Mooloolaba Triathlon
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The Mooloolaba Triathlon is an annual triathlon
held in Mooloolaba, Australia
since 1993. It begins with open water swimming
, then cycling
and running
. USM EVENTS owns and manages the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival.
The Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival (MTF) celebrated its 19th year in 2011 and attracted approximately 7,000 age group and team competitors. Catering for participants of all abilities and age groups, the Mooloolaba Triathlon has grown into the second largest Olympic distance triathlon event in Australia.
The Mooloolaba Triathlon is the centrepiece of a three-day multi-sport festival that celebrates the best of the Australian summer lifestyle, at one of the world’s premier beachside resort locations. In addition to attracting international and Australian elite sportsmen and women, the Festival provides a range of opportunities for the ‘not so elite’ athlete, including the Age Group Triathlon, Asics Twilight 5 km Run, the Peregian Springs Mooloolaba Ocean Swim, and for the kids, The Courier- Mail Mooloolaba Superkidz Triathlon. The MTF also hosts a three day Expo from Friday through to Sunday. The Expo is popular with a variety of Festival partners and exhibitors showing, promoting and selling their products.
Also staged in conjunction with the Festival, is the International Triathlon Union Mooloolaba Triathlon World Cup; the only Australian leg of the ITU Triathlon World Cup Series
. Being the first race of the series for the new year, this World Cup event consistently attracts thousands of spectators and a very strong international field. In 2011 the world’s top triathletes raced for a prize pool totalling $100,000 USD.
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
held in Mooloolaba, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
since 1993. It begins with open water swimming
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
, then cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
and running
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
. USM EVENTS owns and manages the Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival.
The Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival (MTF) celebrated its 19th year in 2011 and attracted approximately 7,000 age group and team competitors. Catering for participants of all abilities and age groups, the Mooloolaba Triathlon has grown into the second largest Olympic distance triathlon event in Australia.
The Mooloolaba Triathlon is the centrepiece of a three-day multi-sport festival that celebrates the best of the Australian summer lifestyle, at one of the world’s premier beachside resort locations. In addition to attracting international and Australian elite sportsmen and women, the Festival provides a range of opportunities for the ‘not so elite’ athlete, including the Age Group Triathlon, Asics Twilight 5 km Run, the Peregian Springs Mooloolaba Ocean Swim, and for the kids, The Courier- Mail Mooloolaba Superkidz Triathlon. The MTF also hosts a three day Expo from Friday through to Sunday. The Expo is popular with a variety of Festival partners and exhibitors showing, promoting and selling their products.
Also staged in conjunction with the Festival, is the International Triathlon Union Mooloolaba Triathlon World Cup; the only Australian leg of the ITU Triathlon World Cup Series
ITU Triathlon World Cup
The ITU Triathlon World Cup is an annual series of triathlon races staged around the world. The series is organised by the International Triathlon Union , the world governing body of the sport. BG Group was the title sponsor of the series from 2000 to 2008...
. Being the first race of the series for the new year, this World Cup event consistently attracts thousands of spectators and a very strong international field. In 2011 the world’s top triathletes raced for a prize pool totalling $100,000 USD.