After delivering the first two gold and silver medals of the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games, triathlon opens a new decade in the country with the launch of the 2020 season of the National Age Group Triathlon series, firing off with close to a thousand participants on January 26 in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
A joint project of the Triathlon Association of the Philippines and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, the season opening race will have participants challenging themselves with the Standard Distance (1.5 Km swim – 40 Km bike – 10 Km run), Sprint Distance (750 M swim – 20 Km bike – 5 Km run) and Super Sprint Distance (500 M swim – 13 Km bike – 2.5 Km run) prepared for them with San Bernardino serving as the main venue for starting, transition and finishing.
At stake in the event supported by the SBMA, the Philippine Sports Commission, Standard Insurance, FINIS and Asian Centre for Insulation Philippines are gift packs and winners’ medals for the Top 3 winners of each age-group category per distance as well as the Team Relay category.
Triathletes can still register online by visiting https://www.active.com/sbma-zambales/triathlon/races/national-age-group-triathlon-nagt-2020?int&fbclid=IwAR1xolMOL5zx7VTBk5SMRRWD-qO2MUcSHQhL8W9ohHhmnzx2AshJKb02vfA
Entry fees are set at P3,750 for Standard Distance, P3,000 for Sprint Distance, P2,500 for Super Sprint Distance and P7,500 for the Team Relay. Inclusive with the entry fees are the post-race meal, the finisher’s medal and race t-shirt. Registration will end on December 31 or when all slots have been filled up.
For more information, contact the TRAP at trapsecretariat@gmail.com