CamSur all set for Ironman 70.3 Philippines
Pili, Cam Sur – It’s all systems go for the international event, the 2nd Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines slated to kick off at the world-class CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) on Sunday, August 22.
Governor LRay Villafuerte plays host to 842 athletes, many of whom come from 36 countries of the world including the Philippines who are here to participate in this spectacular event.
As early as Thursday, August 19, tourists, celebrities, top-notch foreign triathletes and local participants have started to converge at CWC. Some tourists and guests have arrived for early bookings and accommodations while triathletes would want to acclimatize to be able to adapt to the climate and environment here.
Gov. LRay Villafuerte major speaker at Cebu “GKonomics”
Relates learning for Meloto, GK
and the Cebu tourism experience
Even as the province of Camarines Sur has gone a long way from an obscure and depressed province to a world-class province in the short span of time that he was provincial executive, Governor LRay Villafuerte confirmed that much of what he has done for the province he now prefers to call CamSur he owes much to the positive influence of Gawad Kalinga (GK) and the initiative example in tourism development set by Cebu province.
This in essence was Governor Villafuerte’s message as one of the major speakers, together with founder Tony Meloto and project director Pinky Poe, at the Gawad Kalinga’s “GKonomics” forum held at the Cebu Grand Convention Center in Cebu City, Thursday, August 5, focused on the vision, progress and reality of the GK approach towards economics and enterprise.
Governor Villafuerte related that as a neophyte governor he encountered virtually the same difficulties as GK did, in a quandary on which of the many problems he faced must be resolved first with the province’s very limited resources – the lack of jobs?, the absence of investments?, how to curb Bicolano migration to Metro Manila and abroad?, how to optimize rice productivity?, what to do with a big segment of malnourished constituents? And many other problems including how to convince the country’s leaders to give Camarines Sur a chance.
Topnotch local and foreign triathletes set to join Cobra Ironman 70.3
At CWC, on August 22, 2010
PILI, CamSur – Over 800 local and foreign sports buffs will have their hearts, minds and above all their bodies firmly set and ready on proving themselves “men and women of iron” in the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines on August 22 to be staged at the CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) in barangay Cadlan here.
Not just the adult multisports athletes but also the younger set share the same disposition and will have a similar chance to prove their mettle on August 21 during the Alaska Ironkids Phils., in scaled-down versions of the triathlon for kids aged 6 to 14 years.
The Cobra Ironman 70.3 and other past promotion initiatives like international wakeboard, dragon boat and marathon competition have boosted Camarines Sur’s spiraling reputation not only as the most visited eco-tourism destination in the country but also as an international extreme sports center.
Four-category Alaska Milk Ironkids added to Ironman 70.3 Philippines
On August 21, 2010, at the CWC
PILI, CamSur – To widen the local extreme sports base, add more spice and set the proper mood and setting for to the staging of the second edition of Ironman 70.3 Philippines on August 22, 2010, the younger set will have a triathlon encounter all for themselves on August 21 – the Alaska Milk Ironkids triathlon fun race open to children 8 to 14 years.
The Ironkids fun race was added principally to boost local sports tourism by attracting foreign triathletes not only to participate in the in triathlons here but also to bring their families to explore and experience the many beautiful attractions the province has to offer and make their stay in the province more memorable.
The scaled-down Ironkids will include the 6 to 8 year group who will compete a 100 meter swim, a three kilometer bike ride and a one kilometer run; the 9 to 10 years with a 200 meter swim, 6 kilometer bike ride and 1.5 kilometer run; the 11 to 12 years with a 300 meter swim, 10 kilometer bike ride and two kilometer run; and the 13 to 14 years who will have a 400 meter swim, 12 kilometer bike ride and three kilometer run.
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