XTERRA Sports

Salt-sprayed trails, centuries-old harbor views, and the worn paths along limestone cliffs. Gozo welcomes the global trail run community to the heart of the Mediterranean.

With the XTERRA World Championship set to ring in three decades of off-road adventures with an all-new location in 2026, here’s how the world’s greatest off-road triathlon has evolved through the wild places that shaped it.

This isn’t a story about placing first. It’s about choosing joy, backing yourself, and lifting a community along the way.

We train to reach the end. But sometimes, it’s the breaking points along the way that matter most.