West coast invasion: east coast elites take a tilt at Mainpeak Multisport
Press Release / 20.06.2012
Winners of this year’s Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge - Victoria’s equivalent of the Mainpeak Multisport – James Pretto and Peri Gray will be racing hard at the pointy end, as will adventure racing star, Jarad Kohlar, known for his achievements in multiday adventure racing, including wins in the Anaconda Series and Australian Multisport Championships.
Kohlar will be fresh from an adventure outing in Mongolia coming into the Mainpeak and believes it will be ideal conditioning for a crack at a win.
“I’m looking forward to the event and should be pretty fit as I will be arriving fresh from a big 5-day stage race in Inner Mongolia,” says Kohlar, who despite his in-form conditioning remains wary of local challengers.
“Local athletes like Sean O'Neill and Kris Plain will be the ones to watch, especially if they have put in the hard yards in training and made this event a focus of their racing calendar.”
“Win or not, I love racing in WA as the vibe is always super friendly, and it will be my first Mainpeak so I’m keen to make an impression. I’m looking forward to the pain and hopefully and a nice cold WA beer at the finish line.”
James Pretto, who has raced in Kohlar’s shadow for a few years now, grabbed his own spotlight in April with a come from behind win in the Marysville to Melbourne Multisport. Long considered a young gun of the endurance sport realm, he is coming into his own as an established contender and will be looking to make it a two-up multisport win on the back of Marysville.
So, too, will Torquay-based Peri Gray who won this year’s M2M and was second there last year.
"I’m really looking forward to heading west and seeing a different place and doing an event I haven't done before as it makes the challenge all that more exciting," says Peri.
"Some new competition will be great and I look forward to seeing if I can match the WA-based athletes on their home turf. After winning M2M it will be great to see if I can take home both titles.”
Entries for the Mainpeak Multisport are now open. Competitors can register online at www.mainpeakmultisport.com.au
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