Against a strong headwind, and with one of Kenya's greatest distance runners amongst his nearest rivals, Chris Estwanik secured his fourth consecutive Fairmont to Fairmont Road Race title yesterday.In the women's race Victoria Fiddick came from behind to defend her crown, finding strength and inspiration as she remembered her father who passed away at Christmas.And the event gained an added element of prestige as former World Marathon Champion Douglas Wakiihuri a winner of the London and New York marathons, Commonwealth Games marathon and 1988 Olympic silver medallist took part in his first competitive race in more than a decade.No one had it easy in the 34th annual race between the Island's two Fairmont hotels. Hundreds of runners and walkers made their way around the 7.2-mile course from Hamilton to Southampton. A westerly wind blew into the faces of competitors on long stretches of Harbour Road.It was not the day for records or fast times. However, Estwanik powered away to win by more than two-and-a-half minutes in 37.54 from Stephen Allen (40.39) and Sean Trott (41.22).“The conditions were hard. Last year I had Lamont (Marshall) and Tyler (Butterfield) running with me. This year times were immaterial everyone had to deal with the wind,” said Estwanik.He had tried to find places where he could build up some real speed, but the sheltered areas where the wind died away tended to coincide with an uphill section. However, Estwanik said he was satisfied to have reached the finish line in a healthy state. And of running against Kenyan great Wakiihuri, said: “It's great to have such a legend in the race.” Top woman Fiddick surprised herself when she retained her title as she is still coming to terms with the loss of her father over Christmas. She is also hosting visitor Wakiihuri for a second year, and helping him to promote the work he does with the ‘Kibera Kids'.The Kibera youngsters are from a massive slum area on the outskirts of Nairobi who have formed a running group and have been previously assisted by the Mid Atlantic Athletic Club through the donation of running shirts and tracksuits.Fiddick ran 49.30 to win the women's race, from Vivienne Lochhead (50.08) and Catherine Mello (52.32).Initially she ran alongside Ashley Estwanik as the pair aimed to complete the race at a more relaxed pace, but when Estwanik slowed down because of an injury concern, Fiddick started to make a move to challenge early leader Lochhead.“I just kept thinking of my dad and of the Kibera kids. I did not expect to win today,” she said.Second in the men's race, Stephen Allen passed Wakiihuri about a mile and a half into the race. He said: “I knew who he was and I could see he was a quality runner.”Soon after he caught up with eventual third-placer Sean Trott and the two ran together for most of Harbour Road before Allen pushed up Burnt House Hill onto Middle Road to break clear and claim the runner-up spot. Both Allen and Trott will face one another in this weekend's Bermuda Triangle Challenge.Fifth-placed Wakiihuri, 47, only arrived in Bermuda on Friday. But he said he was pleased with how he had run, finishing in 44.11, with Bermudian great Kavin Smith up ahead in 43.38. The Kenyan is also aiming to run in the upcoming Bermuda Triangle Challenge.The winner of the junior 3K race from Heron Bay to the Fairmont Southampton was Tyler Smith in 9.49 from Conor Smith (9.55) and Luke Green (10.08). First girl was Gabriella Arnold in 10.36 from Quaashie Douglas (10.47) and Aaliyah Nolan 10.51.