The 7th Cayman Islands Marathon attracted nearly 500 runners between the half and the full Marathon from a dozen different countries, including a good showing of Canadians from most of the provinces. We set off from George Town at 5am in the dark for the cooler temperature and the first 20 kms were run beneath starry skies and beside whispering waves on unseen beaches. By 7am the sun was up and the next 20kms were in hot sun besides those same beaches which now tempted me to fling myself into the sea rather than keep on running back toward George Town. But the encouragement of the boisterous water station teams and the locals saw me home in under 4 hours in 12th place overall and 2nd in my age group. My congrats to Rhonda Kelly and her team for a really fun, well organized race.
This year’s Jazz Fest was held at two great venues: historic Pedro St. James and brand new Camana Bay. Each provided a scintillating backdrop to some memorable performances from Alicia Keys, Peabo Bryson, Oleta Adams, Kirk Whalum, Mike Phillips and some lively local talent too.
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