Race finisher Sophia Angela Remigio with her parents. Photo by Randolph Leongson
SUBIC–Sophia Angela Remigio proved that triathlon is for all shapes and sizes.
The four-year-old girl stole the show at the 2016 Alaska IronKids in Subic Bay Saturday, becoming one of the youngest to join and finish the race beside her older counterparts.
Sophia left a lot of spectators in awe as her determination drove her to finish the bike, swim, run course.
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Though she didn’t emerge as the frontrunner in the Girls 6 to 8 race, Sophia gained a lot of fans with her valiant stand to get to the finish line.
“Masayang masaya kami na natapos nya kasi first time nya sumali sa ganito,” said her proud mother Josephine.
No doubt the smallest of the bunch, Sophia was really the one who pushed to join the race, according to Josephine.
“Noong una, laro-laro lang sana. Pero nagustuhan nya yung swimming, hanggang sa inalok sya ng coach na sumali ng triathlon dito sa IronKids,” said Josephine.
Though letting her child participate in such tough competition did make Josephine worry, it was even Sophia herself who calmed her.
“Sabi nya sa akin, ‘Kaya ko ito, mommy.’ Noong una, kinakabahan ako. Nakakanerbyos nga eh,” said the older Remigio. “Pero noong natapos na, masayang masaya ako.”
Now a part of the growing triathlon community, Josephine said that this will not be Sophia’s last race, but rather, a start of bigger dreams for her charming kid.
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