Weeks of training will come to a head for the more than 200 athletes participating in the Blue Lake Multisport Festival.
But race director Marie Heaphy said the annual festival wasn't just for the well-trained, serious athletes.
With options for children and a fun run, she said the aim was for it to be affordable.
"It's accessible to a lot of people. We do have some elites as well but the focus is to get them along to introduce people to the sport," Heaphy said.
![Blue Lake Multisport Festival race director Marie Heaphy, (left), with the vice-president of RATS Carol Harwood, and chief executive of the main event sponsor Martin Carlyle.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WJ5TIICK4UB76FDPWUULG4F4YE.jpg?auth=6f7b0ea52ebe4bf205dd52566450029a23201a8b9019dee987cd91a01504eee3&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)