John Alcala put up a strong finishing kick to capture the men’s overall crown in decisive fashion but Singapore’s Ling Er Choo proved a lot tougher and stronger as she dominated the women’s side of the IM 70.3 Puerto Princesa on Sunday. Know more:
JOHN ALCALA put up a strong finishing kick to capture the men’s overall crown in decisive fashion but Singapore’s Ling Er Choo proved a lot tougher and stronger as she dominated the women’s side of the Ironman 70.3 Puerto Princesa in Palawan on Sunday.
Mervin Santiago of Sante Barley TRI team and Jailani Lamama wrested control after the bike stage but both failed to keep in step with the big-striding Alcala with the former ending up second in 4:37:23 with leg times of 34:04 , 2:21:13 and 1:37:46 and the latter settling for third in 4:39:46, including 31:30 in swim, 2:24:49 in bike and 1:38:57 in run.
But what made the 35-year-old Choo’s victory doubly astounding was she nailed the Puerto Princesa win one week after topping the IM 70.3 Langkawi in Malaysia, underscoring her tremendous strength, superb conditioning and endurance. Alcala also ran away with 25-29 age-group crown with Lamama placing second and two-time SEA Games gold medalist Fer Casares winding up third in 4:41:12 in the season-ending event organized by the IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Events, Inc. that drew over 1,200 triathletes including bets from 25 countries.
Choo also outclassed the 35-39 age-group field with Hong Kong’s Katherine Pang placing a distant second in 5:22:13 and Daniela Lopez clocking 5:28:01 for third.
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