Triathletes of all ages are ready to swim, run and ride their way to victory at Noosa this weekend, among them is Olympic triathlon bronze medallist Hayden Wilde.
"It'd be really nice to kind of finish Noosa and Melbourne as a doubleheader, and try and get both wins," he told Newshub.
Wins have been hard to come by for Wilde during an action-packed four months full of drama.
"You know. I've actually had a really good season, but there's definitely been areas where I've had frustrations and bad luck, like the Paris test event."
A bike crash on the morning forced the Kiwi to withdraw from the Olympic test event, then 10th at the World Triathlon finale resulted in runner-up finish in the overall championship.
A transition hiccup at Toulouse forced Wilde to settle for second in the Super League series.
"We learn from those and hopefully we don't make those mistakes coming into Paris next year," he said.
Setbacks are something Kiwi Amelia Watkinson is no stranger too, after battling COVID-19 in the past month.
"I took a full week off and I think that really benefited me," she told Newshub. "I was able to come back."
Watkinson will try end the remarkable reign of Aussie Ashleigh Gentle, who is hunting her 10th straight win at Noosa.
While for Wilde, this is his first appearance at the vent and he has fans and competition on high alert.
"Fitness, I wouldn’'t say, is tip top middle-of-the-season shape, but I think it's good enough to get the job done," he said.
A couple of Kiwis are hoping to crash Australia party on the 40th anniversary of the Noosa triathlon.
