One of the country's biggest and most anticipated
sports event is finally here! The Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines
and Alaska Ironkids Triathlon returns to Cebu for its fifth year on August 3-4,
2013.
This year more big-name triathletes are expected to
compete. For the professional division, there’s Pete Jacobs, a 3-time Ironman
Philippines 1st placer and Chris McCormack a 2-time Ironman World Champion to
watch out for. Both world champions will definitely deliver an exhilarating
showdown during the race. Amongst the ladies, there’s Caroline Steffen of
Alaska Team TBB, the defending women’s champion and Belinda Granger, 12x
Ironman Distance Triathlon Champion, a tough competitor for the title. The
finisher’s medals and winner’s trophies to be awarded during the event are
designed by world-renowned furniture designer and proud Cebuano, Kenneth
Cobonpue.
What makes this year’s event more thrilling are the
big celebrities who will not just be gracing the event but also be
participating in the competition such as Isabelle Daza, an Ironman 70.3 first
timer who will be having her first big race. She will be doing a full
triathlon, which consists of a 1.9km swim, 90km bike, and 21km run. Matteo
Guidicelli who was first known for his racing career has gotten into triathlon
with his dad as his biggest influence. There’s Erwan Heusaff, Drew Arellano and
Kim Atienza who are all active triathletes. Piolo Pascual on the other hand
will be joining the bike relay. Other celebrities who have signed up for the event
are Solenn Heusaff, Pia Cayetano and Raffy Tima. On August 3, the Alaska
Ironkids Triathlon will kick-start the event. Alaska Ironkids is an event open
for kids aged 6 to 14 years old with the goal of promoting a well-balanced and
healthy lifestyle to show them that being healthy can also be fun.
For more information, check out the Cobra Energy
Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines website, www.ironman703phil.com andwww.ironkidsphil.com for
Alaska IronKids.
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