1.) Only a person with a minimum age of 18 can participate in the Ultra Kras 55 event (i.e. a person who turned 18 no later than the day before the start).
2.) The Ultra Kras 55 event can only be attended by a person registered in advance via the registration form, who has paid the participation fee based on instructions from the event organizer delivered to the contact mailbox (e-mail indicated in the registration form) and has been included in the list of registered participants with completed registration. Registration directly at the location of the presentation / start of the event is not possible.
3.) The fee for the start of one participant is EUR 45. Registered persons will be informed about the method of payment of the entry fee via e-mail, which they will receive after registration at the address indicated in the registration form. Payment of the start fee must be made by transfer to the account of the Ultra Kras 55 event in EUR and within the specified time limit. Payments in cash and other currencies are not accepted.
4.) The time limit for the payment of the entry fee is 7 calendar days from the date of sending the e-mail with information about the payment of the entry fee (not from the date of opening the e-mail). If the start fee is not on the account of the Ultra Kras 55 event by the specified date, the application will be canceled without further notice.
5.) The entry fee is non-transferable, its sale to another participant (or purchase from another participant) is not accepted.
6.) Cancellation of participation: information about the cancellation of the application for the Ultra Kras 55 event must be notified immediately via e-mail to the address info@cassoviatrailrunners.sk (cancellation of participation communicated verbally or via a telephone call or via social networks is not accepted). The full entry fee will be refunded by 14.4. 2024. After 14.4. 2024, the entry fee will be refunded after deducting a cancellation fee of 50% from the amount paid, and only if the information about the cancellation of the application for the Ultra Kras 55 event was sent via e-mail to the address info@cassoviatrailrunners.sk After 18.4. 2024 23.59 hrs. a refund of the entry fee will no longer be possible. (for a refund of the entry fee, the account number must be provided).
7.) The organizers of the Ultra Kras 55 event reserve the right not to accept (reject) registration.
8.) Participation in the Ultra Karst 55 event is voluntary and at your own risk. The organizers are not responsible for damages incurred by the participants or caused by them.
9.) The organizers of the Ultra Kras 55 event recommend all participants of the event to take out a suitable type of insurance for the duration of the Ultra Kras 55 event.
10.) The organizers of the Ultra Kras 55 event strongly recommend all event participants to undergo an individual medical examination before the Ultra Kras 55 event.
11.) The total number of participants for the Ultra Kras 55 2024 event is 200.
12.) Before the start in Turna nad Bodvou, each participant is obliged to go through a presentation (either on Friday evening or Saturday morning) at a designated place, where they will receive instructions. During the presentation, each participant will submit a completed and signed document Informed consent of the participant of the Ultra Kras 55 event.
Mandatory equipment
1.) Each participant of the Ultra Kras 55 event must have all items of mandatory equipment with them during the duration of the event (i.e. from the start until the end of participation at the finish line or at another place on the event route). If mandatory equipment is found to be missing, the participant will not be allowed to start. In case of missing items of mandatory equipment on the route (see point 2. for a list of these items), the participant will be disqualified.
2.) Mandatory equipment is as listed:
- 1 pc of isothermal foil
- charged and switched on mobile phone with the SIM card whose phone number was given in the registration form
- a photocamera (e.g. in a mobile phone) with which you can take a selfie photo at self-checks.
- bottles or water bag with a minimum of 1 L
- own cup or bottle with a wide mouth (bidon) with a volume of at least 1.5 dl (bottles with a narrow mouth or lid are not accepted)
- ID card
- starting number placed visibly on the front part of the body during the entire duration of the race (starting numbers will be provided by the organizer of the Ultra Kras 55 event during the presentation of the participants)
3.) The check of mandatory equipment can be carried out before the start and during the event at any place along the route by the organizer or a volunteer authorized by him.
The course of the event
1.)The presentation of the participants takes place at the start and finish place on Friday, April 26, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. (the presentation will not be possible after 6:30 a.m.) .
2.) The start of the participants of the Ultra Kras 55 event is April 27, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. from the parking lot under the Turnian Castle near the restaurant under the Castle
3.) Time limit for completing the route (arriving at the destination in Turna nad Bodvou is 12 hours from the start, i.e. until April 27, 2024 at 7 p.m. In addition, the Ultra Kras 55 event also has a partial time limit for KS3 – Hačava (29 .km) and that's 7.5 hours (arrival at KS3 Hačava by 27.4.2024 at 2:30 p.m.)
4.) The Ultra Kras route is precisely defined, the event participant is obliged to follow this route.
5.) Carrying the runner's equipment by another person is strictly prohibited.
6.) Personal help (assistance) to the participant (e.g. from family members, friends...) is tolerated only at aid stations.
7.) In order to ensure the same conditions for completing the Ultra Kras 55 race for all participants accompanying runners (so-called "pacers") are not permitted. The exception to this rule are the pacers for the blind participants (with the permission of the organizer).
8.) In order to protect the health of the participants, in the event of medical complications that could endanger the safety, health or life of the participant, the attending medical professionals have the right to decide to terminate his participation in the race (or to interrupt it for the necessary time). In such a case, the participant is obliged to submit to this decision.
9.) In case of early termination (DNF) of participation in the event outside the aid station, the participant is obliged to inform the event organizer by phone or via SMS message (in case of unavailable signal at the location, the participant must do so at the first possible opportunity). The contact number of the event organizer will be listed in the control card (itineraries).
10.) The participant is obliged to provide assistance to another participant in need.
11.) In case of discovering circumstances that would threaten the life or health of the participants on the event route, the participant is obliged to immediately notify the event organizers of this fact.
12.) The organizers of the event reserve the right to change the route, the time limits of the checkpoints and the program of the event or to cancel the event completely (primarily due to the safety of the participants).
Aid stations, route compliance control, penalty, disqualification, protest
1.) On the route of the event there will be checkpoints ("aid stations" staffed by the event organizers or volunteers authorized by them) at places about which the participants are informed via this website and via the control card.
2.) Each participant's arrival time will be recorded at each aid station. Time will be recorded in each aid station using an electronic timer (volunteer will record it using the app). Therefore, the participant have to accesses the aid station immediately upon arrival to the aid station i.e. not when leaving it or after refreshments. The organizers or volunteers authorized by them have the right to check the mandatory equipment of the participant here.
3.) In addition to the main time limit for completing the entire route (12 hours), there are partial time limits on the route at designated checkpoints (see the Information section). If the time limit is not respected at one of these stations, participation in the event ends, but the participant can continue on the route outside the event.
4.) The participant who passes all the checkpoints while respecting their time limits and arrives at the finish line within the specified overall time limit will receive a diploma at the finish line as confirmation of successful completion of Ultra Kras 55.
5.) If there is no entry from the checkpoint(s) or a self-check photo, the event organizers decide on the penalty/disqualification.
6.) Intentional violation of the route (so-called cutting), use of a means of transport and any other methods of cheating result in disqualification (DSQ) and at the same time disqualification from all other races organized by OZ Cassovia Trail Runners.
7.) The use of an accompanying runner or runners (so-called "pacer") is not allowed and results in disqualification of the participant. The exception to this rule are pacers for the blind participants (with the permission of the organizer).
8.) Refusal to help to another event participant in case of emergency, physical or verbal insult or threat to organizers and volunteers, refusal to check mandatory equipment results in disqualification of the participant (DSQ).
9.) A missing item of mandatory equipment results in disqualification of the participant (DSQ).
10.) Participants may not throw away garbage (littering) outside checkpoints manned by the organizers or public waste receptacles or containers. Throwing garbage outside checkpoints occupied by the organizers or public waste receptacles or containers is penalized by adding 1 hour to the total time.
11.) Penalty or disqualification will be applied in the place where a violation of the rules by the participant was found, or at the next checkpoint, if the participant who violated the rules left the checkpoint before the penalty or disqualification was applied. Penalization or disqualification will be done by the event organizer or a volunteer authorized by him at the checkpoint after telephone consultation with the event organizers.
12.) A protest against possible problems in the organization or course of the event can be filed at the finish line no later than 1 hour after the end of the overall time limit of the event (i.e. until April 27, 2024 8:00 p.m.). The participant submits the protest in person to the event organizer. The condition for submitting a protest is the payment of a deposit of €20. If the protest is accepted by the event organizer, the EUR 20 deposit will be returned to the participant, if the protest is not accepted, the deposit will be forfeited to the event organizer.
Environmental protection
1.) Participants of the event must behave respectfully towards nature and in accordance with the visiting rules of the Slovak Karst National Park.
2.) Participants may not throw away garbage outside the checkpoints manned by the organizers or public waste receptacles or containers.
Consent to the processing of personal data
By registering, the participant gives consent in accordance with Act no. 18/2018 Coll. on the protection of personal data with the management, processing and storage of personal data required in the registration form by the civil association Cassovia Trail Runners, with its registered office in Košice, Ovručská 9, 040 22 Košice, IČO 54385768 for the purpose of registration for the Ultra Kras 55 event, for a period of 1 of the year. After this period, the participant's personal data will be deleted.
If the situation and current measures require it, the PROTOCOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF COVID-19 will be part of the Rules, the wording of which will be developed on the basis of the current pandemic situation and current measures published in the valid decree of the ÚVZ SR.
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