Vaseline Xterra series final leg goes to Clark

ATHLETES and adventure seekers will gather one more time tomorrow at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga for the third and final leg of the Vaseline Men Xterra Off-Road Triathlon Series.

The Putik Pare team duathlon will have participants in pairs alternately doing an 18K off-trail run and 10K mountain bike race.  The pairs will then go through a mud pit and must cross the finish line together. Categories are All Female, All Male and Mixed Pair.

The Vaseline Men Xterra Philippines is sanctioned by Xterra, the world’s biggest off-road triathlon series. The previous legs were the Pang Rave Run held in Timberland Heights in San Mateo, Rizal, and the Xterra Weekend held in Liloan, Cebu.

New Zealand’s Ben Allen and Switzerland’s Renata Bucher topped the Professional division in Cebu. Neil Catiil was the top Filipino Male Elite and Rochelle Tan the Female Elite winner.

The Xterra weekend also served as qualifier for the recent Xterra off-road triathlon global championship in Hawaii. The five-man Philippine team led by veteran triathlete and coach Noy Jopson was among the 650 finishers in the event held in Maui.

The Vaseline Men Xterra Putik Pare team duathlon is also sponsored by Alaska, Timex, Gator-ade, Summit Water, David’s Salon, Prudential Guarantee, ROX, Second Wind and media partners The Philippine Star, Multisport and Studio 23. Romina S. Austria