Triathlon topbills Guimaras festival

MANILA, Philippines - The island-province of Guimaras will hold the first Mango Man Triathlon and the second Manggahan Fun Run tomorrow as part of its two-week celebration of the 19th Manggahan Festival 2012.

The triathlon, which will use the Olympic standard (3km swim, 40km bike, 10km run) similar to the one held in CamSur last year, will have two categories, solo and relay.

The swim event will be staged at the Raymen Beach Resort in Alubihod, Nueva Valencia town while the fun run will be held at the Provincial Capitol Grounds.

Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava will fire the starting gun for both triathlon and fun run with triathlon elite stars LC Langit and Monica Torres gracing the event.

Phillip Chua of MultiSports Iloilo and Teresita Siason of the Provincial Risk Reduction Management Center are the race directors of the event, a grand spectacle of sports, culture and agri-tourism.

Other backers of the event are the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, Tourism Office, Land Transportation Office, barangay chairmen and kagawads.The twin events are organized by the Guimaras Manggahan Foundation and MultiSports Iloilo. For details, contact Laly Nava, 09189025324.