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Austin’s toughest triathlon?
Looking for a challenge, mountain bikers? Check out the Pure Austin Fitness Xterra Austin triathlon. The race starts at 8 a.m. July 20 at Emma Long Park, and will include a 1,000-meter swim, 14-mile off road bike and 5-mile trail run. You can enter as an individual or relay team.
To register, or for more information, go to austinxterra.com. Cost is $85 per individual or $135 for a relay. (Cost goes up closer to the event.)
Race organizers say the Austin version of the race will be one of the toughest Xterra events to date. “The Emma Long mountain biking trails have long had a reputation as being the most technically challenging in the city, and maybe in all of Texas!” Mike Carter, one of the organizers, reports on the website.
Check out a helmet-cam view of the first part of the bike leg here:
Race organizers have adapted the Emma Long trails by re-routing sections and adding ramps to make it safer. Volunteers will also be posted on the course to warn riders of particularly treacherous sections.
“Racing the Emma Long trails ‘as is’ with no modifications could be dangerous. There are simply some areas that have been eroded so badly that even the most technically gifted riders have to walk them now,” the site says.
I’m tempted, but the bike leg scares me. Maybe I need a relay team. I’ll swim. I know a runner. Anyone up for the bike?
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