How to Qualify
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The XTERRA World Championship is maxed out at 550 qualified and "at large" competitors.
Pro athletes who wish to compete in Maui should mail their credentials to race director Dave Nicholas kahunadav@xterraplanet.com.
Age group athletes may qualify at any XTERRA World Tour race, the Jamba Juice MountainMan Triathlon, or enter the “At Large” pool.
At-Large Pool - To enter the at-large pool, you must register and pay for the race. Slots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in April until all slots have been filled. Anyone in the at-large pool who is not given a slot to race in Maui will be refunded. Your best bet is to enter the at-large pool in January. Get your at-large registrations in today!
Non-U.S. athletes residing in countries hosting XTERRA World Tour Championship races will not be accepted in the “at large” pool prior to their National Championship event. They should apply directly to their National Organizer for an “at large” slot from any unused qualifying positions.
XTERRA World Tour championship race offer 35 slots to athletes of any nationality at each event. Events in the World Tour include the XTERRA USA Cup Series, XTERRA European Tour (Austria, Italy, Czech, Germany and France), New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, Brazil and Saipan (please check our schedule for complete listings). If a qualified athlete does not accept their earned slot, the slot rolls down to the next qualified athlete.
| AGE GROUP | QUALIFYING SLOTS MALE |
QUALIFYING SLOTS FEMALE |
| (15 - 19) | 1 | 1 |
| (20 - 24) | 1 | 1 |
| (25 - 29) | 2 | 2 |
| (30 - 34) | 3 | 2 |
| (35 - 39) | 3 | 2 |
| (40 - 44) | 3 | 2 |
| (45 - 49) | 2 | 2 |
| (50 - 54) | 1 | 1 |
| (55 - 59) | 1 | 1 |
| (60 +) | 1 | |
| (60-64) | 1 | |
| (65-69) | 1 | |
| (70+) | 1 | |
| Challenged* | 3 | 3 |
* - This is the top three regardless of the XTERRA Challenged Athlete Category
Jamba Juice XTERRA Mountainman Triathlon on the island of Oahu gives Hawaii residents an opportunity to qualify for Worlds, however anyone may race and earn Maui slots. The race offers 35 slots to top finishers of any nationality across all age groups. Visit (www.bocahawaii.com) for more information.
THE HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLE
The Hawaiian Airlines "Double" Purse is awarded to the pro man and woman with the fastest combined XTERRA World Championship and Ironman Hawaii Championship time, a feat reserved for the world's leading endurance athletes as the two events are held just two weeks apart.
Hawaiian Airlines pays $2,500 to the top man and woman professionals and presents amateur winners with round trip tickets for two from the US mainland West Coast to Hawaii.
A special Fire & Ice award will be presented to the male and female - both pro and amateur - with the fastest combined times in the 2009 XTERRA World Championship in Maui and the 2010 XTERRA Winter World Championship in Utah. You can expect some stiff competition in both the men's and women's races as XTERRA racers are notorious for excelling in both hot and cold climates and under all kinds of grueling conditions. XTERRA Winter Worlds is a multisport race combining trail running, ski mountaineering, mountain biking and snoeshoeing at Snowbasin Resort, site of the downhill and Super G events of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The 3-day winter festival will also include individual events in ski mountaineering, snowshoeing and snowboarding.
CEO CHALLENGE
The XTERRA CEO Challenge – a competition within the main event – will pit CEOs against each other at the XTERRA World Championship in Maui on October 25 in Maui.
“We are truly honored to be a part of this very prestigious event,” said Ted Kennedy, president of CEO Challenges. “The XTERRA World Championship is one of the marquis multisport races in the world, and we know our CEO Challenge competitors will love the opportunity to race in Maui.”
Find details at ceochallenges.com.