The event, in its 11th year, is made up of trail walks, trail runs, mountain bike events and a triathlon-style swim, mountain bike and trail run event for individuals and teams.
Teams and individuals taking part in the triathlon will take on a 1km swim, 26km mountain bike and an 11km run while there are plenty of other options available for the not so competitive athletes.
In the women's event Rotorua's Annika Smail and Nic Leary will be looking to improve on their second and fourth places from last year while Rotorua's Mark Leishman will be looking to improve on his forth place position.
Some of the biggest names in New Zealand multisport have won the men's division, including Richard Ussher, Hamish Carter and Terenzo Bozzone. Registration is on today at the Distinction Rotorua Hotel from 3pm to 9pm.
Racing starts at 8am tomorrow at Tikitapu with individual and teams racing from 11am and 11.45am.
An awards ceremony will be held at the Energy Events Centre from 7pm on Saturday.
The Xterra global tour stops at 16 national championship races around the world on its way to the Xterra World Championship in Maui, Hawaii each October.
For details visit www.xterra.co.nz.
