IronGirl ushers in Ironman 70.3 weekend

MANILA, Philippines — The second Alveo Ironman 70.3 Davao weekend gets a dose of women power as a thousand participants set out for the IronGirl on Friday at the Azuela Cove in Davao City.

The 5K fun run for girls’ 12 years-above at 5 p.m. will cap a series of activities lined up in the first of the three-day event culminating in the Ironman 70.3 which has lured some of the world’s top triathletes and held in Mindanao for the second straight year.

The 1,000 IronGirl slots were actually sold out in just 70 minutes when it opened last February.

The Ironman 70.3 activities actually got going last Sunday with the Sun Life Bike Course Ride Out along with the Davao Expo Open and other events at the Enderun Tent at Azuela Cove.

A Q&A with Lifesport coach and Canada’s Hall of Famer Lance Watson is also on tap on Friday.

The IronKids, now a swim-run race, will be held on Saturday. For details, visit the event’s website at www.ironman.com/davao703.

Focus will then shift to Sunday’s big event, the Alveo Ironman 70.3 featuring 16 pros all geared up for a blistering finish in a duel of strength and stamina in the 1.9K swim, 90K bike, 21K run event.