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 Ilhabela to Italy.   From near and far, here’s a look at where some of the racers are coming from to compete in Sunday’s XTERRA World Championship …

Kapalua to Qualifying location Miles XTERRA Adventure Fest Kapalua, Maui 0 XTERRA Freedom Fest Ka’aawa Valley, Hawaii 87 XTERRA Victoria Victoria, B.C., Canada 2,638 XTERRA West Las Vegas, Nevada 2,701 XTERRA USA Ogden, Utah 2,951 XTERRA Canmore Canmore, Canada 3,041 XTERRA Mountain Beaver Creek, Colorado 3,211 XTERRA Mexico Tapalpa, Mexico 3,413 XTERRA Saipan Saipan, CNMI 3,789 XTERRA Guam Piti, Guam 3,883 XTERRA Japan Hokkaido, Japan 3,961 XTERRA Ontario Ontario, Canada 4,280 XTERRA Southeast Pelham, Alabama 4,301 XTERRA New Zealand Rotorua, New Zealand 4,392 XTERRA Motatapu Motutapu, New Zealand 4,398 XTERRA Costa Rica Guanacaste, Costa Rica 4,766 XTERRA East Richmond, Virginia 4,779 XTERRA Quebec Quebec, Canada 4,785 XTERRA Asia-Pacific Callala Beach, Australia 5,192 XTERRA Philippines Cebu, Philippines 5,297 XTERRA Brazil Ilhabela, Brazil 6,730 XTERRA Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 6,874 XTERRA Malaysia Putrajaya 6,915 XTERRA Denmark Tisvilde, Denmark 7,068 XTERRA England Cranleigh, England 7,242 XTERRA Germany Zittau, Germany 7,450 XTERRA Czech Spindelvruv, Czech 7,523 XTERRA France Xonrupt, France 7,565 XTERRA Switzerland Vallée de Joux, Switzerland 7,641 XTERRA Portugal Golega, Portugal 7,780 XTERRA Spain La Manga, Spain 8,089 XTERRA Italy Orosei, Italy 8,115 XTERRA Greece Lake Plastira 8,444 XTERRA South Africa Grabouw, South Africa 11,507

XTERRA WORLDS – COMPETITOR STATS

Countries Represented: 43
Argentina (5), Australia (20), Austria (4), Belgium (13), Bermuda (2), Brazil (14), Canada (62), Chile (5), China (1), Costa Rica (6), Czech Republic (7), Denmark (9), France (66), French Polynesia (8), Germany (20), Greece (4), Guam (21), Hong Kong  (2), Italy (12), Japan (28), Luxembourg (1), Mexico (20), Netherlands (3), New Caledonia(1), New Zealand (43), Norway (1), Philippines (12), Poland (1), Portugal (2), Puerto Rico (1), Reunion (5), Singapore (3), Slovak Republic (3), Slovenia (1), South Africa (5), Spain (24), Sweden (10), Switzerland (16), Thailand (2), Turkey (1), United Kingdom (13), USA (310), Uruguay (1)

United States Represented: 43
Breakdown: Alabama (2), Alaska (6), Arizona (4), Arkansas (2), California (73), Colorado (51), Connecticut (2), District of Columbia(1), Florida (5), Georgia (8), Hawaii (50),
Idaho (5), Illinois (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (1), Maine (1), Maryland (2), Massachusetts (8), Michigan (4), Minnesota (1), Montana (1), Nevada (8), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (5), New York (3), North Carolina (3), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (8), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (1), Tennessee (3), Texas (10), Utah (12), Vermont (1), Virginia (5), Washington (5), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2).

By Age Group
Women 15-19: 6 – Women 20-24: 12 – Women 25-29: 17
Women 30-34: 28 – Women 35-39: 30 – Women 40-44: 36
Women 45-49: 30 – Women 50-54: 21 – Women 55-59: 14
Women 60-64: 3 – Women 65-69: 3 – Women 70-74: 2
Legends: 3 – Pro Women: 20

Men 15-19: 18 – Men 20-24: 27 – Men 25-29: 36
Men 30-34: 56 – Men 35-39: 72 – Men 40-44: 93
Men 45-49: 87 – Men 50-54: 65 – Men 55-59: 50
Men 60-64: 16 – Men 65-69: 14 – Men 70-74: 4
Men 75-79: 2 – Physically Challenged Men: 3
Legends: 5 – Pro Men: 31

Oldest Male: 78, Ronald Hill -?? Hayden,Idaho – 78
Oldest Woman: 70, Charlotte Mahan- Lenoir City, Tennessee
Youngest Man: 14, Tate Haugan-Fort St. John, B.C.,Canada
Youngest Woman: 15, Heather Horton-?? Draper, Utah

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