2021 World Championship Updates
XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATES
Saturday, December 4 (11:40am)*
The BIKE course is open for practice.
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Saturday, December 4 (5:40am)*
The bike and run courses are closed for training today from 8:30am-12:30pm to accommodate the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs. If you have kids, bring them down, there is a free kids run at 11am.
At 2pm today, join us for XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell in the ballroom (same place as dinner last night) with XTERRA World Champions Ruben Ruzafa, Melanie McQuaid, and Mauricio Mendez. Come and get tips from the best, then stick around for the race briefing at 3pm or watch it live on Facebook.com/xterraplanet.
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Friday, December 3 (10:20pm)*
SWIM CANCELLED
The swim portion of the XTERRA World Championship has been called off due to hazardous water conditions at D.T. Fleming Beach.
Multiple factors led to the decision including huge surf, strong currents, heavy rain, high winds, potential brown water conditions and dangerous marine debris.
The race will convert to a run-bike-run duathlon that starts with a 3K run and follows with the originally planned 31K mountain bike and 11K trail run.
Find the alltrails and google map links to the 3K run here:
View in alltrails.com I View in google maps
Saturday at 3pm, we’ll have the competitor race briefing in the ballroom (same place as the dinner) and right before that at 2pm, Ruben Ruzafa, Melanie McQuaid, and Mauricio Mendez will lead the XTERRA University clinic. Please come to both if you can.
If you can’t be on-site, watch the athlete briefing live on Facebook.com/xterraplanet.
High Surf Warning! (https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/weather/alerts/)
A large north-northwest swell will quickly ramp up Saturday, then shift more out of the north. As the swell becomes more northerly tonight and Sunday. ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... * WHAT...Surf heights building to 25 to 35 feet today. * WHERE...Along north facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui. * WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Monday. * IMPACTS...High. Expect ocean water occasionally sweeping across portions of beaches, very strong breaking waves, and strong longshore and rip currents. Breaking waves may occasionally impact harbors making navigating the harbor channel dangerous.
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Friday, December 3 (2:00pm)*
Run Course is open. Bike Course is closed.
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Friday, December 3 (11:30am)*
Bike and Run Courses will open for practice at 12 noon weather permitting.
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Friday, December 3 - (8am)
Aloha Friday Competitors,
THE COURSE IS CLOSED THIS MORNING DUE TO BIG RAIN.
DO NOT RIDE OR RUN ON TRAILS THIS MORNING, THERE ARE RIVERS OF MUD CURRENTLY.
We’ll post an afternoon update here, and will open course if weather improves.
Also, Swim Clinic has moved from the burger shack by the beach to the AMPHITHEATER next to registration in the hotel at 9am. Please come and listen, as Branden Rakita, Susie Snyder, and Maui Lifeguards will be there to share the latest conditions, forecasts, and great tips on rough water swimming, currents, entrance and exit strategies.
Packet pickup is OPEN from 9am- 5pm, at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.
Remember to wear your mask, bring your I.D., and proof of vaccination or negative covid test (and USAT card for the Americans) and get a wristband. Have your spectator friends and family get their wristbands too.
If you have not filled out your vaccination status, please do it now by clicking this link:
https://www.xterraplanet.com/worlds-health-short
RACE DAY TEXT UPDATES FOR TRIATHLETES: Create a FREE chronotrack account and sign-up to have text messages sent to phone numbers that will share the data from when you cross timing mats on the swim, bike, run in real time.
Link: https://register.chronotrack.com/event/tracking/eventID/63791
In other scheduling notes:
XTERRA University Clinics in the Amphitheater today:
11am - Trail Running Clinic with Nancy Hobbs to talk Trail Run Worlds
2pm – Run Clinic with Rom Akerson and Loanne Duvoisin
3pm – Bike Clinic with Josiah Middaugh and Flora Duffy
4pm – Flora Duffy autograph signing
6:30pm – XTERRA Triathletes Welcome Dinner
Stay safe, stay dry, See you soon!
XTERRA
Triathlete Guide Link: https://www.xterraplanet.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2021worlds/XTERRA_Worlds_Triathlete_Guide_11.24.21.pdf
Trail Run Guide Link: https://www.xterraplanet.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2021worlds/XTERRA_2021_Maui_Trail_Run_Guide%2011.27.21.pdf
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Thursday, December 2 (7:30am)
“Today We Ride!”
The course is open and in PRIMO Condition for you to ride/run today, Thursday, December 2. Forecast is for afternoon showers so best to ride in the morning if you can.
Have fun, and please remember to be respectful of other trail users and pretty please, DON'T RIDE ON HOTEL GROUNDS.
Note: You’ll need to get a wristband to access the bike and run courses, and check-in with marshals at the tunnels.
Get those at packet pickup, which is OPEN, 9am- 2pm, at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, and have your spectator friends and family get their wristbands too. Remember to wear your mask, bring your I.D., and proof of vaccination or negative covid test (and USAT card for the Americans).
If you have not filled out your vaccination status, please do it now by clicking this link:
https://www.xterraplanet.com/worlds-health-short
In other scheduling notes:
Tomorrow, Friday, we have the Hiuwai and E ala E sunrise Hawaiian cleansing and rejuvenation ceremony that is open to everyone. For those interested, meet at the Beach House Lawn next to the Burger Shack above the beach at 5:45am, and please avoid video recordings and flash photography so all might enjoy the ceremony.
We also encourage you to attend the swim clinic tomorrow, Friday, at 9am (same place) with Branden Rakita, Susie Snyder, and Maui Lifeguards to get the forecast and valuable tips on rough water swimming, currents, entrance and exit strategies.
See you soon!
XTERRA
Athlete Guide Link: https://www.xterraplanet.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2021worlds/XTERRA_Worlds_Triathlete_Guide_11.24.21.pdf
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Wednesday, December 1 (9:30am)
Packet pickup is OPEN today, 9am- 2pm, in the Plantation Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.
Remember to wear your mask, bring your I.D., and proof of vaccination or negative covid test (and USAT card for the Americans).
If you have not filled out your vaccination status, please do it now by clicking this link:
https://www.xterraplanet.com/worlds-health-short
Note: You’ll need to get a wristband to access the bike and run courses, and check-in with marshals at the tunnels.
The ocean is fairly calm today, small surf, but do check-in with lifeguards if you have any concerns and be safe out there.
The bike and run courses are OPEN, marked and ready to ride/run.
It rained last night, so it’ll be muddy this morning and dry out as the sun hits it. Better to run than ride this morning and let it dry.
There is a bike wash located in the small parking lot above transition to clean-up.
If you haven’t read the athlete guide, please do!
Link: https://www.xterraplanet.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2021worlds/XTERRA_Worlds_Triathlete_Guide_11.24.21.pdf
Have fun, and please stay off the cart paths on hotel grounds.
We will be posting updates as needed on trail conditions right here throughout the week.
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November 3, 2021
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Hawaii Governor David Ige announced that the state will welcome international travelers to Hawaii under the new federal requirements (links in Oct. 25 update below) beginning Monday, November 8, 2021, and that it also would ease requirements for fully vaccinated domestic travelers.
NEW RULES FOR TRAVELERS
New federal requirements for international travel start Monday:
>> Non-U.S. citizens traveling directly to Hawaii from international destinations must present both a vaccination record and a negative COVID-19 test result (NAAT or antigen) within three days of boarding a flight to the United States.
>> U.S. citizens flying directly to Hawaii from an international destination have one of two options. They may provide proof of vaccination and present a test taken within three days of boarding a flight to the U.S. Travelers not fully vaccinated may provide proof of negative COVID-19 test result within one day of boarding a flight to the U.S.
>> There will be no additional state requirements for passengers flying directly into Hawaii from an international destination. Airlines will screen passengers prior to their departure to the U.S.
>> If foreign passengers fail to meet both requirements and if U.S. citizens fail to meet one of the two requirements, they will not be allowed to board the flight. Once in Hawaii, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will conduct compliance checks.
>> Tests do not have to be done with the state’s trusted travel partners under the new international federal requirements, but they must be done with a trusted travel partner for unvaccinated domestic travel.
>> International passengers entering the U.S. from another state or territory will be treated as domestic travelers when entering the state. The Safe Travels Hawaii program remains in place for domestic travelers.
Safe Travels Hawaii requirements for domestic travelers:
>> Create a Safe Travels Hawaii account on a digital device.
>> Enter trip details.
>> Fill out a health form.
>> Attest that all information is correct.
>> Starting Monday, November 8, 2021, domestic travelers may bypass the state’s mandatory 10-day quarantine by uploading proof that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with a vaccine that has been approved or authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and vaccines listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.
>> Another way that domestic travelers may bypass Hawaii’s quarantine is by uploading a negative NAAT test result. The test must be taken by a trusted travel partner within three days of departure for Hawaii.
Learn more here: https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/
Source: Office of the Governor via Honolulu Star Advertiser
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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE - October 25, 2021
Starting November 8, 2021, all non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrants can travel to the United States by air are by showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination and a negative test prior to departure. There are a few limited exceptions as well. Details on CDC website here:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/noncitizens-US-air-travel.html
Other reference documents regarding the new international air travel policy here:
White House Proclamation on Global Travel (10.25.21): https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/10/25/a-proclamation-on-advancing-the-safe-resumption-of-global-travel-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Update on U.S. Travel Policy (10.25.21): https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/safely-resuming-travel-by-vaccine-requirement-and-rescission-of-travel-restrictions.html
Associated Press Article (10.25.21): U.S. Details New International COVID-19 Air Travel Requirements: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-business-air-travel-travel-e327b9d85a6dc81f07e226b937fe7097
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October 20, 2021: XTERRA Worlds is ON!
The XTERRA Trail Run and Off-Road Triathlon World Championship races have received the green light from Maui County to proceed as planned on December 4-5, 2021, at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui.
All participants must be vaccinated OR test negative for COVID-19 every 72 hours (12 years old and over - 11 and under not required). Proof of vaccination or a negative test will be required prior to packet pick-up and/or race.
The XTERRA Trail Run World Championship 21K and associated trail runs will be limited to 1,000 participants. The XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon will be limited to 500 participants.
Spectators for both events will be limited to family, friends, and coaches in the competitors travel party, who will also be required to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID test to enter the premises. Spectator viewing areas will be identified and marked.
Unvaccinated competitors/spectators will need to provide their own test results in order to participate. We will communicate all known available testing options closer to the event, and will offer testing onsite at pre-determined days/times for a fee.
XTERRA crew and vendors will also be required to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test.
Meetings, entertainment, and meal functions at the host hotel will be approved per the hotel submission to Maui County at 30 days out, and we will share those details once available.
For those traveling to Hawaii, participation in the Safe Hawaii Travels program is mandatory for entry to the state without quarantine. Safe Hawaii Travels requires proof of vaccination for U.S. residents only, or proof of a negative PCR covid test taken within 72 hours of departure on your final travel leg to Hawaii, from a state accredited facility. All documentation, health questionnaire, and travel details are uploaded to the Safe Hawaii Travels website and upon completion, generate a QR code which is used for entry to the state.
Stay healthy, stay safe, and please reach out if you have any questions.
- The XTERRA Crew
Contact Us:
Trail Run Inquiries Email: trailrun [at] xterraplanet.com
Triathlon Inquiries Email: info [at] xterraplanet.com
Phone: 877-751-8880
Reference Links:
Safe Travels Hawaii: https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/
CDC on Air Travelers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html
