Triathletes take their act to Bohol province on Sunday for the Safeguard for Men 5i50 Triathlon, the record-breaking, season-ending endurance race blasting off in Panglao and Dauis.
A new high of 750 competitors will answer the starting gun in the 1.5-kilometer swim-40K bike-10K run event sponsored by Safeguard for Men and dubbed as “tri-cation” for combining triathlon and vacation in the land of the famous Chocolate Hills and the tarsier, the world’s second smallest primate.
This year’s field easily surpassed the 650 turnout last year.
Heading the cast in the Sunrise Events-organized race are seasoned pros Sam Betten, Justin Granger, 2013 champion Mitchell Robins, Michael Murphy, Dan Brown, Belinda Granger and Dimity-Lee Duke—all from Australia—and top local female pro Monica Torres.
Filipino Elite triathletes Banjo Norte, Paul Jumamil, August Benedicto, Claire Adorna, Kim Mangrobang, Jenny Guerrero and LC Langit also signed up for the event, the local version of the world’s largest Olympic distance triathlon series.