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XTERRA World Championship - 17 days and counting

Trey Garman / 08.10.2010

When it’s all over they’ll don some of the weirdest and most wonderful costumes you’ve ever seen and dance the night away at what is surely triathlon’s greatest after party.

Athletes from 30 countries and 30 U.S. states are coming to Maui – the spiritual birthplace of XTERRA - having competed all season long for the right to be at the World Tour’s culminating event.

$105,000 in prize money is at stake for a stacked pro field and for age groupers, the title of XTERRA World Champion. All the action will be filmed for a one-hour TV special, and on race day, friends, family and fans from around the globe can log-on to www.XTERRAMaui.com for live updates.

WHO RACES IN MAUI: A sold-out field of 550 racers including 75 professionals and 450 amateurs representing 30 countries & 31 U.S. states, ages range from 14 (Hanna Rae Finchamp from Altadena, California) to 73 (Ron Hill from Hayden, Idaho).

THE COURSE: Arguably the toughest on the entire circuit, the Maui XTERRA course is a classic. From the crystal clear waters of the Pacific, to the sharp lava rocks and kiawe thorns of the bike and run - Hawaii’s natural obstacles are unlike anywhere else on earth.

XTERRA BACKGROUND: This is year 15 for the XTERRA World Championship on Maui – the birthplace of off-road triathlon. The first XTERRA race was held here on November 3, 1996 with just 123 participants and was televised on Fox Sports Net. The demand for the sport of XTERRA exploded thereafter and there are now more than 30,000 competitors from all 50 states and more than 40 countries worldwide.