LILOAN, Cebu – Renata Bucher and Ben Allen took the early lead then withstood every challenge to rule the most extreme racing competition on the planet, the Vaseline Men XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon, held here March 18.
Bucher, who is from Switzerland, asserted her will early to post a wire-to-wire victory in the Women’s Professional category finishing the race with a time of two hours, 30 minutes and five seconds. Bucher took the lead right from the start. “The Swiss Miss” was the first woman out of the cold waters of the Camotes Sea and was also the first woman to transition from the bike stage into the run stage of the competition.
March 18, 2012, 10:03:59 am
LILOAN, Cebu – Renata Bucher asserted her class to post a wire-to-wire victory in the women’s category of the Vaseline Men XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon.
Bucher took the lead right from the start. She was the first woman out of the water and was also the first woman to transition from the bike stage into the run stage of the competition.
Mactan, Cebu – With the most extreme racing competition on the planet, Vaseline Men XTERRA Off Road Triathon, set to take off Sunday morning in the nearby Municipality of Liloan the professional athletes competing in the event were presented to both the local and national media at the Crimson Beach Resort and Spa Mactan.
The XTERRA professional male athletes include Olivier Marceau from France; Thomas Vonach, Austria; Branden Rakita, USA; Ben Allen, Australia; Will Kelsay, USA; Graham Wadsworth, United Kingdom; Cedric Lassonde, France; and Takahiro Ogasawara, Japan.
Vaseline Men Xterra Trail Run 2012 Winners
Amara, Liloan Cebu - March 17, 2012
MALE |
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CATEGORY |
RANK/PLACE |
NAME |
BIB NO. |
TIME |
5KM |
1st |
Debulosan, John Cliff |
1902 |
00:14:39"08 |
2nd |
Judy, Dandy |
1959 |
00:15:52"13 |
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3rd |
Miller, Joseph |
2226 |
00:16:10"30 |
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10KM |
1st |
Kiptanui, Josphat |
1018 |
00:49:24"00 |
2nd |
Mendel Lopez |
923 |
00:49:35"00 |
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3rd |
Mediquillio, Rodulfo |
936 |
00:55:14"00 |
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21KM |
1st |
Misos, Abraham |
304 |
1:14:49 |
2nd |
Mbui, Douglas |
340 |
1:15:50 |
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3rd |
Monjas, Bonifacio |
348 |
1:16:37 |
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FEMALE |
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CATEGORY |
RANK/PLACE |
NAME |
BIB NO. |
TIME |
5KM |
1st |
Tan, Rochelle |
1808 |
00:18:37"10 |
2nd |
Galo, Hannah |
1933 |
00:19:48"15 |
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3rd |
Soco, Virgita |
1926 |
00:21:38"20 |
|
10KM |
1st |
Carter, Madelyn |
1042 |
00:57:56"00 |
2nd |
Thepault, Charlotte |
1001 |
1:00:00 |
|
3rd |
Jopson, Amale |
1349 |
1:05:49 |
|
21KM |
1st |
Bess, Andrea |
8 |
1:52:24 |
2nd |
Breen, Aileen |
451 |
1:52:55 |
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3rd |
Dunkin, Merlita |
347 |
1:57:35 |
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Mactan, Cebu - Three Kenyans, who have been in the Philipppines since July last year, ruled the Vaseline Men XTERRA Trail Run in Liloan, Cebu last Saturday morning.
Abraham Misos and Douglas Mbui finished one and two in the 21 Kilometer Run for Men. Josphat Kiptanui ruled the 10 Kilometer Run for Men.
Misos said he has won so many foot races in the country he has already lost count how many. But he said this is his first off-road foot race in the Philippines.
XTERRA Events in the Philippines to watch for
Hey well the pictures say it most.
My race was good, ran well over the varying terrain! I was racing an other guy for the first half or so. And I decided to “shadow” him about 5m behind.
It was supposed to be just a 5K run, which turned into an almost 2 hour 10K run-walk-photo-op at last Sunday’s XTERRA Vaseline Men Pang Rave Run held over at the wonderful and breezy trails of Timberland Heights.
With the only intention of having fun, I used my trail hydration pack and armed with my iPhone covered with the sturdy Otterbox – I was raring to have pure fun on the trails./p>
