Anthony Foster, Freelance Writer

Bellefield High's Kemoy Campbell and Tanice Barnett of Royalty Track Club are one race away from their first Foska Oats Grand Prix Road Race Series win, after topping yesterday's Ministry of Health (MOH) 5K at Emancipation Park.

Campbell topped the men's section in 16 minutes and .05 seconds, while Barnett, the first female to cross the line, did so in 18 minutes and 40 seconds.

Victory for the winners launched them nine points away from the overall Grand Prix titles. They now have 24 points apiece in their respective sections.

Natoya Goule of Manchester High and Kirk Brown of Ebony are on 20 points each and can only pass the leaders if they win the Burger King 10k, the final race of the Series on November 18, and Campbell and Barnett finish lower than fourth.

Energy

Campbell, after beating Brown (16:14), Edwin Allen's Conroy Crossman (16:15), Linton McKenzie (16:29) and Andre Drummond of UTech/MVP (16:34), said "I put a lot of energy in this race".

He added: "Because of the water on the road, my track shoe got heavy, which made running difficult."

Barnett, after winning her second straight race of the season, also said the water presented problems.

"The race was pretty challenging today with a lot of water on the road," she said. "The competition was there, but with the hard work I put in, I guess it paid off.

"I am pretty happy with the results I am getting now, I am not really training for road races but for track so this is pretty good for me," added Barnett.

Goule beaten again

Goule, beaten for the second time in four seasons, was second in 19 minutes, 51 seconds, finishing ahead of Vere Technical's Teneisha Davis (20:22), Camiesha Lewis of Holmwood (20:24) and Amoya Bailey, also of Holmwood (21:02).

"The water on the road was very difficult to run in," Goule explained, further admitting that other runners kept "splashing water into my face, which made it impossible to see at times".

She said she was also affected by the rains, which limited her training to two days last week.

Again, Goule promised to return to winning ways.

"This is not going to happen again, rain or sunshine ... It's not going to happy again because I really want to win the 10K. It's going to be different," she promised.