Weiss shoots for triathlon ‘three-peat’

Bradley Weiss sets out for a third straight triumph in the Xterra Off-Road Triathlon firing off Sunday in Albay.

Though the South African ace stressed his readiness to take on his fellow Xterra athletes, he expects a stern challenge from his chief rivals in the event that features a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 28-km mountain bike ride and an 8-km trail run.

“I can’t wait to race again. I really prepared hard for this and ready to take on my fellow Xterra warriors,” said Weiss.

He reigned back-to-back from 2015 and is all fired-up to make it three straight after the event took a break last year. His victory in Xterra Danao last April boosted his confidence.

But Sam Osborne, who placed second in Danao, and fellow Kiwi Olly Shaw, Japanese Akihiko Maeda and Takahiro Ogasawara and local ace Joseph Miller have also primed up for this tough endurance race, all eyeing no less than a top podium finish in the centerpiece men’s pro division. —MA. ANGELICA D. GARCIA, TRAINEE