IronGirl takes lid off of Ironman Davao

A bigger, better IronGirl ushers in the second Alveo Ironman 70.3 Davao presented by Petron with a thousand participants all set for the 5k run at Azuela Cove in Davao City on Friday.

The fun run for girls’ 12 years old and above at 5 p.m. will cap a series of activities organizers have lined up in the first of the three-day event culminating in the Ironman 70.3 that will feature some of the world’s top triathletes and held in Mindanao for the second straight year.

The 1,000 slots in IronGirl were actually sold out in just 70 minutes when it opened last February, underscoring the tremendous popularity of the side event.

The Ironman 70.3 activities actually fired off last Sunday with the Sun Life Bike Course Ride Out along with the Davao Expo Open and other events at the Enderun Tent at Azuela Cove.

A Q&A with Lifesport coach and Canada’s Hall of Famer Lance Watson is also on tap on Friday.

The IronKids, now a swim-run race, will be held on Saturday.

Focus will then shift to Sunday’s big event, the Alveo Ironman 70.3 featuring 16 pros all geared up for a blistering finish in a duel of strength and stamina in the 1.9K swim, 90K bike, 21K run event.