Javier Gomez wins 2012 XTERRA World Championship

Suunto athlete Javier Gomez won the 2012 XTERRA World Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua on the island of Maui recently. Gomez completed the 1.5K swim, 30K mountain bike and 10K in 2:26:54 with the second place winner coming in nearly a full minute after Gomez.

Photo: XTERRA. Courtesy of Triathlete Europe 

The Xterra World Championship consisted of 750 athletes from around the world, competing in a "tropical roller coaster" to swim, run and bike race through Hawaii's pineapple field and forests. 

Check out the full story here. Congratulations, Javier! 

Conrad Stoltz Wins his Fourth XTERRA World Championship!

Suunto athlete Conrad Stoltz has done it again! He is once again the XTERRA World Champion! This is his fourth time winning the XTERRA World Championship and is also the first person to win the title four times over. This is an amazing accomplishment and we are so happy for Conrad for achieving such an amazing feat. Here is a report of the race from xterraplanet.com.

MAKENA, Maui – Conrad Stoltz of South Africa made history and Shonny Vanlandingham of Colorado started history at the 15th Annual XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort today.

Stoltz, who turned 37 on Oct. 23, dominated the international field of 550 triathletes. He completed the course in 2 hours, 31 minutes, 7 seconds, which was more than five minutes ahead of his closest competition. It was his record fourth victory in the event, which is considered the world championship of off-road triathlons.

Vanlandingham, 41, won her first women’s XTERRA World Championship, completing the course in 2:58:20.

Stoltz and Vanlandingham each received $20,000.

The course consisted of a 1-mile swim off Makena Beach, a 20-mile mountain bike up and down the lower slopes of Haleakala, and a 7-mile trail and beach run.

“I don’t think I could have done a better race today, it was really, really magical,” said Stoltz, whose previous wins came in 2001, 2002 and 2007. “I will treasure this memory forever.”

Franky Batelier of France placed second with a total time of 2:36:14. Michael Weiss of Austria was third, followed by Olivier Marceau of France in fourth, and Nico Lebrun of France in fifth.

Spain’s Eneko Llanos, who won the race last year and was also seeking a fourth XTERRA world title, placed sixth. However, Llanos did win the coveted Hawaiian Airlines Double Award as the best overall performer from the XTERRA World Championship and the Ford Ironman World Championship, which were held two weeks apart.

Congratulations Conrad, you rock!

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For more on Conrad Stoltz, visit his website here.

Suunto Announces Partnership with XTERRA Triathlon and Trail Events

Suunto is the official timepiece for the XTERRA triathlon and trail events.

XTERRA chose Suunto as the official timing sponsor due to its long standing tradition in accuracy, precision and support of the sport.

Suunto is providing the official timing support for four key events slated for the remainder of 2010 which include:

September 18^th 2010 — XTERRA Trail Running Nationals, Bend OR,

September 25^th, 2010 – XTERRA USA Championships, Snowbasin Resort, UT

October 24^th, 2010 – XTERRA World Championships, Maui, HI December 5^th, 2010 – XTERRA Trail Run World Championship Oaha, HI,

Suunto athlete and XTERRA powerhouse, Conrad Stoltz, is poised this late triathlon season to take the title again in 2010. Stoltz, a two time Olympian, a three time XTERRA triathlon World Champion, seven time XTERRA USA Series Champion and a career highlighted with 32 XTERRA wins is again lighting up the podium in 2010. Winning every XTERRA race he entered this year, except for one, Stoltz is a dominant presence this fall for the Championship series title.

“Suunto is proud to be the official timing sponsor of the XTERRA Championship series,” says Nora Stowell, Vice President and Business Director of Suunto North America. “Not only is XTERRA an exciting event to be part of, it is great to watch and support Conrad on his quest to secure the title of World and USA XTERRA champion.”

This is exciting news for Suunto! We’re very excited to be right there along all the action. Good luck to Conrad Stoltz and all the other racers!