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【The previous day】November 15. 2019 Friday

【The race day】

RULE

GEAR & EQUIPMENT

The temperature in the mountains will colder than you expected, especially at night or in the rain. You will not able to move once you feel very cold, Even you will have possibility of a risk of suffering hypothermia.
The mandatory equipment is minimum necessary for your safety race and it is your own responsibility to decide whether your mandatory clothing/gear provides adequate warmth and rain protection during the race.

• ※Please make sure that all equipment is to protect your life and you should provide and know how to use before the race.
• ※ALL equipment will be necessary for FTR100.
• ※1-13 equipment will be necessary for FTR25, and others are recommended.
• ※There will be an equipment check at the race registration.
• ※You can bring additional gear you need to protect yourself.
• ※You can’t change or leave your mandatory equipment after the equipment check.
• ※There will be also several equipment check during the race.
• ※Trekking poles are not allowed to use due to protect trail and nature and for safety to other runners and hikers.
• ※You should put proper running or trekking shoes that cover on your knees. Any sandals or bare foot are not allowed.
• ※There were some runners who bring less food than they should need to expect to get some food at aid station. It is hard to control it under our race rule, but morally bad or wrong as trail runner with our race.
• ※If we find that you do not have enough mandatory equipment before the race, your race will be cancelled by race organizer.
• ※If we find that you do not have your mandatory equipment after (during) the race, you will be disqualified from the race by any reasons.

DROP BAGS

• ・There are no drop bags for the FT25.
• ・FTR100 racers can prepare one drop bag that can be picked up at A6 :Hanno Central park.
• ・You may leave unneeded items in your drop bag during the race by A6 :Hanno Central park.
• ・Your drop bag will be transported to the finish line after the race at finish line, Hitsujiyama park.

AID STATION

CHEERING, SUPPORTING, and PARKING RULES

All Cheering on foot is very welcome.

No-entry by car, Cheering on foot is allowed, No support area

A1、A2、A4、A5、A7、A8

Support to runners are allowed

A3、A6、A9

• A3:Use Naguri river parking lot ( 500 JPY/day)
• A6:Use any toll parking around or public transportation. No parking at Hanno Central park.
• A9:You need permission for your car to use parking lot in advance.

※Supporters are within 2 persons per one runner.

CUT OFF TIMES

Cut off times is apply at the entrance point of aid station.
Each aid stations will close after 30 minutes of cutoff time.

TAKE REST OR NAP

Taking nap on the race course is not allowed.
Permitted place to take a nap are at some aid stations as A6, A8, A9.

DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE

• ・If you feel that you can no longer continue and decide to drop out of the race, you must notify race staff at the aid station.
  Please tell race staff that you want to drop out of the race.
• ・Please return your IC chips immediately.
• ・If you look you have physical deconditioning when you leave the aid station, The medical staff will ask you to continue the race.
  Rescue staff have the authority to stop a runner from continuing the race if he/she believes a racer is unfit to safely continue.
• ・After you quit your race, You will get on the train to go back to Hitsujiyama park. The staff will send you at the nearest station by car.

※From Hanno to Seibu-chichibu:410JPY, From Naguri to Seibu-Chichibu 1030JPY

OTHERS

• ・Any changes or new information will be posted up on our official website and facebook page.
• ・Walking area will be required due to nature protection.
• ・There are some traffic signals on the course. Follow the signals and traffic guides.

QUALIFICATIONS

In order to participate in this race, you must fully understand and agree to the following conditions and responsibilities.

Keep rules and manners of mountains (Fun trails own policy)

1. 1.Prepare one pocket for your garbage and do not throw garbage along the course.
2. 2.Also pick at least one garbage along the course to keep mountain clean.
3. 3.Greeting to others twice; once when you meet 10m before and twice when you pass each other, with gratitude.
4. 4.Priority hikers. You are always after them.
5. 5.Do not run when you pass hikers on the course. Do not scare them.
6. 6.You must stay on the trail at all times. Do not step or damage plants.
7. 7.Do not use headphone otherwise you can’t hear any attentions and greetings. Enjoy nature’s sound!
8. 8.Bring indispensable articles with you to protect your life such as enough water, saline and energy supplement.
9. 9.Be polite to all temples and shrines. Please pay your respects.
10. 10.Remember the feeling of gratitude to the mountains.

REQUIRED　EXPERIENCES OF TRAIL RUN

• 1.Any male or female 18 years of age or older as of race day, who is in good health and can complete the race without getting lost.
• 2.For youths who are 18 or 19 years old, parental/ guardian permission is required.
• 3.You must have done your heath check within 1 year.
• 4.You will be also required conditions as below;
  1. FTR100 You must have finished at least 1 time of over 100km trail race or 2 times of over 70km trail run races and have experience of night trail running (it is not necessarily on race) since past 2 years.
     ※ “Past two years” means since June .2016 to August .2019
• 5.You will be required to provide the name and date of the trail race(s) as well as your race number and finish time(s).
• 6.We need the name of past races, day of race, bib number and finish time at your application for FTR100.
• 7.The normative races you have done are required to officially announced whole distance by race Organizer.
• 8.You should complete your normative races before you apply FTR100. Please do not apply FTR100 before your normative races done.
• 9.We are going to check your application about required experiences of our race. If any false statement on your application, chancelletion and refund will be NOT allowed.

TRAIL RUN RACE PARTICIPATE AGREEMENT

Both races that require racers to run through mountainous terrain both during the day and at night with possibility to encountering dangerous animals like bears or hornets.
You must fully understand and agree to the following conditions and responsibilities for safety race.

• ※Your actions and any outcomes that may result are your responsibility.
• ※You are responsible for checking your own health condition before the race.
• ※You must follow race organizer’s instructions and prepare specified mandatory equipment.
• ※You fully understand that you are responsible for injured or injure others are not the responsibility of the race organization.
• ※Please be aware that there are no entry fee refunds (full or partial) for whatever the reason even race category changes or cancellation once you’ve signed up for the race.

During the race

• ・You must keep rules.
• ・You must stay on the trail assigned by the organizer at all times.
• ・You should not run on the walking section assigned by the reason of safety or nature protection
• ・You will not be allowed to unreasonable passing each other in narrow area. If you need to, please call out before passing.
• ・You should follow the traffic signs and guide on the course.
• ・If during the race, you encounter another runner/staff member who is injured or sick and unable to move on their own, please give priority to assisting that person and call race headquarters for emergency assistance.
• ・Do not use any firearms on the course.
• ・Picking up or damaging plants found along the race course as well as within the overall race area are prohibited.
• ・Using trekking poles or any sticks along the trail are not allowed to protect plants and trail road.
• ・All runners should put your bibs on your front and back correctly.
• ・The false declaration about age or distinction of sex is prohibited. Your entry (race bib/number) cannot be transferred to another person. If you do so, you, and the person to whom you’ve transferred the race bib to, will be prohibited from entering the FT race in the future.
  ※If it was found out, your entry /award will be cancelled and your future entry qualifications will be divested and the race organizer has no responsibility for any these false declarations and participation by proxy.
• ・You are responsible for yourself physically and mentally, well trained to have the ability to deal with any problems that may be encountered during the race.
• ・If we find out meet the above race conditions, your entry to this race may be declined.

RACE CANCELLATION

• ・The race organizer reserves the right to cancel or cut-short/stop the race for the following reasons; severe weather warnings or the inability of the race to ensure runners and staff safety.
• ・The decision as to whether or not the race will be cancelled will be made on the day before the race. This will be communicated via the official race website. An E-message will also be sent by 17:00p.m before the race day out to the mail address you provided to the race.
• ・Any refund after you paid for your entry will be NOT accepted by any reasons.

INSURANCE

The insurance is for travellers’ and the company is Tokyo Marine&Nichido Fire insurance Co.,Ltd.

The amount of insurance
Death or physical impediment 10,000,000JPY
Hospitalization :6,000 JPY/per day
Ambulatory care: 3,000 JPY/per day,
Liability insurance:1,000,000 JPY/per day

※We don’t take out any outdoor insurance so we would recommend you take your own.

PRIVACY POLICY

• ・Your personal information to apply this race will be used and managed by race committee as necessary.
• ・Rights to the footage, photos, articles, results, etc. are owned by the race organization and protected by copyright laws.
• ・Privacy Policy: Personal information shall not be used for objectives outside of the stated purposes.