PUERTO PRINCESA CITY— “I want to win. I’m ready and my body feels good.”
As a result, Fernando Casares announced his Southeast Asian Games gold medal as he became one of the favorites in Sunday’s Ironman Puerto Princes 70.3 competition, the pinnacle of the Iron Man calendar and The baptism of this city became the world of triathlon.
Casares, a member of the country’s national triathlon team, will become a trusted member
performed at the World Triathlon Cup last month in Japan and was judged to be awarded to Satar
Let’s run for the winner of the P150,000 prize provided by Mayor Lucilo Bayron.
More than 1,200 triathletes, including entries from 25 countries, competed in the inaugural Iron Man competition in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, which Bayron hopes will become Bayron, who has taken over the city’s power. City from its longtime position of mayor and now Representative Edward Hagedorn, said the city hopes to become the country’s next sports tourism capital.
“The city is ready,” he said.
“If we can hold this Iron Man race forever in the city, why not?” he told a press conference Friday attended by Sunrise Events boss Princess Galura, Casares, SEA Games gold medalists Claire Adora and Casares, top Filipino fisherman Mervin Santiago and Aless Castaneda, the fastest Filipino female athlete in the 70.3 Ironman World Championships in St. George, Utah.
“This inaugural race in Puerto Princesa is a fitting climax of the year,” Galura said.
Triathletes will swim 1.9 kilometers off the Puerto Princes Baywalk, cycle 90 kilometers south of the city, and run 21 kilometers around downtown, ending at the Sports Complex. Ramon V. Mitra Jr.
According to veteran triathlete and coach Julian Valencia.
Veteran coach Jojo “Jomac” Macalintal, who sampled the route on Friday with members of his Trimac Team, said.
“It will be a fast race,” predicts Casares, who will compete in the first 70.3 after racing mainly in the shorter than standard (Olympic) distances. To transition to longer distances, Casares said he had to tweak his nutrition, hydration and increase his cycling and running distances. INQ
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