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XTR Worlds Guide 2011:XTERRA USA PRESS GUIDE.Qxd.Qxd 2 0 1 1 P R E S S G U I D E THE SPONSOR TEAM The XTERRA Trail Run World Championship is presented by Paul Mitchell, Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, and Hawaiian Airlines. Sponsors include the Hawaii Tourism Authority, OC 16, Kualoa Ranch, GU Energy Gel, Gatorade, Zorrel, and the XTERRA Alliance - Vitality, Footwear, Fitness, Flex, Wetsuits, and Cycling. 2 2011 XTERRA TRAIL RUN WORLDS Since January, thousands or runners have taken part in the worldwide XTERRA Trail Run Series and through the trials of these 70 races, spanning 15 U.S. states and several countries, some of the world’s top trail runners have emerged and are headed to Oahu to race in the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship. The main event is an adventurous half-marathon (13.1-mile/21km) that starts at the base of Kaaawa Valley at Kualoa Ranch. While the Series’ best runners have already proven their worth in rollicking races around the world, one and all are welcome to take them on and race for the championship as no qualification is necessary. In additon to the main event, XTERRA will host 5km and 10km trail runs, an adventure walk, and a free OC 16 kids sprint. A portion of the proceeds from the race will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Hawaii Chapter. Held just a week before the Honolulu Marathon, the two events combine to The race will be filmed and edited into a segment create “one of the greatest weeks of for a 2012 XTERRA Adventures TV show that will running on Earth”. be seen by millions of viewers across the country via national syndication starting in May and online TABLE OF CONTENTS at XTERRA.TV. You can check out the promo piece for worlds at www.XTERRA.TV. Media Information, Venue Overviews . .4 In Memory of Sally Meyerhoff . .5 FEES, REGISTRATION & PACKET PICK-UP Schedule of Events and Weekend Activities Description . .6-7 The adventure walk is $25, the 5km is $30, the Outrigger Hotels & Resorts + Team X-T.R.E.M.E. .8-9 10km is $35 and the championship is $55. Course Description and Map . .10-11 Runners can sign-up online at xterratrailrun.com The Contenders . .12-13 until 7:30am HST Dec. 1, by calling toll-free to Meet the Runners . .14-21 877-XTERRA-1, or on-site in Waikiki on Dec. 3. Past XTERRA Trail Run World Champs . .22-23 There is no race day registration. Packet pick-up XTERRA Trail Run Series Overview . .24 is Sat., Dec. 3 from 9am-to-5pm at the Waikiki 2012 XTERRA Trail Run Series Schedule . .25 Beach Walk on Lewers Street, or on race morning XTERRAGear.Com . .26 at Kualoa Ranch starting at 7 a.m. About The XTERRA Planet and TEAM Unlimited . .27-29 For further information contact Dayton Morinaga at 808-754-2567 or [email protected] 3 MEDIA INFORMATION The XTERRA Trail Run World Championship Press Guide is designed to provide the media with useful information about the 2011 race, the athletes competing in it, and XTERRA in general. Below are additional items of interest: - Complete race coverage can be found online at xterratrailrun.com - TEAM Unlimited will record and post full race results on the web, and will email results upon request. - During the championship race a media van will escort interested press members to key strategic locations throughout the course to track leaders and course happenings, and get the best possible images. - TEAM Unlimited will not operate a press room; however, we will accommodate any specific requests. - Professional, high-resolution, full-color images from the race will be available to the media after the event. DIRECT MEDIA INQUIRIES AND PHOTO REQUESTS TO: Dayton Morinaga - 808-754-2567 (cell) or [email protected] TEAM Unlimited - 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 290, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 FROM THE WAIKIKI BEACH WALK TO KUALOA RANCH Registration and packet pick-up will take place in the heart of Waikiki at the Waikiki Beach Walk on Lewers Street on Saturday, Dec. 3, and the race site is Kualoa Ranch - a sacred place untouched by development. The Waikiki Beach Walk is the largest development project in Waikiki's history. Nearly eight acres along well traversed Lewers Street has been completely rebuilt -- transformed into a colorful and spirited showcase; the gathering place for the new Waikiki. Energetic and inviting, eclectic and exciting, Waikiki Beach Walk is an impressive, new leisure destination to play and to stay. Benefiting from the island's cooling trade winds and year-round excellent weather, an outdoor entertainment plaza, nearly fifty new retailers, sixteen dining establishments, and five hotels welcome visitors and island residents alike; redefining the Waikiki experience. Learn more at waikikibeachwalk.com. Established in 1850, Kualoa Ranch is a family owned and operated 4,000 acre working cattle ranch, spread from the steep mountain cliffs to the sparkling sea. Located on the northeastern side of Oahu in the Hawaiian countryside, it is less than an hour from Honolulu. The ranch terrain varies from dense rainforest to broad open valleys and from beautiful white sand beaches to awesome verdant cliff faces. It is truly a paradise for outdoor recreation with many places accessible only by horseback, on an all terrain vehicle or by hiking. There are two major areas of the ranch: the northern half of the ranch including Ka'a'awa Valley which contains most of the movie locations sites, and the southern half that includes Hakipu`u Valley, the 800 year-old Moli'i fishpond, and Secret Island. If the ranch's views look familiar, that's because Kualoa Ranch has been the site of many television shows and Hollywood films such as Jurassic park, Windtalkers, Pearl Harbor, Godzilla, Tears of the Sun and 50 First Dates. TV shows include Hawaii Five-O, Magnun P.I. and the hit show LOST. Learn more at kualoa.com. 4 IN MEMORY OF SALLY MEYERHOFF XTERRA is dedicating this year’s race to Sally Meyerhoff. All the championship race bibs have “Sally” in the background, and she will be remembered during a moment of silence prior to the race. Just three months after winning the 2010 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship, Meyerhoff’s life ended tragically on March 8. She was killed in a cycling accident in her home- town of Maricopa, Ariz. According to media reports, Meyerhoff collided with a pick-up truck in an intersection and died at the scene. She was 27. Meyerhoff ran her way into XTERRA lore on Dec. 5, 2010. In her first attempt at Worlds, she not only won it, she set a women’s course record in 1 hour, 28 minutes, 58 seconds. In a moment from the race that has already been immortal- ized on video, Meyerhoff tripped and fell off a ledge late in the course at Kualoa Ranch. She dropped several feet down into a patch of bushes. In typical Meyerhoff fashion, she climbed back up to the trail and continued to run, never looking back. Meyerhoff made it known – through her running blog and in media interviews-- that the XTERRA victory rejuvenated her career. “I don’t do a ton of trail running, but I do marathons and half-marathons and I train really hard at the profession- al level,” she said after her win. “This race tested me like I’ve never been tested before.” A month after Kualoa Ranch, she won the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon – a race she said she always wanted to win. With that, she set her sights on two loftier goals. One was the 2012 Olympics. The other was the 2011 Ironman World Championships triathlon. Her plan was to compete in her first Ironman in October, then focus on making the U.S. Olympic marathon team. Prior to her XTERRA Trail Run World Championship, Meyerhoff was already a recognized figure in the running world. She was an All-American runner at Duke University before beginning her professional running career. In 2009, she set an American record for a 10-mile road run at 54 minutes, 38 seconds. Learn more at www.sallymeyerhofffoundation.com 5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday, December 3 – at the Waikiki Beach Walk XTERRA KIDS ZONE 9am-5pm Registration and packet pick-up 10am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell The XTERRA Kids Zone provides 2pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell youngsters with the chance to participate like their parents in a Sunday, December 4 – at Kualoa Ranch positive and fun environment. 7:00am Shuttle buses depart from Waikiki to Kualoa Ranch Zone activities include the free 7:00am Packet pickup at Kualoa Ranch (sorry, no race day registration) OC 16 Kids sprint and a variety of 8:00am Expo Open challenge stations. Entry is free and all participants 9am-1:30pm Paul Mitchell Cut-A-Thon to benefit Challenged Athletes Foundation receive fun prizes and awards! 9:00am XTERRA Trail Running World Championship 21km race start 9:10am XTERRA 5km trail run start 9:20am XTERRA 10km trail run start 9:25am XTERRA Adventure Walk start 9:20am-2pm XTERRA Kids Zone challenge stations open 9:30am Projected 5km winner expected 10:05am Projected 10km winner expected 10:15am Projected XTR World Championship winner expected 10:45am OC 16 Kids Sprint (free) 11:00am XTERRA 5km and 10km Awards ceremony 12:00pm XTERRA Trail Run World Championship race awards ceremony 1pm Expo Close and Buses depart for Waikiki 6pm XTERRA After Party at Jimmy Buffet’s at the Beachcomber Drink specials, and video highlights at 7pm XTERRA UNIVERSITY Presented by Paul Mitchell We’ll have two sessions this year, one at 10 a.m.
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