L.A. Triathlon

XTERRA TRIATHLON SAIPAN SERIES 2005

Less than a week before my departure to Los Angeles,CA.... .So excited to join my first triathlon outside Saipan. It was year 2000 when I first started joining triathlon competition in Saipan. First was the Tagaman triathlon (2km swim, 60km bike and 15km.run), then followed by Rota triathlon and Xterra Triathlon where I recently qualified to Xterra World Championship in Maui, Hawaii. I've been planning for years to join the Asian International Triathlon in Subic, Zambales but I always ran into glitch when everything seem to be set and ready...
This time, theres no more stopping! Ticket is ready, registration to LA triathlon has been paid and the most important thing, my body is now ready. Just in time to peak for the race to reach my target time. 3 hours and 30 minutes is okay. 3hrs and 15 is good, less than 3hrs is best.
Just hope for the best and an "injury free" race.

Pinoy Contract Worker Missing

It is now a month since Alex Matubis was reported missing. He was last seen July 29, coming from Tinian, and was reported missing 2 days later. Until now there's still no news of his whereabout. A lot of Pinoy workers here in Saipan are asking me concerning any development of my "friend". Actually, he is not my friend or acquaintance, it only happen that I was the one who first posted his disappearance and made it announced to the Northern Mariana Islands Triathlon Federation (NMITF)website, since I know that members of this group are the ones who often venture out in the boonies or tangan-tangans(forest).True to my insinuation, the NMITF group members found the Toyota pick-up last driven by Alex....The sad thing is that a Malacanang cabinet member was in Saipan the last 2 days and I doubt if this missing case was reported by the Saipan Philippine Consulate Office to the Malacanang official.