Dapitan City is all prepped up for its first crack at hosting big-time endurance racing on 10 September with the race courses — set up to international standards — providing the participants a memorable triathlon experience in a race in a city so steeped in history.

The Shrine City of the Philippines has pooled all its resources to ensure a smooth conduct of its initial foray in hosting a 1.5-kilometer swim, 40km bike and 10km run race, its success expected to play a key role for the city's plans to stage the IRONMAN 70.3 in the future.

From the transition area after the swim, participants head to the two-loop bike course from Sunset Boulevard to Dapitan turnabout and left at the Dipolog-Oroquieta National Road reaching the next turnaround at Oyan at KM 10.

They head back for the second turnaround at KM 20 then ride back for the final second loop at Oyan at KM 30 towards the Sunset Boulevard.

The deciding run course also kicks off at Sunset Boulevard to Guading Adasa Street before turning right to M. Retiro Street then left at El Filibusterismo Street then exit to Noli Me Tangere for the first turnaround at KM 15 and back to M. Retiro Street.

After making a right at Justice Florentino Saguin Street, competitors will turn left at Jose Rizal Avenue. for the second turnaround at KM 3.5 then head back to Guading Adasa for the third turnaround to complete the first loop of the course.

Racers will then make another loop before heading to the finish line at Sunset Boulevard.

Spicing up the 5150 Dapitan is the Go for Gold Sunrise Sprint, featuring 750m open-water swim, 20km bike ride and a 5km run, with the Noli Run, a 3km fun run will usher in the main event on 9 September.