Race Entry

Registration Fee includes :
• 19 October, Friday : Overnight accommodation (floor-space, facilities) in Loja Sports Hall. 
•  20 October, Saturday : Food service at close of each route, overnight accommodation (floor-space, facilities) in Loja Sports Hall. 
•  21 October, Sunday : Food service for the 160KM runners

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Rules and Regulations :
Ultima Frontera 160 2012 Rules and Regulations. ART. 1: ORGANIZATION The 2nd ULTIMA FRONTERA 160 is organized by TEAM AXARSPORT s.l. and will take place from October 20 to 21, 2012 in Andalucia, Spain. ART. 2: DEFINITION OF THE COMPETITION The 2nd ULTIMA FRONTERA 160 is a single-stage ultra-marathon of 3 different race distances (54km/80km/160km) in Southern Spain. There are tough climbs (54km: +- 1,740m; 80km: +-2,200m; 160km: +-4400m) and technical trails in the beautiful October weather of Andalucia. The race is self-supported. Competitors carry obligatory items ( see complete Equipment List, ART. 19 ). This includes food/energy bars, gels, and a minimum of 1.5 litres of water (provided), excluding any pre-mixed electrolyte drinks. TEAM AXARSPORT s.l. reserves the right to modify: the regulations of the 2nd ULTIMA FRONTERA 160. the aspect of the course in case of forces beyond our control: weather, construction, etc. ART. 3: REGISTRATION, ENTRY FEES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS The total cost of entry is variable, depending on whether you enroll as an individual or as a team. INDIVIDUAL ENTRANT: 54km - € 50 80km - € 60 160km - € 70 TEAMS when entering at the same time ( 3 person max.): 54km - € 45 80km - € 55 160km - € 65 Registration Fee includes: Entry in Ultima Frontera 160 2012. 2 nights accommodation (floor-space) in Loja Municipal Sports Hall. Bottled water at checkpoints throughout the race. Food service at 54km/80km finish and 80km/128km checkpoints for 160km participants Medical staff, support staff, and checkpoint/route monitor teams throughout races. Electronic Chip timing. Gift bag, T-shirt. Finisher Technical shirt & Medal. Certificate of Completion. IVA and related tax included. 2-point qualifier for Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) upon completion of 80km race. 4-point qualifier for Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) upon completion of 160km race. The following information is necessary for complete registration : Complete registration form Proof of payment for the race Proof or accident insurance ( insurance provided by Team Axarsport s.l. for €20 Cancellation Policy: Entry fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. In the event of a competitor canceling due to medically supported injury / illness, he / she can pass the entry fee to another person. ART. 4: GENERAL CONDITIONS & PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY The 2nd ULTIMA FRONTERA 160 will be administered according to the general race regulations and their amendments, to which all participants agree when they register. The organization is not responsible for any damage caused by the participant or caused to themselves by their imprudence or negligence. Similarly the participants declare they are in perfect physical condition to perform this race, exempting the organizers of the race from said responsibility. Enrollment in the race assumes the acceptance of these rules and regulations. ART. 5: CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION FOR PARTICIPANTS Anyone meeting the following conditions will be accepted: over 18, any citizenship, good health, and complete payment of fees. ART. 6: CATEGORIES OF PARTICIPANTS Category A: INDIVIDUAL Every entrant will be ranked. In addition to the general ranking, there will be placing for first, second and third female and male. Category B: TEAM A team is made up of a maximum of three runners. To qualify for ranking, all three members of the team must complete the race. However, each member is recorded as an individual in the general ranking and qualifies for individual ranking. ART. 7: PROGRAM OF THE RACE Friday, 19th October: Registration at Medina Lauxa Municipal Sports Hall: 14:00 to 22:00 Sports Hall available for free overnight accommodation (showers, toilets, restaurant available) Race shop and local artisanal goods for sale. Guided walking tour into Loja historic quarter. Saturday, 20th October: Registration: 07:30 to 08:30 Bag Deposit for 80km and 160km participants: 7:30 to 8:30 Official Race Start (all distances) from the historical center of Loja: 09:15 54KM circuit completed: 14:00 to 18:00 ( Maximum 10 hours ) 80KM circuit completed: 15:30 to Sun. 00:15 ( Maximum 15 hours ) Awards after first three finishers Simple food service: 15:30 - 18:30 (Sports Hall) Simple food service for 80km/160km: 22:00 - 02:00 (Sports Hall & Montefrio Check Point 3: 48km/128km) Bag collection Boiling water available at all times for dehydrated meal preparation (Sports Hall & Montefrio Check Point 3: 48km/128km) Sunday, 21st October: 160KM circuit completed: 00:30 to 15:15 ( Maximum 30 hours ) Awards after first three finishers Simple food service for 160km: 08:00 - 12:00 ( Sports Hall ) Bag collection Official Race Finish: 15:15 ART. 8: TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE VERIFICATIONS Participants must present themselves to the race administrators during registration ( see Art. 7 ). Participants must meet the administrative and technical requirements. Each competitor is responsible for his/her own equipment, and each element referring to the participant equipment list is strictly personal. ART. 9: IDENTIFICATION MARKS/RACE NUMBERS During the administrative registration, the organization will provide each participant with two dorsals: one for the chest or thigh and one for the back (to be attached to the backpack). Each participant must ensure his / her ID marking is clear, entirely visible, in good condition, and in the proper place throughout the race. The organization will make spare ID markings available in the event of loss or damage and for the identification of bags being brought forward for the 80km/160km participants. ART. 10: SPACE RESERVED FOR INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS In addition to official ID markings, participants may use other available clothing space for individual sponsors ( apart from areas exclusively reserved for race number ) e.g. T-shirts, shorts, socks, caps, backpacks, etc. However, the organization reserves the right to prohibit sponsorship considered to be oversized or in direct competition with the organization’s partners or for any other reasons and which the organization does not have to justify. ART. 11: CHECKPOINTS AND RANKING Each checkpoint is compulsory. Checkpoints are located throughout the course of each stage of the race approximately 9 – 12km apart. There are three to eight checkpoints depending on the length of the event entered and each competitor must pass through them. This allows the race officials to record times and distribute water. 1.5 litres of water will be available at every checkpoint and also at the start and finish of each stage. Electronic timing equipment is used to identify, time, and rank each competitor. Each competitor’s time is indicated in hours, minutes and seconds. ART. 12: MEDICAL ASSISTANCE A medical team will be present throughout the race with the use of assistance vehicles. They will ensure that any participant suffering from physical or mental exhaustion is brought back to the base camp, taken to hospital, or removed from the race at the discretion of the Race Doctor. The Race Doctor may remove ID plates to dismiss any participant they feel physically unfit to continue the race and/or to receive vital medical care. Competitors are required to carry their own personal remedy materials including blister kits, Paracetamol, and anti-diarrhea medication, personal hygiene, allergy medication etc. ART. 13: DROPPING OUT / ELIMINATION In no circumstance ( and at the risk of having to pay the search costs involved ) may any competitor leave the race without informing the organization and signing an official discharge provided by TEAM AXARSPORT s.l. If a competitor abandons the race, he / she must notify the organization as soon as possible and give his / her identification marks and timing chip to one of the course commissaries and must be escorted to the stage finish by vehicle of qualified Race Staff or Race Director. If a member of a team drops out, the remaining team members will run as individuals. A runner is only qualified to rank in the race they registered. A runner entered in the 160km may drop to 80km/54km but is not qualified to rank in that race. A runner entered in the 80km may drop to the 54km, but is not qualified to rank in that race. ART. 14: INSURANCE All competitors take part in the full knowledge of the risks that may be incurred in this kind of competition. Since competitors participate of their own free will, the organization is not responsible for any collapse or accident. In accordance with the 1984 law on sport, the organizer is obliged to advise participants to take out their own accident, travel and death insurance. Proof of personal insurance is mandatory. Team Axarsport s.l. provides accident insurance for a fee of €20. ART. 15: WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS Average temperatures in October: daytime 15°- 25° C, nighttime 10°- 20° C. The routes cover a wide variety of terrain. The organizers reserve the right to modify the route as a result of unfavorable weather conditions or unforeseen changes in certain areas. ART. 16: MARKINGS The participants in the 2nd ULTIMA FRONTERA 160 must follow the route as marked by the organizers. The course will be marked approximately every 200 – 500 meters. Official 2012 race markings will be demonstrated at orientation. Race administration strongly advises participants to study the route map and download the Garmin route from the website prior to 19 October, 2012. The organization takes care to use marking materials that are not harmful to the environment and that are removed after the race. ART. 17: ROUTE MAP A route map is issued at registration. You are required to have your map during the race. Back-up copies of the map available at check points. It is advisable to bring a plastic ziploc bag or comparable to protect the map on route. ART. 18: OBLIGATORY EQUIPMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS Food: Each entrant must provide his/her own special supplements /dehydrated food / gels / bars that can be stored at the Sports Hall and/or carried forward in the race bag to the Montefrio checkpoint. He/she must select the type of food best suited to his/her personal needs ( recommendations and food supplies can be obtained by the Race Organizers in advance ). Boiling water will be provided at the Sports Hall and Montefrio checkpoint. Complimentary pasta (or equivalent) services at designated stops and times ( see Race Itinerary ). Check points will have sliced bananas, apples, chips, water, and cups of cola, but should not be considered the only source of nourishment depending on each runner's personal needs. Obligatory Race Kit: Backpack or equivalent ( best suited to each participant ) Route Map and protective pouch Energy snacks / Gels / Bars Personal First Aid Kit ( blister kit, Paracetamol, anti-diarrhea, personal hygiene, etc. ) Compass / Whistle Signaling mirror ( suggested ) Mobile phone, make sure it is charged up and that you have added in the race security numbers as indicated at the race HQ. Head torch and back up torch with replacement batteries for 80km/160km participants Reflective clothes, vest, tape for 80km/160km participants 10 Safety Pins Trekking Poles ( optional, but are not allowed in drop bag ). Strongly recommended: Sleeping mat for Friday night at Sports Hall, and/or 80km/160km participants to rest at Sports Hall or Montefrio (2hr max). Gloves, hat, and warm clothes ( weather can be changeable in October and cold at night, rain is possible ). Additional spare socks, waterproof leggings, and vest can be kept in drop bag. 20 euros minimum ( to buy extra food / beverages at the checkpoint establishments or to cover the unexpected ). Wash kit Towel ART. 19: RACE BEHAVIOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT We rely heavily on the support of the towns, villages, various tourist information departments and Regional Government and ask that all competitors treat the local people and the environment with respect. Interaction between the village inhabitants and competitors is important for the race and is a good example of how sports tourism can benefit a region. Smoking of any kind and the throwing away of any food/water packaging or other items on the race route is strictly forbidden. ART. 20: COMPLAINTS All complaints from competitors must be addressed with discretion to the Race Director in writing, and after the race to the Race Organizers at info@axarsport.com. Replies issued within 24 hours. ART. 21: PHOTO AND VIDEO COVERAGE TEAM AXARSPORT s.l. reserves all exclusive rights for photo and video coverage of the ULTIMA FRONTERA 160. Participants must agree that TEAM AXARSPORT s.l. may have exclusive use of their identity and individual or collective pictures for anything related directly or indirectly to their participation in the ULTIMA FRONTERA 160. Any still camera, video or movie coverage done during the ULTIMA FRONTERA 160 cannot be used by participants, their entourage or trainers for any use other than personal, unless by prior authorization or accreditation from TEAM AXARSPORT s.l. As a result, any book or film (short, feature) project must obtain TEAM AXARSPORT s.l.’s prior authorization. ART. 22: LIST OF PRIZES (SPECIFIC PRIZES/GIFTS TO BE DETERMINED): GENERAL RANKING Awards will be made within reasonable time of each event finish. 54km, 80km, 160km: Trophies for top 3 male / female and 1st team. Completion of the 54km = Race Certificate, Finisher Medal, Technical Shirt. Completion of the 80km = Race Certificate, Finisher Medal, Technical Shirt + 2 pts. towards the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ( UTMB ). Completion of the 160km = Race Certificate, Finisher Medal, Technical Shirt + 2 pts. towards the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ( UTMB ). UK Gear will be donating 6 prizes to the race : 54km Race First Male and First Female Prize: A pair of PT-03 Road & Trail Running Shoes or A pair of XC-09 Cross-Country Running Shoes 80km Race First Male and First Female Prize: A pair of PT-03 DESERT Hot Environment Running Shoes or a pair of PT-03 WINTER Cold Environment Waterproof Running Shoes or a pair of PT-1000 Road & Trail Running Shoes 160km Race First Male and First Female Prize: A pair of UK Gear shoes of your choice:
Registration Fee :
Individuals
50 km	€ 50 euros
80km	€ 60 euros
160 km	€ 70 euros
Teams of 3
50 km	€ 45 euros each person
80km	€ 55 euros each person
160km	€ 65 euros each person
Payment Method :	Bank Transfer Credit Card via Paypal Cash
Deposits and final payment should be made to :
Bank Account Name	Barbara Gillette Price
Bank Name	Unicaja
Bank Address	Plaza de La Almijara, 29754 Cómpeta (Malaga) Spain
Account No.	2103 3013 5700 3001 0692
IBAN	ES30 2103 3013 5700 3001 0692
Additional Information :
Team Axarsport s.l. and its associated companies will not sell or transfer in any manner their mailing list to third parties. However we can contact you from time to time to send you information of other events and products. Please tick if you do not wish to receive any more mail in this respect.
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Declaration :
I confirm that I have read and understood the regulations, terms and conditions of this event and accept them without reservation. As well I declare that I am prepared to participate in the event with full knowledge and comprehension of the risks that it entails. I certify that all of the information supplied on this form is correct. I have read the rules and regulations and declare that I am in agreement with all of it. * ( Please tick the box.)
Additional Information
Where did you hear about this event ?
Please provide the following information to admin@ultimafrontera160.com or use the Additional Information field above :- Day and time of arrival : Day and time of departure : Accommodation in Hostal / Hotel [ ]     (If you choose this we will send you a suggested list of accommodations.) Sleeping in the Municipal Stadium Medina Lauxa [ ] Dietary requirements : Vegetarian [ ] vegan [ ] other [ ] Proof of Accident Insurance (required) Participate in accident insurance policy provided by Team Axarsport (19 Euros) [ ]