OVER 600 bidders, led by the country's elite triathletes and rising stars in various age-group categories, go for broke in the 5150 Dapitan Philippines on Sunday, September 10, all motivated to reach their potential in the Olympic-distance race's historic run in Zamboanga del Norte.<\/p>\r\r
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For one, John Alcala sets out for a third straight triathlon honors, upbeat but wary of his chances both in his age-group (30-34) bracket and in the overall championship of the centerpiece 1.5-kilometer (km) swim, 40-km bike and 10-km run race.<\/p>\r\r
He bested a crack international cast to snare the first Ironman 70.3 Puerto Princesa last November then the Team TRI-SND Barracuda spearhead stamped his class in wet conditions in the 5150 Subic last June.<\/p>\r\r
\"After Subic, I just need to recover then back to the training program of coach Ani,\" said Alcala, referring to his mentor Ani de Leon-Brown, the first Filipina to qualify for the Ironman World Championships twice.<\/p>\r\r
But the rest of his rivals for the overall championship worth P175,000, headed by Satar Salem, Fernando Casares, Maynard Pecson, Raymund Torio, Josh Gellane and Jacob Taylor, are also all geared up for the first-ever race in Dapitan City where National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal found refuge during his exile.<\/p>\r\r
\"We are excited to be the only race to combine, in this depth, an event to celebrate our heritage and sports. It is the perfect opportunity for families and the community to get together and to honor our past, experience life in the present,\" said Dapitan City Mayor Seth \"Bullet\" Jalosjos. \"Dapitan has a rich history and is now becoming a destination for sports tourism.\"<\/p>\r\r
The 5150 Dapitan is a fast race with the opening swim, starting near the Punto del Desembarco De Rizal along Sunset Boulevard, clear and easy to navigate, and the bike leg a 2-loop fast route from Dapitan City Hall and the Dipolog-Oroquieta National Road with some hills at the far turnaround.<\/p>\r\r
The closing run part back to Punto del Desembarco, while passing by heritage houses and historical landmarks, will be two loops that would also take runners in historic areas.<\/p>\r\r
\"We are honored to organize events that honor the achievements of our fellow Filipinos in the special place where our National Hero spent possibly his most productive years,\" said Princess Galura, regional director of The Ironman Group Philippines. \"Only in Dapitan will the local athletes have the opportunity to be awarded with transformative prize money, which will support them in their pursuit of excellence in their field.\"<\/p>\r\r
A total of P870,000 is at stake for 22 age-group categories in 5150 Dapitan, which serves as part of the yearlong 5150 and Sprint programs of Sunrise Events, which provides different venues, each with its own character bundled with a short triathlon race that is both fun and challenging, and fit for the triathlon wannabes.<\/p>","article_custom_fields":"{\"\":[\"\"],\"seo_meta_keywords\":[\"\"],\"seo_meta_description\":[\"\"],\"seo_meta_title\":[\"\"],\"sponsored_flag\":[\"\"],\"offer_flag\":[\"off\"],\"featured_article_flag\":[\"\"],\"drupal_json\":[\"{\\\"type\\\":null,\\\"properties\\\":{\\\"PUBLISHED\\\":0,\\\"PROMOTED\\\":0,\\\"STICKY\\\":0},\\\"fields\\\":[]}\"],\"wp_custom_json\":[\"{\\\"type\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"fields\\\":[]}\"],\"article_tags\":[\"\"],\"show_image\":[\"off\"],\"Disable_Ad\":[\"off\"],\"disable_player\":[\"off\"],\"column\":[\"\"],\"kicker\":[\"\"],\"edel\":[\"\"],\"delu\":[\"\"],\"delt\":[\"Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.\"],\"premium\":[\"off\"],\"Redirect_URL\":[\"\"],\"Registration_required\":[\"off\"],\"page_number\":\"21\",\"initial_publication\":\"The Manila Times\",\"date_created\":\"2023-09-10 00:29:16\",\"date_modified\":\"2023-09-10 00:29:16\",\"last_modified_user\":\"Ian Christopher Sore\\u00f1o\",\"section_color\":\"#08F304\",\"target_page\":\"21\",\"cxense_metatags\":null}","cms_type":"live","author_id":1015,"section_id":3,"seo_meta_keywords":"Chase,on,for,5150,Dapitan,glory,,history","seo_meta_description":"","seo_meta_title":"Chase on for 5150 Dapitan glory, history","publish_time":"2023-09-10 00:27:00","related_articles_ids":"","article_tags":"","sub_section_id":0,"visit_count":10,"sponsored_flag":0,"offer_flag":0,"featured_article_flag":0,"media_gallery_flag":0,"video_gallery_flag":0,"highlight_flag":0,"top_story_flag":0,"is_updated":0,"is_old_article":0,"old_article_id":0,"article_byline":"The Manila Times","ts":"2023-09-10 09:22:17","last_edited":"2023-09-10 00:29:16","alt_publish_time":"2023-09-10 00:29:17","image_path":"{\\\"image_path\\\":\\\"manilatimes\\\\\/uploads\\\\\/images\\\\\/2023\\\\\/09\\\\\/10\\\\\/239336.jpg\\\",\\\"cms_type\\\":\\\"live\\\",\\\"small_image\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"is_updated\\\":\\\"0\\\",\\\"image_cropping\\\":\\\"{\\\\\\\"original_image\\\\\\\":{\\\\\\\"image_original_width\\\\\\\":987,\\\\\\\"image_original_height\\\\\\\":600,\\\\\\\"icd_image_type\\\\\\\":\\\\\\\"original_image\\\\\\\"},\\\\\\\"main_image\\\\\\\":{\\\\\\\"image_main_width\\\\\\\":1200,\\\\\\\"image_main_height\\\\\\\":729,\\\\\\\"icd_image_type\\\\\\\":\\\\\\\"main_image\\\\\\\"}}\\\",\\\"is_copied\\\":\\\"0\\\",\\\"media_type\\\":\\\"0\\\",\\\"image_caption\\\":\\\"John Alcala (left) and Satar Salem CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS\\\",\\\"image_alt_text\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"image_count\\\":2}","author_name":"The Manila Times","section_name":"Sports","sub_section_name":"","slide_show":0,"breaking_news":0,"visit_count_update_date":"2023-09-10 09:22:17","old_cms_article_id":null,"permalink":"2023\/09\/10\/sports\/chase-on-for-5150-dapitan-glory-history\/1909366","show_image_in_thumb":0,"api_status":2,"a_custom_data":"{\"exclude_from_gallery\":null,\"lead_image_id\":null}","publication_id":2,"max_publish_time":"2023-09-10 00:29:17","page_number":"21","homepage_article_flag":0,"article_shortlink":null,"cropped_image":0};
OVER 600 bidders, led by the country's elite triathletes and rising stars in various age-group categories, go for broke in the 5150 Dapitan Philippines on Sunday, September 10, all motivated to reach their potential in the Olympic-distance race's historic run in Zamboanga del Norte.
