Pete Jacobs: Professional Triathlete

This race was the proudest event i have ever been to. They put on a show like I no one has ever done at an Ironman event. From the details of carbo/awards dinner center pieces,  to the cultural performances, everything was done to show off the phillipines for the amazing place that it is.

The race itself was also impressively organised, and a fantastic venue. There’s nothing better than staying a few hundred meters from the start/finish in a tropical environmant, not to mention the worlds best wake-boarding cable park making up part of the swim course and providing some fun post race!

It was a small but classy field in the mens race.  Terenzo Bozzone, Chris McCormack, Cam Brown, Myself,and Tim Marr. And that’s how we were seeded, and that’s how we finished. The swim was in warm water, and as it was going to be a hot day, I didn’t push the swim and we all exited within 15 seconds of one another and formed a group on the  bike that no one was too keen to try to get away from and punish themselves early in the heat. We all are doing Hawaii, we all knew it would come down to the run, and that would be enough.

I knew I wasn’t in great shape, having hardly run the week before the city to surf, then recovering the week after, then i got a cold the final week before Phillipines, I just didn’t have a good run in me. I was happy to not feel too bad at the end, and enjoy the experience.

It’s always a great time racing against Chris, and learning from him when hanging out pre and post race. And the Philipines Polo club triathlon team were also a highlight of the trip. They put in a lot of effort to make us feel very welcome and comfortable, and are all great ambassadors for their country and their sport.

Thanks to everyone involved for hosting such an awesome event. I’ll definitely be back next year, and look forward to an even better event second time around.

train easy

Pete