The Coral Sea Marina Resort Airlie Beach Triathlon's 25th anniversary was a huge success over the weekend. The event attracted many pro athletes, some of which experienced their first time visiting Airlie Beach and the Whitsundays.
The weekend started on Friday evening with a VIP Meet and Greet emceed by Pete Murray. All pro-athletes on the panel talked about their triathlon experience to date and said it was an absolute honour to be racing in Airlie Beach.
On Saturday the kids triathlon was a show stopping event bringing in a huge crowd of supporting parents
Meanwhile, the overall Men’s Winner Josh Ferris said he loves that the event is community led.
"It's a real intimate feeling to be involved in, and I think you don't get anything like that elsewhere," expressed Josh.
“We're lucky enough we get to do it as a profession, but to also have that one on one relationship with the event organisers, with everyone involved, to make the event happen, it's awesome.
"There are not many sports in the world where the novices and age groupers get to compete on the same course as the pros and vice versa.
"I think that's where the camaraderie comes from, we all realise we're in the exact same boat. We are all doing the exact same course. No one's any different to anyone else. We're all equal and I think that's part of the reason why triathlon is so amazing."
Women's Winner Tara Sosinski won by over nine minutes and said it was an honour to participate in the event celebrating it's 25th year.
"It's a testament to the race organisers and everyone involved that it has been going on for 25 years, and that each year it keeps growing. I'm really fortunate to be a part of such a great event," she said.
"A lot of my friends have already asked what dates are for next year and we're all mapping it into our race calendars for 2026."
Organisers Michael and Val Kimpton were thrilled with this years' event and thanked all of their 60 local sponsors.
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