GUAM’s Manami Iijima and Dimity Lee Duke of Australia bring their rivalry to Davao with the former seeking to score a repeat and the latter going all out for a payback in the inaugural Penong’s 5150 Triathlon firing off on July 7 at the Waterfront Hotel.
Iijima upended Duke with a strong performance in the opening swim leg and went on to rule the Subic 5150 race last November that capped a productive season for the rising endurance racing star that saw her romp off with victories in Guam and Saipan.
Heading to Davao, Iijima braces for a tougher challenge with Duke raring to bounce back strong in the Olympic distance event.
Lisa Tyack of Australia and New Zealand’s Laura Wood are also both all-geared up for the 1.5k swim-40k bike-10k run, eager to spoil the projected Iijima-Duke duel and earn a shot at the US$2,000 prize (around P100,000).
A close men’s race is also expected, with a field led by Australia’s Mitch Robbins and Alex Polizzi, Czech Jakub Langhammer and New Zealand’s Kieran McPherson.
Spicing up the event is the Sunrise Sprint, to be disputed over the 750m swim-20km bike-5km run distance.
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