International triathlon series organizer Challenge Family has launched Challenge Maceió, the Challenge brand’s second event in South America. The organizer points to a ‘beautiful course at Pajuçara Beach [in Brazil, which] will host athletes from all over the world on 23 August 2015 over the half distance.’
With a ‘flat, fast and intense course’, Challenge Maceió is expected to be another record breaker race for the Challenge brand. Taking place at the end of the Brazilian winter season, calm and clear water is expected for the swim, with a flat fast lane of the nearby highway for a fast bike course and a half marathon by the beach.
Surrounded by beautiful beaches, Maceió is the capital of the state of Alagoas and the main city of the region; and is a main destination for family holidays in Brazil.
With options for the entire family, ‘nature has been generous with this piece of land in Brazil’. Towards the north are idyllic beaches, considered by Travel & Leisure Magazine as the most beautiful secret beaches in the world. To the south, stunning views, as the beach of Gunga and the canyons of the São Franscico River come into view, where athletes, their friends and family can also visit the river delta.
From the athlete’s point of view, the race sites offer: swimming in a sheltered bay by reefs, with warm, green and transparent water. Coming out of the water, a highway running along the beach, crosses farms of coconut trees and beautiful rivers on the cycling course. On the run course, athletes should enjoy the welcoming atmosphere of the city, crossing the beaches Pajuçara, Ponta Verde and Jatiúca, partly under the shade of coconut groves – and should also get support from the crowd in front of the main hotels of the city.
According to the Secretary of Sports of Maceió, Antonio Moura, “The Challenge Family is very welcome to Maceió, because we believe we possess the ideal conditions to deliver the race and the event will be a watershed for our city, definitely putting Maceió in the roadmap of the biggest international sports competitions.”
Challenge Maceió is now, together with Challenge Florianópolis in Brazil, part of the Challenge Family global triathlon series. This latest expansion in Brazil to two Challenge branded events closely follows the recently announced Challenge Americas Championships in Knoxville, USA, in May 2016. Both Maceio and Florianopolis will be qualifiers for the 2016 championships.
Registrations for the inaugural edition of Challenge Maceió started on 29 November 2014.
