THE Netherland’s Eric van der Linden and Japan’s Chigusa Yamashita battled through choppy waters, strong winds and wet conditions to rule the Century Tuna Ironman Philippines in Subic.
Kramer, who timed 1:01:36 in swim and 5:22:21 in bike, closed out in 3:31:00 but fell short with a total clocking of 10:00:45 in one of the more exacting physical experiences that athletes can choose to put themselves through with the last entry checking in at 11:53 p.m. The 34-year-old Yamashita finished with an 11:30:02 effort, 14 minutes ahead of Suzuki, who clocked 1:19:26 in swim and struggled in bike before charging back with a division best 3:51:46 in run.