300 to see action in Tigasin Triathlon in Lingayen

• Source: 300 to see action in Tigasin Triathlon in Lingayen
• Wednesday, May 10, 2017

(LVM/PNA)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, May 10 -- Some 300 triathletes from all over the country will see action in 3rd edition of the Tigasin Triathlon sponsored by the Northern Cement Corporation (NCC) from May 12 to 13 in Lingayen, to be hosted by the province oif Pangasinan.

Spectators will witness the event along major thoroughfares in Lingayen as the triathletes will be flagged on at the Capitol Complex, along the Baywalk and the Lingayen beach.

Organizers said the event features 0.75 and 1.5 kilometer open water swimming on May 13 from 5-9 a.m. and Olympic distance triathlon (1.5km swim, 40 km bike and 10km run) and sprint distance (750 meter swim, 30 kilometer bike and 5 kilometer run) on May 14 from 4 a.m. to 12 noon.

The public is advised on traffic re-routing on Maramba Boulevard, Alvear East St. and Avenida Rizal West St. in Lingayen for the duration of the sprint component of the triathlon.

Swimming will be held offshore at the capitol Capitol beachfront while biking will be staged mainly at the Capitol baywalk.

Provincial officials led by Governor Amado I. Espino, III are expected to grace the triathlon event’s awarding ceremonies to be held at the Provincial Training and Development Center in the afternoon on May 14 where individual and team winners will be awarded.

Fully-supported by the provincial government, the staging of another triathlon event at the Capital town is part of the aggressive efforts to promote Pangasinan as ideal venue of national sporting events.

Triathlon is said to have originated as "les trios sports" (the three sports) also known as "the race of the experts" which took place in the 1920s in France.

It was only in 2000 that triathlon was included as official sporting event in the Olympic Games.