Kira Ellis tops 2XU Australia Triathlon event runs 5000 PB

16-year-old Fil-Kiwi Kira Ellis who is a High School Student at Brent International in Laguna. Took out the 2XU Triathlon Series Female event at Brighton, Australia from a field of 11 competitors. The event was held on December 11 Ellis clocked a time of 1:06.29, but her performance ‘at the end of a Triathlon’ in the road run of 18:51 was a new PB. Passing the 19:03 she did in the green run road run a few months ago in Cavite.

16-year-old Kira Ellis of Brent a member of the national team in Triathlon had the fastest time in the Weekly Relays 5000m in all age grades winning in an unofficial time of 19:23. Pete Brooks coaches Ellis.

She is a mix of New Zealand/Filipino. Ellis was hoping to clock below her PB of 19:03 at the weekly relays, but went out a bit too fast with a 1:12 opening lap. She took the gold in youth girls with Asia Parase 20:02 of SpectrumRunners in Silver and Mary Rose Frias 20:23 of VMUF/Pinoyathletics in bronze.

The winning time in the open women was 19:27 by Macrose Dichoso (Phil Army)

Kira Ellis

5000M – WOMEN (YOUTH U18)

RANK BIB LAST NAME FIRST NAME TEAM RESULT

1 131 Ellis Kira Get Coach’D Academy 19:23.65 GOLD

2 1147 Paraase Asia Spectrum Runners 20:02.61 SILVER

3 1294 Frias Mary Rose LGU Lingayen 20:23.83 BRONZE

4 1332 Saysay Angel Mae University Of Baguio 21:53.23

5 793 Barlaan Alexandra Montalban 22:03.18

6 135 Tan Janna Get Coach’D Academy DNS

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Andrew Pirie

Andrew was elected Vice President of the Association of Track and Field Statisticians in 2020 after being a member for 7 years.

He has worked as a PSC Consultant and Research Assistant from 2013-2015, Consultant, and Sprint Coach at Zamboanga Sports Academy from 2015-2017. And Currently is Consultant Coach with VMUF 2021-

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