It was a historic day for Philippine triathlon and a memorable one for Nick Baldwin.
Baldwin won the inaugural full Ironman in the country held in Subic and put his homeland of Seychelles on the map of the world of triathlon. Filipino bet Augusto Benedicto, meanwhile, finished in the top five of the pro male category.
The full distance Ironman is grueling 3.8-kilometer, 180 km bike and 42 km run race.
View the photos of the event below:
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Cameron Brown. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Liz Blatchford. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
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Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Cameron Brown. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Simon Cochrane. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Liz Blatchford. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Liz Blatchford. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
August Benedicto. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net