AUSTRALIAN Pete Jacobs survived Cameron Brown’s challenge to complete a three-peat in the men’s pro division of the Cobra energy drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines, while Caroline Steffen dethroned Belinda Granger in the women’s pro division at the Shangri-la Resort and Spa, Lapu-Lapu City yesterday.
THREE-TIMER. Australian Pete Jacobs celebrates his third straight win in the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines. Jacobs beat New Zealand’s Cameron Browne by two minutes in what he considers his toughest race. (Sun.Star photo/Iste Sesante-Leopoldo)
However, it was not an easy win for 30-year-old Jacobs as he considered Cebu’s race as the toughest Ironman 70.3, finishing it in 4:07:38. He won his second title last year in 3:51:43.
“The supporters down there were amazing. I consider this as the toughest 70.3 race I’ve done,” said Jacobs, who got second place in the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. (Read the rest of this entry)
