Speed and stamina were on full display at the MediCard Sprint Triathlon last Sunday, with teenager Adrian Thomas Dionisio of Team Black Arrow Express leading the top 10 male finishers and Ian Banzon of Team Sante Barley topping the female competitors.
Dionisio held the sprint distance’s fastest time of 1 hour, 7 minutes, and 46 seconds in the 600-meter swim-20-km bike-5-km run course at the Fontana Leisure Park in Clark, Pampanga and claimed 1st place in the 15-17 age group.
Gianmarco Anton Sibayan (1st place, 25-29) was next on the leaderboard with 1:11:38, followed by Pierce Tan (1st place, 18-24) just seconds later.
Among the top 10 male finish times were the strong performances of older age group champions Levy Ang (45-49), clocking in at 1:15:31 and Rune Stroem (55-59) with 1:16:39, both from Polo Tri Team, and Paul Henry Tambasen (30-34) at 1:16:36.
Ian Banzon reigned as the overall fastest female and 1st place in the 35-39 age group with her 1:19:53 finish. Ten minutes later, Ma. Lourdes Cabero (35-39) slid in the chute to claim second-fastest female, while Alfie Yu (40-44) was third-fastest female in the event supported by official timekeeper TAG Heuer, Assist America, Standard Insurance, Vittoria, Gardenia and partner hotels Fontana and Royce Hotel & Casino.
Other age-group champions in the MediCard Sprint Tri were Therese Malapad (15-17), Isabel Parco (18-24), Alessandra Castaneda (25-29), Ymelle Reyes (45-49), Julie Somoso (50-above), Angelo Leano (35-39), Brett Petrillo (40-44), Jerry Santos (50-54), and Chicho Mantaring (60-above).
“Thank you everyone for joining the first MediCard Sprint Tri. We’d also like to thank our sponsors and partners for helping us advocate healthy lifestyle,” said MediCard President Dr. Nicky Montoya.
“We are very happy with the reception of this event which was efficiently organized by Bike King. It’s our first time to sponsor a triathlon and it’s in line with our goal of promoting an active and healthy lifestyle,” said MediCard chief operating officer Atty. Jon Montoya.
Champions in the relay category were Team Fuego (all-female), Pukers (all-male and mixed), and ActiveHealth (family). The MediCard Sprint Tri marks the end of Bike King’s events for 2018.
Visit www.bikekingphilippines.com to view complete race results and their race calendar for 2019.
