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On behalf of the NSW Government, welcome to the NSW South Coast for theXTERRA Asia-Pacific Championships.

The NSW Government is proud to be supporting the event through our tourism andmajor events agency, Destination NSW.

Over the next two days, the region will host some of the world’s best and toughestoff-road triathletes on a spectacular local course at Callala Beach.

The NSW South Coast is a playground for surfers, cyclists, runners, and nature loversalike, and is a fitting location to host this extreme triathlon event.

I encourage all visitors and competitors to take some time to experience everything this incredible region has to offer.From natural beauty to world class food and wine and great accommodation and shopping, there really is something foreveryone.

I wish all competitors and their supporters the best of luck for the 2016 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championships.

Shelley HancockMember for South Coast

WELCOME FROM THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT

The XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and majorevents agency, Destination NSW. Presenting sponsors include John Paul Mitchell Systems, the world’s largest privatelyowned professional salon hair care company, Outrigger Resorts - one of the largest and fastest growing privately-heldleisure lodging, retail and hospitality companies in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions, 220 Triathlon Australia/NZ, IGAStores, the Forestry Corporation of NSW, and XTERRA Wetsuits & Boards Australia. We’d also like to extend a specialthanks to the Callala RSL and Country Club, South Coast United Mountain Bikers, and the Shoalhaven.

INTRODUCTION TO XTERRA

For further information email Trey Garman at [email protected]

Media Information 4Schedule of Events 5About the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship 6-9Course Facts 10-112016 Elite Start Lists 12-132016 Elite Profiles 14-262015-16 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour 272014-15 XTERRA Asian Tour Standings 282016 XTERRA World Tour Schedule 292015 and 2014 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Race Recaps 30-37Celebrating 20 Years of XTERRA 38-39About TEAM Unlimited and Elite Energy Events 40Appendix: Course Maps / 2015 Results / XTERRA Story 41+

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In 1996 mountain biking and triathlon met in aduel of the fittest on the island of Maui. The raceconsisted of a rough water swim, a mountain bikerace, and a trail run. It represented a bold newracing format that attracted outdoor enthusiasts,adventure seekers, mountain bikers andtriathletes. The mountain bikers brought theirlaid-back style and bold self-assurance. Thetriathletes brought their hard-core training andavid dedication. They soon discovered a common“Live More” spirit that pulled them together. Therelationship flourished into an internationally-recognized brand called XTERRA, and todaythere are tens of thousands of athletes not onlytaking part in the races, but truly living thelifestyle.

A fitting representation of this “XTERRA Tribe” -several hundred athletes from around the world– will gather at Callala Beach in pristine JervisBay, New South Wales; and on Saturday, April 23to put their mental and physical toughness upagainst Mother Nature at the 3rd annualXTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship triathlon.

A television show will be produced fornational & international distribution.

XTERRA Asia-Pacific ChampionshipPro Purse ($50,000 AUD)

Rank Men Women

1st $10,000 $10,000

2nd $6,000 $6,000

3rd $3,500 $3,500

4th $2,000 $2,000

5th $1,250 $1,250

6th $750 $750

7th $550 $550

8th $400 $400

9th $300 $300

10th $250 $250

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MEDIA INFORMATIONThe XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship press guide was designed to provide the media with useful information about the2016 race, the pros competing in it, and XTERRA in general. Below are additional items of interest:

- For credentials email Trey Garman at [email protected] or call 0011-1-808-216-8606 (within Australia)- TEAM Unlimited will record full race results and distribute after the event.- During the championship race TEAM Unlimited will escort interested press members to key strategic locations throughout the course to track leaders and course happenings, and to get the best possible photos. You must reserve your seat in the press van in advance. - A press pass is required on race day for admittance to finish area. - Log on to XTERRAAsiaPacific.com and our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/XTERRAplanet for updated race information and coverage. - Professional, high-resolution images from the race will be available to the media after the race. Contact Trey Garman with photo requests.

How to Cover XTERRA: Please note that XTERRA is produced with the cooperation of private landowners and we respect their privacy. The following outlines the access policy for this year’s race:

- Press may ride the bike course on their own bikes - Access to the bike course on race day is provided by chauffeured press van/SUV ONLY.- Space is limited so you must reserve your seat in advance.

DIRECT MEDIA INQUIRIES AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TOTrey Garman / 0011 1 808 216 8606 (cell) / [email protected]

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2016 SCHEDULE OF EVENTSAll events at Callala RSL Country Club unless otherwise noted // Callala Beach, Jervis Bay, New South Wales

Thursday, April 21All Day Bike and 21/5K Trail Run race courses open for pre-ride/pre-run

Friday, April 22 Race Village/Transition/Finish – Callala RSL & Country ClubAll Day Bike and tri/21K and 5K run courses open for practice2pm – 5.30pm Registration/Race Pack Collection open – all events 4pm XTERRA University Clinic, presented by Paul Mitchell

with Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack (inside RSL)5:30pm XTERRA triathlon pre-race briefing and introduction of elite athletes (inside RSL)

Saturday, April 23 Race Start and Xticer T1 – Callala Beach (end of Callala Beach Road)Race Village/Transition/Finish – Callala RSL & Country Club

6:00am-12:00pm Registration/race pack collection/body marking open 6:00-7:00am Xticer T2 (bike/run) open for setup at RSL 6:00am – 8:00am Sprint Transition open for bike racking & run setup 6:45am Xticer athlete briefing at RSL transition area7:00am Xticer athletes walk to T1 at beach with bike and swim gear7:00-7:25am Xticer T1 (swim/bike) open for bike racking at beach7:30am Xticer start7:45am Sprint race briefing at RSL transition 8:00am Sprint athletes walk to beach start8:30am XTERRA Sprint start9:30 – 11:00am Championship transition open for bike racking & run setup at RSL10:00am Xticer T1 bag gear pickup at RSL transition 10:45am Championship race briefing at RSL transition11:00am Championship athletes walk to beach start11:30am XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship start12:30pm Kids Transition open for setup12:30pm Sprint T1 opens at RSL for swim/bike pick up 12:45pm Kids Biathlon race briefing at RSL transition1pm XTERRA Kids Biathlon start1:30pm Sprint T1 closed for swim/bike gear pick up2pm Kids Transition closed for gear pickup3:30pm Cut off at T2 (athletes will not be allowed to start the run after this time)3:30pm All XTERRA triathlon races award ceremonies3:30pm Championship transition open for swim/bike gear pick up 5:30pm Race closed / championship transition closed for bike/swim gear pick up 7:30-11:00pm After Party and race highlight video, Callala RSL Country Club

Sunday, April 24 Callala RSL & Country Club7am – 8.30am Registration/race pack open8:55am 2nd Relay Runner meet at pre-race briefing area for transport to change over location9am XTERRA Dirty Half Marathon & Relay (21K) start9:10am XTERRA 5K Trail Run start10:30am XTERRA 5K Trail Run Awards11:30am XTERRA Dirty Half Marathon & Relay Awards

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Some of the biggest names in multisport are headed to NewSouth Wales, Australia for the third annual XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship triathlon and accompanying trailrunning races at Callala Beach in Jervis Bay on April 23-24,2016.

NSW Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events, StuartAyres said: “NSW is Australia’s adventure capital, with somany fantastic landscapes and opportunities for athletes totest their skills and endurance. The South Coast is a won-derful location for XTERRA and I wish the athletes the bestof luck.”

The main event starts with a 1.5-kilometer swim at CallalaBeach, follows with 30-kilometers of mountain biking ontrails through the Nowra State Forest, and finishes with agrueling 10-kilometer trail run that traverses Australia’sfamous beaches and bushland.

As the most prestigious event in the XTERRA Asia-PacificTour that includes championship races in Australia, NewZealand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Tahiti,and Saipan – the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship raceboasts the second-largest prize purse in off-road triathlon at$50,000 AUD, and will be filmed and edited into a sportsspecial to be broadcast on ESPN International and through-out the U.S. via national syndication and Fox SportsNetwork.

The event will also serve as XTERRA’s AustralianChampionship – giving Aussies the chance to grab this veryspecial national title – and award 50 qualifying spots into theXTERRA World Championship in Maui to the topperformers. The off-road sports festival weekend alsoincludes a sprint distance off-road triathlon, Xticer beginnertriathlon, trail runs, and relay team competitions attractingmore than 600 competitors of all ages.

There are 25 pros from 10 countries on the start listincluding the defending XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championand XTERRA World Championship runner-up BradenCurrie.

“I am looking forward to the XTERRA Asia-PacificChampionship and a style of racing I know well and enjoy,”said the 29-year-old from Wanaka, New Zealand.

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XTERRA ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP OVERVIEW

There are several strong contenders looking to take the titleaway from Currie, highlighted by the current XTERRA AsianTour and XTERRA South Africa Champion Bradley Weiss.“Very excited to be heading back after missing this event in2015,” said the 27-year-old from Stellenbosch, South Africa.“Training has been going really well and after a solid start tothe 2016 season I am looking forward to testing my formagainst some of the world’s best.”

Also on the start line is the reigning ITU Cross TriathlonAustralian National Champion Ben Allen, a 17-time winneron XTERRA World Tour, the reigning XTERRA SaipanChampion Brodie Gardner, 2015 XTERRA SwedenChampion Sam Osborne, 2016 XTERRA MotatapuChampion Olly Shaw, XTERRA Philippines National

Champion Joe Miller, Korea’s lone off-road elite Kaon Cho,Malaysia’s best off-roader Barry Lee, Hong Kong’s ownJason Hsieh, and Hayden Wilde, who at just 18-years-old isthe youngest elite in the field (and winner of the 15-19division XTERRA World Championship last year).

The women’s elite race will be equally exciting with reigningETU European Champion Renata Bucher (who is also a 4xXTERRA European Tour Champion), XTERRA USA bronzemedalist Catherine Sterling, 2016 XTERRA SaipanChampion Carina Wasle, 2016 XTERRA PhilippinesChampion Lizzie Orchard, reigning ITU Cross TriathlonAustralian National Champion Penny Hosken, reigningXTERRA Australia Champion Jessica Simpson, andreigning XTERRA Asian Tour Champion Jacqui Slack.

QUICK FACTS ON THE XTERRA ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPWHAT IS XTERRA: The world’s premier off-road triathlon, combining a 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) swim at Callala Beach …a 30-kilometer (18.6-miles) mountain bike that traverses Australia’s famous native “bush” in the Nowra State Forest, anda 10-kilometer (6.2-miles) run through unyielding terrain. Top pros finish in roughly two-and-a-half hours.

WHO RACES: Hundreds of amateur and professional triathletes from around the world ages 15-to-70.

WHEN: The XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23.

WHERE: Callala RSL Country Club at Callala Beach / Jervis Bay, New South Wales

WHY: The XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship is the marquee event on XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour that includes racesin New Zealand, Philippines, Australia, Tahiti, Saipan, Korea, Japan, and Malaysia. The concept is to provide a bona-fide Asia-Pacific Championship title for amateur and pro off-road triathletes. The event will double as the XTERRAAustralia Championship. For pros there is $50,000 in prize money at stake. The weekend will also include a sprintdistance off-road triathlon, beginner tri called the Xticer, trail runs, kids biathlon, clinics, and social gatherings.

XTERRA BACKGROUND: This is year 21 for the sport of XTERRA. The first XTERRA race was held on November 3,1996 on the Hawaiian Island of Maui with just 123 participants and was televised on Fox Sports Net. The demand forthe sport of XTERRA exploded thereafter and there are now more than 50,000 participants from more than 40 countriesworldwide.

1996: American Jimmy Riccitello and Australian Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui. 1999: 11 races across the United States, first year of Pro Points Series. 2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada.2001: The first year of XTERRA in Australia - Jody Mielke and Paul Amey win the XTERRA Australia Championship2011: The first year of the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour with races in the Philippines, Saipan, Guam, and Japan2014: The inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship race in NSW.2016: Now more than 300 events in 30 countries worldwide

TELEVISION: The XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship race will be filmed and edited into a half-hour show forinternational distribution. The 2016 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship shows will be broadcast on ESPN Internationalstations in Australia and other countries, as well as throughout the U.S. via national syndication & Fox Sports Network.

Online: www.facebook.com/XTERRAplanet / www.xterracontent.com / www.xterraplanet.com / www.xterraasiapacific.com

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XTERRA APAC WEEKEND EVENTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYBeyond just the main event, the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championshipweekend will feature fun for the whole family. New South Wales’ JervisBay is the ultimate destination to relax, unwind and recharge yourbatteries. This majestic stretch of coastline offers spectacular sceneryand plenty of adventure. The Race Village at the Callala RSL is a greatplace to hang out and watch the transitions and finish line activity.In between all of the race action, there will be music, commentary, a BBQ,exhibition tents and more...

XTERRA UNIVERSITY: Learn the XTERRA disciplines of swimming,mountain biking, and trail running, sharpen your skills with instruction onnutrition, Callala Beach course specifics, racing tips, winning strategies,and get the inside scoop on the Asia-Pacific Championship race straightfrom XTERRA pros Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack.

XTERRA SPRINT RACE: The XTERRA Sprint race is twice the fun athalf the distance so you can start celebrating sooner! It combines a 750mocean swim, with a 14K mountain bike and 5K trail run.

XTERRA XTICER: New this year, the “Xticer” distance gives newbies achance to try our off-road format at a very doable distance. Give it a try!You’ll find the off-road is a ton of fun. 200m swim, 7K mtb, 2K trail run.

KIDS BIATHLON: XTERRA welcomes kids 7-11 to join in the festivitiesof the Asia-Pacific weekend in this non-competitive event (un-timed)where everyone earns a medal. No swim, just a 2k bike and 500m run

XTERRA ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP: The championshipcombines a 1.5K ocean swim, 30K mountain bike and 10K trail run.Racers compete against other athletes in their same division, includingPro/elite, Age Group men and women – 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34,35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65+(W), 65-69(M), 70-74(M),75+(M), challenged and relay teams. Top 3 in each age group divisionearn awards, plus random prize drawing for 2 full XTERRA Wetsuits.Australian residents racing in the championship event are eligible for theXTERRA Australia Championship title – pro and all age group divisions.It’s an official 2016 XTERRA World Championship Qualifier with 50 totalslots to the top finishers in each division. Also, the fastest pro and agegroup male and female finishers (combined time) in the XTERRA NewZealand (April 16 in Rotorua) and Asia-Pacific Championship (April 23 inNSW) will be recognized with special “ANZ Double” trophies.

XTERRA HALF-MARATHON TRAIL RUN: On Sunday trail runners canjoin in the fun and discover nature’s paradise in New South Wales.XTERRA will give out awards to the top three in each division, and first-place finishers in each division win free entry to the 2016 XTERRA TrailRun World Championship (21K) to be held December 4, 2015 in Hawaii.

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XTERRA managing director “Kahuna Dave” Nicholas hashigh praise for the venue set to host the 3rd annualXTERRA’s Asia-Pacific Championship race.

“The area is gorgeous, and we’ll be racing and ridingthrough the Nowra State Forest,” explained Nicholas. “All inall it will be a total Australian experience. They call it bush –and it is. Not a lot of total elevation change, but some steep,short stuff and it’s quite sandy in places that will requiresome tough pedaling.”

The bike and run trails are native bush, undulating and fast.There are some sandy trails, even miles from the coast, andit’s also rooty in spots. The trails get narrow, winding thrutrees.

“The run course is going to have nearly a mile ofsand/beach running and it will be tough,” said Nicholas.

Even locals marvel at the soft, white sand that stretches formiles. “Better than Kailua Beach sand,” exclaimed XTERRAPresident Janet Clark, a Canberra-native who lives near thefamous Kailua Beach in Hawaii.

Of note, the ocean temperatures measured at 20 degreeson their visit, which would make it a wetsuit-legal race.

“It’s also worth noting the ocean should be fairly flat, with nosurf to speak of during the race,” said Nicholas.

No surf, but plenty of wildlife.

“Birds squawking and yodeling everywhere – sulfur crestedcockatoos, parrots, kookaburras, it is a cacophony of aracket. We named one of the run trails “Squawking bird” asa result,” said Nicholas. “The range of colors and sounds isunbelievable, and the huge white gum trees (currently inflower) are spectacular.”

Of course there is no doubt visitors will be eager toexperience the Kangaroo culture.

“The Kangaroos are the same color as the tree trunks andit’s hard to see them until they move,” said Nicholas. “On thegolf course you can see a dozen at a time and walk right upto them.

SWIM DISTANCE: 1.5-kilometers (0.93 miles). Location: Callala Beach at the end of Callala Beach Roada long, white sand beach facing the mouth of Jervis Bay.The Bay is renowned for its white sand beaches and clearturquoise water. Jervis Bay is sheltered from most openocean swells. Full course athletes will swim two laps of a750 meter triangular course with a short beach sprintbetween laps. Sprint racers swim one lap. Water temps aretypically 20 degrees, and most likely a wetsuit legal race.

Swim to Bike (T1) - 670-meter run from beachLocation: Located at Callala RSL Country Club

MOUNTAIN BIKE DISTANCE: 30 Kilometers (18 miles)Location:Nowra State Forest, Private Land. The bike coursefollows jeep trails from the RSL and crosses Forest Road toaccess some great single track which are portions ofSCUM’s Superbowl and Butterfly trails. There will be shorttechnical sections, flat twisty blasts, some short, sharpclimbs, a couple of short twisty downhills and a greatwha-hoo downhill. Single track returns to the road crossingand then takes fire trails back to the transition area at theRSL. Sprint: Our sprint course is a single loop using avariety of jeep trail and is perfect for beginners.

Bike to Run (T2) TransitionLocation: Located at Callala RSL Country Club

TRAIL RUN DISTANCE: 10 Kilometers (6.2 miles)Location: Race courses will be a combination of jeep trailand single track – starting and finishing at the RSL. Wehave changed the Championship course so there will beless beach sand than last year. One stretch of about 1kmin sand is early in the race.

THE 2016 COURSE AT CALLALA BEACH

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CALLALA BEACH, JERVIS BAY, NEW SOUTH WALES

2016 ELITE MEN’S START LIST

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Name (Alphabetical) - Age, Hometown

Ben Allen – 31, North Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Kaon Cho - 33, Jeju, South Korea

Braden Currie – 29, Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand

Aiden Dunster - 25, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand

Brodie Gardner - 29, Marcoola, QLD, Australia

Jason Hsieh - 31, Tai Po, Hong Kong

Barry Lee - 23, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kieran McPherson - 24, Matamata, New Zealand

Joe Miller - 36, Cebu, Philippines

Sam Osborne - 25, Rotorua, New Zealand

Cameron Paul - 25, Taupo, New Zealand

Alex Roberts - 26, Taupo, New Zealand

Olly Shaw - 24, Rotorua, New Zealand

Robert Skillman - 32, Tarlo, NSW, Australia

Bradley Weiss - 27, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Hayden Wilde - 18, Whakatane, New Zealand

Noah Wright - 41, Austin, Texas, USA

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2016 ELITE WOMEN’S START LIST

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Sarah Backler – 33, Tauranga, New Zealand

Renata Bucher – 38, Lucerne, Switzerland

Penny Hosken – 28, Ringwood North, VIC, Australia

Holly Khan – 30, Cooranbong, NSW, Australia

Elizabeth Orchard – 30, Auckland, New Zealand

Jessica Simpson - 27, East Corrimal, NSW, Australia

Jacqui Slack – 32, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Catherine Sterling – 38, Ayer, Massachusetts, USA

Carina Wasle – 31, Kundl, Austria

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MEET THE PROS

BEN ALLENNorth Wollongong, Australia

2015 XTERRA Czech/Germany Champ17 Career Wins on XTERRA World Tour

2015 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born January 19, 1985...was named the2012 XTERRA Warrior Award winner along with his girl-friend Jacqui Slack for perpetuating the “Live More” spirit ofXTERRA.WEB/TWITTER: benallentriathlete.com/ @Benny_AllenXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.2011: Placed 4th at XTERRA New Zealand, was 3rd atXTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Brazil, placed 13th atXTERRA France, 12th at XTERRA Czech, 7th at XTERRAGermany, 4th at XTERRA Switzerland, 6th at XTERRACanada, 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship, 36th atXTERRA Worlds.2012: Won the XTERRA Guam, Philippines, Saipan, andNew Zealand Championship races to start the season, was2nd at XTERRA Italy, 9th at XTERRA France, 5th atXTERRA Czech, 11th at XTERRA Germany, 3rd atXTERRA Switzerland, 2nd at the XTERRA USAChampionship, and 35th (after a series of mechanicals onthe bike) at XTERRA Worlds. Finished 3rd in the XTERRAEuropean Tour.2013: Won four of five XTERRA World Tour Championshipraces to start the year. Won the XTERRA Philippines,Saipan, and Guam Championships in March, finished 2ndto Olympian Courtney Atkinson at XTERRA Great OceanRoad in Australia, then won the XTERRA New ZealandChampionship for the second straight year. On theXTERRA European Tour he placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain,won XTERRA Greece, was 5th at XTERRA Germany, wonXTERRA England, was 6th at the USA Championship, andthird (top Australian male ever) at the XTERRA WorldChampionship. He had the most XTERRA World Tour winsof anyone with seven.2014: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Philippines, won XTERRAGreat Ocean Road and XTERRA Saipan, was 5th at theAsia-Pacific Championships and 3rd at XTERRA Malaysia.Finished 4th in the XTERRA European Tour with a 6th inFrance, 3rd place in Sweden and Czech, 4th in the UK, 2ndat XTERRA Denmark. Placed 13th at USA Champs, andwas 3rd at XTERRA Worlds for the second straight year.

2015: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA PhilippinesChampionship, won the XTERRA Saipan Championship forthe fourth straight year, then won XTERRA Guam. Was 5that the Asia-Pacific Championship, 4th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 2nd at the XTERRA Asian TourChampionship race in Malaysia, won XTERRA Czech andXTERRA Germany on back-to-back weekends. Placed 3rdat the XTERRA European Championship in England, andwas 14th at XTERRA Worlds.2016: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Philippines, then won theAussie Cross Tri National Title.

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MEET THE PROSBRADEN CURRIE

Wanaka, New Zealand2015 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Champion

2015 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born May 30, 1986 in Methven...is a father oftwo. His 2nd place finish at XTERRA Worlds last year wasthe best finish by a Kiwi in Maui since Hamish Carter won itall in 2006.RACING EXPERIENCE: Fifth year racing XTERRA. Wonthe XTERRA Motatapu off-road tri three straight years from2012-14. Won the New Zealand long distance triathlonchampionship at the beginning of 2015 then his thirdstraight Coast-to-Coast crown (the de-facto adventureracing world championship which features six stages and150-miles worth of running, biking, and kayaking from thewest to east coast of the South Island in his homeland).2014: Won XTERRA Sweden, finished 2nd at Switzerland,France, Italy, was 4th at Czech and 3rd at Germany.Finished 2nd behind Ruzafa on the European Tour 2015: Won XTERRA New Zealand then the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship on back-to-back weekends in April.Won the XTERRA Southeast Championship in stride-for-stride battle with Josiah Middaugh, was 2nd at the EastChampionship, 3rd at the Mountain Championship, 2nd atthe USA Championship, and 2nd behind Josiah Middaughat the XTERRA World Championship. Also finished 2ndbehind Middaugh on the America Tour this year.

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MEET THE PROS

OLLY SHAWRotorua, New Zealand

2015 XTERRA Motatapu Champ

2015 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1991.RACING EXPERIENCE: Ninth year racing XTERRA,fourth as an elite. Won the 20-24 division XTERRA WorldChampionship in 2012 before going pro. He was just 15when he did his first race at XTERRA New Zealand in hishometown of Rotorua. Earned a college degree in sportfrom the University of Waikato. 2014: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Motatapu, 3rd at XTERRAGuam, 4th at XTERRA Saipan, and 3rd at XTERRA NewZealand, and 39th at XTERRA Worlds.2015: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Motatapu, 3rd at XTERRANew Zealand, 4th at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Champs,2nd at XTERRA Tahiti, 5th at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, did not finish the XTERRA EastChampionship after a series of mechanicals, was 11th atthe XTERRA USA Championship, and finished 12th at theXTERRA World Championship.2016: Won the XTERRA Motatapu off-road triathlon on thesouth island of New Zealand.

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MEET THE PROS

BRAD WEISSSomerset West, South Africa

2016 XTERRA Philippines/RSA Champ

FINAL 2015 XTERRA ASIAN TOUR RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1989XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth Year.2012: Placed 8th at XTERRA South Africa Championship,won the ITU U23 Cross Triathlon World Championship atPelham, Alabama, and was 7th at the XTERRA EastChampionship.2013: Placed 5th at XTERRA South Africa Championship,4th at the XTERRA Philippines Championship, 3rd at theXTERRA Saipan Championship, 3rd at the XTERRA GuamChampionship, 4th at the Southeast Champs, a U.S.-best3rd at the East Champs, 9th at the Mountain Champs, and7th at the USA Championship. FInished 5th in the ProSeries.2014: 4th at South Africa, 2nd at Philippines, 2nd at Guam,3rd at Saipan, 2nd at the West Championship, 4th againsta stacked-house at the Asia-Pacific Champs, 2nd atXTERRA Malaysia, 3rd at XTERRA Southeast, and 4th atXTERRA East Champs, 17th at XTERRA Germany, and 4that the USA Championship. Finished the season ranked 2ndin the Pro Series. Placed 10th at XTERRA Worlds.2015: Won the XTERRA Philippines Championship, was2nd at XTERRA South Africa, XTERRA Saipan, andXTERRA Guam, then won the XTERRA Malaysia and theXTERRA Asian Tour Championship. Won the inauguralXTERRA Reunion off-road tri and was 2nd at XTERRAFrance and XTERRA Germany.2016: Won all three XTERRA events in South Africa includ-ing the Championship race in Grabouw for the first time.Also won XTERRA Philippines for the second year in a row.

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MEET THE PROS

Sam Osborne: The 25-year-old from Rotorua finished 2ndat XTERRA New Zealand last year, just 13-seconds behindBraden Currie. He also won the XTERRA SwedenChampionship and was 2nd at XTERRA Denmark. He’sbeen training with Kiwi Olympian Ryan Sissons and isfeeling confident.

Brodie Gardner: The 29-year-old from Australia finished7th at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship last yearand 23rd at XTERRA Worlds. This year he finished 3rd atXTERRA Philippines and won the XTERRA SaipanChampionship. He was also second behind Ben Allen at theAussie ITU Cross Tri Nationals earlier this year.

Robert Skillman: The 32-year-old from Tarlo, NSW isracing in his first-ever XTERRA. He finished 3rd this yearbehind Ben Allen and Brodie Gardner at the Australian ITUCross Tri National Championships.

Hayden Wilde: The 18-year-old from Whakatane, NewZealand is the youngest elite in the field, and last year wonthe 15-19 division XTERRA World Championship.

Joe Miller: The 36-year-old from the Philippines placed 6thin the final XTERRA Asian Tour standings last year 6thplace finishes at the Philippines, Saipan and Guam and a7th place showing at XTERRA Malaysia. This year he was9th at the XTERRA Philippines Championship and 3rd atXTERRA Saipan.

Alex Roberts: The 26-year-old from New Zealand won the25-29 division at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championshiplast year and finished 4th in his pro debut at XTERRAMotatapu this year. He’s been racing XTERRA since 2011.

Kaon Cho: The 33-year-old from South Korea placed 8that the XTERRA Japan Championship last year and was 4that XTERRA Saipan this year.

Aiden Dunster: The 25-year-old from New Zealand placed4th at XTERRA New Zealand last year and was 3rd atXTERRA South Africa this year.

Jason Hsieh: The 31-year-old from Hong Kong finished7th at XTERRA Japan in his first-ever off-road race.

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Barry Lee: The 23-year-old from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiafinished 10th at XTERRA Philippines this year, and is quitefamous in Malaysia road triathlon for being the youngest todo an olympic-distance tri (he was 10). He also did his firstmarathon when he was 10, and has been the top Malaysianat several Ironman races earning Kona spots.

Kieran McPherson: The 24-year-old from New Zealandfinished 7th at XTERRA New Zealand and 9th at theXTERRA USA Championship last year.

Cameron Paul: The 25-year-old from Taupo, New Zealandfinished 9th at the XTERRA New Zealand Championshiplast year and 28th at XTERRA Worlds.

Noah Wright: The 41-year-old from Austin, Texas finished18th at the XTERRA European Championship in England

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SARAH BACKLERTauranga, New Zealand

2015 XTERRA Tahiti Champion

PERSONAL: Born November 10, 1982.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: For Backler, a 33-year-oldindustrial designer and creator of beautiful porcelainobjects, XTERRA was a passion brought on by her husbandthat has turned into more than just a hobby.“I watched my husband get hooked by XTERRA in 2010,and decided that if he was going to continue I didn’t want tobe a supporter and should give it a go,” explained Backler.“2011 was my ‘taster’ at XTERRA Rotorua, AND 2012 wasthe chance to do it a little better and the trend hascontinued ever since.”Indeed it has. In 2012 she won the amateur title at Rotoruathen went to Maui and won the 30-34 XTERRA WorldChampionship crown. Turning pro was the logical “nextchallenge.”In 2014 Backler finished third at XTERRA New Zealandbehind ITU star Barbara Riveros and many-time XTERRAchamp Jacqui Slack. Last year she finished 4th atXTERRA New Zealand before winning the inauguralXTERRA Tahiti Championship.

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RENATA BUCHERLucerne, Switzerland

2014 XTERRA Philippines & Guam Champ4-time XTERRA European Tour Champ

2015 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 12PERSONAL: Born May 30, 1977.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 13th year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has won 33 XTERRAChampionship races in 14 countries, the U.S. Territory ofGuam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.2004: 9th at XTERRA Germany in first-ever XTERRA.2013: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Philippines, Saipan, andGuam Championship races in March, then won four straightWorld Tour races at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road tri in Australia, XTERRA New Zealand, XTERRAMalaysia and XTERRA Spain. She was 4th at XTERRAGreece and XTERRA Switzerland, secon at XTERRA Italyand XTERRA Czech, and 5th at XTERRA Germany. Shefinished the season ranked 3rd in the XTERRA EuropeanTour. Was 12th at USA Championship, and 15th at Worlds.2014: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Motatapu, won XTERRAPhilippines and XTERRA Guam Championships, andplaced 2nd at XTERRA Saipan. Was 5th at the Asia-PacificChampionship, 4th at Switzerland, 3rd at France andSweden, 4th at Italy, 5th at Czech, 7th at Germany and 5that Denmark.2015: Placed 5th at XTERRA Philippines, 4th at XTERRASaipan, 5th at XTERRA Guam, 9th at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship in Australia, 7th at the XTERRAAsian Tour Championship in Malaysia, and was 4th atXTERRA Italy. Won the ETU European Championship inGermany in July. Finished 2nd at the XTERRA EuropeanChampionship in England. Finished 9th at the XTERRAWorld Championship.2016: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA Saipan Championship.

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PENNY HOSKENRingwood North, VIC, Australia

PERSONAL: Born April 30, 1987RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: After winning the WorldAge Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships in Aucklandin 2012 she started racing on the ITU triathlon circuit.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year. In 2014 shefinished 3rd at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road triin Anglesea in her XTERRA debut, DNF’d at the Asia-Pacific Champs due to illness and was 26th at XTERRAWorlds. HER STORY: Last month Penny Hosken was the topAussie female finisher at the Australian Cross TriathlonNational Championship race to earn the title of elitenational champion and a spot on Team Australia.“It’s Amazing!” said Hosken of the honor. “I couldn’t believeit. I have struggled with illness the past 18 months and wasready to give high level racing away but I decided to haveone more crack with the announcement of the ITU Off-RoadWorlds in Australia. Even though I didn’t win the race, thetop four females were all very close and I was right in themix. To get any Elite National title is special, especially inAustralia where we have such a rich history of successfulfemales.”Hosken hopes to carry that momentum into the XTERRAAsia-Pacific Championship race at Callala Beach, JervisBay/New South Wales on April 23. “I have unfinished busi-ness in Callala from 2014,” said Hosken, who did not finishtwo years ago due to illness. “I absolutely hate DNFs so thisis my chance to erase that memory. I want to be in the mixand have a solid day out.”Hosken, who also works full-time as an engineer to “fundmy triathlon habit,” says she has limited time for training andhas to be selective with her racing and traveling but lovesthe variation off-road racing provides.“There is no getting into a rhythm and switching off atXTERRA,” she said. “You have to be focused at all times. Ilove when they start with a surf swim and you can catch awave back into shore. Every bike course is different andthroughout the bike leg the terrain is usually changing sothere is no time to get bored. Its full on the whole time. I alsolike that the run is not straight and flat. I am not from a runbackground and strength run courses appeal to me muchmore. You get distracted by the terrain from the hurt in thelegs.”

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LIZZIE ORCHARDAuckland, New Zealand

2016 XTERRA Philippines Champion

2015 XTERRA ASIAN TOUR RANK: 5PERSONAL: Born November 26, 1985.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 6th year. Won the 25-29XTERRA World Title in 2011 before going pro. Won theoverall amateur title at the ITU Cross Tri WorldChampionships in 2012.2013: Placed 7th at Switzerland, 6th at XTERRA France.2014: Finished 4th at XTERRA New Zealand, 6th at theAsia-Pacific Championship and 15th at Worlds.2015: Finished 2nd at XTERRA New Zealand, 5th at theAsia-Pacific Championship, 2nd at the XTERRA Asian TourChampionship in Malaysia, 2nd at XTERRA Japan, andwas 5th at XTERRA Worlds.2016: Won the XTERRA World Tour season-opener atXTERRA Philippines. Is ranked 2nd in the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour standings after the first three events.

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JACQUI SLACKStoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

2015 XTERRA Asian Tour Champion

2015 XTERRA ASIAN TOUR RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born June 17, 1983...was a firefighter prior toturning pro full-time...was named the 2012 XTERRA WarriorAward winner along with her boyfriend Ben Allen forperpetuating the “Live More” spirit of XTERRA.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year. WEBSITE/TWITTER: jacquisblog.com / @jacquislack2011: Placed 4th at XTERRA Italy, 9th at XTERRA Czech.2012: Was 3rd at XTERRA Guam, 2nd at XTERRAPhilippines and Saipan Championships, won XTERRA NewZealand and XTERRA Italy, was 3rd at XTERRA France,4th at XTERRA Czech, and 3rd at Switzerland. Finished2nd on the XTERRA European Tour. Placed 7th at the USAChampionship, and 5th at XTERRA Worlds.2013: Finished 4th at XTERRA Philippines Championship,then won the XTERRA Saipan Championship, Saipan’sTagaman road triathlon, and the XTERRA GuamChampionship on successive weekends en route tocapturing the XTERRA Triple Crown title. Finished 2ndbehind Bucher at both the XTERRA Great Ocean Road andXTERRA New Zealand Championship races in April. Was4th at XTERRA Malaysia and XTERRA Spain, 2nd atXTERRA Greece and France, and won the last two EuroTour events at XTERRA Germany and XTERRA England.Finished 4th in the final XTERRA European Tour standings.DNF at USA Champs, and placed 9th at XTERRA Worlds.2014: Placed 4th at XTERRA Philippines, won XTERRAGreat Ocean road, was 3rd at XTERRA Saipan, and 2nd atXTERRA New Zealand, 3rd at XTERRA Asia-PacificChampionship and won XTERRA Malaysia Championship.Was 4th at XTERRA Spain, 3rd at XTERRA Portugal, 7th atXTERRA France, 2nd at XTERRA Czech, 6th at XTERRAGermany, 4th at England, 3rd at Denmark. Finished 4th inthe European Tour, and 9th at Worlds.2015: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Philippines, won XTERRASaipan for second time in three years, was 2nd at XTERRAGuam, 3rd at the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship inAustralia and the XTERRA Asian Tour Championship inMalaysia, was 3rd at XTERRA Czech, 2nd at XTERRAGermany, 3rd at the European Championship, and 8th atXTERRA Worlds.2016: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Philippines.

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CATHERINE STERLINGAyer, Massachusetts

2015 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born December 5, 1976. Got her PhD inGenetics from Yale in 2005 and recently moved toMelbourne for work.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year.2015: Finished 4th at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, a career-best 3rd at the XTERRA EastChampionship, and followed that with a 3rd place showingat the XTERRA USA Championship.2016: Finished 3rd at the Australian ITU Cross Tri Nationalsbehind Renata Bucher and Jacqui Slack.

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CARINA WASLEKundl, Austria

2015 XTERRA Saipan Champion

2015 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 3PERSONAL: Born October 20, 1984.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 12th year. Finished 3rd atXTERRA Austria in first-ever XTERRA in 2005 then wonXTERRA Germany. 2006: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech and XTERRASpain, was 3rd at Denmark and won XTERRA Germany.2007: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Italy, 4th at XTERRADenmark, 3rd at XTERRA Austria, and won XTERRAGermany for 3rd straight year. Was 10th at World Champs.2008: Placed 3rd at European Championship in Italy, wonXTERRA Czech, was third at XTERRA France-Auron, andsecond at XTERRA France-Mondelieu. Finished 2nd inXTERRA European Tour standings. Placed third atXTERRA USA Championship, and 8th at XTERRA Worlds.2009: Placed 6th at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Czech,was 7th at XTERRA Germany, 2nd at XTERRA Austria, and4th at XTERRA USA Champs.2010: Placed 4th at XTERRA Portugal and the EuropeanChampionship in Italy, was third at XTERRA France, 5th atCzech, 10th at the USA Championship, and 6th at XTERRAWorlds.2011: Won the XTERRA South Africa Championship, was3rd at XTERRA Philippines, 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, 5th atXTERRA Italy, won XTERRA Brazil, 2nd at XTERRAFrance, 4th at XTERRA Czech, 6th at XTERRA Germany,4th at XTERRA Switzerland, and 11th at USA Champs.2012: Placed 2nd at XTERRA South Africa Championship,was 5th at XTERRA Italy, 4th at XTERRA France, 2nd atXTERRA Czech, 4th at XTERRA Germany and XTERRASwitzerland. Finished 3rd in XTERRA European Tour.Placed 8th at XTERRA USA Championship.2013: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa Championship,DNF at XTERRA Philippines due to bike mechanical, was2nd at the XTERRA Saipan Championship, third at theXTERRA Guam Championship and XTERRA Great OceanRoad, 4th at the XTERRA New Zealand Championship, 5that XTERRA Malaysia, 6th at XTERRA Spain, 5th atXTERRA Greece, and 4th at XTERRA Czech and XTERRAGermany, and 6th at XTERRA USA Champs2014: Finished 5th at XTERRA Switzerland, 2nd atXTERRA France, Sweden, Italy, 4th at XTERRA Czech,

11th at XTERRA Germany, 4th at XTERRA Denmark, 2ndat XTERRA Philippines Championship, 3rd at XTERRAGuam Championship, won XTERRA Saipan Championship,4th at XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship, 3rd at XTERRAMalaysia Championship, 7th at the USA Championship,and 10th at XTERRA Worlds.2015: Placed 3rd at XTERRA South Africa, 2nd at Saipan,won XTERRA Guam, was 6th at the XTERRA Asia-PacificChampionship, 5th at XTERRA Malaysia, 3rd at XTERRAGreece, won XTERRA Switzerland, was 2nd at XTERRASweden and Italy, 5th at Czech, 3rd at Germany, and wonXTERRA Denmark.2016: Placed 2nd at XTERRA South Africa and won theXTERRA Saipan Championship.

Also of Note:

Holly Khan - The 30-year-old from Cooranbong will bemaking her XTERRA debut. She placed 7th at theAustralian ITU Cross Tri Nationals earlier this year.

Jessica Simpson - The 27-year-old from East Corrimalwas 8th overall & the top Aussie female last year to takehome the XTERRA Australian Championship crown, andthe year before she was the top overall amateur woman atthe XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship. Earlier this yearshe finished 5th at the Australian ITU Cross Tri Nationals.

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The Off-Road to Malaysia!

XTERRA Japan, held August 29, 2015 at a new venue inHokkaido, was the kick-off event to the 2nd annualXTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Championship Series.

This year’s tour crowns series champions at the seasonfinale in Langkawi, Malaysia in May, 2016.

The top 15 amateur, Asian-elite, and professional racers ateach event will earn series points, with double points beingoffered at the finale in Malaysia. Racers will count their bestthree scores to determine champions in each division.

The XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour will award a prize bonus of$10,000 USD to the top five pro men and women in the finalstandings ($2,000 for 1st, $1,500-2nd, $800-3rd, $400-4th,$300-5th).

For 2016, the Tour includes XTERRA Philippines (February7, 2016), XTERRA Saipan (March 12, 2016), XTERRA NewZealand (April 16, 2016), the XTERRA Asia-PacificChampionship in NSW, Australia (April 23, 2016) and thetour finale at XTERRA Malaysia (May 7, 2016).

The 2016-17 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour season will againbegin at XTERRA Tahiti (May 14, 2016), then continue atXTERRA Korea with an amateur-only race (no pro prizemoney or pro points) on August 27, 2016 in DaeahnReservoir, followed by XTERRA Japan in Hokkaido onSeptember 3, 2016.

2015-16 XTERRA ASIA-PACIFIC TOUR

PL NAME JPN PHI SAIPAN TOT1 Takahiro Ogasawara, JPN 82 75 90 2472 Brodie Gardner, AUS DNS 82 100 1823 Charlie Epperson, USA 75 69 DNS 1444 Joe Miller, PHI DNS 53 82 1355 Kaon Cho, KOR 53 DNS 75 1286 Cameron Oneal, USA 63 58 DNS 1217 Courtney Atkinson, AUS 100 DNS DNS 1008 Bradley Weiss, RSA DNS 100 DNS 1009 Cedric Lassonde, FRA 90 DNS DNS 9010 Ben Allen, AUS DNS 90 DNS 9011 Taro Shirato, JPN 69 DNS DNS 6912 Michal Bucek, SVK DNS 63 DNS 6313 Jason Hsieh , HKG 58 DNS DNS 5814 Barry Lee, MAS DNS 49 DNS 49

PL NAME JPN PHI SAIPAN TOT1 Mieko Carey, USA 100 82 90 2722 Lizzie Orchard, NZL 90 100 DNS 1903 Carina Wasle, AUT DNS DNS 100 1004 Jacqui Slack, GBR DNS 90 DNS 905 Renata Bucher, SUI DNS DNS 82 826 Belinda Hadden, AUS DNS DNS 75 75

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2015 XTERRA ASIAN TOUR FINAL STANDINGSIn 2015 XTERRA united its championship triathlons in Asia to create the XTERRA Asian Tour and crowned serieschampions at the season finale in Langkawi, Malaysia in May. The five majors in the 2015 XTERRA Asian Tour wereXTERRA Philippines on February 8 in Albay, XTERRA Saipan on March 28 in the Northern Marianas, XTERRA Guam onApril 11 in Piti, the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship on April 18 in New South Wales, Australia, and XTERRA Malaysia- which will double as the XTERRA Asian Tour Championship race - on May 2 in Langkawi. (Note: The XTERRA JapanChampionship in Hokkaido on August 29 served as the first race of the 2016 XTERRA Asian Tour.)

PRO MEN Pl Name PHI SAI GUA AUS MAS TOT1 Brad Weiss, RSA 100 x90 90 x 200 3902 Ben Allen, AUS x82 100 100 x69 180 3803 Takahiro Ogasawara, JPN x 82 82 x 164 3284 Charlie Epperson, USA 69 x 69 x 150 2885 Markus Benesch, AUT x 75 75 x 126 2766 Joe Miller, PHI x63 63 63 x 116 2427 Theo Blignaut, RSA x x x x 138 1388 Brodie Gardner, AUS 75 x x 58 x 1339 Kaon Cho, KOR x 53 58 x x 11110 Braden Currie, NZL x x x 100 x 100Also: Courtney Atkinson (100), Mauricio Mendez (90), Conrad Stoltz (82), Olly Shaw (75), Aleksandr Dorovskikh (69), Joshua Kenyon (63), DavidEsposito (58), Michal Bucek (58), Jarad Kohler (53), Kieran McPherson (49), Mitchell Ginsberg (45)

PRO WOMENPl Name PHI SAI GUA AUS MAS TOT1 Jacqui Slack, GBR x90 100 90 x82 164 3542 Carina Wasle, AUT x 90 100 x63 138 3283 Mieko Carey, JPN x75 82 82 x 106 2704 Renata Bucher, SUI x69 75 69 x49 116 2605 Lizzie Orchard, NZL x x x 69 180 2496 Daz Parker, GBR x63 69 75 x 90 2347 Belinda Hadden, AUS x 63 63 x45 82 208t8 Myriam Guillot, FRA x x x x 200 200t8 Flora Duffy, BER 100 x x 100 x 20010 Dimity-Lee Duke, AUS 82 x x x 98 180Also: Carla Van Huyssteen (150), Helena Erbenova (126), Barbara Riveros (90), Suzie Snyder (75), Shirin Gerami (74), Caroline Steffen (58), AlenaStevens (58), Jessica Simpson (53).

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2016 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING RACES

Date Race (Location) Elite WinnersFeb 7 XTERRA Philippines (Albay, Luzon) + Brad Weiss / Lizzie OrchardFeb 21 XTERRA South Africa (Grabouw, Western Cape) Brad Weiss / Flora DuffyMar 5 XTERRA Motatapu (South Island, New Zealand) Olly Shaw / Julia GrantMar 12 XTERRA Saipan (Northern Marianas) + Brodie Gardner / Carina WasleMar 20 XTERRA Costa Rica (Playa Reserva Conchal) #SILVER Karl Shaw / Myriam Guillot-BoissetMar 26 XTERRA Argentina (Dique Ullum, San Juan) #GOLD Josiah Middaugh / Myriam Guillot-BoissetApr 3 XTERRA Malta (Majjistral Nature Reserve, Mellieha) *SILVER Roger Serrano / Brigitta PoorApr 16 XTERRA New Zealand (Rotorua) +Apr 17 XTERRA La Reunion (Saint Gilles Les Bains, Reunion Island)Apr 23 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship / XTERRA Australia (Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia) +May 7 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour Championship / XTERRA Malaysia (Langkawi) +May 7 XTERRA Brazil (Ilhabela) #SILVERMay 7 XTERRA Greece (Vouliagmeni) *SILVERMay 14 XTERRA Tahiti (Papeete) ++May 21 XTERRA Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham, AL, USA) #GOLDMay 21 XTERRA Portugal (Golega) *SILVERJune 11 XTERRA Belgium (Namur) *SILVERJune 25 XTERRA Switzerland (Vallee de Joux) *GOLDJune 25 XTERRA Mine over Matter (Milton, Ontario, Canada) #SILVERJuly 3 XTERRA France (Xonrupt, Gerardmer) *GOLDJuly 10 XTERRA Victoria (Victoria, B.C., Canada) #SILVERJuly 16 XTERRA Beaver Creek (Avon, CO, USA) #GOLDJuly 23 XTERRA Parry Sound (Ontario, Canada)July 31 XTERRA Italy (Abruzzo, Scanno) #SILVERJuly 31 XTERRA Dominican Republic (Barahona) #GOLDAug 6 XTERRA Mexico (Tapalpa, Jalisco) #GOLDAug 7 XTERRA Poland (Krakow) *SILVERAug 13 XTERRA Sweden (Hellasgaarden, Stockholm) *SILVERAug 14 XTERRA Canmore (Alberta, Canada)Aug 20 XTERRA European Championship / XTERRA Germany (Zittau) *GOLDAug 27 XTERRA Sleeping Giant (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)Aug 27 XTERRA Korea (Daeahn Reservior, Wonju City) Sep 3 XTERRA Japan (Hokkaido) ++Sep 4 XTERRA Denmark (Mons Klint) *GOLDSep 4 XTERRA Quebec (Quebec City, Canada)Sep 11 XTERRA Woolastook (New Brunswick, Canada)Sept 17 XTERRA Pan American Championship / XTERRA USA (Ogden/Snowbasin, Utah, USA)Oct 23 XTERRA World Championship (Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii)

* XTERRA European Tour# XTERRA Pan American Tour+ 2016 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour // ++ 2016-17 Asia-Pacific TourGOLD = XTERRA European or Pan American Tour Event- Minimum $15,000 pro prize purse / 100-point scaleSILVER = XTERRA European or Pan American Tour Event - Minimum $7,500 pro prize purse / 75-point scaletentative and subject to change, as of 3.29.16

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2015 XTERRA ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW

April 18, 2015 (Callala Beach, NSW) - Braden Currie andFlora Duffy won the men’s and women’s elite titles at the2nd annual XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship race atCallala Beach in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australiathis afternoon.

After a wet Friday that soaked pre-riders and runners, theclouds and rain gave way to bright sunshine Saturdaymorning and near-perfect racing conditions, except ofcourse, for the slick roots and muddy trails that the rain leftbehind. It turned intermediate routes into technical tractsand clean racing kits into mud-splattered ensembles.

In the men’s race the adverse conditions played right intothe strengths of Braden Currie, one of the best adventureracers in the world.

“It was awesome, it was wet, it was muddy, it was actuallyquite technical because it was so loose but it’s stuff that youdon’t get hurt on so you can hit it as hard as you can and ifyou crash you jump back up and go again,” said Currie.

The 28-year-old from Wanaka came out of the swim aboutthe same time as Conrad Stoltz in 18:06, and trailedCourtney Atkinson and Ben Allen by about one-minute.Atkinson and Allen were up front on the bike early until thecourse got into some of the twisting tree lines.

“I knew it was going to be some pretty hard racing,” saidCurrie. “I caught Courtney on some of that single track andBen sort of got stuck behind him and I made myself a bit ofa gap and just extended that lead thru the end of the bike. Iknew me and Courtney would have a pretty hard run battleif we were close, so I tried to put everything I could into thatbike.”

The strategy paid off, and he posted the fastest bike split ofthe day in 1:24:03 (Stoltz was 1:24:23) which was morethan six-minutes better than Atkinson. The way the two-timeOlympian Atkinson can run, it was a necessary cushion.

“I knew when Braden was the first to catch me I was introuble,” said Atkinson, who moved up from fifth off the biketo second by the finish by posting the fastest run split of theday (35:30) by two minutes. “Pretty cool to win the XTERRAAustralian title for the third year in a row and ya knowBraden, he’s not the world’s best adventurer for no reason.

I came down twice on the bike today on some slippery stuff.It’s a challenge for me. There were times on the bike whenI was thinking that I could get off and run faster than this,and much less dangerously. I know overseas they havesloppy, jungle XTERRA’s but this is probably the first timeI’ve experienced this level of mud. I ran as quick as I couldbut the thing with XTERRA is the bike kills your legs. It wasa tough day at the muddy office.”

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For Stoltz, who was still pretty sick leading into race day,just being able to compete was a win.

“I wouldn’t have imagined a podium today,” said Stoltz, thefour-time XTERRA World Champ who had to miss out onXTERRA South Africa in February and last weekend atXTERRA New Zealand due to illness.

“Yesterday I didn’t think I was going to race but I woke upthis morning feeling much, much better. I was just happy tobe out there. Swimming felt alright but when I got out on thebike I felt pretty bad the first half. Every time I tried to pushI just felt like there were insects crawling around on myhead, it didn’t feel good at all, so I was losing time onBraden and the guys but I said to myself at least I’m partic-ipating which is better than watching. From there I just triedto stay steady so I could finish in the prize money but thenall of a sudden in the last third of the ride I could see Benand Courtney, and couldn’t figure out why I was making timeon them. I was surprised to get off the bike in second, andon the run I knew I couldn’t push. The moment I startedpushing I felt really bad so I tried to keep it steady and wassecond until just about 2k from the end when Courtney gotby.”

“The Caveman” ultimately finished third, just ahead of OllyShaw and Ben Allen, and had high praise for the guys infront of him.

“Two very honorable athletes in front of me, so no worrieslosing to those guys,” said Stoltz, who has 51 career titles ofhis own.

“They are both real gentlemen and great athletes. Braden isvery, very talented and I would say his biggest asset is hishead. He’s very driven and his head is very strong. Plus,he’s a nice guy and down to earth. He’s the real deal.”

Shaw, the 23-year-old from Rotorua who was third lastweekend at his hometown race, was thrilled to be in the mixand living the XTERRA lifestyle.

“Pretty happy, it’s an amazing field here. The highlight wascatching Courtney on the bike. It’s my first season I’ve beenup there and able to compete with these guys, and it’s justawesome,” said Shaw, who was third in New Zealand lastweekend and will go on to race at XTERRA Tahiti next

weekend. “Living a pretty good life, eh. I love training for itand really lucky to have these great events around the worldto race at. The atmosphere is so awesome.”

Ben Allen, fresh off wins at XTERRA Saipan and XTERRAGuam, finished in fifth, with Josh Kenyon in sixth, BrodieGardner seventh, Jarad Kohler, Kieran McPherson, andMitchell Ginsberg rounding out the top 10.

Pos Name, Country Time1 Braden Currie, NZL 2:23:372 Courtney Aktinson, AUS 2:26:233 Conrad Stoltz, RSA 2:27:124 Olly Shaw, NZL 2:27:505 Ben Allen, AUS 2:30:546 Josh Kenyon, NZL 2:34:087 Brodie Gardner, AUS 2:39:258 Jarad Kohlar, AUS 2:40:039 Kieran McPherson, NZL 2:41:4510 Mitchell Ginsbert, RSA 2:41:53


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DUFFY DEFENDS APAC TITLE

Flora Duffy took most of the drama right out of the women’srace right from the start with another dominatingperformance on her way to her 10th XTERRAChampionship win in 11 tries since the start of the 2014season.

The 27-year-old two-time Olympian from Devonshire,Bermuda had the fastest swim (almost two minutes overBarbara Riveros), the quickest bike (more than two minutesover Riveros) and the second-best run split (less than one-minute behind Riveros) to take the tape in 2:36:40, a fullthree-minutes in front of Riveros.

Of note, Riveros was also the runner-up to Duffy at lastyear’s XTERRA World Championship and the pair areamongst the very best on the highly competitive ITU WorldTriathlon Series.

“It was a tough day out there,” said Duffy. “I really wantedto defend this title, and it’s a lot harder defending. I seem tobe the favorite no matter what. I wanted to attack the swimand nail the bike, ride the technical bits as best I could.I had a few issues out there, though, with a couplemechanicals and a little crash. It was super muddy. Then Ijust tried to run steady, and not push too hard. I’m reallyhappy with how it went.”

Duffy, who was fifth at the ITU WTS race on the Gold Coasthere in Australia last week, now heads back to her home-away-from-home in South Africa for next weekend’s ITUrace.

“Flora is on fire, she’s very strong. I knew it. She’s racinggood in ITU as well and I’m super happy for her,” saidRiveros, who was in second the whole way but still had hershare of misfortune. “I fell in the mud puddles, didn’t realizeit was so deep, and I couldn’t get out of there. The guybehind was asking if I needed help getting out of there. Butit was great, a beautiful course, and I’m happy to have racedhere and qualify for XTERRA Worlds.”

Behind Riveros Jacqui Slack was in third and in control,Suzie Snyder was fourth, and Lizzie Orchard ran her wayinto fifth.

“Mud!” said Jacqui Slack, as if the one word could describethe whole day. “Wow, that’s a really tough course. It’sawesome but you have to keep pedaling all the time, a realpower course. There’s no let up, you can’t rest and in themuddy sections you have to keep pushing all the time. Thecompetition was amazing here, and it was really close at theend for the third through fifth positions.”

Indeed it was, with just one-minute separating Slack,Snyder, and Orchard. Carina Wasle finished sixth andcovered in mud, Caroline Steffen was seventh in herXTERRA debut, Jessica Simpson placed eight and won theXTERRA Australia title for being the top Aussie, and RenataBucher and Belinda Hadden rounded out the top 10.

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Steffen, of Ironman fame, had a big smile and lots of storiesto tell at the finish line.

“It’s awesome. Lot of fun. Bit muddy and dirty, but I reallyenjoyed it,” said Steffen. “And, I’m happy to be at the finishline in one piece, my coach was so worried. This is an awe-some place, a great event with great organization. I’venever run on the beach before. In Ironman we’re on theroad three times longer, and we try to keep a steady heartrate, fast but steady. Here it’s red-lining the whole time. Mybody was screaming, like what are you doing to me. Thatwas quite painful. Actually very proud of my performance. Iwent off a few times but apparently that’s normal. And in theforest it’s so green, I actually thought I was in the movieLord of the Rings and was a bit scared being out there allalone. There were puddles and mud everywhere, and thesun was coming in through the trees. To be able to runthrough the forests was good fun, we don’t get that on theroad. It’s so different. Swim, bike, and run but just so, sodifferent. I really enjoyed it.”

Pos Name, Country Time1 Flora Duffy, BER 2:36:402 Barbara Riveros, CHI 2:39:473 Jacqui Slack, GBR 2:47:064 Suzie Snyder, USA 2:47:535 Lizzie Orchard, NZL 2:48:086 Carina Wasle, AUT 2:52:367 Caroline Steffen, SUI 2:56:528 Jessica Simpson, AUS 2:57:179 Renata Bucher, SUI 3:08:4010 Belinda Hadden, AUS 3:12:34

CURRIE, SNYDER, XTERRA ANZ DOUBLE WIN

Braden Currie and Suzie Snyder won the elite XTERRAANZ Double titles and Matt Backler and Michelle Morwoodwon the amateur ANZ titles for posting the fastest combinedtimes at XTERRA New Zealand and the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship.

NEILSON, DUFFY WIN XTERRA WETSUITS

Daniel Neilson and Flora Duffy each took home $300 cashfrom XTERRA Wetsuits Australia for posting the fastestswim splits of the day, 16:58 and 17:24, respectively.

LANG, DAVIS WIN AMATEUR TITLES

Tim Lang and Jennifer Davis were the top amateurs on theday. Lang finished 7th overall, ahead of several pros andalmost three minutes ahead of last weekend overall ama-teur champion at XTERRA New Zealand Matt Backler.Davis was the ninth overall female and almost four minutesahead of amateur runner-up Sophie Bos-Stapley. All of theage group champions and dozens more of the top perform-ers earned a qualifying spot into the XTERRA WorldChampionship on November 1, 2015 in Kapalua, Maui, andthe top Aussies in each division were crowned NationalChamps.


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April 26, 2014 (Callala Beach, Jervis Bay, NSW)Dan Hugo and Flora Duffy captured the inaugural XTERRAAsia-Pacific Championship on a beautiful day at Callala Bayin Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

“It was a great win for Dan Hugo and perhaps his coming ofage as a bona fide international superstar,” said XTERRAmanaging director Dave Nicholas. “He has had 2nd-placefinishes at XTERRA Worlds, wins at various places aroundthe globe, but he broke the back of a stellar field today inAustralia that marks his first big win.”

The 28-year-old from Stellenbosch, South Africa is quick toagree...“Great to win a championship, probably my first ofthis stature, it’s been a while coming. I grew up knowingAustralia as the pinnacle of triathlon, where are all thelegends are from, so to win in my first race here is special.”said Hugo, who has now won four XTERRA majors thisseason. “It’s beautiful when it all clicks, and make nomistake this course suits me down to the ground. It wassuper technical to ride this course quick and it had somepower climbing. I loved the bike course, it was so fun, andyou just don't get to see Kangaroos very often."

Everybody agreed on that point, that the course was epic,even four-time XTERRA World Champ Conrad Stoltz.

“The whole race is phenomenal and very well designed.There is a lot of really good single track and it’s wellbalanced. I loved this course and was super excited to racehere. Even the run is great,” said Stoltz, who pulled out ofthe race at the bike-to-run transition while in 2nd place dueto fatigue from a lingering cold that didn’t shake.

“I’m super disappointed I couldn’t put in a properperformance because I would love to do this race justice.It’s a big race, has a TV show, big money, just look how theAussies crawled out of the woodwork, that’s good for thesport. But when you’re racing at the level we’re racing at ifyou’re not 100%, well…”

Indeed, the inaugural XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championshipfeatured a $50,000 pro purse, two internationally distributedTV shows, and a big-time field worthy of the attention.

“Biggest championship until Maui, really, and for us asprofessional athletes we so appreciate New South Wales

for putting up the incredible pro purse, so to come out hereto show gratitude and elevate the sport was superimportant, and to be on the top step is really special,” saidHugo.

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The day started with two-time Olympian Courtney Atkinsonfrom Australia putting a minute into the field in the water, butthat lead was quickly taken away…

“Straight in, first mud hole, I got the first big crash done,”laughed Atkinson. “I thought I’d be able to hold a lead but itseems the fire tracks are as hard as the single track here.”

A group of riders with Hugo, Ben Allen, and Roger Serranobridged the gap to Atkinson within the first few kilometers ofthe bike, then Hugo “chose a line through a mud section andthat was it.” He got some daylight and drove a wedgebetween himself and the rest of the field from there.

By the bike-to-run transition Hugo had three minutes onSerrano and Allen, and roughly six minutes to BradenCurrie, Bradley Weiss, and Courtney Atkinson. Atkinsonshowed off some amazing foot speed by picking off every-one in front of him but Hugo with the fastest run split of theday by far.

“When I heard I was six minutes down I didn’t think I couldbridge that no matter how well I ran but I heard that Benny(Allen) was two minutes up so starting thinking aboutwinning the XTERRA Australia title and pushed,” saidAtkinson, who finished three minutes, 48 seconds behindHugo for 2nd place.

Currie, who finished 5th at XTERRA Worlds last year,stayed with Atkinson for about 8K “but just couldn’t hang inthere at the end.” Still a great effort, especially consideringhe competed in an adventure race in China last weekend.

Hugo’s mate and fellow South African, Bradley Weiss, hadanother under-the-radar amazing performance by placing4th overall – his sixth top four finish this year (which includethree runner-up showings).

Hometown hero Ben Allen held on for fifth to a rousingapplause at the finish line. Allen is beloved in this part of theworld (he grew up about an hour away in Wollongong) andhe put a ton of effort into hosting and pre-race promotion.

“It’s a win, even though I didn’t win,” said Allen. “It’s so greatto see the race go off so well, and the community getinvolved, and everybody is happy. Jacqui and I, my family,we love the sport and the people and wanted to do our best

to welcome the XTERRA Tribe to Australia. The day cameout amazing.”

Allen also made special effort to tell of how Weiss kept himmoving after he passed him towards the end of the run. “Hejust told me keep going and kept my spirits up. It’s justclassy to have guys like that in the sport.”

Brendan Sexton, an Aussie Olympian making his XTERRAdebut, finished sixth on the day and came away with somestories for sure.

“It was an experience, definitely different from anything I’vedone before but I had a great time, it was really fun,” saidSexton, who took a spill that took some skin off his arm.“Those boys are in a different league, so I just kind of letthem go and did my own thing. Tried to stay upright but wasunsuccessful. I got through it though. You could say I’mhooked, I definitely would like to prepare better next time butcertainly enjoyed it enough to come back again.”

ELITE MENPo Name, Country Time Swim Bike Run1 Dan HUGO, RSA 2:19:01 0:18:35 1:11:24 0:47:262 Courtney ATKINSON, AUS 2:22:49 0:17:45 1:18:11 0:45:253 Braden CURRIE, NZL 2:23:46 0:19:17 1:16:12 0:46:404 Bradley WEISS, RSA 2:24:09 0:19:06 1:16:18 0:46:525 Ben ALLEN, AUS 2:25:35 0:18:29 1:15:02 0:50:536 Brendan SEXTON, AUS 2:25:57 2:25:577 Oliver SHAW, NZL 2:30:30 0:21:00 1:18:33 0:49:118 Alex REITHMEIER, AUS 2:31:45 0:18:40 1:23:01 0:48:169 Jarad KOHLAR, AUS 2:35:01 0:22:35 1:17:41 0:53:0410 Craig EVANS, USA 2:36:39 0:18:53 1:19:30 0:56:52Also: Joshua Kenyon, Joseph Miller

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For the women it was another amazing performance byBermudian Flora Duffy who finished far ahead of XTERRAWorld Champ Nicky Samuels and placed 9th overall.Samuels was first woman out of the water and an equallyamazing 2nd overall out of the swim. Jacqui Slack puttogether three solid legs of swim/bike/run that netted her 3rdwoman. XTERRA Saipan winner Carina Wasle 4th and the“Swiss Miss” Renata Bucher 5th.

"It all came together,” said Duffy, who won the XTERRAWest Championship two weeks ago and has clearlysolidified herself as the woman to beat this year. “I felt greatcoming into T2 after a really tough bike course and justhammered the first 2K of the run. I just focused on myturnover because I knew Nicky is a strong runner and Iwasn’t sure how far behind she was.”

Samuels was just about four minutes back at the bike-to-runtransition, but coming off a cold and without the power shehad hoped to put up a worthy fight.

“Having been sick for a week, to finish in 2nd is a greatresult,” said Samuels. “I’m not so good on the single trackand this race was fast, and a bit technical through the bushand over trees. Having been racing World Series for nineyears I can’t expect to be riding a mountain bike that well,so am justly happy for the result.”

Slack was the third woman out of the swim more than twominutes back and hoping to catch Duffy and Samuels by T2but it wasn’t in the cards.

“I couldn’t have done much better so really happy with theeffort,” said Slack. “It’s great to have such talent in the fieldand keeps the drive going to get faster and stronger.”

Renata Bucher had the second-best bike split of the daybehind Duffy but Wasle was able to catch her on the run totake the fourth spot. The entire field echoed the samesentiment, that New South Wales is a special place.

“This area is gorgeous,” said Duffy. “Growing up in BermudaI’m kind of a beach snob, so it takes a lot for a beach toimpress me and I can tell you it’s gorgeous here, that whitesand and water is beautiful. I really enjoyed the swim andseeing Kangaroos, it definitely felt like Australia.”

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NEILSON, SIMPSON WIN AMATEUR CROWNS

Daniel Neilson (pictured) and Jessica Simpson were the topoverall amateur finishers, and they (along with the fastestamateurs in each division) were named XTERRA AustraliaNational Champs and awarded a qualifying spot intoXTERRA Worlds for their efforts.

“Altogether a fabulous first XTERRA Asia-PacificChampionship race,” said Dave Nicholas. “The location issuperb, the trails got high marks for great riding and fun.Toss in a few dozen Kangaroos, big, loud Cockatoo's flyingall over, Kookabura's cooing in the woods, spicy meat piesand strong beer and you have the start of a classic event foryears to come. And, there's more to a great event than justthe racing. A great pasta party the night before and an evenbetter after party at the Callala RSL. Sunny but coolweather and a race start at 11am adds to the pleasure. Justa few hours south of Sydney, you really need to think aboutcoming Down Under to see the sights and have a great raceto cap it off.”

ELITE WOMENPo Name, Country Time Swim Bike Run1 Flora DUFFY, BER 2:33:07 0:18:28 1:22:28 0:50:242 Nicky SAMUELS, NZL 2:40:07 0:18:26 1:26:14 0:53:493 Jacqui SLACK, GBR 2:44:29 0:20:53 1:25:56 0:56:014 Carina WASLE, AUT 2:46:58 0:22:56 1:27:46 0:54:125 Renata BUCHER, SUI 2:51:19 0:22:52 1:23:49 1:03:086 Lizzie ORCHARD, NZL 2:56:24 0:23:21 1:34:59 0:56:107 Mieko CAREY, JPN 2:57:27 0:22:57 1:30:21 1:02:208 Dimity-Lee DUKE, AUS 2:58:13 0:23:07 1:34:42 0:57:469 Jody MIELKE, AUS 3:20:49 0:22:49 1:40:55 1:13:55

TEAM UNLIMITED

TEAM Unlimited, founded in 1988, is the Hawaii-based television, events, andmarketing company that brought off-road triathlon and trail running to the world underthe brand name XTERRA. From a one-off race held on the most remote island chainin the world XTERRA evolved into an endurance sports lifestyle with worldwide appeal.Over the past 20 years XTERRA transcended its status as ‘just a race’ to become abona-fide way of life for thousands of intrepid athletes as well as an emerging brand inthe outdoor industry. In 2016 XTERRA will offer more than 200 off-road triathlons andtrail running events in 30+ countries worldwide and produce 10 adventure televisionshows for international distribution. Online at xterraplanet.com / xterracontent.com.

XTERRA THROUGH TIME1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui.1997: XTERRA adds two events in California, and one in Louisiana in addition to World Championship.1998: The XTERRA tour goes to Michigan, Colorado, Oregon, and back to Louisiana.1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series.2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada.2001: The first year of XTERRA in Australia - Jody Mielke and Paul Amey win the XTERRA Australia Championship2002: The inaugural XTERRA Saipan Championship, and races in Germany and the Czech Republic.

The XTERRA USA Championship Series expands to 31 races. 2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in.2004: Forty-five events in the U.S., plus 33 international races and a full-fledged XTERRA European Tour2005: First year of the stand-alone XTERRA Trail Running Series and Nevada Passage Adventure Competition.2011: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races and 70+ XTERRA Trail Runs. The first year of the XTERRA Asia-

Pacific Tour with races in the Philippines, Saipan, Guam, and Japan2016: More than 300 events in 30 countries worldwide, including expanded Asia-Pacific Tour with races in Korea, New

Zealand, Philippines, Australia, Saipan, Tahiti and Malaysia, and the 3rd annual Asia-Pacific Championship.

The XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship race is produced by TEAM Unlimited LLC inconjunction with Elite Energy Events. Elite Energy is a sports and athletemanagement-marketing firm, dedicated to lifestyle sports development, creating newstandards in competition, format, equipment and competitor satisfaction. Established in1999, Elite Energy manages mass participation sporting, music and entertainmentevents where their company has produced many of Australia's leading multisportevents. Elite Energy is one of Australia’s premier event management specialists.

Their mission is to "make events memorable". Quality is a vital component in the development of their events and theirgoal is to satisfy the needs of sponsors, competitors, the triathlon industry and the public in a safe, healthy and memorableatmosphere.

Mark "Emo" Emerton, the founder and CEO of Elite Energy, served as the logistics manager for the Triathlon, Marathon,Race Walks, and Road Cycling events of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Learn more at www.EliteEnergy.com.au

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