Fuerza family aquathlon set Oct. 28 at Philsports
Runners and swimmers of all ages and abilities will mix it up in the inaugural Fuerza Aquathlon on Oct. 28 at Philsports Complex in Pasig.
The event, sanctioned by the Philippine Sports Commission through the Muay Thai Association of the Philippines, offers two categories for adults and three for kids as young as five.
Registration is ongoing for the Standard and Lite distances for adults and the three FuerzaKids age groups—5-7, 8-10, 11-13.
The adults’ Standard Distance involves a 3K run, 800-meter swim and 2K run while the Lite distance is 1K-400m-1k.
The 5-7 years old class covers 50m swim and 400m run; the 8-10 category is 100m swim-800m run; and the 8-10 class involves 200m swim-1.2K run.
The registration fees—P1,700 for adults and P1,200 for kids—includes swim caps, chip timing, medals, finishers’ shirts, loot bag and gift packs for podium finishers and raffle winners.
Jojo “Jomac’’ Macalintal, head coach of Team Trimac and prime mover of the inaugural event, said the event aims to introduce kids and beginners to the fast growing world of multisports.
Sponsors: Adele Residences, Unilab, A-Game, TYR, Brooks, Sports Resources Inc., Drymax, Salice, Supplement Hub, Gardenia, Wheatgrass C.A.N., Garmin, Fitletic, Gu, Unison Bike Shop, Ceepo, Compresspsorts, Milcu
