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Race Overview

Ready to take on “The Beast of The East” and compete for the title of USA National Champion?

You’d better be, as this is one tough mother of a course. We’ve extended the renowned original Way Over Yonder course to a full Olympic distance. The extended version includes new rock gardens to play in, fire roads to break things up and reverse direction of some techy trails to take the experience up to a whole new level.

Where: Wawayanda State Park – Hewitt, New Jersey (50 miles from New York City)

Championship Qualifier: No Qualifier Required

Multisport Race Courses – Details & Maps

1500 Meter Swim | 19 Mile Mountain Bike | 6.5 Mile Trail Run

400 Meter Swim | 9 Mile Mountain Bike | 3 Mile Trail Run

CHAMPION 3 Mile Trail Run | 18.6 Mile Mountain Bike | 6.5 Mile Trail Run

SPRINT 3 Mile Trail Run | 9 Mile Mountain Bike | 3 Mile Trail Run

CHAMPION 1.4 Mile Paddle | 18.6 Mile Mountain Bike | 6.5 Mile Trail Run

SPRINT 1.4 Mile Paddle | 9 Mile Mountain Bike | 3 Mile Trail Run

• Championship Length Team Relay 1500 Meter Swim | 18.6 Mile Mountain Bike | 6.5 Mile Trail Run
• Sprint Team Relay 400 Meter Swim | 9 Mile Mountain Bike | 3 Mile Trail Run

Represent Team USA

REPRESENT TEAM USA

Represent Team USA against the rest of the world at the 2021 AND 2022 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships!

• Qualification: Top 18 athletes in each aged-up age group at the USA Triathlon Off-Road National Championships: Way Over Yonder, rolling down to the 30th place will qualify. Athletes will be placed in their age group for Team USA processing that positions them by their age as of December 31, 2021 for 2021 ITU Cross World Championships and Decmeber 31, 2022 for 2022 ITU Cross World Championships. Qualification criteria subject to change at USA Triathlon’s sole discretion.

Team USA eligible athletes must not have competed for their foreign country of citizenship in the prior year. Athletes who choose to be recognized as nationals who have competed for their country of citizenship in the last year may get dispensation by obtaining a letter from the National Federation of their country of citizenship allowing competition as a USA athlete. For more information, email teamusa@usatriathlon.org.

All athletes eligible to represent the United States must:

• Be a U.S. citizen OR
• Be a U.S. national – someone who has resided in the US for three consecutive years and has not competed for their country of citizenship in the prior year.

USAT age groups occurring in five-year increments following the 17-19 group.. USAT age groups are as follows and are consistent with the ITU minimum age requirements to compete in ITU World Championships: Ages 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, etc. through 85-89.

A Team USA representative will be onsite so that those who qualify to be on Team USA can indicate their intent to join Team USA after the awards ceremony. There will be no requirement to pay for anything at the time of indicating intent.

2021 ITU World Championships Location: Almere, The Netherlands

Event Date: September 7, 2021

2022 ITU World Championships Location: Townesville, Australia

Event Date: TBD 2022

Relevant Links:

TEAM USA WEBSITE

ITU 2021 CROSS WORLDS

Directions/Map

How to Get to WAWAYANDA

Wawayanda State Park located in northern New Jersey is easily accessible from the greater New York Metro area. When using Navigation/GPS, please enter Wawayanda Lake Day Use Area as the 885 Warwick Turnpike address can send you to the back of the park.

You should be entering off Warwick Turnpike and turn into Wawayanda Road and follow signs to the lake.

Here’s a link to Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/8KePyhpLLE1iy2Zr7

Air Travel, Car Rental & Lodging

AIR TRAVEL

Wawayanda State Park is only 50 miles from New York City and easy to get to from throughout the New York metro area and easily accessible from Newark (EWR), John F Kennedy (JFK), La Guardia (LGA) and Westchester airports.

The Official Airline of the USA Triathlon Off-Road National Championship is United Airlines.

Receive a special discount: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/company/global-citizenship/sponsorships/usoc.html

CAR RENTAL

AVIS RENTAL CAR
Avis can make business and leisure rentals more rewarding than ever for USA Triathlon members with special rates, discounts, and value-added offers on car rentals. Don’t forget to provide your Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) number H742900 every time you rent to receive up to 25% off in conjunction with the member offers and specials listed in the link here. Click for more details and reservations.

AWD Code: H742900
http://www.avis.com/usat

BUDGET RENTAL CAR
Now it’s easy to rent like a genius with your exclusive member rates! Just provide the Budget Customer Discount (BCD) number D505200 at time of reservation and enjoy a savings of up to 25%. No matter what kind of vehicle you need, you’ll find it at Budget. Choose from a large selection of cars, vans and SUV’s, available at any of our convenient airport or neighborhood locations.

http://www.budget.com/usat

LODGING

There are a number of Hotels and Motels in the region though none are large enough to hold all of our racers. Recommend doing a Google search in Warwick, NY and Vernon, NJ areas.

Camping will be at Woodland Trails in Sussex, NJ which is approximately 15-20 minutes from race site. Bathrooms and hot showers available while you are onsite. Cost is $21 per person per day for tent camping. Camping option on registration page is for Friday night May 14. You can extend before or after the event by sending paymet with a note on date of stay and number of campers via PayPal to info@RSGAdventures.com. RV camping available for a discount if you email us before booking.

Race Pricing Tiers

RACE PRICING TIERS

Race Schedule

———-FRIDAY MAY 14———

9:00 AM MTB Course Ready To Ride

We strongly do not recommend riding whole course the day before the race.

2:00 PM RUN Course Ready

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Packet Pickup

———-SATURDAY MAY 15———

7:00 AM – 8:45 AM Packet Pick Up & Transition Open

8:00 AM Lake Open For Swim Warm Up

9:00 AM USA Tri Off Road National Championship

Championship Length Team Relay

Swim + Run

9:30 AM Duathlon (Championship Length & Sprint)

10:00 AM Sprint Triathlon

Swim + Bike

10:20 AM Paddle Tri Start (Championship Length & Sprint)

11:30 AM Sprint Triathlon Winner Expected

12:00 AM Sprint Tri, Duathlon and Paddle Tri Awards

12:15 PM USA Tri Off Road National Champion Expected

1:30 PM Championship & Duathlon Awards & Hot Pizza

2:00 PM Olympic Paddle Tri Awards

———-SUNDAY MAY 16———

Way Over Yonder Trail Run Series: Running The Beast

7:15 AM Packet Pickup

8:00 AM Marathon Trail Run

8:00 AM Half Marathon Trail Run

9:00 AM 10K

Awards & Prizes

Prizes have always been a big deal at Way Over Yonder !

USA Triathlon Off Road National Championship winners for each age group will win the coveted USA Triathlon National Champion shirt.

Plenty of awesome prizes from cycling and triathlon industry sponsors for all winners.

Past prizes have included Jerseys, Helmets, Sunglasses, Shirts, Caps, Goggles, Wet Suits, Water Bottles, Sports Nutrition, CBD Oil, Bike Hanger, Bike Lights, Mountain Bike Tires, etc.

AWARD CATEGORIES

USA Triathlon Off Road National Championship

USAT age groups occurring in five-year increments following the 17-19 group.

Age Groups 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54,55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89.

Athena & Clydesdale categories planned based on sign ups.

Sprint Triathlon

New for 2021 – Age Group awards for the Way Over Yonder Sprint Triathlon in ten-year increments.

Age Groups 17-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Olympic Duathlon

Awards for Top 3 Men & Top 3 Women

Sprint Duathlon

Awards for Top 3 Men & Top 3 Women

Olympic Paddle

Awards for Top 3 Men & Top 3 Women

Sprint Paddle Tri

Awards for Top 3 Men & Top 3 Women

Olympic Team Relay

Awards for Top 3 Teams

Videos and Photos

VIDEOS & PHOTOS

GoPro 2021 Course Preview (Coming Soon!)

2018 XTERRA Way Over Yonder Race Promo Video

2019 XTERRA Way Over Yonder Photos

2018 XTERRA Way Over Yonder Photos

More On the Ready Set Go Adventures YouTube Channel

Race Results

2019 XTERRA Way Over Yonder Results

* 2019 LONG course 1000 Meter Swim, 14 Mile Mountain Bike, 6 Mile Trail Run

* 2019 SPRINT course 400 Meter Swim, 9 Mile Mountain Bike, 3 Mile Trail Run

2018 XTERRA Way Over Yonder Results

* 2018 LONG course 800 Meter Swim, 14 Mile Mountain Bike, 6 Mile Trail Run

* 2018 SPRINT course different from 2019 & 2020

2017 XTERRA Way Over Yonder Results

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Race Deferral

If the Event is canceled for reasons related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Host agrees to the following deferral tiers: 100% deferral if Event is cancelled 105 days prior to Event date or earlier, a 75% deferral if Event is cancelled 104 to 76 days prior to Event date, and a 50% deferral if Event is cancelled within 75 days prior to Event date. Deferral policy does not apply if event is canceled due to act of God, weather, civil unrest, war, terrorism or other issues not related to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a ONE TIME usage, will apply to the next calendar year ONLY and cannot be transferred to someone else.

As the situation is currently fluid, Ready Set Go Adventures will have contingency plans that may include a change of race site and/or postponment to another date.