The full IRONMAN Philippines girds for another grueling jaunt on 11 June in Subic Bay with Century Tuna back as spearhead of the ever-popular endurance racing that will be participated in by seasoned campaigners.

Kept out of the waters and roads during the pandemic, the full IRONMAN marked its return last year with Czech Petr Lukosz and Filipina Ines Santiago sharing top honors after the lung-busting 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42km run (full IRONMAN) race at the country's top triathlon hub.

With everything else returning to normalcy, the country's canned tuna brand is back at the helm of the premier swim, bike and run event as part of its continuing commitment to inspire Filipinos and the rest of the world to live a healthier lifestyle.

"This is to me why it is important to do yet another staging of the Century Tuna Ironman Philippines — to help re-shape the world that was hit by a severe health crisis to become stronger and healthier," said Greg Banzon, chief operating officer and executive vice president of the sponsoring Century Pacific Food Inc.

CPFI has been at the forefront of triathlon since the early days of organized racing.

From small community races to the national age group triathlon series and the IRONMAN branded 5150s, 70.3s and even the first full IRONMAN, also in Subic, in 2018, Century Tuna has helped stage and sponsor these races to develop the sport while promoting a way of life that embraces regular exercise and healthy nutrition.

"We are happy to see that our efforts to grow the sport over the many years through Century Tuna seems to have borne fruit given the very many organized races in many parts of the country we see today," Banzon added.