TRAIN Tri Team (Triathlon Association of the Island of Negros) clinched two podium spots in the Male and Female Age Group categories during the IRONMAN 5150 Triathlon in Dapitan, Zamboanga Del Norte, last September 10.
Jovie Tuazon landed second place in the Men’s 55-59 Age Group with a total time of 3:03:23.
Mia Piccio bagged third place in the Women’s 30-34 Age Group with a total time of 2:45:53, earning also an 8th Place in the Women’s overall.
Piccio is a former Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist representing the Philippine Team in golf. A professional golf player, she started joining triathlon races about a year ago.
TRAIN is the first triathlon team established in Negros in 2007 and has been actively participating in triathlon races all over the country and abroad for the past sixteen years.
The recently concluded race consists of 1.5 kilometers swim, 40 kilometers bike, and 10 kilometer run.*