Challenge Maceió, Challenge Family’s second race in Brazil launched in December has sold out in under a month. The beautiful course at Pajuçara Beach will host over 1,300 athletes over the half distance as well as 600 women for a Challenge Women event and 100 children for a Junior Challenge.
Athletes from all over the world will gather for the main event on 23 August 2015 in Maceió – the capital of the state of Alagoas and the main city of the region. The city is a main destination for family holidays in Brazil and will host 4 days of events and activities.
With a flat and fast course, Challenge Maceió takes place at the end of the Brazilian winter season; calm and clear water is expected, with a flat fast lane of the highway for a fast bike course and a half marathon along the spectacular coastline.
With great options for the entire family, nature has been generous with this part of Brazil featuring idyllic beaches, considered by Travel & Leisure Magazine as among the most beautiful secret beaches in the world.
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.
Challenge Maceió is, 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.
