Lee, Sorongon win Megawear 21K

Prince Joey Lee and Ruffa Sorongon asserted their dominance in the MegaWear Half-Marathon, winning the men’s and women’ 21-kilometer titles in the SM City Cebu parking area yesterday.

Lee of Spectrum Runners Club finished the half-marathon race in 1 hour, 16 minutes and 16 seconds to beat Kenyan Eric Chepsiror by more than two minutes for the men’ title. Paul James Zafico placed third with a time of 1:20:16.

Sorongon, who hails from Sultan Kudarat, ruled the women’s division after clocking 1:30:28. Evamie Villarin came second in 1:36:03 and Rue Reinhardt Panibon finished third in 1:39:43.

Eliud Kering and Melody Perez, meanwhile, captured the men’s and women’s 10K titles. Kering timed 33:15 to win the men’s class while Perez clocked 41:23 to reign the women’ division.

Weekend warriors Joseph Arner Emia and Ariel Saballa were the runners-up in the men’s division with times of 34:31 and 34:44, while Joan Alinsunod from City of Naga and weekend warrior Cherry Andrin nabbed second and third place in the women’s division clocking 42:05 and 44:31, respectively.

Junior triathlete Karen Andrea Manayon of Rider Omega Triathlon Team bagged the women’s 5K crown in 19:37. Lourence Yvory Garcia came in 20:37 for second place and Moira Frances Erediano of Talisay City Luigi Triathlon Group (TLTG) timed 21:36 for third place.

Dwight Galolo was the fastest in the men’s 5K, clocking in 17:28 to beat Herbert Helarcosa by five seconds. Marl Adrian Baguio came in third at 17:39.

The fun run was for the benefit of Cancer Warriors Foundation, a non-profit that help underprivileged children who has cancer. /