Taylor-Ashley Bean ended her Carifta career with her second medal of the 41st edition of the Games in the 3,000 metres at the National Sports Centre (NSC) yesterday.Bean claimed a silver in her final event of the Games behind eventual winner Alethia McLaughlin of Jamaica, while fellow Bermudian Zaakiyah Showers finished in an admirable fifth place.McLaughlin won the event in a time of 10 minutes, 16.80 seconds, while Bean hit the line in 10 minutes, 22.82 seconds.McLaughlin’s compatriot Marleena Eubanks (10:29.67) rounded out the podium places.It was sweet redemption for Bean who had been overlooked for last year’s Games in Jamaica and finished her sterling junior international track career on a high.“It feels really good to get two medals, I wanted to go out with a bang and with the whole country behind me I knew it was made a lot easier,” said Bean.“The pace was slow at the beginning but the girl from Guyana went out and got a lead although it was early for her to go, so myself and the Jamaicans kept a pace through the middle and reeled her in with two laps to go.“I knew were going to reel her in because it is a long race and you can’t speed out of the blocks so fast in the long race like this.“It would have been something incredible if she would have held on but I had confidence that I would get back into contention.”Bean had to overcome a “dirty race” to capture her first medal, a bronze in the Under-20 Girls 1,500 metres on the opening day at the NSC, but this time around it would be a tactical race rather than the jostling and bumping she experienced in her first race.A slow start to the race saw Guyana’s Andrea Foster take an early lead that was stretched to 50 metres midway through the event.Bean, who was in the chasing pack with the Jamaicans for the majority of the race, was content to use her rivals as cover from the wind as they slowly pulled Foster in with two laps to go.With all to fight for, it was McLaughlin who made the telling move early into the final lap that ended up being the winning tactic, pulling 50 metres away from Bean and compatriot Eubanks.Not one to lay down, the Virginia State University freshman tried to make a move to catch McLaughlin on the final stretch but left herself too much to do in the dying stages.“I had to run smart and did that by using the Jamaicans to block the wind when it was going to be a factor, and in the end it worked out because I really felt good as I got to the finish and knew I could pull something off at the end.“It wasn’t a case of running out of real estate at the end but rather I didn’t kick early enough to give myself a chance to catch her.“I saw her go and I felt that I could catch her but if I would have kicked earlier I could have caught her.“Overall I’m very pleased with my performances.”