After a successful training clinic in Lysterfield on February 23rd covering both Mountain Biking and Trail Running, Tri Alliance will be running its 2nd XTERRA Training Clinic in Daylesford! The clinic will teach you all you need to know about mountain bike riding, trail running and familiarisation with the course.

Course: The MTB course will be marked in time for the XTERRA Training Clinic allowing competitors to ride over parts of the MTB course.

When:  Saturday the 22nd of March

Time: 2:30pm for a 1.5 to 2hr session based on numbers.
We will be taking a minimum of 10 people per session and all levels are welcome! 

Where: Boathouse Café at Lake Daylesford: 1 Leggatt St, Daylesford 3460 (LEFT off the main street towards the lake) Melway’s Reference 289 O11

Cost: $15 to be paid online finalising your spot.
Please go to http://www.tri-alliance.com.au/membersite/joinupform.cfm  

For more information or if you have any queries, please email
info@tri-alliance.com.au

Giant are proud sponsors of XTERRA Australia and together with CBD Cycles have a range of fantastic Mountain Bikes available.

Visit CBD Cycles
50 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
www.cbdcycles.com.au
Ph: 03 9639 2299

DATE: Saturday 5 April
LOCATION: Daylesford Australia
RACE START: 11:00am (Sprint Tri) and 12:30am (XTERRA Australia)

XTERRA Australia is proving to showcase some exciting adventure racing! All levels are welcome to take on the challenge and rub shoulders with the Pro category, including Australian Ironman sensations Luke Bell and Leon Griffin, XTERRA USA Champion Seth Wealing and XTERRA Pro Andrew Noble!

Course & Entry Details

XTERRA Australia

1km Swim / 30km Mountain Bike / 11km Trail Run

The course encompasses Lake Daylesford, rugged terrain along the Great Dividing Trail, including a creek crossing and disused railway line!

Entry Fees
Include XTERRA Technical t-shirt, Awards Function, opportunity to represent Australia in the XTERRA World Championships, and USD$10,000 prize money!

• AU$142 (TA member)
• AU$150 (Non TA member)
• AU$160 Team (Swimmer, MTB, Runner)

XTERRA Sprint Tri

400m / 10km / 4km

(please note revised run distance of 4km, not 5.5km)

A great opportunity to test the waters of adventure racing in a safe, friendly and encouraging environment!

Entry Fees (includes XTERRA t-shirt)

• AU$73 (TA member)
• AU$81 (Non TA member)

Enter Now via our secure online entry system! Entries close 2 April 12noon!

+ Click Here to Enter

+ Click Here for Detailed Course Maps

+ Click Here to view Pro Prize Money

XTERRA World Championships Qualifying

XTERRA Australia has 34 places to the XTERRA World Championships to be held in Maui Hawaii on 26 October 2008. Competitors securing one of these places will also be in the Australian team to race in Maui.

Click Here for more details and to view allocation of the 34 places over all categories

Training Locations

For triathletes and mountain bikers, the best preparation is to get onto a mountain bike.... once you do this, you will discover why XTERRA has become so popular around the world.

Locations:

VIC
Lysterfield - located 30km from Melbourne's city center
Click Here for Trail Information

NSW

Manly Dam Track - less than 30mins from Sydney CBD
Click Here for Trail Information

QLD

Brisbane South Mountain Bike Club
Click Here for Trail Information

SA

Eagle MTB Park
Click Here for Trail Information

Course & Entry Details

DATE: Saturday 5 April
LOCATION: Daylesford Australia
RACE START: 8:00am

46km Mountain Bike

A looped course starting on tracks in the Hepburn Regional Park and Wombat State Forest featuring 4WD tracks, creek crossings, firebreaks and a railway line cutting. A challenging course!

Entry Fees (includes XTERRA t-shirt)

• AU$55 individual

Enter Now via our secure online entry system! Entries close 2 April 12noon!

+ Click Here to Enter

+ Click Here for Detailed Course Map

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Trail Running - What to wear & take

Starting out on the trails might give you just the excuse you need to go shopping. Most of the time your regular road running outfits will do just fine, but if you want to get specially kitted out here are a few pointers.

• Road shoes are fine for trail runs, however dedicated trail shoes have advantages such as increased traction and water resistance
• For the rest of your body you need to think comfort and warmth
• Invest in some polypro gloves and a beanie for colder days
• A good running shirt will keep you cool on a hot day, and on a wet day it will not cling to you as a cold, soggy mess

Click Here to read more about "what to take & wear"
in the second part in our 3-part newsletter on Trail Running!!!

Course & Entry Details

DATE: Saturday 5 April
LOCATION: Daylesford Australia
RACE START: 8:30am (5.5km) and 9:30am (11km)

5.5km (1 lap) or 11km (2 laps)

Run or walk this adventurous and stunningly beautiful trail around Lake Daylesford and into Hepburn Regional Park along Sailors Creek.

Entry Fees (includes XTERRA t-shirt)

• 5.5km AU$37
• 11km AU$42

Enter Now via our secure online entry system! Entries close 2 April 12noon!

+ Click Here to Enter

+ Click Here for Detailed Course Map

For all events at the XTERRA Global Tour - Australia, race kit collection will be held at the below times and location:

Location: At the Venue - Boathouse Café, Lake Daylesford: 1 Leggatt St, Daylesford 3460 (LEFT off the main street towards the lake) Melway’s Reference 289 O11

Times:

1. Friday 4th April: 6pm-9pm (all events)
2. Saturday 5th April
   • 7am-7:45am - XTERRA MTB
   • 7am-8.15am - XTERRA Trail Run 5.5km
   • 7am-9.15am - XTERRA Trail Run 11km
   • 7am-10:45am - XTERRA Sprint Tri
   • 7am-12:15pm - XTERRA Australia

All competitors will receive their race kit contents, race information sheet, official event t-shirt and showbag full of sponsor products!

All entries into any of the XTERRA Global Tour- Australia events will receive the official event t-shirt! Check out the exciting new design!

The Awards Function will be held at Hepburn Springs Golf Club post event and includes some fantastic entertainment!

When: Sat 5th April

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm

Details: XTERRA Australia Presentations! Finger food included and drinks at bar prices!

Who: All participants in the XTERRA Australia event will receive a ticket with their race kit. Family and friends are welcome, as well as participants in the support events at an extra cost.

A NOBLE TRIP TO SAIPAN, GUAM & AUSTRALIA

Former World Duathlon Champion, turned XTERRA Pro Andrew Noble - the ageless wonder (42) who just keeps getting faster - is about to embark on a month-long, season starting adventure that will take him from the East Coast to the remote island of Saipan in the middle of the Western Pacific then down under to southern Australia.

Noble's Schedule:

• XTERRA Saipan - March 8 Tagaman Triathlon (in Saipan) March 15
• XTERRA Guam - March 29
• XTERRA Australia - April 5

Last year Noble placed third at XTERRA Saipan and won the Tagaman triathlon a week later to claim the Pacific Islands Club Double Award for having the fastest combined times in the two events (which earned him a week at the luxury hotel for this year).

Noble went on to have a remarkable season in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series by finishing 3rd at the West Champs in Temecula, CA, runner-up at the Southeast Champs in Pelham, AL, and 3rd at the USA Champs in Nevada.

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Travel Information

Daylesford is an award winning tourist location famous for its natural springs and spas, its small historic township, restaurants, alternative therapies and surrounding natural beauty including lakes, forests and trails.

Location: Daylesford is located just over 100km from Melbourne, about an 1 hour drive from Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine.

How to get there:

• Air: fly to Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne Domestic Airport or Avalon Airport (Domestic Only) and hire a car or book a bus transfer (see below)
• Car: car-pool, or hire a car (from the airports or city)
• Train: V-Line Train to Ballarat or Bendigo, followed by Bus Transfer
• Bus: Bus transfers available from Ballarat, Bendigo or Melbourne

+ Click Here for information on Transport Options to Daylesford

Accommodation

Daylesford is a popular weekend destination so it is important to book accommodation well in advance. There is a wide range of accommodation from 5 Star hotels, affordable motels, to bed and breakfasts.

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Tourist Attractions

Looking for acclaimed cuisine, cellar doors, award winning day spas, spectacular scenery, natural mineral springs, romantic hideaways, country resorts, historic streetscapes, great entertainment, fabulous art or a game of golf?

Daylesfords boasts it all! So why not extend your visit and explore the region!

+ Click Here for more information on Tourist Activities

The 2008 XTERRA Global Tour will also visit the following countries:

• Austria 23/8/2008
• Brazil 11/4/2008
• Czech Republic 28/6/2008
• Denmark 16/8/2008
• Germany 13/9/2008
• Italy 31/5/2008
• Japan 30/8/2008
• New Zealand 12/4/2008
• South Africa 19/4/2008
• USA 8/3/2008
• United Kingdom 21/6/2008
• XTERRA World Championships 28/10/2008

Click here for the full Global Tour Schedule

XTERRA Rotorua will be held on Saturday 12th April 2008, one week after XTERRA Australia.

For details on the New Zealand events visit www.xterranz.com

In upcoming XTERRA newsletters we plan to feature entrants who are doing their first XTERRA event and we would like to hear from entrants about why they entered, whether they have ridden a mountain bike before and what training they are doing. We would also love to see a photo or two! Please email info@supersprint.com.au with your story.

The inaugural BMC 100km Classic will be staged from the picturesque Cammeray Waters at Woodend in Victoria on 20th April 2008.

The course will take riders on a journey across a variety of terrain with a mix of fast fire trail, forest riding and up to 50% technical and flowing single track. Riders can look forward to some scenic riding through the eucalypt and pine forests of the Wombat State Forest. 

Ride the full 100km or the 50km half course.  Race organisers have also created a special junior category for boys and girls under the age of 16yrs. Participants in this category will ride one loop of the 18km "wombat track" with a series of berms, drops and single track fun - a great introduction to mountain biking!

Entries are now open!

+ Click Here for more information

+ Click Here to email race organisers

Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines offers three weekly nonstop flights from Sydney to Honolulu, with  convenient onward connections to the neighbour islands of Maui, Kauai, The Big Island of Hawaii, and nine mainland US destinations.
 
Departing Australia every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evening, Hawaiian’s long range Boeing 767-300ER aircraft cross the international dateline, arriving in Honolulu mid morning the same day, enabling passengers to clear US Customs, check into their hotels and be surfing or swimming on world famous Waikiki Beach, or continue to another island by the afternoon.
 
Visit www.HawaiianAirlines.com.au for more information of phone 1300 669 106

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