TOUGHEST RACE

TOUGHEST RACE. Europe-based Filipinos Rolando Espina (left) and Bren Kevin Cabasa pose for a photo before the start of the three-day 2024 UMS Ultramarathon da Milano Sanremo in Italy on April 12, 2024. Espina of Ireland finished third (36 hours and 40 minutes) overall (all runners) behind champion Lachlan Mcdonald (35.47) of Australia and second placer Maráz Zsuzsanna (35.54) of Hungary in the 282-kilometer race; while Cabasa from Italy finished third in the men’s division (39.09). (Contributed photo)