Posted by Jerry Harper on 22 Nov 2012

With an early 7am start on Sunday 18th November, 181 runners and walkers took part in the 2012 Pirates Week Jerry Harper 10k Run sponsored by KRyS Global. Marius Acker was first to finish and set a new course record of 34:19. First female finisher was Sara Ellis, successfully defending her 2011 title with a time of 40:16.

The Pirates Week Jerry Harper 10K Run is a challenging one but attracts over 150 runners locally and internationally. Organised by the Phoenix Athletic Club and named after the founder, Jerry Harper, who is still very much in control of this event, the race starts opposite Governor’s Beach on West Bay Road with the course running into West Bay to Town Hall Road then on to Hell Road turning around at the Devil’s Hangout and returning to West Bay Road. The finish is at The Tiki House on the beach where a great breakfast can be enjoyed.

For more on this story go to:

http://www.caymanactive.com/pirates10k/pirates-week-jerry-harper-10k

Jerry Harper is a native of Plymouth,Massachusetts and graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with a major concentration in French and a minor in Military Science. Subsequently he accrued many graduate level credits in sports coaching, officiating and administration.

As a lieutenant in the U.S.Army based at the Presidio in San Francisco, he was responsible for escorting classified documents to various destinations within the United States. His teaching career and sports involvement has found him residing in the Bahamas, Haiti, the British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico,as well as two engagements in the Cayman Islands -(1975-80/Cayman Brac– 1980-87/Grand Cayman–1996-present/Grand Cayman).

As vice-President of the Phoenix Athletic Club he has been responsible for organization of track meets and road races, and assists other organizations as an official-including triathlons, cycling, sea swims, distance runs and Special Olympics. He holds membership in several international coaching associations.

Unfortunately Jerry has suffered bad health recently and we all wish him a quick recovery.