.

00:05Their Midnight 10K attracted close to 350 participants.

00:09Tafari Waldron, Christopher Mitchell and hometown runner Elvis Turner took the top three spots for the men,

00:16while Alexia John, April Francis and Unika Brereton sealed the top spots for the women.

00:22Public Relations Officer for the competition, Vern Ekstavo, congratulated the winners

00:27and indicated that racing at midnight could be deceptive, and some runners found that out the hard way.

00:34What I did notice is that some other runners said that, you know, they were surprised that they ran,

00:38they thought they were running faster than they actually did, you know.

00:42Their times were a little bit slower than they thought, and I think that's good,

00:46in that people looking at this race might think that it's pretty easy to run a midnight race because it's cooler,

00:52but it's also a little bit of a challenge in terms of, you know, navigating your terrain.

00:57You have some extra implements. Some people might have on headlamps.

01:00Some people have reflective arm bands, vests, different things, you know.

01:04So it was a pretty good time and a good experience for runners who are looking for a challenge.

01:10Reflecting on the series so far, he indicated that they all offer something different

01:14as it fits into the running calendar.

01:17Also, he says it marked the first edition of the Midnight Marathon

01:20since the race's official listing on the Abbott World Marathon Major's Global Marathon calendar.

01:25I think each particular 10K and each particular midnight race that we've done has its own little elements.

01:32You know, Trinidad has that energy and that pump, you know, that we're accustomed to.

01:37Tobago has that serenity and that pristine.

01:40So I think both races are a balance.

01:42And if you're an avid runner and you're interested in things like this, do both.

01:47Moving forward, he believes the better lighting for the course will aid runners.

01:51I think definitely we could do with some more support in general.

01:56We do need a little more lighting along the route.

01:59And because it's 10K, lighting at 10 kilometers space, you know,

02:03it does take a lot of effort, infrastructure, and probably some more support from corporate Trinidad.

02:09He added that midnight time is expected to remain the same as they look forward to future races.

02:14Sergio Dufo, TV6 Sport.

02:16I'll see you next time.

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