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By NIMROD NL QUIÑONES
Swim, bike, run!
Or you can choose to just run only on the third weekend of March as the town of Liloan, Cebu hosts the Vaseline Men XTerra Weekend (World Championship Qualifiers).
On March 17, there is the Trail Run, which features distance of 5-K, 10-K, and 21-K.
Registration fees for the Trail run are P650 for the 5-K, P1,000 for the 10_k, and P1,500 for the 21-K event.
On March 18, the XTerra Off-Road Triathlon takes place along with the XTerra Lite.
The Off-Road Triathlon covers a distance of 1,500 meters for the swim 35-K for the bike phase and a 10-K run.
For individual participants, the entry fee is P5,850 and for a relay team it is P8,100.
The XTerra Lite is a 500-M swim, 35-K bike, and a 5-K trail run. Registration for individuals is P3,800 and for the relay team it is P5,850.
Liloan town first hosted the XTerra last year. Town Mayor Vincent ‘Duke’ Frasco also took part in the competition as one of the members of a relay team taking charge of the 10-K trail run.
This year’s event is bigger than last year.
Those who would like to register can go to Runnr at Bonifacio High Street or Ayala Center Cebu.
You can also register on-line through www.xterraphil.com or www.facebook.com/Vaseline.
He are some pictures from last year’s event.
The swim event is the first of three gruelling challenges.
Marshals help a swimmer out of the water.
A relay participant prepares for the bike phase.
A foreign participant shows his technique how to get off the bike going to the trasition area.
Senator Pia Cayetano at the transition area.
Liloan Mayor Duke Frasco finishes the final phase, a 10-K trail run.
Tenggoy Colmenares gets more than just a medal at the finish line as his wife Merly meets him at the finish line.
If you want your sport or event featured on Full Point or for comments, please send email to nimrod@mozcom.com ornimrodq@yahoo.com.
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