In2Adventure has announced that three time ITU World Para Triathlon Gold Medallist Justin Godfrey will take on the role as Para Triathlon Ambassador for the TreX series in New South Wales, Australia, as he chases a fourth world title at the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships to be held in Australia this November.
The ITU Para Tri World Champs will be hosted at Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa, in the Snowy Mountains, NSW, on Sunday 20 November and will include a 500m Swim, 12km XC MTB and 3.3km Trail Run.
Justin Godfrey said “I am truly honoured to be named an Ambassador for TreX. I feel extremely privilege to be named alongside the likes of Ben Allen and Jacqui Slack, legends in the world of cross triathlon.”
Organised by In2Adventure, the TreX event brand focuses on the discipline of off-road triathlon and is aligned with the 2016 ITU Cross Triathlon World Champs.
In addition to the TreX off-road triathlon brand, the In2Adventure team also organises the Snowies Mountain Bike Festival, which this November is hosted in conjunction with the ITU World Championships & MultiSport Festival.
The 2016 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships and MultiSport Festival will be hosted in the Snowy Mountains from 18-20 November 2016, together with the 5 stage Snowies MTB Festival from 25-27 November. The events are supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW and sanctioned by the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the worldwide governing body of the sport of triathlon.
Justin Godfrey continued, “Cross triathlon adds a new challenge especially in trail running. It includes real off road stuff like jumping over logs, running down rivers and through rock gardens. With a prosthetic running foot it takes a lot of concentration and thinking of where I’m going to step next. I am thrilled to be part of this amazing event and look forward to representing our country and athletes with a disability.”
Event Director Robyn Lazenby said “The TreX Series is so proud to be associated with some of the sport’s very best athletes and Justin is no exception. It was so amazing to welcome Justin to the sport in 2015 at the Oceania Championships and we were so impressed with the way he tackled every challenge that Mother Nature threw at him in every discipline including the swim, a gnarly mountain bike course and a gruelling off road trail run.
“When you take triathlon off road it adds some all new elements and challenges that you just don’t experience when racing on road. The swim entry and exit can be rocky and muddy, the mountain bike keeps you focused on every turn – with rocks, rollovers, bridges, tight pinchy climbs and berms. And the trail run is fully off road on constantly changing terrain including river runs, mud, rock scrambles, crags, creeks, giant logs and pinchy climbs.
“To overcome such challenges is an amazing achievement in itself, let alone with the additional hurdles that racing with a prosthetic leg presents. Justin doesn’t just complete a TreX course, he takes everything in his stride and totally demolishes it which has resulted in his overwhelming success in the sport.”
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