Source: http://www.marathondessables.com/en/marathon-des-sables-peru/2017
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 06:23:12+00:00

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MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017 is organized by ATLANTIDE ORGANISATION Internationale and will take place from 26 November to 06 December in the Ica Desert in Peru. This event will take place under the aegis of the PERUVIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM and will bring together around 500 participants.
MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017 is a foot race, open to runners and walkers, with several stages, free style, and with food self-sufficiency over a distance of about 250 Km. Each participant must carry his/her own backpack containing food, sleeping gear and other material.
MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017 will be administered according to the general race regulations and their amendments (road book, etc.) to which all participants agree when they register.
Teenagers over 16 may participate in MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017 subject to prior consent from ATLANTIDE ORGANISATION Internationale and written permission from a parent or guardian. They will have to meet the same requirements as adults.
26 November: Morning, meeting at Lima Airport, transfer to 1st bivouac.
27 November: Technical, administrative and medical formalities.
28 November to 04 December: Timed stages with food self-sufficiency.
06 December: Transfer to Lima Airport.
• the place and destination in case of forces beyond our control: weather, cataclysm, armed conflict, invasion in any form, lock-out, etc.
These will take place on 27 November 2017.
Participants must present themselves to the race administrators and medical team responsible for carrying out these verifications. He or she must imperatively have fulfilled his or her technical, administrative and medical obligations (see ART. 24, 25, 27 & 28) before departure. At the control point, an exact list of each participant's equipment must be established (i.e., compulsory items, personal belongings, food and caloric value, etc.).
The race stewards are authorized at any time to check and supervise the participants' backpacks. Individual items of the participant's equipment as referred to in the above list is strictly personal. Any items missing from the list, whether thrown away, lost or stolen, shall be penalized. All competitors are responsible for their own equipment and they must therefore inform the organization of any missing item, failing which penalties could be levied (see ART. 27 and 28). Any found objects that remain unclaimed after 24 hours shall be disposed of, except for telephones, cameras and batteries.
Each competitor is responsible for his/her own equipment.
These ID marks must be worn by the participants throughout the race and positioned according to the organization's indications, failing which penalties will be issued. The race stewards may carry out checks at any time. It is formally forbidden to cover the organization's race numbers with any other lettering. Each participant must ensure his/her ID marking is clear, entirely visible, in good condition and in the proper place, under pain of penalty (see ART. 27 and 28).The organization will provide competitors with spare tags in case of damage or loss. The distress beacon must be handed in at the end of the race. The loss of the personal tracker will incur a fine of 100 euro (see ART. 27 and 28).
Stage starts are grouped. Each competitor must attend a briefing session with the race Director before the stage starts. Participants must imperatively start at the time indicated by the organization, subject to penalties (see ART. 28).
CP closing times are indicated in the road book. Anyone who has not reached a checkpoint before the deadline will be disqualified (see ART. 27 & 28).
The Solidarity Stage is obligatory and counts as part of MDS. Any competitor who does not participate or gives up this stage will be disqualified from MDS. Any penalties received shall be included in the general race ranking. A finisher medal is awarded at the end of the marathon stage.
Approx. 80 km stage to be held partly during the night and within a maximum authorized time of 32 hours.
From CP4 onwards, competitors may set up bivouac where they like as long as they are on the route axis and clearly visible. Participants will be informed of the latest departure time from CP4.
Obligatory checkpoints: water distribution and card punching.
The bivouacs will be pitched each day on previously chosen sites transformed into camping grounds for the competitors: tents numbered with compartments and bib numbers. All competitors must pitch their tents at the location indicated by the organization. Failure to respect the compartment and/or tent number or to pitch and dismantle the tent shall be subject to penalties (see ART. 27 and 28). Competitors may spend their spare time preparing their sleeping areas and treating any medical issues.
he organization takes charge of supplying water to each competitor.
• Between 10.5 and 12 litres per person per day, divided between the check points, including the stage start and finish lines.
• Between 22.5 and 26 litres for the two days, per person and divided between the number of check points, including the stage start and finish lines.
In no circumstances (and at the risk of having to pay the search costs involved) must any competitor leave the race without informing the organization and signing an official discharge provided by AOI. If a competitor abandons the race, he/she must notify the organization as soon as possible and give his/her identification marks to one of the course stewards.
If the competitor's physical condition is satisfactory, he or she shall be taken to Paracas within 48 hours maximum, after signing an official disclaimer supplied by AOI. While awaiting transferral to Paracas , the competitor shall automatically be taken care of and must hand over his or her food to the organization.
In Paracas,, the organization will give the competitor his or her personal bag and provide assistance to reserve a hotel if necessary. Accommodation and food shall be paid for by the competitor.
A doctor will be available for consultations and referral to a hospital or a nurse for treatment.
The organisation reminds all participants that the MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017 is a race through the desert with food self-sufficiency. Any outside assistance is strictly prohibited. Replenishment during the race shall incur a minimum penalty of 3 hours and possibly exclusion. If a competitor goes far off the race route, necessitating a lengthy search, he or she will be excluded from the race and pay a fixed fine (see ART. 27 and 28).
• night time 11° C.
The participants in MARATHON DES SABLES PERU 2017 must follow the route as marked by the organizers, failing which penalties may be applied according to the particular stage. For liaison stages, the course will be marked approximately every 500 metres. There are several natural landmarks that will serve as additional points of reference.
A road book will be compiled from the survey reconnaissance missions. The exact course will remain secret and will only be revealed at the time of distributing the road books on 24 November. It will include various items of interest on the stages, support, etc. Competitors shall be penalized if they do not have their roadbook during the race. (see ART. 28).
Each morning a briefing will be held relating to that day's stage by the organizers in French, English and Spanish.
All of the obligatory equipment and personal belongings for each competitor (food, survival equipment and Marathon kit, waist pouch...) should weigh between 6.5 kg and 15 kg. This minimum/maximum weight does not include your daily water supply. Each participant will have to fulfil the above obligations during the administrative and technical checks in Peru (see ART. 27 and 28).
Each entrant must provide his/her own food from 28 November to 04 December inclusive.
He/she must select the type of food best suited to his/her personal needs, health, weather conditions, weight and backpack conditions. We remind you that airlines strictly forbid the carrying of gas (for cooking) on board either as hand luggage or otherwise. Each competitor must have 14,000 k/calories, that is to say a minimum of 2,000 k/calories per day, otherwise he/she will be penalised (see ART. 27 and 28). Any food out of its original packaging must be equipped, legibly, of the nutrition label shown on the product concerned.
This Marathon kit will be issued during the technical and administrative checks in Peru.
• Any other ranking that the competitor can claim according to category (see ART. 5).
- The balance must be paid by 15/10/17 at the latest.
If the number of places for the 2017 edition is reached, the organization will establish a waiting list.
2. If no places become free on the 2017 edition, the application will transferred with a priority for another MDS race in line with the conditions of the next edition. Competitors who do not wish to take part in another MDS edition may cancel their application within a maximum of 2 months after they appear on the waiting list. In this case, AOI will retain 10% of the application fee.
- Validate and make the first instalment: payment by bank card.
No other instalments shall be due as long as competitors remain on the waiting list.
All late payments shall be subject to a surcharge of €100.
• photocopy of current valid passport (delivery date), in .jpeg or .png format.
The organization's medical certificate (downloadable fro 15 October 2017), the resting electrocardiogram (ECG) report plus graph, dated less than 30 days before the start of the race, i.e. after 26 October 2017, are to be presented during the administrative, technical and medical checks on 27 November 2017. Only the original documents, dated and signed, will be accepted (photocopies not valid). Failure to present these documents will incur penalties (see ART.27 et 28).
The organisation has decided to set up preventive and research actions concerning health policy during the MARATHON DES SABLES. These actions have neither the vocation nor the competence to be substitutes for national and international regulations concerning anti- doping, but aim to strengthen the medical supervision that the organisation wishes for. They are managed jointly by the ITRA (International Trail Running Association), the Ultra Trail World Tour (UTWT) and the association Athletes For Transparency (AFT). These actions are led by a Medical Commission consisting of doctors who can take advice from the experts of their choice and are, in particular, asked to give consultative advice to the race jury on the medical state of participants.
2. Accept to submit any urine, and/or blood, and/or capillary, and/or saliva samples and the associated analyses requested by the Organisation's Medical Commission, on the understanding that the costs for the sampling and analyses are covered, directly, by the Organisation.
3. To accept to answer any request that the Medical commission may make based on information that they have collected, in order to discuss their ability or not to participate in the race for which they are registered. As a result of the meeting, the Medical Counsel may suggest that the race Jury exclude the runner from the race.
4. Accept the use of data concerning the results of research, while knowing that the data used will be strictly anonymous. According to the data protection act, the runner will have a right of access, rectification and opposition to the data concerning them. The Organisation's Medical Commission will be the entity through whom the runner can exercise this right.
Enrolment cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing by registered post or email with receipt confirmation in order to avoid any misunderstanding.
• Deposit of 150 euro will be retained for processing fee in the event of cancellation until 30/06/17.
• 25% of the full enrolment fee will be retained by the organisation in the event of cancellation between 01/07/17 and 31/08/17.
• 50% of the full enrolment fee will be retained by the organisation in the event of cancellation between 01/09/17 and 30/09/17.
• 75% of the full enrolment fee will be retained by the organisation in the event of cancellation between 01/10/17 and 31/10/17.
Beyond 31/10/17 midnight no request for reimbursement will be honoured.
In the event of cancellation, AOI undertakes to reimburse amounts received by bank transfer, according to the above-mentioned schedule.
Important: AOI strongly recommends that each competitor take out personal cancellation insurance. This is the competitor's choice.
If a participant is more than 30 minutes late for these checks on 27 November he/she will be penalised by the length of time of his/her lateness.
At the medical check-ups in Peru on 27 November 2017, competitors must present the organization's medical certificate and his or her resting electrocardiogram with tracing. These 2 documents must be signed and dated at least 30 days before the start of the race, i.e. after 26 October 2017. Competitors who do not fulfil this obligation shall not be able to start the race. However, such competitors shall be able to participate after an examination by the organization's doctors and subject to their approval. Each of these documents can be produced in the bivouac for a fixed fine of 200 euro to be paid in cash on the spot. A penalty of one hour per missing document shall be applied (see ART. 28).
14 000 k/calories compulsory . When spot-checks are made, any competitor unable to present and justify the minimum 2000 k/calories per day during the race will receive a 2 hour penalty (see ART. 28).
The loss of the distress beacon will incur a fine of 100 euro (see ART. 28).
If a competitor arrives up to 30 minutes late at the check-point before the start he/she will receive a 30 minute penalty. If more than 30 minutes late, the competitor will no longer be registered and will be penalized for failure to check-in. The first infraction will result in a one hour penalty, the second infraction a two hour penalty and the third time elimination from the race (see ART. 28).
The use of transportation, either with 2 or 4 wheels will result in elimination from the race. The receiving of extra water in particular instances (due to lack, loss or leaking bottle), and with the agreement of the race stewards or on the advice of the medical team, will result in a 30 minute penalty the first time, one hour the second time and disqualification from the race on the third occasion.
Vital medical assistance (i.e. rehydration, plaster cast etc.) will result in a two hour penalty the first time, and elimination from the race on the second occasion.
Competitors who do not pitch, dismantle or pack their tent or who fail to respect the designated pitching zone (numbered compartment) will incur a penalty (see ART. 28).
- It should be handed over to the head of the competitors' bivouac. Replies issued within 48 hours.
Trophy, € 500 credit for a future application.

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