Potholes & bad roads? Triathletes loved them

Dale G. Rosal, Mark Tongco 08/04/2014

Uytengsu: Repair roads and we will come back next year Potholes and bad roads be darned. Participants of yesterday’s Cobra Ironman 70.3 are loving the “extra challenge” they posed during the event’s 90-kilometer bike leg. The dilapidated…

Swim, bike, run, propose

08/04/2014

A telecommunications engineer from Calamba in  Laguna briefly stole the limelight at the finish line at yesterday’s IronMan triathlon after he — with the help of the organizers — used the day’s star-studded sporting event to propose…

Ironpriest

Norman V. Mendoza 08/04/2014

Fr. Bryan Brigoli, 35, the former parish priest of Carcar City who is now with the San Carlos Seminary, was the only priest among the 2,500 participants. He finished the race in seven hours, 31 minutes and…

Assessment

Norman V. Mendoza, Peter L. Romanillos 08/04/2014

Seeing the event as most successful, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza could no longer think of anything more to do next year to top this year’s IronMan. “We already have done, maybe our best, within our available…

Free snacks plus 50 points for student cheerers

08/04/2014

Students in Lapu-Lapu City stood along the roads, waved flaglets and cheered for the triathletes. Angelica Navarro, 13, said they were asked to meet in school at 5 a.m. before the roads were closed. She and her…

‘I love you, Piolo!’

08/04/2014

Some people trooped to the race course not because they’re triathlon fans. There were there to do some “star-gazing” as a number of celebrities competed in the IronMan. Anna Dela Cruz, 40 marked her territory  early as…

Cheerdance and vintas make Ironman colorful

08/04/2014

Babag National High School in Lapu-Lapu City won this years’ cheerdance contest, edging out last year’s champion and seven other contestants from public high schools in Lapu-Lapu. They  took home the P10,000-prize. The cheerdance contest gave color…

Fallen bikers

Apple Ta-as, Norman V. Mendoza 08/04/2014

Medical personnel were made busier in this year’s IronMan. According to Dr. Peter Mancao, a member of the medical team, a number of participants suffered from cramps and dehydration. There were also accidents recorded, mostly involving spectators…

Variety of terrain, cheers drive triatheltes into returning for Cobra Ironman-Cebu edition

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 08/03/2014

It’s the variety of terrain and the warm cheers of the people that encourages triathletes from all over the world to return to the Cobra Ironman 70.3 triathlon in  Cebu. “There is no race in the world…

Canadian, Australians top Cobra Ironman triathlon

08/03/2014

Canadian Brent McMahon won this year’s Cobra Ironman 70.3 Triathlon that started and ended at the Shangri-La Mactan Resort and Spa. McMahon, who placed 5th last year in the same competition, clocked in at three hours and…

Ironman 70.3 Live Coverage

08/03/2014

ATHLETES LEADERBOARD   PROFESSIONAL FEMALE    Top 6 Pro/Phil Elite Women Finish: Caroline Steffen (SUI)  4:32:34 Rebecca Hoschke (AUS) 4:38:34 Belinda Granger AUS) 4:48:32 Dimity-Lee Duke (AUS) 4:49:54 Michelle Wu (AUS) 4:59:37 Monica Torres (PHL)  5:03:35 PROFESSIONAL MALE…

Multi-titled female triathlete Torres partners with Timex

08/03/2014

Timex introduced in a press conference yesterday at the Ironman 70.3 Philippines Media Center its new brand ambassador, Monica Torres. The press conference was held in connection with the celebration of Timex’s 160th anniversary. Torres, an accomplished…

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