Course
The race consists of 3 different timed events which all run over the same course: individual and 2-person teams competing over a 2 day event, and the titular World Championship race, a one-person, one-day event previously called The Longest Day competition.
The race begins with a 3 km (2 mi) run from Kumara Beach followed by a 55 km (34 mi) cycling segment through the Southern Alps. The next segment of the race is a 33 km (21 mi) run up the Deception River, through Goat Pass and then down the Mingha River. A 15 km (9 mi) cycling leg brings competitors to the Waimakariri River and the 67 km (42 mi) kayaking leg of the race. The final segment is a 70 km (43 mi) cycling race into Christchurch, finishing at Sumner Beach on the Pacific Ocean.
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