Thousands of athletes, media people, and other participants arrived in CamSur this week for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines, now on its third year. Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte led the welcome for the participants during the Meet the Pros press conference at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) in Pili, Camarines Sur.
The Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines triathlon is the ultimate test of strength and endurance as it will take participants to a gruelling half-Ironman 70.3 mile race course (total distance) — consisting of 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, 56-mile (90 km) bike and 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run — around the world-renowned CWC. CWC is also home to the best cable wakeboarding park. Full Ironman consists of 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, 112-mile (180.25 km) bike and 26.2-mile (42.195 km) run, raced in that order and without a break.
Some of the top male professional triathletes to watch out for include defending champion Pete Jacobs, Cameron Brown, Luke Gilmer, Justin Granger, Erich Felbabel, Jesse Thomas, and Dan Brown. The female professionals include Amanda Stevens, Belinda Granger, Katya Meyers, and Bree Wee. Defending champion Jacobs returns to CamSur hoping to grab the second of back-to-back titles. My personal favorite would be Dan Brown who loves the country so much that he married a Filipina (Ani De Leon-Brown) and relocated to my hometown Olongapo City. Dan Brown currently works in the Philippines as a coach and helps train members of the Philippine triathlon team.
The Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines is now an official qualifier to the Ford Ironman World Championship to be held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on 08 October 2011, with 30 available slots. It is also a qualifier to the Ironman World Championship 70.3 which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on 11 September 2011.
To my friends Jean Alia Robles and Dwan Abantao who will also participate in the triathlon, good luck to both of you!
Traffic advisory: Del Rosario Naga City, Pili Diversion Road, Ocampo, and Tigaon Camarines Sur will be close to all vehicles from 6:30am to 12:00noon tomorrow, 14 August 2011.
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| Author Remus Mark with friends at CWC |
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| Author Remus Mark with friends at CWC |
- Kwento ni Remus Mark
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