OPEN INCENTIVES

The Open category is for more elite/experienced competitors any age 18+ who believe they will be able to complete the event in around 3.5 – 4 hours (or thereabouts). This ensures they will be able to keep up with the other athletes in this field who are typically very competitive. To register in the open category make sure you select ‘yes’ to the question in registration that asks if you’ll be racing Open.

Anyone is able to compete in the Open category at the Busselton 100, and no pro racing license is required. We may reach out to competitors prior to race day to confirm they intend to race Open.

If you are not sure about whether Open is for you, we suggest racing Age Group this season and then moving up the following year.

OPEN PLACING PRIZES
Prize money for placing is awarded to the top 5 male and female athletes in the Open category as below:
– 1st Place Open: $2000 AUD + free Busselton 100 entry for the following year
– 2nd Place Open: $1350 AUD + 80% discount on Busselton 100 entry for the following year
– 3rd Place Open: $700 AUD + 70% discount on Busselton 100 entry for the following year
– 4th Place Open: $500 AUD + 60% discount on Busselton 100 entry for the following year
– 5th Place Open: $250 AUD + 50% discount on Busselton 100 entry for the following year

In addition, any athletes who race open and finish the race (but are not in the top 5) will be eligible to get a 25% discount on their Busselton 100 entry for the following year. Discounts on entry are not applicable for athletes in the Ambassador program, as a separate agreement will be in place.

OPEN PRIME PRIZES
Prize money for Open primes (fastest leg) is awarded to both males and females as below:
– Swim prime: $300 AUD
– Bike prime: $300 AUD
– Run prime: $300 AUD

To be eligible for prime prize money, the athlete MUST complete the entire event. Any athlete with a DNF or DQ result will not be eligible to be the prime winner.

BUSSELTON 100 COURSE RECORD BROKEN
If an athlete (male or female) breaks the current course record – fastest finish time – then they will be awarded an additional $500 AUD prize money. The current course records are as follows:
– Male: Nick Thompson 03:15:32.58 (2024)
– Female: Tracy Clinch 03:49:31.30 (2022)

AGE GROUP INCENTIVES

FASTEST AGE GROUP ATHLETE:
$350 AUD is paid to the male and female fastest age grouper overall. Not paid per age group, this is an overall fastest prize.

AGE GROUP PRIME PRIZES:
Prize money for Age Group primes (fastest leg) is awarded to both males and females as below:
– Swim prime: $300 AUD
– Bike prime: $300 AUD
– Run prime: $300 AUD

TRIATHLON WA STATE LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIP

Busselton 100 is the State Long Course Championship and penultimate race in the Triathlon WA State Series. State Long Course Champion prize money and titles are available to Triathlon WA Standard and Premium members only. Learn more here.

OPEN STATE CHAMPION PRIZES
– 1st Place Male and Female: $500 AUD
– 2nd Place Place Male and Female: $400 AUD
– 3rd Place Place Male and Female: $300 AUD

AGE GROUP STATE CHAMPION PRIZES
Male and female winners places 1-3 will be awarded trophies at the post-race award ceremony.

NOTE: If you have raced Age Group all season and move up to Open for this event to compete for prize money, you’ll not be able to accrue any Age Group triathlete of the year (TOTY) points for the race. You’ll instead accrue Open TOTY points. See the State Series policy for further info.

QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT

Please reach out to our team via [email protected] if you have any questions about the Open field or incentives.