More than 400 first-time triathletes will compete in what is dubbed as ‘Victoria’s most picturesque’ in Barwon Heads on Sunday.
The seventh 13th Beach Health Service Barwon Heads Triathlon has sold out with a lengthy list of athletes who missed out, desperate to replace any competitor who can’t make the race.
More than 800 triathletes will front up for the race, which involves a 400 metre swim, a 14 kilometre bike ride and a 4 kilometre run.
Race director Lincoln Beckworth said the event has been sold out for weeks.
“It’s been really well taken up,” he said.
“We’ve got lots of people wanting late entry spots. It’s awesome to sell out a couple of weeks before the event.”
The race begins at the Ozone Road jetty for the swim with the aid of the river current.
Competitors then face a bike road along 13th Beach Road before ending with a run over the bridge and through the S-bends and back.
“It’s a good short distance and a good fun friendly atmosphere,” Mr Beckworth said.
“The top competitors will do it in 40 minutes. A good athlete might do it in about an hour and there’s people that will take an hour and half.”
Adam Conquest is going for his third Barwon Heads Triathlon in a row and his fourth overall.
The oldest competitor in the field of 821 will be 76.
“Around 2300 people have done the Barwon Heads race as their first triathlon,” Mr Beckworth said.
“Quite a number of those people have continued in the sport and done their half Ironman in Geelong.”
13th Beach Road will be closed on Sunday from 8.40am and 10.15am.
The race starts at 8.45am.
