HEATHER Brook and Nap Dizon clinched first-place finishes in their respective divisions of the 50th Tan Holdings Anniversary Triathlon at Paupau Beach, San Roque on Saturday.
The course started with a 750m swimming portion, followed by a 20km bike race from Paupau to Seafix, then to Banzai Cliff, and back to Paupau where they closed the event with a 5km run to Ayuyu Drive and back.
In the Female Division, Pacific Mini Games triathlete Heather Brook snagged the gold medal by excelling in all portions of the race with a finish time of 01:21:52.
Robyn Spaeth, a teammate of Brook in the Min Games, finished second at 01:25:11. In third place was Mini Games athletics silver medalist Denis Myers with a time of 01:25:54 while Kathy Ruszala came in fourth with a time of 01:34:02.
Shiela Isla-Mabutas was fifth, 01:51:24, while Kris Romero was sixth, 51:34.
More winners
In the Male Division, Nap Dizon, who is well-known for cycling, took on the challenge and delivered in each portion of the race, especially at biking, to clinch first place with a time of 01:29:42.
In second place was Mini Games triathlete Leo Wania with a time of 01:31:18 followed by Chong Lee, 01:45:51; Manny Sitchon, 01:46:45; and Paul Plunkett, 01:48:04.
In the Mixed Relay category, Team JFK’s Kaithlyn Chavez (swimming), Fred Remillosa (cycling) and Cody Shimizu (running) came in first with a time of 01:12:25 followed by 99 Problems But Winning Ain’t One’s Natalia Gvan (swimming), Renren Gaviola (cycling), and Sildrey Veloria (running) who clocked 01:20:37, and the Lions & Hot Chick’s Julia Aleksenko (swimming), Willy Barbo (cycling) and JR Barrios (running) who finished third at 01:20:57.
Cody Shimizu leads the running portion in the Mixed Relay category of the 50th Tan Holdings Anniversary Triathlon at Paupau Beach in San Roque on Saturday.
Robyn Spaeth and Heather Brook complete the bike portion of the 50th Tan Holdings Anniversary Triathlon at Paupau Beach in San Roque on Saturday.
Nap Dizon pushes through the final leg of swimming during the 50th Tan Holdings Anniversary Triathlon at Paupau Beach in San Roque on Saturday.
