Lim, Santiago shine in Bike King TRI 2
KRISTIANE Lim ( Team Organique) and Ines Santiago ( Team Herbalife) emerged as the top male and female finishers in the Bike King TRI 2 longdistance triathlon held at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone last Sunday.
Lim’s posted a time record of three hours, 28 minutes and 11 seconds for the 2-kilometer swim, 60km bike race on NLEXSCTEX and a 15-km run through the hilly Tarlac and Zambales roads. He bagged the top honors in the overall male and male 30-34 age group. Sante Barley’s Mervin Santiago (male 25-29 champion) was hot on Lim’s heels by 10 seconds to claim the second fastest time, while Herbalife’s Ronald Molit (male 35-39 champion) came in 10 minutes to finish third.
Santiago came close to breaking the four-hour mark with 4:05:32 and nabbed the overall female and top female in 35-39 class titles. Fitness First’s Petro Kuiper (female 50-above champion) followed after 11 minutes as 2nd place overall, while her teammate Kaye Lopez (female 35-39 2nd place) came two minutes after.
Other age- group champions in the event supported by Official Timekeeper TAG Heuer, Biogenic Alcohol, NLEXSCTEX, Standard Insurance, Vittoria, Smart, Gatorade, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Saucony, Gardenia, Prohealth Sports and Spinal, ACEA Subic Bay, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority ( SBMA), Court Meridian Hotel & Suites, and Subic Holiday Villas were Matthew Westrup and Madeleine Argosino ( 1824), Andrea Villanueva ( female 25- 29), Jayline Balatibat ( female 3034), Edison Morales and Lezette Albarote ( 40- 44), David Zimmerman and Vanj Endaya ( 45- 49), John Villanueva ( male 50- 54), Dean Recupero ( male 55- 59) and Alfredo Santos ( male 60- above).
In the team competition, Herbalife claimed most of the age-group trophies to emerge as first place overall with the combined fastest time of 39:56:18 from its members. Team Sante Barley finished second with an additional four hours, while Century Tri Hard finished third.
In the relay competition, all-male category, Revv Multisport Cojones posted 3:45:19. Team 9:30PM finished first in the all-female relay. Meanwhile, Jumpstart Tri team ruled the mixed relay and OxyPro Team1560 D the family relay. To view and download the complete race results visit http://bikekingphilippines.
Registration is open for Bike King Duathlon in Clark Global City ( September 9), the Sun Life Aquathlon Championship Series at Vermosa Sports Hub (October 14), and the MediCard Sprint TRI at Fontana, Clark ( November 25). Details and online registration can be accessed at http:// bikekingphilippines. com/ index. html.