The test event for the first-ever XTERRA off-road triathlon in Thailand will be held on 25 September in Samui. The race is presented by local organiser AMA Events, with options of single and team entrants to enter the Sprint (Swim 750m / Bike 16km / Run 6km) or full distance race (Swim 1.5km / Bike 30km / Run 10km).
The organizers are offering mountain bike workshops in Bangkok prior to the event and posting training tips on their official XTERRA Facebook page. Tourists can also rent mountain bikes, and take advantage of travel packages with Bangkok Airways and Ibis Hotels.
The organizing team is also offering 13K and 32K trail runs, and an off-road duathlon mixing a 1.2K run-29K bike-9K run.
Going forwards, XTERRA Thailand is expected to become a full-fledged member of the XTERRA World Tour ‘that dishes out points towards the XTERRA Asia-Pacific Tour and qualifying spots into XTERRA Worlds in 2017.’
www.ama-events.com/amaxterra
www.xterraplanet.com
