World No. 1 routs field in Subic triathlon tilt
SUBIC—He hardly needed to catch his breath.
While several racers crossed the finish line limping, Petr Vabrousek flashed a quick smile and gamely posed for pictures after ruling the International Triathlon Union 02 Long Distance Triathlon yesterday.
“It’s the shortest race I’ve done this year,” said Vabrousek, the world’s number one long distance triathlete.
And just as he predicted, Vabrousek completed the arduous 3K swim-80K bike-20K run—a course twice the Olympic distance—in four hours, 17 minutes and 29 seconds.
The 33-year-old Vabrousek, from Zlin, Czech Republic, ran fourth in the swim event before pulling away at the 17-kilometer mark of the bike leg despite the intermittent rains at the Subic Bay Freeport in Olongapo, Zambales.
“I’m weakest in swimming, but once the hills started (in the bike leg), I caught up with Hong Kong and Japan,” said Vabrousek, a veteran competitor in the Ironman and long distance races thrice the Olympic distance.
By the time Vabrousek wrapped up his post-race interviews and pictorials, only then Hirato Taro of Tokyo, Japan, breasted the tape.
The 40-year-old Taro claimed second spot at 4:32:41, nearly 15 minutes behind Vabrousek.
But it was still an unexpected finish for Taro, a former professional triathlete now working as a sports commentator.
“I’m satisfied,” said Taro.
Lemuel Lau Ching Yun, a 23-year-old racer from Hong Kong, started strong in the swim leg but ended up third overall at 4:34:19.
National triathlon coach Peter Gonzales clocked in with a fourth-best record of 4:42:07 to become the top Philippine finisher.
Duathlon mentor Mark Candelaria registered just a minute behind at 4:43:19 to round up the top five.
Popo Nagtalon-Remigio topped the women’s side at 6:07:01.
In the sprint races, national team member George Vilog (1:18:44) and Heidi Jane Oxley (1:46:46) dominated the adult male and female events, while Joash Serrano (1:21:35) and Kim Mangrobang (1:41:51) ruled the junior male and female events.
By Jasmine W. Payo - Inquirer
While several racers crossed the finish line limping, Petr Vabrousek flashed a quick smile and gamely posed for pictures after ruling the International Triathlon Union 02 Long Distance Triathlon yesterday.
“It’s the shortest race I’ve done this year,” said Vabrousek, the world’s number one long distance triathlete.
And just as he predicted, Vabrousek completed the arduous 3K swim-80K bike-20K run—a course twice the Olympic distance—in four hours, 17 minutes and 29 seconds.
The 33-year-old Vabrousek, from Zlin, Czech Republic, ran fourth in the swim event before pulling away at the 17-kilometer mark of the bike leg despite the intermittent rains at the Subic Bay Freeport in Olongapo, Zambales.
“I’m weakest in swimming, but once the hills started (in the bike leg), I caught up with Hong Kong and Japan,” said Vabrousek, a veteran competitor in the Ironman and long distance races thrice the Olympic distance.
By the time Vabrousek wrapped up his post-race interviews and pictorials, only then Hirato Taro of Tokyo, Japan, breasted the tape.
The 40-year-old Taro claimed second spot at 4:32:41, nearly 15 minutes behind Vabrousek.
But it was still an unexpected finish for Taro, a former professional triathlete now working as a sports commentator.
“I’m satisfied,” said Taro.
Lemuel Lau Ching Yun, a 23-year-old racer from Hong Kong, started strong in the swim leg but ended up third overall at 4:34:19.
National triathlon coach Peter Gonzales clocked in with a fourth-best record of 4:42:07 to become the top Philippine finisher.
Duathlon mentor Mark Candelaria registered just a minute behind at 4:43:19 to round up the top five.
Popo Nagtalon-Remigio topped the women’s side at 6:07:01.
In the sprint races, national team member George Vilog (1:18:44) and Heidi Jane Oxley (1:46:46) dominated the adult male and female events, while Joash Serrano (1:21:35) and Kim Mangrobang (1:41:51) ruled the junior male and female events.
By Jasmine W. Payo - Inquirer
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