Don't worry if you have spotted normally lean runners munching away at cakes, donuts and chips these last few days. Chances are they are in training for the final 5K race of the season before the heat of summer halts competitive running in Bermuda until Labour Day.

As usual the season finale is tomorrow's St. George's Weight Handicap 5K road race, with all competitors being weighed beforehand and their finishing time adjusted to reflect their weight. The heavier the runner the more handicap "leeway" time they are allowed.

Being the swiftest on the course around St. George's on Tuesday evening will not necessarily win the weight handicap prizes.

The unusual race, sponsored by BF&M and organised by the Mid Atlantic Athletic Club, is due to start at 7.15 p.m.. There is also a 5K fitness walk.

Runners are weighted and the results are calculated on the lowest ration of time in seconds divided by the runner's weight in pounds.

Last year the fastest man was Dorian Armstrong in 17 minutes 52 seconds, and the fastest woman Dawn Richardson in19:33. Richardson is currently off-Island competing in the Island Games.

Winners of the 2006 weight handicap were Peter Drew and Sarah Farrar.

Competitors can still enter for this year's race today and tomorrow (race day) up to 6.15 p.m. The "weigh-in" and number pick-up is this evening at BF&M's offices in Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton, between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

The race course starts on York Street in St. George's and includes Barrack Hill, Cut Road, Fort Gates, Coot Pond Road, Naval Tanks Hill, Sapper Lane and Old Military Road. The finish is in King's Square.

Prizes will go to the first man and woman and the first three men and women in the weight handicap. There will also be prizes for the best under16 junior runners and a number of draw prizes.