Benedicto, Santiago rule IRONMAN 70.3 Cebu Philippines

–Filipino triathletes August Benedicto and Ines Santiago were hailed king and queen of the Megaworld IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines Sunday, Aug. 7, here at Mactan Newtown in Cebu.Benedicto of Tarlac and Santiago of Negros Occidental, both returning to competition in Cebu, bested around 2,000 triathletes from 46 nations and braved the mix 1.9-kilometer swim, 90km bike, 21km run race course to bring the IRONMAN 70.3 titles back to the Philippines.

By taking the overall titles in men’s and women’s division, Benedicto and Santiago also ruled their respective age categories in M35-39 and F40-44 of the race presented by AIA Vitality and organized by The IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Event, Inc. The active and cheerful crowd at Mactan Newtown also added extra motivation for Benedicto to finish the race and go for the gold as he broke free from the last 7km of the bike’s last loop, overtaking at least 15 participants who got past him earlier in swimming.

“Makulimlim ngayon ngayon pero napakainit ng pagsalubong ng mga Cebuano sa IRONMAN. Always thankful for their cheers. I always get energy from the crowd,” added the former duathlon national team member, thanking The IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Events, Inc. general manager Princess Galura and IRONMAN Asia managing director Jeff Edwards, for allowing him to borrow a bike and a pair of shoes here as he left his own cycling gears in Germany.

Perhaps the beautiful seaside as backdrop helped her calm down and stayed focused on the road as she stepped on the pedal along the 8.9km-long Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway , the longest bridge in the country.

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