XTERRA Greece | Vouliagmeni, Athens-HELLAS (Greece)
XTERRA Greece | Vouliagmeni Off Road TRIathlon/Aquathlon
The top international XTERRA Greece Off Road TRIathlon/Aquathlon event comes in Greece, in 2013 at Lake Plastira.
This exceptional part of Greece hosted the first three events (2013, 2014, 2015) and in 2016 the event, having grown up and gained strong standing on the international scene, moved to Vouliagmeni. The municipality of Vari – Voula – Vouliagmeni, hosts at the Athenian Riviera (Vouliagmeni Beach) the event, which grows every year and is now one of the favorite destinations of the World Off Road Triathlon athletes.
XTERRA Greece | Vouliagmeni Off Road TRIathlon
A unique sports adventure, the XTERRA combines dynamic swimming with mountain biking and mountain of road running. The mountain terrain, in South Hymettus above Varkiza and Vouliagmeni, consists of routes designed with a love of nature and sports, medium to high difficulty and in such a way that top professional athletes, complete the long distance in about two hours and 30 minutes. At the same time, of course, it is an ideal terrain for anyone to start the of road triathlon, as it enables the athlete who will not move at high speeds, to stay safe all the way. In general - as it occurs to Triathlon - swimming is 10% of the total race time, 65% for mountain biking, and 25% for running.
It all started for XTERRA with the first race in 1996 in Maui, Hawaii, where the Triathlon was first tested in its mountainous at its most demanding version.
According to XTERRA's global statistics, in 2023 a total of 85 Events and 528 Races took place in 25 Countries along all 5 Continents, while in the EMEA Region (Europe, Middle East & Africa) a total of 32 Events took place in 15 Countries and 30 Different Destinations. All events allow top-performing athletes to get the ticket for the XTERRA World Championship which was held at the end of each year until 2021 in Maui, Hawaii, while from 2022 it started and take place in Trentino/Molveno, Italy. In Greece, sprint races are also been held (half the distance to Full XTERRA) as well as Cross Aquathlon children's races, with the aim of developing the sport and motivate more young athletes to love the race. The sport enables athletes to compete in relays, in both distances, with the aim of providing the opportunity to take part in individual Triathlon sports. At the same time, a field training program is being implemented in the last months before the annual event, with the aim of hatching Off Road Triathletes, to acclimatize to real race conditions by older and more experienced athletes.
TRIathlon Off Road
Full Distance
Typical full distance is 1.5 km of dynamic swimming (running while starting in the sand and turning for the second loop), 30 km of mountain biking and 10 km of mountain off road running.
Sprint Distance
Sprint Distance is 750m. of dynamic swimming, 15km mountain biking and 5km mountain off road running.
Cross Aquathlon
The Cross Aquathlon takes place simultaneously with the Off Road Triathlon, so an athlete cannot register for both.
Full Distance
1.5 km dynamic swimming (running while starting in the sand and turning for the second loop)and 10 km of mountain running.
Sprint Distance
750 meters dynamic swimming and 5km of mountain running.
XTERRA: True, Authentic, Sportive!
XTERRA's motto is "Live More" by encouraging people of all ages, genders and athletic background to try, enjoy, engage, interact with nature and explore it, get to know people with common interests, to compete with respect and noble starches, to stay active with sports, to have fun!
Mother Nature is your only “Opponent”
Although some of the best triathletes, mountain bikers, racers and adventure athletes around the world are racing at XTERRA, the races are not just for them! XTERRA is for everyone!
XTERRA is identified with the idea of team playing, companionship, adventure, and promoting a healthy and dynamic / active lifestyle.
in the XTERRA races, apart from individual athletes, one can also compete in a relay team consisting of 2-3 athletes. This enables a group of friends, colleagues, athletes, teams, associations, companies, etc. to participate in a leading event, and to experience a unique experience in an organized, safe and highly enjoyable environment!
