Ace triathletes to vie in 8th Anvaya Cove tilt

MANILA, Philippines - The first class Anvaya Cove Beach and Nature Club (ACBNC) in Morong, Bataan holds the eighth Anvaya Cove Invitational Triathlon on Oct. 17-18 with another huge field expected to vie for top honors.

As in previous editions of the annual multisport event, the first day of action will see a series of SuperTriKids (STK) side events that will start at 3 p.m. featuring the short distance aquathlon (25m swim-200m run) for participants aged eight and below, a 200m swim-2km bike – 1km run triathlon for 9-10 years-old and a 300m swim – 4km bike – 2km run triathlon for 11-12 years old.

The final day of the event, supported by Globe Business and Gatorade, the longer races of Standard Distance (1.5km swim – 40km bike – 10km run), Sprint Distance (750m swim – 20km bike – 1km run) and mini-Sprint (500m swim – 9km bike – 2.5km run) triathlons will start at 6:30 a.m. This year, the new bike course for Standard Distance will have a portion at the new South Park area which is not as steep as last year’s golf club leg.

The top three categorical winners in race distances will win trophies. The STK races awarding ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 17 while the final day’s awarding ceremony for other categories will start at 10 a.m.

The ACBNC, meanwhile, has new rooms to offer participants and their families and friends. But support teams and family members of participants who won’t be staying at ACBNC will be charged a day guest fee of P400 per person. The guest fees include P250 consumable applicable to food and beverages only.

Registration fees are pegged at P3,500 (Sprint/Mini-Sprint), P8,000 (Sprint Relay), P4,000 (Standard Distance) and P1,000 (STK) up to Sept. 30. From Oct. 1, the fees will be P4,500 (Sprint/Mini-Sprint), P11,000 (Sprint Relay) and P5,000 (Standard).