Rojo breaks through, Reig stamps class
MANILA, Philippines — Nicole Rojo announced her arrival as a rising force in Philippine triathlon, emerging as the first Filipina finisher in the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu while multi-titled Irienold Reig Jr. continued his remarkable run with another age-group victory last Sunday.
Rojo, who has built her credentials through a string of victories in smaller endurance races, finally delivered a breakthrough performance on a major stage, clocking 5:15:27 over the grueling 1.9-km swim, 90-km bike and 21-km run course.
The performance enabled the South Cotabato native to pull away from Melona Yucot, who finished in 6:06:54, and Rachel Wong (7:38:52) to dominate the women’s 18-24 age-group division in the 12th staging of the premier endurance race presented by Megaworld.
Reig, meanwhile, further cemented his status as one of the country’s most promising young triathletes, ruling the men’s 18-24 division in 4:23:03 on splits of 18:24, 2:26:00 and 1:32:49.
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