Ready, set, go! Team Reborn, a new team from Cebu is set for the big day this August 22, 2010 for the 70.3 Ironman Philippines in Camarines Sur. Know more about them as Dr. Raymund Reel Bontol shares about their team.
• Who are the members of Team Reborn and how did you get your team name? Sponsored members are Raymund Reel Bontol, Jung Cases, Tenggoy Colmenares, Annie Neric and Joseph Miller. Non-sponsored members include Tyrone Tan, Merly Colmenares, Jo Cua, Amale Jopson and Coaches Noy Jopson and Lohriz Echavez. It was Jung's suggestion that we name the group team reborn because it implies that the team members have shifted or improved from our not-so-healthy lifestyle to a very active healthy lifestyle.
• Is your team ready for the big day? Our coach, Noy Jopson, thinks we are ready. We have been doing 3 hour brick sessions for at least 4 weeks and open water swimming at Shangri-La Mactan which is one of our sponsors.
• What did it take for your team to get this far for the much awaited 70.3 IM PH? We train daily and do team swim and brick sessions. We are also lucky that we have sponsors who provide us the opportunity to train and better prepare for the big race. The team would like to thank FRS Energy Supplement, Isosport Energy Drink, Acai Daily Supplement, Shangri-La Mactan Resort, Holiday Gym and Spa, Ayala Center Cebu, The Brick MultiSport Store, Metrografix Ad Agency and RUNCheck for the support.
• As a team, what was the biggest challenge during your training? We were never good swimmers. All members started endurance swimming when we decided to do triathlons this year. So we had to get coaches to improve our swim form. Aside from Jung and Joseph, the rest of the team are also not strong cyclists.
• Any message or thought you want to share? Determination makes every endurance athlete achieve his goals. Discipline and perseverance during training is essential. Love for the sport is vital. See you in CamSur!!!
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