Mauricio Mendez of Mexico dethroned Tim Reed of Australia in the men’s pro division of the Regent Aguila Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships which started and ended at the Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City.
Mendez completed the 1.9-kilometer swim, 90-k bike and 21-k run with a time of three hours, 46 minutes and 45 seconds while American Tyler Butterfield came in second at 3:47.39. New Zealand’s Braden Currie rounded off the top three with his time of 3:48.12.
Reed ended at fourth place with a time of 3:52:51.
In the distaff side, Radka Kahlefeldt of Czech Republic topped the pro division with her time of 4:12.13 beating American Lauren Goss, who settled for second at 4:20.12, while five-peat champion Caroline Steffen of Switzerland finished third after closing the finish line at 4:21.46.
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