Salem, Quiambao top Sun Life 5150 triathlon

BOHOL – Lanao del Norte’s Satar Salem banked on his speed and staying power to capture the overall crown in the Sun Life 5150 Triathlon while Andrew Remolino and Raven Alcoseba split the Go for Gold Sunrise Sprint honors yesterday here in Panglao.

Bea Quiambao of The Next Step Tri also shared the spotlight by bagging the overall 5150 crown in women’s side, posting a 2:27:13 clocking to beat Moira Erediano of Go for Gold and Karen Manayon, who timed 2:36:45 and 2:39:25, respectively.

Quiambao also topped the 20-24 age category while Erediano clinched the 15-19 title.

Trailing Waldo van der Nest in the swim and bike legs, Salem saved his best for last, taking charge in the ĸrst 2.3 kms of the closing run part and sustaining his pace to the ĸnish to claim the coveted overall honors in the event organized by the IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Events, Inc.

He timed 2:07:40 over the Olympic distance of 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run with the Tri SND Barracuda mainstay also ruling the 25-29 age group division of the event graced by Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado, Panglao Mayor Edgardo Arcay and Dauis Mayor Roman Bullen.

The victory likewise primed the 26-year-old ace for next month’s IRONMAN 70.3 in Cebu, where he emerged as the top Filipino ĸnisher in the IM Asia Paciĸc Championship in 2018 while competing in the 18-24 category,

Go for Gold Cebu’s Remolino, meanwhile, edged teammate Matthew Hermosa in a thrilling duel to the ĸnish in the Sunrise Sprint, which featured 750m open-water swim, 20km bike ride and a 5km run. He rallied in the last 4.6 kms to win by the slimmest of margins – one second.

Other Sun Life 5150 age-group winners were Lorenzo Solda (male 15-19), Justice Sousa (20-24), Kristiane Lim (35-39), Jethro Ramos (40-44), Daniel Brown (45-49), Germany’s Michael Rudolph (50-54), Dutch Jelle Beekma (55-59), Britain’s Nick Cudmore (6569), Cianyl Gonzales (female 25-29), Leyann Ramo (30-34), celebrity Bubbles Paraiso (35-39), Lourdes Ramos (4044), Japan’s Mayu Kohno (45-49), Mylene Jarina (50-54) and Britain’s Jo Cudmore (55-59).

Team Go4less I, meanwhile, won the overall title in the 5150 relay with 2:03:29, nipping Team Tri Dnd Barracuda (2:05:38) and team Lamedaph Tri Tram (2:13:50).