The Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines is so popular that all available slots have been filled up a two months earlier than schedule!
You heard it right. Like a sold out Justin Bieber concert there are no more available slots for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines to be held at the CamSur Watersports Complex on August 14. The waitlist is over 100+ now and with the cancellation of IM China and 30 slots to the IM World Championships in Hawaii, the list is getting longer by the hour.
Blame it on word-of-mouth of ecstatic former competitors who have raved about the excellent organization of Sunrise Events Inc., the warm hospitality of the people in the country and the great facilities of the CamSur Watersports Complex.
Among those lucky enough to have been able to join early is 10-time New Zealand Ironman winner Cameron Brown.
Brown says the reason he keeps coming back to Cobra Ironman 70.3 is because of the people. And he’s not talking about just the competitors and the race organizers. He’s talking about the warm, hospitable people of the Philippines who have made him feel so welcome in the years that he’s been coming to the Cobra Ironman 70.3.
“It’s why I keep coming back to race in the Cobra Ironman 70.3,” said Brown. “The people are just so friendly and warm. You don’t get treated like that anywhere else in the world.”
Brown has been a professional triathlete for more than 18 years and has been placed in the world championships in Hawaii for four years in a row. He says he likes how well the organizers run the Cobra Ironman 70.3.
“People like to go to races where they are professionally run and Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines certainly does this very well,” said Brown. “It feels like an Ironman event as they have so much going on from seminars, sponsor expos, diners. It’s a great week.”
Brown is regarded as one of the top triathletes in the world and was named New Zealand Sportsman of the Year in 2001. He admires how the entire province of CamSur seems to support the race getting behind and even cheering on the competitors.
“I love how the entire province gets behind the event. It’s quite amazing how many spectators are out on the course cheering you on. The CamSur Watersports Complex is also a fantastic spot. Kids could play all day in the water park and wake board ride,” said Brown.
Yes, everybody wants to go to Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines. A full three months before the start and already the slots are all filled up.
More than 800 individuals and 90 relay teams from 23 countries will test their strength and endurance at the race which is expected to provide a one-of-a-kind triathlon experience.
In the male pro category, also confirmed to race is Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines defending champion Pete Jacobs who placed 1st in the Ironman Australia just last May 2, 2011 and 9th in Ironman World Championship 2010.
Another contender is Justin Granger who has been a professional triathlete for more than 12 years. He has finished over 40 Ironman races and coaches age groupers to achieve their goals through his simple, low technical approach to training.
They will all go to the 2011 Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines which is only in its third year but has already become one of the most popular triathlon races in the Asia-Pacific region.
