0,3 K swim – 20 K mountain bike – 5 K trail run
The best chance to try XTERRA! Each part of the race was shortened to make an ideal race for XTERRA beginners. Despite of easy and short course, you can still enjoy signature spots of the Championship racecourse including transition and finish in the historical Prachatice downtown.
Important note: Swim location changed for this year! Ktissky Lake is 18K from Prachatice. You can travel to the start with your car or use one of the shuttle buses with bike trailers! Departure times on the race day: 8, 9, 10 AM !
Start of the race is at Ktissky Lake, 15 K from Prachatice. Water is clear (with bronze colour) and warm (20-24 Celsius). The sprint race swim course is just one lap of 300 meters in the waters of Ktissky Lake. There will also be many live guards to keep the safety of the race. You can swim with or without wetsuit, no restrictions.
One lap around red buoys. All buoys on your left shoulder. Startline marked by yellow buoys.
The first transition area is located on big meadow upper the lake. It is just few steps from swim start location. Each slot is marked by your race number. You have to put all your stuff into white gear bag. Organizers will transport your bags with swim gear to the second transition area after the swim leg.
Most of the course copies the main racecourse. We skip the dangerous downhills and steep climbs to make the race suitable for mountain bike beginners or roadies. The course is still very challenging with one nice longer uphill and last downhill into the center of Prachatice, where the second transition area will be located. There will be one Aid station on the course.
PINK arrows, tape ropes on the trees, arrows on the tarmac
Transition area will be on the Great Square in Prachatice. Every athlete will have his marked slot.
The run course is the same for main and sprint races. The competitors of the sprint race run just one lap. First and last part of the course is in the old city center. The middle part is in the wood on slopes of Cerna Hora (hill). This part of the course is more technical, with few steep uphills and downhills. There are also some nice narrow singletrails and a few hundred meters across the field. There will be 3 Aid stations on the course.
RED arrows, tape ropes on the trees, arrows on the tarmac
Race course open for practice
Race bags pick-up (Great Square, Prachatice)
Race course open for practice
Show, Expo, Food fest start in Prachatice
Kids races registration (Great Square, Prachatice)
XTERRA Kids races (Great Square, Prachatice)
Registration Herbis Trail Run (Great Square, Prachatice)
XTERRA Kids Award Ceremony (Great Square, Prachatice)
Start XTERRA Herbis Run 5K (Great Square, Prachatice)
Award Ceremony Herbis Trail Run 5K (Great Square, Prachatice)
Official opening ceremony (Great Square, Prachatice)
Live Music
Late race bags pick-up (Great Square, Prachatice)
Show, Expo, Food fest start in Prachatice
Transition area no. 2 open (Great Square, Prachatice)
Shuttles to swim start departure (Small Square, Prachatice)
Transition area no.1 open for main race and sprint (Ktissky Lake)
XTERRA Sprint-hobby START (Ktissky Lake)
Transition area no.1 open for the main race (Ktissky Lake)
Czech national anthem (Ktissky Lake)
XTERRA CZECH PRO men & women START (Ktissky Lake)
XTERRA CZECH Age-Group men START (Ktissky Lake)
XTERRA CZECH Age-Group women START (Ktissky Lake)
XTERRA CZECH Relay START (Ktissky Lake)
First competitor in hotspot CHROBOLY
First competitor in hotspot LIBINSKE SEDLO
First competitor in transition no. 2 (Prachatice)
First competitor in the finish (Prachatice)
PRO athletes Flower ceremony (Prachatice)
Squirt Lubes bike wash & Paul Mitchell showers open (Swimming Pool Prachatice)
Swim + Bike cut-off time (Prachatice)
Live music (Stage, Great Square, Prachatice)
Athletes complimentary dinner (Big tent, Great Square, Prachatice)
Award Ceremony (Stage, Great Square, Prachatice)
Live music (Stage, Great Square, Prachatice)
All races in KTIS (Ktissky Lake)
Show, Expo, Food fest start in Ktiš
Race bags pick-up XTERRA Short Track
Transition Area open Elite women
XTERRA Short Track Elite women start
XTERRA Short Track Elite women award ceremony
Transition area open Elite men
XTERRA Short Track Elite men start
XTERRA Short Track Elite men award ceremony
Beach after party