Miles for Smiles 2009 raises over $60,000

Nicole Mezzasalma

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This year’s charity fun run attracted more than 80 members of the travel-retail industry to take part in benefit of The Smile Train

The 2009 edition of the Miles for Smiles charity fun run attracted more than 80 members of the travel-retail industry and a further 20 members of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel sports club on November 21. The race also raised over $60,000 for cleft palate charity The Smile Train, with the total set to increase as donations are still being received.

Travel-retail took the top three places in the men’s 10k run, which was won by Karl Marnane of Butlers Irish Chocolates. The fastest 10k run woman was Jumeirah Beach Hotel club runner Aline Raywood, with P&G’s Laura Exley coming second and topping the travel-retail leaderboard.

The 5k men’s run was won by Dubai Airport’s Eugene, while the women’s section was another saw Diageo’s Jane Ewing, Adrienn Csengeri and Emma White taking the top three. In the 5k walk, Imail Rifi of Airline Retail Partners took the men’s prize and club member Renate Wereney won the women’s event. TFWA’s Michael Barrett, who dressed up as Spiderman (pictured right), won the best men’s fancy dress while Scorpio’s Jill McGuire was crowned the best fancy-dressed lady in a Cleopatra costume.

The event was sponsored by Estée Lauder Companies Travel Retailing Worldwide, Patrón Spirits International AG, The Chalhoub Group, Bahrain Duty Free and ProLab Digital. All participants also received goodie bags provided by MCM with gifts from Estée Lauder, Air Retail Partners, Clarins, Hugo Boss, Scorpio and Wizz. Mars was also at hand to provide ice creams for the runners on the day.

Full list of travel-retail winners:
10k Run Men
1st Karl Marnane, Butlers Irish Chocolates: 40m 19 s
2nd Sean Staunton, Dubai Duty Free: 41m 30
3rd James Kfouri, Patons: 41m 52s

Over 50 10k Men
1st Martin Moodie, The Moodie Report: 46m 01s
2nd Alan Edwards, Scorpio Distributors: 52m 33s
3rd Brian King, Jashanmal: 55m 37s

10k Run Women
1st Laura Exley, P&G: 45m 44s
2nd Dawn Montgommery, Travel Retail Markets ME & Africa: 47m 38s
3rd Mona Larsen, Valora Trade: 52m 03

Over 50 10k Run Women
1st Carmel King, Jashanmal: 58m 00s

5k Run Men
1st Eugene Barry, Dubai Airport: 26m 04 s
2nd Garry Maxwell, Premier Portfolio: 34m 28s
3rd Steve Smith, Tax Free Travel: 35m 15s

Over 50 5k Run Men
1st Steve Smith, Tax Free Travel: 35m 15s
2nd Gordon Ratcliffe, Patron Spirits Int: 38m 34s

5k Run Women
1st Jane Ewing, Diageo: 20m 23s
2nd Adrienn Csengeri, Diageo: 26m 13
3rd Emma White, Diageo: 26m 22

Over 50 5k Run Women
1st: Rowena Holland, Essential Communications: 33m 05s

5k Walk Men
1st Imaill Rafi, Airline Retail Partners: 37m 59s
2nd Anton Bree, Pernod-Ricard: 38m 47s
3rd Ram Subbu, Pernod-Ricard: 41m 04s

Over 50 5k Walk Men
1st Tony McIver, Brown-Forman: 43m 31s
2nd Anthony Chalhoub, The Chalhoub Group: 45m 38s
3rd Richard Kennedy, Scorpio: 45m 56s

5k Walk Women
1st Sharon Thorpe, Emirates Airline: 40m 13s
2nd Carmel Horan, Dubai Duty Free: 41m 21s
3rd Sined El Sibai, Dubai Duty Free: 41m 22s

Over 50 5k Walk Women
1st Jill McGuire, Scorpio Distributors: 1hr 1m 18s
2nd Breeda McLoughlin, Dubai Duty Free: 1hr 1m 19s