Lord Cedric rules Sunrise Sprint

MANILA, Philippines —  With superb biking prowess, Lord Cedric Mascariñas and Alexis Belen clinched the overall championships in the Go for Gold Sunrise Sprint at the Bellevue Resort’s beachside in Panglao, Bohol last Sunday.

Mascariñas delivered the best time of 32:52 in the bike segment of the event, which included a 750m open-water swim, a 20km bike ride and a 5km run. He maintained his lead in the closing stages, clocking 19:09 to secure a hard-fought victory with a total time of 1:06:38.

Despite trailing Enrico Burgos (09:12) after the swim stage with a 10:06 time, Mascariñas surged ahead during the bike leg as Burgos slowed to 33:31 and finished with a run time of 19:37, ending at 1:07:01.

In the women’s category, Belen overcame a three-minute deficit after the swim leg (13:07) dominated by Necie Bullecer (10:08). She excelled in the bike (34:50) and run (28:18) segments, finishing first with a time of 1:23:05.

Venice Herbias displayed a strong finish to secure second place in 1:26:29, with splits of 11:21 (swim), 39:09 (bike) and 28:30 (run).