Gardner with CESDEV Nursing Volunteers who served as Medics in the XTerra Triathlon.
Sam Gardner, the top seed and considered by many to be the likely winner of XTERRA Philippines, checked in first after the mountain bike portion of the race. Gardner clocked a combined time of one hour and 41 minutes at the end of the bike portion of the race and transition to the final run portion.
Renata Bucher was second at the transition after the bike race clocking in at 1:49:28. Shonny Vanlandingham was third with a time of 1:49.39. Gardner was two minutes behind the leader after the starting swim part of the race but relied on his experience navigating the extremely difficult course on a mountain bike to grab the lead.
Renata Bucher was second at the transition after the bike race clocking in at 1:49:28. Shonny Vanlandingham was third with a time of 1:49.39. Gardner was two minutes behind the leader after the starting swim part of the race but relied on his experience navigating the extremely difficult course on a mountain bike to grab the lead.
