Lim, Santiago reign in Bike King TRI 2

MANILA, Philippines — Kristiane Lim (Team Organique) and Ines Santiago (Team Herbalife) were the fastest male and female finishers of the Bike King TRI 2 long-distance triathlon held at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone Sunday.

Lim’s swift and stunning finish of 3 hours, 28 minutes, 11 seconds for the 2K swim plus a challenging 60K bike course on NLex-SCTex and a 15-km run through the hilly Tarlac and Zambales roads, earned him top honors in the overall male and male 30-34 age group categories.

 Sante Barley’s Mervin Santiago (male 25-29 champion) was hot on Lim’s heels by 10 seconds for second, while Herbalife’s Ronald Molit (male 35-39) came in 10 minutes after for third.

Santiago came close to breaking the 4-hour mark with 4:05:32 and nabbed the overall female and top female 35-39 titles. Fitness First’s Petro Kuiper (female 50-above champion) came in 11 minutes after for second overall, while teammate Kaye Lopez (female 35-39,  2nd) followed two minutes after.

Other age-group champions in the event supported by official timekeeper TAG Heuer, Biogenic Alcohol, NLEX-SCTEX, Standard Insurance, Vittoria, Smart, Gatorade, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Saucony, Gardenia, Prohealth Sports and Spinal, ACEA Subic Bay, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Court Meridian Hotel and Suites, and Subic Holiday Villas were Matthew Westrup and Madeleine Argosino (18-24), Andrea Villanueva (female 25-29), Jayline Balatibat (female 30-34), Edison Morales and Lezette Albarote (40-44), David Zimmerman and Vanj Endaya (45-49), John Villanueva (male 50-54), Dean Recupero (55-59) and Alfredo Santos (60-above).

In team competition, Herbalife came in first overall in 39:56:18 from its members’ aggregate time.

Complete results:  http://bikekingphilippines.com/events_bk-tri2_results.html

Others on the Bike King calendar: Bike King Duathlon in Clark (Sept. 9), the Sun Life Aquathlon Championship Series at Vermosa Sports Hub (Oct. 14), and the MediCard Sprint TRI at Fontana, Clark (Nov. 25). Details and online registration can be accessed at http://bikekingphilippines.com/index.html