From Around the World to Kapalua
The sandy, muddy, bumpy, rocky, and rutted-out trails to Maui have taken competitors to some of the most exotic locales in the world, from Cebu to the Czech Republic. In all, 15 countries hosted XTERRA championship events that offered qualifying spots to the top amateur finishers. For U.S. residents there were Maui spots up for grabs at each of the five national championship stops and for those "lucky-you-live-Hawaii-guys" there were two local qualifying races at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. From near and far, here's a look at where the racers are coming from to compete in Sunday's XTERRA World Championship at Kapalua, Maui:
Kapalua to... Qualifying location MI KM
XTERRA Mountainman Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, HI 70 113
XTERRA Canada Whistler, Canada 2723 4383
XTERRA USA Ogden, Utah 2951 4749
XTERRA Mexico Tapalpa, Mexico 3413 5492
XTERRA Saipan Saipan, CNMI 3789 6098
XTERRA Japan Marunuma, Japan 3961 6375
XTERRA Philippines Cebu, Philippines 5297 8525
XTERRA Brazil Manaus, Brazil 6730 10831
XTERRA Germany Zittau, Germany 7450 11990
XTERRA Czech Prachatice, Czech 7523 12107
XTERRA Switzerland Prangins, Switzerland 7668 12340
XTERRA France Xonrupt, France 7565 12715
XTERRA Italy Orosei, Italy 8115 13060
XTERRA South Africa Grabouw, S.Africa 11507 18520
PAST XTERRA WORLD CHAMPS AT IT AGAIN
Here's a look at all the age group and professional athletes that have already won XTERRA World Championship titles and are back in Maui to either defend or re-capture those crowns.
| First | Last | Country | Division |
| Lesley | Paterson | United Kingdom | PRO |
| Marvin | Gruget | France | 15-19 |
| Alexander | Haas | Germany | 20-24 |
| Daniel | Carleton | USA | 25-29 |
| Thomas | Vonach | Austria | 35-39 |
| Mark | Geoghegan | USA | 45-49 |
| Jaroslav | Balatka | Czech Republic | 55-59 |
| Bruce | Wacker | USA | 65-59 |
| Hannah Rae | Finchamp | USA | 15-19 |
| Lizzie | Orchard | New Zealand | 25-29 |
| Sue | Lambert | USA | 45-49 |
| Tamara | Tabeek | USA | 50-54 |
| Barbara | Peterson | USA | 55-59 |
| Cindi | Toepel | USA | 60+ |
| Cheryl | Iseberg | USA | CEO |
| Caroline | Colonna | USA | PRO |
| Catherine | Dunn | New Zealand | PRO |
| Pierre-Yves | Facomprez | France | PRO |
| Libby | Harrow | USA | 60-64 |
| Ron | Hill | USA | 70+ |
| Beate | Kleindienst | Germany | 45-49 |
| Nicolas | Lebrun | France | PRO |
| Eneko | Llanos | Spain | PRO |
| Melanie | McQuaid | Canada | PRO |
| Josiah | Middaugh | USA | PRO |
| Conrad | Stoltz | South Africa | PRO |
| Tim | Van Daele | Belgium | 30-34 |
| Thomas | Vonach | Austria | 35-39 |
| Lorenn | Walker | USA | 55-59 |
| Richard | Wall | USA | 60-64 |
| Bruce | Wilson | USA | 50-54 |
| Jiri | Klima | Czech Republic | 20-24 |
| Tom | Monica | USA | 50-54 |
| David | Rakita | USA | 60-64 |
| Sharron | Prutton | New Zealand | 55-59 |
| Sonny | Vanlandingham | USA | PRO |
| Francois | Carloni | France | 20-24 |
| Peter | Hawkins | United Kingdom | 25-29 |
| Marion | Summerer | USA | 25-29 |
| Suzie | Snyder | USA | 20-24 |
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLE PARTICIPANTS
Here's a look at the updated Hawaiian Airlines Double participants - those brave souls who compete at Ironman Worlds before XTERRA Worlds.
Name (Hometown) Division - IM Time
Sebastian Kienle (Hohenklinger, Germany) MPro - 8:27:08
Anthony Snoble (East Islip, NY) M35-39 - 10:06:37
Brett Dunstan (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) M40-44 - 10:15:33
Chad Jarrett (Costa Mesa, CA) M40-44 - 10:29:30
Patrick Clark (Aiea, Hawaii) M35-39 - 10:34:51
Martha Koekemoer (Cape Town, South Africa) F35-39 - 10:49:21
Jeff Bassett (Scottsdale, Arizona) M45-49 - 10:50:07
Erica Dueger (Concord, New Hampshire) F45-49 - 11:30:25
Keri Grosse (Spokane, Washington) F45-49 - 11:32:20
Rebecca Fondermann (Bonn, Germany) F30-34 - 11:44:16
Pablo Ureta (Huerta Grande, Argentina) M30-34 - 11:46:33
Carol Rasmussen (Karlslunde, Denmark) F45-49 - 11:54:58
