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14 MEN’S FITNESS APRIL 2017

Got an event in your state that MF readers can train for in 2017? Email details to [email protected] with a couple of good action photos.

June 18

Brissie to the

BayBikeRide

Where:Brisbane

What:There’s a new

100-mile (160km) course

to test the hardcore, plus

50km, 25km and 10km

distances. The event

aims to raise $1.5million

foranMScure.

Contact:

brissietothebay.com.au

May 6-

OutbackOdyssey

Where:Adelaide

toBlinman, SA

What:An epic

mountain bike ride

through the Australian

outback over

900km, including the

entirety of the famous

Mawson Trail.

Contact:

bikesa.asn.au

April 22

ContactEpic

Where:Lake

Hawea, NZ

What:Head to

NZ’s South Island for

160km, 125km or 95km

rides and enjoy the

beautiful high country

station scenery while

you pedal like fury.

Contact:

lakehaweaepic.co.nz

June 4

Coral Coast

Triathlon

Where:Port

Douglas, Qld

What:Australia’s

oldest triathlon offers

races of International,

Sprint and Enticer

distances, with teams

permitted in the biggies.

Contact:ap.

ironman.com

May 13-

Ultraman Australia

Where:Noosa

Heads,Qld

What:This mother

of all races features

a 10km swim, 421.1km

bike ride and 84.3km

run, starting and

finishing at Noosa

Heads beach.

Contact:

ultramanoz.com.au/

April 2

TheTriathlon

Series

Where: Kurnell, NSW

What:Sign up for

the Sprint: 750m/20km/

5km, or Enticer: 300m/

10km/2km at Kamay

Botany Bay National

Park in Sydney’s

southern suburbs.

Contact:

thetriathlonseries.

com.au

June 18

BrightonBaths

Winter Swimming

Carnival

Where:Melbourne,

What:Get your

Speedos/wetsuit ready

for either a 1,600m,

800m or 150m dash in

chilly Port Phillip Bay.

Contact:

brightonbaths

healthclub.com.au

May 21

South Head

Roughwater

Where:Bondi,NSW

What:A tough and

challenging 10km

swim from iconic

Bondi Beach to Watsons

Bay, ending at the

slipway of the Vaucluse

Yacht Club.

Contact:

oceanfit.com.au/

April 8

CoolyClassic

Ocean Swim

Where:Coolangatta,

Qld

What:Conquer three

legendary surf breaks

— Snapper Rocks,

Coolangatta and Kirra

over 3km, 2km or 1km.

Contact:

worldseriesswims.

com.au/

June 10-

True Grit

Where:Lower

Portland, NSW

What:This challenge

has been designed by

Australian Special

Forces, so you know

it’s the real deal. It runs

for 10-12km, with over

30 obstacles to tackle.

Contact:truegrit.

com.au

May 6

Spartan Beast

Where:Picton,NSW

What:Forty obstacles

over 21 back-breaking

kilometres and an

average finish time

of 2.5 hours make

this mud-fest a must-

do for hardcore

adventurers.

Contact:

spartanrace.com.au/

April 8

Spartan Race

Where:Adelaide

What:Take your

pick from Sprint

(7km), Super (14km)

and Combo (21km)

races featuring more

than 20 mind- and

body-testing obstacles

and challenges.

Contact:

spartanrace.com.au/

June 18

StadiumStomp

Where:MCG,

Melbourne

What:The ultimate

stair-climbing challenge

— 7,300 of the G’s

sacred steps. Soak in

the atmosphere as you

run up and down the

ground’s famous bays.

Contact:

stadiumstomp.com

May 20-

Great Ocean Road

Running Festival

Where:ApolloBay

and Lorne, Victoria

What:Test your mettle

at one of the most

scenic seascapes in Oz.

Distances start at 1.5km

for kids and top out at

60km for the ultra.

Contact:greatocean

roadrunfest.com.au

April 7-

Oxfam Trailwalker

Where:Melbourne

What:Tackle 100km

of Australian bush within

48 hours as a team

of four, and make a

difference by raising

funds to help overcome

poverty and injustice

around the world.

Contact:trailwalker.

oxfam.org.au/