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Rules and Regulations

 

The following rules and regulations shall apply to theTransUral 2015. By registering for the event, each participant confirms that (a) he / she has read and understood the race rules and regulations, and that (b) he / she meets the requirements for participation in the event. By signing the registration form, the participant accepts the terms and conditions that apply to participation in the event and the regulations of the race.

 

1. Project goals

 

organizing unique world level competition in Russia

getting familiar with nature of the Ural Mountains

promoting sky-running

development the spirit of adventures

organizing the great show with length of 3000 km and lasting 4 years

2. Project description

 

This is the first international ultra-trail race in Russia. Competitions will take place every year during the next 4 years from 2014 to 2017. At each stage participants run from start to finish point along the Europe-Asia border. The route will go through amazing parts of the Ural Mountains. During 4 years participants have the opportunity to see stunning sceneries of Southern Ural (July, 2014), Central Ural (2015), Northern Ural (2016) and Arctic (Polar) Ural (2017)

 

3. Time and place of the second stage

 

The second stage of the international race TransUral will take place on 15-19th of July 2015 in the Central Ural. Base camp is located 30 km from the town Nizhnii Tagil or 150km from Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region. Event center is located on the territory of the ski resort “Gora Belaya”.

 

You can use your own transport to reach the base camp or you can order the transfer from the town Yekaterinburg to the race center and back when registering online.

 

Google-map of the event center on the site transural-run.com

 

4. Competition program

                                  

15.07.2015 The ski resort “Gora Belaya”

с 15:00 до 23:30 Arrival and registration of participants

21:00 Opening ceremony and briefing for participants

16.07.2015 The leg “Ezhovaya-Belaya”

06:00 Registration of participants

06:30 Breakfast

07:30 Mandatory equipment check

08:00 Departure by bus to the start

09:45 Briefing about the leg

10:00 Mass start

20:30 Dinner, pasta party, briefing about the upcoming leg

21:30 Award ceremony for winners of the run to the mountain Big Nurgush

23:30 Lights out at the base camp*

17.07.2015 The Chernoistochinsk’s leg

07:00 Breakfast

08:00 Mandatory equipment check

09:00 Departure by bus to the start

09:45 Briefing about the leg

10:00 Mass start

20:00 Dinner,

21:00 Registration of new participants

23:00 Briefing about the leg

23:30 Mandatory equipment check

 

18.07.2015 the leg ‘White night’. The night run to the mountain Belaya.

00:00 Mass start

03:00 The end of race time

09:00 Breakfast

10:00 -18:00 Rest time. Master classes in base camp.

 Mandatory equipment check

13:00-15:00 Lunch time

19:00 Dinner, pasta party, briefing about the upcoming leg

20:00 Award ceremony for winners of the run to the mountain Big Iremel

22:00 Lights out at the base camp*

19.07.2015 The fist mounting marathon at Central Ural “Belogorskii marathon”

07:00 Breakfast

07:30 Registration of new participants

08:00 Mandatory equipment check

09:00 Mass start of the “Belogorskii marathon”

15:00 Results, award ceremony for winners of the “Belogorskii marathon” and the second stage of TransUral

17:30 Departure of participants

 

* After this time, participants and those accompanying them who violate the silence will be asked to leave the event center.

 

 5. Technical information

Race day

Length, km

Ascent, m

1st, the leg “Ezhovaya-Belaya”

55

1200

2nd, the Chernoistochinsk’s leg

45

1100

3rd, the leg White night

13

550

4th, Belogorskii marathon

42

1100

 

 

Route maps and elevation profiles of the legs will be published in an additional bulletin. Outline maps are available on Google-map.

 

Preliminary outline maps on each day are at the race site www.transural-run.com

 

6. Race format

 

The race is the several-days running marathon on mountain terrain. All routes are marked. Routes go along mountain paths; roads can vary in terrain. Maps of routes with locations of food stops and elevation profiles for each day will be given to participants.

 

You must be at least 18 years old on the date of the start of the race.

 

RANKING GROUPS

 

MЕN – Men over 18 years old (1997 and older)

WOMEN –Women over 18 years old (1997 and older)

 

MASTER MEN – Men over 35 years old (1980 and older)

MASTER WOMEN – Women over 35 years old (1980 and older)

 

SENIOR MASTER MEN – Men over 50 years old (1965 and older)

SENIOR MASTER WOMEN – Women over 50 years old (1965 and older)

 *Minimum number of participants in a group is 15. The organizers reserve the right to combine groups with a small number of participants (e.g. to combine SENIOR MASTER with MASTER).

 

In addition to listing results by group, team results will be also provided. Team can consist of any number of athletes. Result of the team is calculated as sum of three best times of the team's representatives. You should mention the exactly name of the team you are participating in when registering.

 

It is possible to take part in particular days of the race. Results of participants, who register for particular days, will be not considered in the final protocol of the first stage of the TransUral race.

 

The leader of the group will be determined by the sum of the results of each leg. The leader should run in the yellow number tag, provided by the organizers.

 

The winner of the first stage is the leader of the TransUral race till the start of the second stage.

 

8. How to get to TransUral base camp

By car

By road Yekaterinburg - Serov till signposts ‘Chernoistochinsk’ it is 130 km away from Yekaterinburg or 15 km from Nizhnii Tagil); turn there and drive 20 km till the ski resort “Gora Belaya”. The road goes exactly to the race center.

 

Distance to base camp from:

Yekaterinburg – 150 km

Nizhnii Tagil– 35 km

 

By plane

Arrival in Yekaterinburg and then bus to the

You can order the transfer from Yekaterinburg to the base camp (Zyuratkul) and back when registering on-line.

You can check and book/buy tickets using the following web-sites

www.onetwotrip.com/

www.kayak.ru/

www.skyscanner.ru

www.agent.ru

By train

Arrival to the stations Yekaterinburg. You can order the transfer to the base camp and back when registering on-line.

You can check and buy train tickets at web-sites:

www.trainsrussia.com/en/travels/ – in English
www.pulexpress.de/cms/content/nodeid/118 – in German and Russian
www.russiantrain.com – in French and in English
www.rzd.ru – in Russian

 

9. Equipment

 

Mandatory individual equipment:

 

Mobile phone with full battery charge in a hermetic package with the number of the organizers saved in the phone's address book for emergency calls.

First aid kit (iodine, medical elastic band minimum 100 cm x 3 cm, bandage, adhesive plaster, painkillers)

Whistle

Compass

Lighter / Matches

Map with race route, passport of the TransUral participant, number tag (provided by organizers during the registration on the race)

Backpack big enough to contain the obligatory equipment, food and drink

Waterproof jacket with hood

Protective and warming thin gloves

Headgear – cap or bandana

Warm clothes (T-shirt with long sleeves and running long trousers) that can be worn under the waterproof jacket and help to keep the heat in bad weather conditions. Obligation of this equipment will be announced at a briefing before the start.

Trail running shoes, suitable for running on mountain terrain

Stock of water or refreshment drink, minimum 1 liter

Food for the whole distance with energy value not less than 1000 kcal

 

Recommended equipment:

 

Device that can receive GPS-signal for navigation in case of withdrawal from the marked route (it can be a smartphone with GPS)

Telescopic trekking poles

Sunglasses

Personal cup, tumbler or water bottle to collect water during the race

Waterproof headlamp and spare batteries sufficient for at least 18 hours of discontinued function

Cream to prevent abrasion

Rescue blanket min size 140×200 cm

 

10. Entry fee

Competitions are covered by the organizers, the participants’ entry fees and sponsorship.

Entry fee includes:

Food/water stops during the race and at finish

Headgear with race logo

Maps for each day of the race

Passport of the participant of TransUral

Number tag with race logo

Transfer to the start on 1st and 2nd days of the race

Medal (only for those who finished all legs of the stage)

T-shirt (only for those who finished all legs of the stage)

Gifts from sponsors

 

Entry fee per person should be paid according to the table below 

Start package

Prices, if paid

 

 

 

until 1st of May 2015

Until 1st of June 2015 

After the 1st of July 2015

ONE DAY

Participation in one leg(3-d or 4th) of TransUral

*Includes: number tag, map of the route, food during the race

16 euro

18 euro

20 euro

RUN

Participation in all legs of TransUral

*Accommodation should be organized independently either at the base camp, in the hotel or nearest locations.

90 euro

100 euro

120 euro

EAT

Food at the event center in the ski resort

4 breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinner 

50 euro

50 euro

50 euro

RUN+CAMP

Participation in TransUral,

accommodation in the event center at the camping in your own tent:

4 night,

security,

outdoor shower facilities,

drinking water,

fire place,

outdoor lighting,

WC outside.

120 euro

130 euro

150 euro

RUN+EAT+CAMP

Participation in TransUral,

food at the event center

4 breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinner;

accommodation in the event center at the camping in your own tent:

4 night,

security,

outdoor shower facilities,

drinking water,

fire place,

outdoor lighting,

WC outside.

170 euro

180 euro

200 euro

RUN+EAT+CAMP+TENT

Participation in TransUral,

food at the event center

4 breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinner;

accommodation in the event center at the camping, tent provided by the organizers (tent for 2-3 persons, sleeping bag, sleeping pad):

4 night,

security,

outdoor shower facilities,

drinking water,

fire place,

outdoor lighting,

WC outside.

190 euro

200 euro

220 euro

 

Participants should pay the entry fee during the 2 weeks after registration. Otherwise, the organizers have the right to cancel the application. Application is considered accepted after the payment confirmation from the organizers

 

Names of registered participants are published in the start list on TransUral’s web-page.

 

Cancelation of the registration is possible:

until 1st of May 100% of entry fee will be refunded in this case.

until 1st of July 2015 50% of entry fee will be refunded in this case.

If registration is cancelled after the 1st of July 2015 entry fee will not be refunded.

 

After the 1st of July registration is possible by the decision of the organizers if there are free places.

 

In case of withdrawal from the race, the entry fee is not compensated

 

Transfer Yekaterinburg – Ski resort – Yekaterinburg should be ordered during the on-line registration. The payment should be done at the event center before the race. Approximate price is 20euro rubles per person.

 

Payment methods:

By bank card during the on-line registration (paypal)

By cash at the shop “Luch-sport” (Ekaterinburg, Bauman street, 5. Metro station ‘Uralmash’, tel. +7 (343) 331-29-36)

Via transfer to bank account. Bank account details will be sent to the email address of the participant on request.

 

11. Accommodation

 

The event center is located in the ski resort “Gora Belaya”.

 

The next accommodation options are available in the event center:

 

   1. Сamping. This is campground with outdoor shower facilities, bio-toilets, outdoor lighting, fire places, drinking water supply. Accommodation in Сamping is included into start packages CAMP.

   2. Hotel. Rooms are equipped with single- and double beds, wardrobe, bedside table, phone, TV, fridge, teapot. There are shared shower and WC at each room. Price is 20 euro per 1 person/1 day. Food is not included.

 

In addition to staying in the ski resort, the next accommodation options are available:

You can set up your own tent in the camp in the forest and on the lake shore.

Private rooms and houses in the village Uralskii (2 km from base camp). Prices are varied and start from 300 rubles/place without food. If you are interested in this option, please, tell us about it in your registration form and we will help you with booking.

 

12. Applications

Registration for TransUral should be done through our on-line system by the following link http://www.transural-run.com

 

13. Results

 Participants who finish all 4 legs of the race and meet the time limits are considered 'official finishers' (having finished the race officially). They will be awarded a medal and T-shirt with the race logo.

 

Winners of each group of each leg will be awarded diplomas and small gifts.

 

Winners of the first stage of TransUral in each group will be determined by sum of time of all legs and will be awarded prizes. A total of EUR 4,000.- in cash prizes will be issued and split among the winners in their respective categories.

 

Team-winner will be awarded prizes also.

 

14. Time limits and control points

Racers can expect from 1 to 4 control points along the route the location of which will be unknown to participants before the race. Racers must register at each control point. Participants who miss one of the control points (i.e. losing the track or taking a shortcut) will receive a time penalty of at least 60 minutes for every control point they missed. The jury reserves the right to impose more significant time penalties depending on the specific circumstances.

 

The total time limit for each leg is about 10 hours, but cut-off times will be set in some parts of the route. These cut-off times are set to provide participants with some level of guidance allowing them to finish within the total time limit of the leg. To be able to continue the race participants should leave check points before the cut-off time.

 

Participants who do not meet cut-off times will be disqualified from the leg. Participants who disqualified from the leg because of not meeting cut-off times have the right to continue the route independently if they want to, on their own responsibility. They are allowed to start next legs.

 

The organizers reserve the right to stop the race or change time limits depending on weather condition and/or mountain conditions for safety.

 

Total time limit of each leg and cut-off times will be published in race materials and announced during the briefing. Materials will be given together with number tags in the event center.

 

 Participants who do not meet the total time limit of the course will not be considered 'official finishers' of TransUral.

 

15. General safety rules

Participants must follow by marked route.

Every participant must have a mobile phone to call to the race jury in case of emergency. Phone number for emergency call will be printed on maps of the course. Cell network is working on the tops of ranges and at the event center (mobile operator - Megafon).

Participants should be friendly toward each other.

Participants should provide first aid to a person in danger or someone in dire need of help and immediately to inform the organizers about the case irrespective of the current position in race. According to the rules, helping one another is appreciated above athletic performance.

The organizers reserve the right to refuse to continue the race if the organizers’ representative observes health problems or extreme fatigue. Justification of the decision is not required.

 

16. Penalties and disqualifications

The organizers reserve the right to give the penalties from 5 to 120 min of disqualify participant in next cases:

Not following the marked route

Missing mandatory equipment (can be checked in any time of the race)

Failure to comply the directives of the race jury and the organizers

External assistance

Using of transportation during the race

Flagrant violation of the race rules and safety rules

Flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct (failure to provide assistance to casualties, impeding other participants to reach the finish line so as removing marking line and/or signs and others)

Littering/polluting the environment

 

Participants must stop the race in case of disqualification. Organizers are not responsible for disqualified participants.

 

The race director resolves all issues relating the finish protocol and all matters of dispute. In case of disagreement with the decision of the race director participants can appeal to the race organizers board. Protest should be submitted to the race director in written form in English or Russian language with a fee of 1000 Rubles/20 Euros. This fee will not be refunded if the appeal fails.

 

17. Requirements to the participants of the race

 

Participants have to read carefully and understand the race rules. Participants confirm their complete and unconditional acceptance of the rules by registering for any legs of TransUral.

Participants release the organizers from any penal or civil liability in case of bodily harm or material damage incurred during the race.

Participants must have a medical certificate issued by a physician that allows them to participate in the marathon distance.

Participants must have an accident insurance. Participants can purchase insurance in the race center at registration.

The participants are aware that the race course go through mountain terrain with a maximum height 1582 m and is not safe potentially.

By registering, participants ensure that they are aware of their health status, own physical capabilities and level of their technical skills.

It is forbidden to cut and damage green areas and making fire at undesignated places.

Participants and their support groups who placed in the base camp have to use gas stoves for cooking. Making fire is allowed on special designated places only.

The organizers reserve the right to disqualify participants who are seen to harm or damage the nature. All garbage must be taken to marked collection points (e.g. in the towns, villages or in the base camp).

Number tags must always be on top of clothes during the race.

Participants who decide to withdraw from the race must inform the race organizers as soon as possible of their decision by calling and come to the finish line.

Participants are solely responsible for obtaining and complying with all immigration requirements associated with traveling to and entering Russia and competing in TransUral 2015. The organizers do not accept any responsibility for, and will under no circumstances be liable (including providing a refund of the entry fee) if you cannot travel to Russia for any reason, including failure to obtain a visa, or if you are otherwise unable compete in the TransUral race because of your non-compliance with any passport-, visa- or other immigration-related requirements.

 

18. Changing and cancellation of the race

The organizers reserve the right to change the race course and the locations of check points any time without prior notification.

 

Start of the race can be postponed or the legs can be cancelled in case of inclement weather (a lot of rain, a lot of snow in parts of route located at high, high risk of storm, etc).

 

The organizers reserve the right to stop the race or change the total time limit in case of poor weather conditions or poor conditions in the mountains for safety reasons.

19. Copyrigths

Each participant of the TransUral 2014 refuse expressly his/her claims to the organizer, the organizers’ partners and event broadcasters about the publication of photographic and other audiovisual materials that are compiled during / after the event without any restrictions in time, type of medium or quantity or means of distribution.

20. Languages of TransUral

The official languages of the event are English and Russian.

21. Volunteers

Volunteers, journalists and photographers are warmly welcome to help in race organization. If you want to help, please, send us an email to info@uralraces.ru or register through the web-site uralraces.ru

 

22. Organizers

Anton Zhiganov – Race director, Ekaterinburg

Andrey Evtyukhov – technical sponsor, Ekaterinburg

Damir Rakhmankulov – course director, Chelyabinsk

RAY is partner of the race

 

Rules and regulations

 

Rules and regulations

The following rules and regulations shall apply to theTransUral 2015. By registering for the event, each participant confirms that (a) he / she has read and understood the race rules and regulations, and that (b) he / she meets the requirements for participation in the event. By signing the registration form, the participant accepts the terms and conditions that apply to participation in the event and the regulations of the race.

1. Project goals

 

-       organizing unique world level competition in Russia

-       getting familiar with nature of the Ural Mountains

-       promoting sky-running

-       development the spirit of adventures

-       organizing the great show with length of 3000 km and lasting 4 years

2. Project description


This is the first international ultra-trail race in Russia. Competitions will take place every year during the next 4 years from 2014 to 2017. At each stage participants run from start to finish point along the Europe-Asia border. The route will go through amazing parts of the Ural Mountains. During 4 years participants have the opportunity to see stunning sceneries of Southern Ural (July, 2014), Central Ural (2015), Northern Ural (2016) and Arctic (Polar) Ural (2017)


3. Time and place of the second stage


The second stage of the international race TransUral will take place on 15-19th of July 2015 in the Central Ural. Base camp is located 30 km from the town Nizhnii Tagil or 150km from Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region. Event center is located on the territory of the ski resort “Gora Belaya”.


You can use your own transport to reach the base camp or you can order the transfer from the town Yekaterinburg to the race center and back when registering online.


Google-map of the event center on the site transural-run.com


4. Competition program

                                  

15.07.2015 The ski resort “Gora Belaya”

     с 15:00 до 23:30 Arrival and registration of participants

     21:00 Opening ceremony and briefing for participants

16.07.2015 The leg “Ezhovaya-Belaya”

     06:00 Registration of participants

     06:30 Breakfast

     07:30 Mandatory equipment check

     08:00 Departure by bus to the start

     09:45 Briefing about the leg

     10:00 Mass start

     20:30 Dinner, pasta party, briefing about the upcoming leg

     21:30 Award ceremony for winners of the run to the mountain Big Nurgush

     23:30 Lights out at the base camp*

17.07.2015 The Chernoistochinsk’s leg

     07:00 Breakfast

     08:00 Mandatory equipment check

     09:00 Departure by bus to the start

     09:45 Briefing about the leg

     10:00 Mass start

     20:00 Dinner,

     21:00 Registration of new participants

     23:00 Briefing about the leg

     23:30 Mandatory equipment check

 

18.07.2015 the leg ‘White night’. The night run to the mountain Belaya.

     00:00 Mass start

     03:00 The end of race time

     09:00 Breakfast

     10:00 -18:00 Rest time. Master classes in base camp.

       Mandatory equipment check

     13:00-15:00 Lunch time

     19:00 Dinner, pasta party, briefing about the upcoming leg

     20:00 Award ceremony for winners of the run to the mountain Big Iremel

     22:00 Lights out at the base camp*

19.07.2015 The fist mounting marathon at Central Ural “Belogorskii marathon”

     07:00 Breakfast

     07:30 Registration of new participants

     08:00 Mandatory equipment check

     09:00 Mass start of the “Belogorskii marathon”

     15:00 Results, award ceremony for winners of the “Belogorskii marathon” and the second stage of TransUral

     17:30 Departure of participants

 

* After this time, participants and those accompanying them who violate the silence will be asked to leave the event center.

 

 5. Technical information

Race day

Length, km

Ascent, m

1st, the leg “Ezhovaya-Belaya”

55

1200

2nd, the Chernoistochinsk’s leg

45

1100

3rd, the leg White night

13

550

4th, Belogorskii marathon

42

1100

 

 

Route maps and elevation profiles of the legs will be published in an additional bulletin. Outline maps are available on Google-map.

 

Preliminary outline maps on each day are at the race site www.transural-run.com

 

6. Race format

 

The race is the several-days running marathon on mountain terrain. All routes are marked. Routes go along mountain paths; roads can vary in terrain. Maps of routes with locations of food stops and elevation profiles for each day will be given to participants.

 

You must be at least 18 years old on the date of the start of the race.

 

RANKING GROUPS

 

MЕN – Men over 18 years old (1997 and older)

WOMEN –Women over 18 years old (1997 and older)

 

MASTER MEN – Men over 35 years old (1980 and older)

MASTER WOMEN – Women over 35 years old (1980 and older)

 

SENIOR MASTER MEN – Men over 50 years old (1965 and older)

SENIOR MASTER WOMEN – Women over 50 years old (1965 and older)

 *Minimum number of participants in a group is 15. The organizers reserve the right to combine groups with a small number of participants (e.g. to combine SENIOR MASTER with MASTER).

 

In addition to listing results by group, team results will be also provided. Team can consist of any number of athletes. Result of the team is calculated as sum of three best times of the team's representatives. You should mention the exactly name of the team you are participating in when registering.

 

It is possible to take part in particular days of the race. Results of participants, who register for particular days, will be not considered in the final protocol of the first stage of the TransUral race.

 

The leader of the group will be determined by the sum of the results of each leg. The leader should run in the yellow number tag, provided by the organizers.

 

The winner of the first stage is the leader of the TransUral race till the start of the second stage.

 

8. How to get to TransUral base camp

By car

By road Yekaterinburg - Serov till signposts ‘Chernoistochinsk’ it is 130 km away from Yekaterinburg or 15 km from Nizhnii Tagil); turn there and drive 20 km till the ski resort “Gora Belaya”. The road goes exactly to the race center.

 

Distance to base camp from:

Yekaterinburg – 150 km

Nizhnii Tagil– 35 km

 

By plane

Arrival in Yekaterinburg and then bus to the

You can order the transfer from Yekaterinburg to the base camp (Zyuratkul) and back when registering on-line.

You can check and book/buy tickets using the following web-sites

www.onetwotrip.com/

www.kayak.ru/

www.skyscanner.ru

www.agent.ru

By train

Arrival to the stations Yekaterinburg. You can order the transfer to the base camp and back when registering on-line.

You can check and buy train tickets at web-sites:

www.trainsrussia.com/en/travels/ – in English
www.pulexpress.de/cms/content/nodeid/118 – in German and Russian
www.russiantrain.com – in French and in English
www.rzd.ru – in Russian

 

9. Equipment

 

Mandatory individual equipment:

 

     Mobile phone with full battery charge in a hermetic package with the number of the organizers saved in the phone's address book for emergency calls.

     First aid kit (iodine, medical elastic band minimum 100 cm x 3 cm, bandage, adhesive plaster, painkillers)

     Whistle

     Compass

     Lighter / Matches

     Map with race route, passport of the TransUral participant, number tag (provided by organizers during the registration on the race)

     Backpack big enough to contain the obligatory equipment, food and drink

     Waterproof jacket with hood

     Protective and warming thin gloves

     Headgear – cap or bandana

     Warm clothes (T-shirt with long sleeves and running long trousers) that can be worn under the waterproof jacket and help to keep the heat in bad weather conditions. Obligation of this equipment will be announced at a briefing before the start.

     Trail running shoes, suitable for running on mountain terrain

     Stock of water or refreshment drink, minimum 1 liter

     Food for the whole distance with energy value not less than 1000 kcal

 

Recommended equipment:

 

     Device that can receive GPS-signal for navigation in case of withdrawal from the marked route (it can be a smartphone with GPS)

     Telescopic trekking poles

     Sunglasses

     Personal cup, tumbler or water bottle to collect water during the race

     Waterproof headlamp and spare batteries sufficient for at least 18 hours of discontinued function

     Cream to prevent abrasion

     Rescue blanket min size 140×200 cm

 

10. Entry fee

Competitions are covered by the organizers, the participants’ entry fees and sponsorship.

Entry fee includes:

     Food/water stops during the race and at finish

     Headgear with race logo

     Maps for each day of the race

     Passport of the participant of TransUral

     Number tag with race logo

     Transfer to the start on 1st and 2nd days of the race

     Medal (only for those who finished all legs of the stage)

     T-shirt (only for those who finished all legs of the stage)

     Gifts from sponsors

 

Entry fee per person should be paid according to the table below 

Start package

Prices, if paid

 

 

 

until 1st of May 2015

Until 1st of June 2015 

After the 1st of July 2015

ONE DAY

     Participation in one leg(3-d or 4th) of TransUral

*Includes: number tag, map of the route, food during the race

16 euro

18 euro

20 euro

RUN

     Participation in all legs of TransUral

*Accommodation should be organized independently either at the base camp, in the hotel or nearest locations.

90 euro

100 euro

120 euro

EAT

     Food at the event center in the ski resort

     4 breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinner 

50 euro

50 euro

50 euro

RUN+CAMP

     Participation in TransUral,

     accommodation in the event center at the camping in your own tent:

     4 night,

     security,

     outdoor shower facilities,

     drinking water,

     fire place,

     outdoor lighting,

     WC outside.

120 euro

130 euro

150 euro

RUN+EAT+CAMP

     Participation in TransUral,

     food at the event center

     4 breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinner;

     accommodation in the event center at the camping in your own tent:

     4 night,

     security,

     outdoor shower facilities,

     drinking water,

     fire place,

     outdoor lighting,

     WC outside.

170 euro

180 euro

200 euro

RUN+EAT+CAMP+TENT

     Participation in TransUral,

     food at the event center

     4 breakfast, 1 lunch and 3 dinner;

     accommodation in the event center at the camping, tent provided by the organizers (tent for 2-3 persons, sleeping bag, sleeping pad):

     4 night,

     security,

     outdoor shower facilities,

     drinking water,

     fire place,

     outdoor lighting,

     WC outside.

190 euro

200 euro

220 euro

 

Participants should pay the entry fee during the 2 weeks after registration. Otherwise, the organizers have the right to cancel the application. Application is considered accepted after the payment confirmation from the organizers

 

Names of registered participants are published in the start list on TransUral’s web-page.

 

Cancelation of the registration is possible:

     until 1st of May 100% of entry fee will be refunded in this case.

     until 1st of July 2015 50% of entry fee will be refunded in this case.

     If registration is cancelled after the 1st of July 2015 entry fee will not be refunded.

 

After the 1st of July registration is possible by the decision of the organizers if there are free places.

 

In case of withdrawal from the race, the entry fee is not compensated

 

Transfer Yekaterinburg – Ski resort – Yekaterinburg should be ordered during the on-line registration. The payment should be done at the event center before the race. Approximate price is 20euro rubles per person.

 

Payment methods:

     By bank card during the on-line registration (paypal)

     By cash at the shop “Luch-sport” (Ekaterinburg, Bauman street, 5. Metro station ‘Uralmash’, tel. +7 (343) 331-29-36)

     Via transfer to bank account. Bank account details will be sent to the email address of the participant on request.

 

11. Accommodation

 

The event center is located in the ski resort “Gora Belaya”.

 

The next accommodation options are available in the event center:

 

   1. Сamping. This is campground with outdoor shower facilities, bio-toilets, outdoor lighting, fire places, drinking water supply. Accommodation in Сamping is included into start packages CAMP.

   2. Hotel. Rooms are equipped with single- and double beds, wardrobe, bedside table, phone, TV, fridge, teapot. There are shared shower and WC at each room. Price is 20 euro per 1 person/1 day. Food is not included.

 

In addition to staying in the ski resort, the next accommodation options are available:

     You can set up your own tent in the camp in the forest and on the lake shore.

     Private rooms and houses in the village Uralskii (2 km from base camp). Prices are varied and start from 300 rubles/place without food. If you are interested in this option, please, tell us about it in your registration form and we will help you with booking.

 

12. Applications

Registration for TransUral should be done through our on-line system by the following link http://www.transural-run.com

 

13. Results

 Participants who finish all 4 legs of the race and meet the time limits are considered 'official finishers' (having finished the race officially). They will be awarded a medal and T-shirt with the race logo.

 

Winners of each group of each leg will be awarded diplomas and small gifts.

 

Winners of the first stage of TransUral in each group will be determined by sum of time of all legs and will be awarded prizes. A total of EUR 4,000.- in cash prizes will be issued and split among the winners in their respective categories.

 

Team-winner will be awarded prizes also.

 

14. Time limits and control points

Racers can expect from 1 to 4 control points along the route the location of which will be unknown to participants before the race. Racers must register at each control point. Participants who miss one of the control points (i.e. losing the track or taking a shortcut) will receive a time penalty of at least 60 minutes for every control point they missed. The jury reserves the right to impose more significant time penalties depending on the specific circumstances.

 

The total time limit for each leg is about 10 hours, but cut-off times will be set in some parts of the route. These cut-off times are set to provide participants with some level of guidance allowing them to finish within the total time limit of the leg. To be able to continue the race participants should leave check points before the cut-off time.

 

Participants who do not meet cut-off times will be disqualified from the leg. Participants who disqualified from the leg because of not meeting cut-off times have the right to continue the route independently if they want to, on their own responsibility. They are allowed to start next legs.

 

The organizers reserve the right to stop the race or change time limits depending on weather condition and/or mountain conditions for safety.

 

Total time limit of each leg and cut-off times will be published in race materials and announced during the briefing. Materials will be given together with number tags in the event center.

 

 Participants who do not meet the total time limit of the course will not be considered 'official finishers' of TransUral.

 

15. General safety rules

     Participants must follow by marked route.

     Every participant must have a mobile phone to call to the race jury in case of emergency. Phone number for emergency call will be printed on maps of the course. Cell network is working on the tops of ranges and at the event center (mobile operator - Megafon).

     Participants should be friendly toward each other.

     Participants should provide first aid to a person in danger or someone in dire need of help and immediately to inform the organizers about the case irrespective of the current position in race. According to the rules, helping one another is appreciated above athletic performance.

     The organizers reserve the right to refuse to continue the race if the organizers’ representative observes health problems or extreme fatigue. Justification of the decision is not required.

 

16. Penalties and disqualifications

The organizers reserve the right to give the penalties from 5 to 120 min of disqualify participant in next cases:

     Not following the marked route

     Missing mandatory equipment (can be checked in any time of the race)

     Failure to comply the directives of the race jury and the organizers

     External assistance

     Using of transportation during the race

     Flagrant violation of the race rules and safety rules

     Flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct (failure to provide assistance to casualties, impeding other participants to reach the finish line so as removing marking line and/or signs and others)

     Littering/polluting the environment

 

Participants must stop the race in case of disqualification. Organizers are not responsible for disqualified participants.

 

The race director resolves all issues relating the finish protocol and all matters of dispute. In case of disagreement with the decision of the race director participants can appeal to the race organizers board. Protest should be submitted to the race director in written form in English or Russian language with a fee of 1000 Rubles/20 Euros. This fee will not be refunded if the appeal fails.

 

17. Requirements to the participants of the race

 

     Participants have to read carefully and understand the race rules. Participants confirm their complete and unconditional acceptance of the rules by registering for any legs of TransUral.

     Participants release the organizers from any penal or civil liability in case of bodily harm or material damage incurred during the race.

     Participants must have a medical certificate issued by a physician that allows them to participate in the marathon distance.

     Participants must have an accident insurance. Participants can purchase insurance in the race center at registration.

     The participants are aware that the race course go through mountain terrain with a maximum height 1582 m and is not safe potentially.

     By registering, participants ensure that they are aware of their health status, own physical capabilities and level of their technical skills.

     It is forbidden to cut and damage green areas and making fire at undesignated places.

     Participants and their support groups who placed in the base camp have to use gas stoves for cooking. Making fire is allowed on special designated places only.

     The organizers reserve the right to disqualify participants who are seen to harm or damage the nature. All garbage must be taken to marked collection points (e.g. in the towns, villages or in the base camp).

     Number tags must always be on top of clothes during the race.

     Participants who decide to withdraw from the race must inform the race organizers as soon as possible of their decision by calling and come to the finish line.

     Participants are solely responsible for obtaining and complying with all immigration requirements associated with traveling to and entering Russia and competing in TransUral 2015. The organizers do not accept any responsibility for, and will under no circumstances be liable (including providing a refund of the entry fee) if you cannot travel to Russia for any reason, including failure to obtain a visa, or if you are otherwise unable compete in the TransUral race because of your non-compliance with any passport-, visa- or other immigration-related requirements.

 

18. Changing and cancellation of the race

The organizers reserve the right to change the race course and the locations of check points any time without prior notification.

 

Start of the race can be postponed or the legs can be cancelled in case of inclement weather (a lot of rain, a lot of snow in parts of route located at high, high risk of storm, etc).

 

The organizers reserve the right to stop the race or change the total time limit in case of poor weather conditions or poor conditions in the mountains for safety reasons.

19. Copyrigths

Each participant of the TransUral 2014 refuse expressly his/her claims to the organizer, the organizers’ partners and event broadcasters about the publication of photographic and other audiovisual materials that are compiled during / after the event without any restrictions in time, type of medium or quantity or means of distribution.

20. Languages of TransUral

The official languages of the event are English and Russian.

21. Volunteers

Volunteers, journalists and photographers are warmly welcome to help in race organization. If you want to help, please, send us an email to info@uralraces.ru or register through the web-site uralraces.ru

 

22. Organizers

Anton Zhiganov – Race director, Ekaterinburg

Andrey Evtyukhov – technical sponsor, Ekaterinburg

Damir Rakhmankulov – course director, Chelyabinsk

RAY is partner of the race

 

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