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16 MEN’S FITNESS AUGUST 2016Got an event in your state that MF readers can train for in 2016? Email details to [email protected] with a coupleof good action photos.
October 16
Spring Cycle
Where:Sydney
What:Cruise over the
iconic Sydney Harbour
Bridge and go like the
clappers to Olympic
Park on the 50km
Classic Ride or feel
the pain on the 105km
Challenge Ride.
Contact:
springcycle.com.auSeptember 11
Amy’s Gran Fondo
Where:Lorne, VIC
What:Cycle the Great
Ocean Road — minus
the cars — over 14km,
45km or 120km. The
Gran Fondo is also a
qualifier for the 2017
UCI Gran Fondo World
Series in Albi, France.
Contact:
amysgranfondo.org.auAugust 13-
Cos Coast
Challenge
Where:Cofs
Harbour, NSW
What:Choose
from 10km, 20km,
40km, 60km and
100km rides or a
tough-on-the-quads
13km hillclimb.
Contact:cofscoast
cyclechallenge.comOctober 23
Nepean Triathlon
Where:Penrith, NSW
What:The famous
Nepean Triathlon,
Australia’s oldest tri,
began way back in
1982 and consists
of a challenging 1km
swim, 30km cycle
and 10km run.
Contact:nepean
triathlon.com.auSeptember 25
Mackay Triathlon
Fesitval
Where:Mackay, QLD
What:A growing
event with a challenging
run on Mackay Harbour
breakwater. There’s
good prize money and
a random prize draw.
Good for all skill levels.
Contact:mackay
triclub.com.auAugust 28
Airlie Beach
Triathlon
Where:Airlie
Beach, QLD
What:Haveagoat
either the Sprint (750m
swim, 20km cycle and
5km run), or the Enticer
(350m swim, 10km
cycle and 2.5km run).
Contact:
whitsundaytriclub.comOctober 30
Breaka Burleigh
Ocean Swim
Where:Burleigh
Heads, QLD
What:Test your
stroke over 1km or 2km
distances, or smash
the Dash for Cash
if you really fancy
your chances.
Contact:
oceanswims.com.auSeptember 11
Green Island
Ocean Swim
Where:Cairns, QLD
What:Choose from
a 1.5km or 3km course,
as well as the new
500m dash, as you
swim in the warm
waters of the Great
Barrier Reef.
Contact:green-island.
com.au/oceanswimAugust 6
North Shore
Challenge
Where:Oahu, Hawaii
What:Want an excuse
to holiday in Hawaii?
This 3.7km swim from
Pipeline to Waimea is a
great way to turn your
vacation into something
more memorable.
Contact:northshore
swimseries.comOctober 8
The Great
Adventure
Challenge
Where:Brisbane
What:Charity team
event featuring MTB,
trail running, kayaking,
coasteering and
mystery tasks.
Contact:great
adventurechallenge.
com.auSeptember 2-
Lake Argyle
Adventure Race
Where:Lake Argyle
via Kununurra, WA
What:Battle it out
in the Remote East
Kimberley — swim
2km, paddle 13km,
adventure run 6km,
mountain bike 21km.
Contact:lakeargyle
adventurerace.com.auAugust 6
Winter Warrior
Challenge
Where:Marysville, VIC
What:With 30
obstacles to cover in
the winter snow around
Lake Mountain, this is
one of the toughest
courses on the circuit.
Contact:
warriorchallenge.
com.auOctober 16
Medibank
Melbourne
Marathon Festival
Where:Melbourne
What:Runforfunover
5.7km or 10km or get
real and enter the half
or full marathon, which
finishes with a victory
lap at the MCG.
Contact:melbourne
marathon.com.auSeptember 18
Blackmores Sydney
Running Festival
Where:Sydney, NSW
What:With a 3.9km
fun run, 9km bridge run,
a half marathon and
the Sydney Marathon
itself, this festival ofers
a scenic challenge for
every runner.
Contact:sydney
runningfestival.com.auAugust 7
Brisbane Marathon
Where:
Brisbane, QLD
What:Lace up
for gruelling marathon,
half marathon,
10km or 5km runs
alongside the
scenic, sub-tropical
Brisbane River.
Contact:
brisbanemarathon.com