K42 – ADVENTURE MARATHON- VILLA LA ANGOSTURA 2008

 

RACE DATE: Saturday, November 1, 2008

 

TIME:K42 AND K15 START AT 10  AM

 

DISTANCE:
42 kM
15 KM ( NO QUALIFYING RACE)

 

START LINE: ESPEJO LAKE

 

FINISH  LINE: PASEO DE LOS PIONEROS ( DOWNTOWN)

 

TYPE: Individual Mountain Marathon

 

REGISTRATION
Registration will open on Tuesday, JANUARY 1 , 2008 and  close  on Monday,  October 27, 2008 at 8 pm .
REGISTRATION MUST BE ON-LINE IN OUR WEB SITE www.patagoniaeventos.com.
For any request our e-mail is inscripcion@patagoniaeventos.com.

PATAGONIA EVENTOS RESERVES THE RIGHTS TO REJECT ANY ENTRY, ISSUE SPECIAL INVITATIONS, CANCEL THE RACE,EXPAND OR FURTHER LIMIT THE FIELD, OR ADJUST THE ENTRY PROCEDURE.

 

ENTRY FEES :
K42 ADVENTURE MARATHON
ENTRY FEE IS US$80 PER PERSON FOR RESIDENTS IN ARGENTINE AND US$ 100 FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL INTERNATIONALCOUNTRIES.

AMENITIES
ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A TECHNICAL MERRELL AND A FINISHER T-SHIRT, A FINISHER MEDAL, ADMISSION  TO THE K42 PARTY , RACE PROGRAM , A CD AND A DVD WITH  PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE RACE AND TRANSPORTATION TO THE START .
FOR THE ONES WHO LIVE OVERSEAS, PATAGONIA EVENTOS WILL MAIL THE CD & DVD TO THEIR HOMES.

K15 FAMILIAR TREKKING
ENTRY FEE IS US$ 20 PER PERSON FOR RESIDENTS IN ARGENTINE AND US$ 30 FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL INTERNATIONALCOUNTRIES

AMENITIES
ALL PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A TECHNICAL MERRELL T-SHIRT  , A FINISHER MEDAL , ADMISSION  TO THE K15 PARTY , RACE PROGRAM , AND TRANSPORTATION TO THE START .

 

REFUND POLICY

Once your registration has been accepted, all fees are non-refundable and non- transferable

 

AGE GROUP.
INDIVIDUAL:
MEN from 17 to 29 years WOMEN from 17 to 29 years
MEN from 30 to 34 years WOMEN from 30 to 34 years
MEN from 35 to 39 years WOMEN from 35 to 39 years
MEN from 40 to 44 years WOMEN from 40 to 44 years
MEN from 45 to 49 years WOMEN from 45 to 49 years
MEN from 50 to 54 years WOMEN from 50 to 54 years
MEN from 55 to 59 years WOMEN from 55 and more
MEN from 60 to 64 y ears
MEN from 65 and more
Age on December  31 st. ,2008 determines your age group.

 

FIELD  SIZE
THE FIELD SIZE WILL BE LIMITED TO 500 ATHLETES FOR K42 AND 400 ATHLETES FOR K15

 

PAYMENT PROCEDURE

The payment should be done before filling out the registration form.
you can send the cash payment for K42 or K15 through WESTERN UNION .
Then , send us a copy of your payment by e-mail and we verify it .
The payment must be done to :
NAME:
DIEGO JOSE ZARBA
ID NUMBER:
DNI Nª 14.892.036
DATE OF BIRTH:
12-2-62

ADDRESS:
SANTA CRUZ 638
8300 NEUQUEN CITY
NEUQUEN STATE
ARGENTINA

 

AWARDS

OVERALL AWARDS will go to the top 3 male and female finishers

Groups 1, 2 and 3 will have awards to the top 3 winners in both female and male races.

  1. TROPHIES
  2. MERRELL CLOTHING
  3. FINISHER MEDALS

All participants will receive awards in the finish area at 3 pm.

 

You must be present to receive the awards, they will not be mailed out!!!

RACE DAY RUNNER SERVICES

  1. THERE WILL BE 8 AID STATIONS along the marathon course. AID STATIONS WILL SUPPLY GATORADE AND WATER
  2. ALL PARTICIPANTS MAY STORE THEIR WARM –UP CLOTHING IN A DESIGNATED PLACE THAT WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE START AREA.
  3. MASSAGE THERAPY(“””)
  4. MEDICAL SUPPORT Safety... Emergency personnel on the course will make the final determination of a competitor’s ability to continue. At checkpoints along the race route these safety personnel trained in wilderness first aid and equipped with radio communications will be ready to take action. The Event is self-supported...all gear required to finish must be carried from start to finish. Aid stations will be available to re-supply your food and water. 

                 “Your safety is our primary concern”

 

MARATHON ENTRY CONFIRMATION
REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION MUST BE SENT VIA E-MAIL WITH A COPY OF THE BANK TICKET   TO
inscripcion@patagoniaeventos.com

 

RACE PACKET PICKUP AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

 

ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PICK UP THEIR MARATHON PACKET AT CLUB APEN HUE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 FROM 10 AM TO 4:30 PM.
PRESENT YOUR CONFIRMATION   PAYMENT IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT AND YOUR PASSPORT TO RECEIVE YOUR MARATHON PACKET. PACKETS WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT YOUR E-MAIL CONFIRMATION.)
THE MARATHON PACKET CONTAINS CRITICAL RACE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL. EACH PACKET WILL CONTAIN:

  1. OFFICIAL BIB NUMBER
  2. TECHNICAL T-SHIRT MERRELL
  3. SAFETY PINS
  4. GENERAL RULES

 

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST GO TO THE MARATHON TALK .IT WILL BE AT CLUB APEN HUE AT 6:30 PM

 

WEATHER CONDITIONS

AVERAGE OCT/ NOV HIGH……20ªC………
AVERAGE OCT/NOV LOW…5ªC………

 

RACE ENTRY REQUIREMENT

    • ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST AGREE WITH THE MARATHON RULES
    • A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST SIGN  FOR PARTICIPANTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

     

     

    GENERAL RULES FOR  k42 and k15

    1. The runner must be    in excellent health and fit.  The registration does not secure neither covers up any health problem.
    2. THE PARTICIPANT MUST ADHERE TO THE   GUIDELINES SET FORTH PATAGONIA EVENTOS.
    3. The runner is obliged to care, to defend, and to respect the environment where                         the marathon takes part
    4. The runner has to wear the technical MERREL T-SHIRT, given by the organization, during all the event, the BIB number MUST BE fastened with the four pins without COVERING the sponsor advertisements stamped on it.
    5. If the runner gave up the competition, HE/SHE would have to take THE BIB NUMBER off and to communicate the jury of the marathon his decision.
    6. The jury of the marathon, the organization and the emergency personnel on the course will make the final determination of  competitor’s ability to continue with the marathon if they  are risking  their health.
    7.  In the technical meeting, the organization will explain about the marathon course. If the runners don’t pay attention to paths or indications, the runners are responsible for losing themselves in the course and they have to retake it again.    No claims are heard by the organization which does not become responsible.
    8. If the course is modified for any reason, the runners will be informed prior to the marathon. Once the runners are notified of changes, organization   refuse them claims.
    9. The organization will offer to every runner the Emergency Medical Service .Physicians, nurses, technicians, ambulance drivers, massage therapists who are trained in wilderness first aid and equipped with radio communications will be ready to take action.
    10. Each runner will have to assume and being responsible for any expense . In the registration form must be  written   the  health care service.
    11. The organizers of this event and sponsors, will use photographies, videos, films, and any other recording type of this event, for any legitimate use.
    12.  Organizers do not become responsible of any missed, robbed and/or theft of personal objects.

     

    FAMILIAR TREKKING 15 KM.

    Males and females will be able to take part. The people under 14 years old  will have to be all the times accompanied for a tutor or parents.
    The start will be the same for k42 and k15.
    This race does not have classification neither rewarding

     

    SANCTIONS

    A runner will be penalized  if he received external assistance. In this case the    penalty will be:       1ª Call of attention.
    2 ª call of attention + 10 burdensome minutes
    3 ª: Disqualification

    The participants can not be accompanied by bicycles, cars, motorcycles neither another mean of transport,
    The bib Number MUST be place in a clearly visible of the clothing , be fastened for the four corners and it can  not be cut, folded or hidden. The sanction will be " disqualification".
    the runner has to  follow the marathon course

    the assistance among the runners is  permitted. It is not allowed to push the runners or other violent actions.