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What. A. Morning.
XTERRA Dunsborough kicked off with a bang at 9:30am today with the Short Course triathlon…
And we can safely say the event more than lived up to its slogan, “race through paradise”. (Can you picture better conditions than these?!).
A huge congratulations to all overall place getters:
FEMALE:
1. JILL ROBERTS (01:42:40)
2. KRISTEN SHERBORNE (01:48:47)
3. LILY LUCAS (01:50:00)
MALE:
1. BAILEY PATON (01:32:29)
2. JASON HOLMES (01:32:22)
3. GLENN BLACKWOOD (01:34:38)
And, of course, kudos to ALL place getters in all catogories. There was some serious talent out there today.
THANK YOU to ALL participants and supporter for making the morning an epic one.
As always, there was a huge amount of grit and determination out there (some riders even ran several kms with their bikes after mechanical issues!), and the vibes on the sidelines have been second to none! (Sam from XTERRA HQ was blown away by how awesome the Aussie crowds are!).
You guys are legends!
For full Short Course results, go here: bluechipresults.com.au/live.aspx?CId=11&RId=1721
Next up is the Kids Race at 2PM and then Groms at 4:30PM - so stick around.
Now grab some tucker, get a coffee (or juice) and soak up these finish line viiiiiiibes.
It’s a good day to be alive!
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It’s race-day eve!
XTERRA Dunsborough is kicking off bright and early tomorrow and we’ve got some good news…
This is STILL one of the most stunning places in Australia! (Maybe even more so with the sublime weather we’ve been having.)
Speaking of...
WEATHER:
Weather is forecast to be perfect (again) tomorrow – Sunny and 24 degrees. Make sure you slip, slop, slap and make a hydration plan!
WETSUITS:
Wear ‘em if you want! But budgie smugglers are also encouraged. Water temp should be about 21 degrees so you can’t go wrong either way 👌
BRIEFING:
If you missed it and want to catch up, it’s recorded here:
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SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE:
7:00am – 9:00am: Registration: Short Course only
7:30am: Short Course transition areas open for equipment drop off (short course only)
𝟗:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 / 𝟗:𝟑𝟓𝐚𝐦: 𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 - 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒
11:00am – 6:00pm: Registration: all races 1:00pm Kids’ Course transition areas open for equipment drop off (kids course only)
𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝟐:𝟏𝟐𝐩𝐦: 𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 - 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒
𝟒:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦: 𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐬 - 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒
4:45pm - 5:30pm: Social Trail Run lead by Dave Byrne & Blake Hose
5:00pm: Presentations: Short course, Kids and Groms
5:30pm: Competitor briefing for long course triathlon and trail runs
6:00pm: Dinner available in the Country Club buildings
7:00pm: Film showings by The North Face and XTERRA followed by Q&A - Country Club
That’s it!
Rest up and we’ll see all you Short Course racers first thing tomorrow 🏊♀️🚴♂️🏃♀️
Only two sleeps until XTERRA Dunsborough kicks off in earnest and conditions are PERFECT!
We were out on trail all day yesterday marking the MTB course and the tracks are riding very nicely. Plus, the weather forecast is MINT for the weekend with sunny 23-24 degrees 👌.
We're in for a cracking weekend!
If you haven't entered yet, ONLINE ENTRIES WILL BE CLOSING TODAY (Thursday 18th April) at 8PM Western Australian Time (10pm for the Easties).
GET YOUR ENTRY IN HERE BEFORE IT CLOSES: bit.ly/46UhJhZ
If you miss the deadline, don't worry. You can still enter in person at the registration tent at the following times over the weekend:
➡️ FRIDAY: 3 - 7pm
➡️ SATURDAY: 7 - 9am
➡️ SUNDAY: 6:30 - 8:30am
Late entries will just incur a $10 admin fee.
That's all the housekeeping for now...
Get those last shake-out sessions in the legs, check out the course, and we can't wait to see you all on the weekend.
Yeeha!
It's RACE WEEK!
XTERRA Dunsborough is on this weekend. So it's time to wrangle the kids, get the elastic laces in and lube your bike chains.
Here's how the weekend will play out:
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
3:15pm – 4:00pm: XTERRA Clinic and Q+A run by Kate Bramley – open to all
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
3:00pm – 7:00pm: Competitor’s Registration – all races
4:45pm – 5:45pm: XTERRA Clinic and Q+A run by Kate Bramley – open to all
6:00pm Competitor briefing for short course and kids’ triathlons
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
7:00am – 9:00am: Competitor Registration – Short Course ONLY
7:30am: Short Course transition area open for equipment drop off
9:30am / 9:35am: 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 – 𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞
11:00am – 6:00pm: Competitor registration – all courses
1:00pm: Kids Course transition areas open for equipment drop off
2:00pm – 2.12pm: 𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒- 𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬
4:30pm: 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 – 𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐬
5:00pm: Presentations for the Short Course, Kids and Groms races
5:30pm: Competitor briefing for long course triathlon and the trail running races
6:00pm: Dinner available in the clubhouse – bar open
7:00pm – 8:30pm: $𝟏𝟎 𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 (thanks to The North Face) followed Q&A with athletes – bar open
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
6:00am: Long Course transition areas open for equipment drop off
6:30am – 7:30am: Competitor Registration for Sunday’s races
7:55am: XTERRA 21km Trail Run – RACE START
8:10am: XTERRA Long Course – RACE START
8:20am: XTERRA 10km Trail Run – RACE START
8:30am – 12:30pm: Event Expo and Kids Entertainment open
11:30am: PRESENTATIONS: for trail runs
12:30pm: PRESENTATIONS: for long course triathlon
Entries still available here: bit.ly/4clYGAK
Aaaand another Gravel Muster prize winner, thanks to Shimano Australia Bike!
This time it's Mark Nurmela who entered the competition during Otway Odyssey to win a lovely set of Shimano XT pedals.
Tell you what these pedals would be good for Mark?
CLUE: It rhymes with Ravel Buster 😂
In all seriousness, thanks to everyone who's entered Gravel Muster so far. It's going to be epic!
More info about the event here:
bit.ly/3waZ3h4
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Congratulations.
