Reed back for 3-peat | Inquirer Sports

Reed back for 3-peat

/ 06:30 AM July 10, 2017

Tim Reed of Australia won the male pro title for the second consecutive year in the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines Asia Pacific Championship. Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

Tim Reed of Australia will seek a third consecutive crown in the 2017 Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines which kicks off Aug. 6 in Cebu.

August Benedicto and Monica Torres will also try to keep their Filipino Elite titles in the 1.9K swim-90K bike-21K run race which starts and ends at Shangri-La Mactan.

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Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen has opted not to compete for a fifth straight win in the ladies’ side but the field remains as talent-laden as ever with another Aussie, Dimity-Lee Duke, going for a follow-up to her breakthrough win in Regent 5150 Triathlon in Subic recently.

A record 51 countries and a running roster of 2,696 participants have so far signed up for the event organized by Sunrise Events, Inc. —VANESSA B. HIDALGO

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