With many smiling competitors, this year marked the biggest Callala Triathlon Festival ever held by Elite Energy over their nine years of running the event, with a massive 800 competitors across all four races (standard, sprint, super sprint and aquabike) on the day.
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The sun shone brightly for what turned out to be a rather warm day, ideal swim temperatures and no smokey conditions, unlike Sydney - fortunately zero blow-over from the devastating fires in Budawang and Bimberamala National Parks.
"The pristine waters of Callala Beach are only the beginning of this idyllic race location, paired with a fantastic bike course west along Forest Road and the run out to Myola returning to finish at Callala Beach. After many successful years we know that this location is perfect for triathlon," Mark Emerton, CEO of Elite Energy said.
"The South Coast, being only a short drive from Sydney makes this event extremely accessible to those triathletes based out of the metropolitan regions bringing tourism to the Shoalhaven before peak season".
A massive congratulations to all of the winners on the day, and namely Jervis Bay Dolphins (Jervis Bay Triathlon Club) who, racing on home turf came away with four gold, five silver, two bronze, and all 15 athletes that competed placing in the top 10 of their age groups.
The results of Saturday's event has allowed the club to jump Kiama Coasters on the table, bumping them up to first place leading the Interclub Series.
A huge turnout from Shellharbour Mariners (Shellharbour Triathlon Club) made them the most visible on the day.
Continuing to demonstrate their continued commitment to reducing their environmental footprint, over the course of the past year Elite Energy have been using reusable/washable cups out on course at athlete aid stations.
Also, where possible, they have reduced the use of cable ties with bungee cord toggles in a successful effort to reduce waste accumulated as a by-product of events.
Most recently at Huskisson Triathlon Festival on November 3, the event organisers limited the issuing of swim caps by requesting that participants use their own swim caps.
This in turn significantly reduced the amount of excess waste left behind - with zero swim caps sold from over 600 participants, it proved a huge success.
Elite Energy will donate a portion of the sale of all swim caps sold to charity.
As always, Elite Energy events and high level of care for participants simply isn't possible without the valued help and support from local volunteers and sponsors.