- RACE INFORMATION
- FunTrails 100K round Chichibu&Okumusashi(FTR100)
- FunTrails50k Two lakes&Green line(FT50)
- 1.Race organizer： FunTrails (＊Running/Sports create company)
- 2.Management： FunTrails100K Round Chichibu&Okumusashi Race Committee
- 3.Cooperation ： Saitama Mountaineering Federation, Hanno Field Sports association, Chichibu inns association
- 4.Support： Hanno city, Hanno city Board of Education, Keroyama town,
Okumusashi Hanno Tourism Association,Keroyama town, Chichibu city,
Chichibu Tourism Association, Chichibu Restaurants Association Revitalizing the Town Youth Group
- 5.Sponsors plan：Coming soon.
- 6.Support team：Suporu Chiba, Kuai Okumu, RUN jyuku, Trail Toba-chan, Ashi Labo,
ULTRA Pose, JOG TRIBE HIROSHIMA, Iwamoto cho Trail Running Club, FunTrails
- 7.Place： Main venue - Chichibu special square Sub venue - Hanno special square
- 8.Race dates ：November 17, 2017 Friday - November 19, 2017 Sunday
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- November 18. 2017 Saturday 5:00am
- November 19 2017 Sunday 14:00pm
- Starting at 5:00am.
- Distance：approximately 105km
- Cumulative altitude gain：6,658m
- Time limit：33 hours
- Number of racers：600
- Start/Finish：Chichibu special square
- ITRA point：New system point 5 (Old system point 3 )(Expected)
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- November 18. 2017 Saturday 7:00am - 22:00pm
- Starting at 7:00am.
- Distance：approximately 52km
- Cumulative altitude gain：2,717m
- Time limit：15 hours
- Number Of racers：600
- Start/Finish：Start / Hanno central park Finish / Chichibu special square
- ITRA point：New system point 3 (Old system point 1) (Expected)
- ※ Your point will be decided to obtain ITRA’s approval after the race.
- 9.Race Schedule
- 【The previous day】
- ＜ＦＴＲ１００ &FT50＞
- November 17. 2017 Friday
- Venue : Chichibu special square, Chichibu city
- 13:00 Registration start
- 16:00 Briefing
- 17:00 Closing time of registration
- 【The race day】
- ＜ＦＴＲ１００＞
- November 18. 2017 Saturday
- Venue : Chichibu special square, Chichibu city
- 3:00 Race check-in start
- 4:30 Closing time of check-in
- 4:15 Briefing
- 4:30 Opening Ceremony at Chichibu special square
- 5:00 Race start
- November 19. 2017 Sunday
- 12:00 Award Ceremony and Closing Ceremony
- 14:00 Cut off time
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- November 18. 2017 Saturday
- Venue：Hanno Central Park
- 5:00 Race check-in
- 6:30 Closing time of check-in
- 6:15 Briefing
- 6:30 Opening Ceremony
- 7:00 Race start
- 17:00 Award Ceremony
- 22:00 Cut off time
- 10.Awards【FTR100・FT50】
- 1. Men’s Overall 1st-10th place
Women’s Overall 1st-10th place
- 2. Category 1st-3rd place
Men’s : Under 39, 40s, 50s, Over60s
Women’s: Under 39, 40s, Over50s
- ※Category award does not override overall and won’t get both of them.
- 11.CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RACE
- In order to participate in this race, you must fully understand and agree to the following conditions and responsibilities.
- 11-1 Keep rules and manners of mountains (Fun trails own policy)
- ・Prepare one pocket for your garbage and do not throw garbage along the course.
- ・Also pick at least one garbage along the course to keep mountain clean.
- ・Greeting to others twice; once when you meet 10m before and twice when you pass each other, with gratitude.
- ・Priority hikers. Always after them.
- ・Do not run when you pass hikers on the course. Do not scare them.
- ・You must stay on the trail at all times. Do not step or damage plants.
- ・Do not use headphone otherwise you can’t hear any attentions and greetings. Enjoy nature’s sound!
- ・Be polite to all temples and shrines. Please pay your respects.
- ・Remember the feeling of gratitude to the mountains.
- 11-2 REQUIRED EXPERIENCES OF TRAIL RUN
- 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. For youths who are 18 or 19 years old, parental/ guardian permission is required. 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). }
- You will be also required conditions as below;
- ① FTR100 You must have finished at least 2 times of over 50km trail run race or 1 time of over 100km trail run race since past 2 years.
- ② 50FT You must have finished over 30km trail run race or FTR Naguri race since past 2 years.
- ③ You must have done your heath check within 1 year.
- ※ “Past two years” means since Sep .2015 to Sep.2017.
- 12.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.
- 【Cautions】
- ・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 stay on the trail at all times.
- ・You will not be allowed to unreasonable passing each other in narrow area. If you need to, please call out before passing.
- ・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 responsible 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.
- 【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.
- 13. RACE ENTRY FEES
- ●FTR100 : 25,000 JPY
- ●FT50 : 12,000 JPY
- 【ATTENTION】
- ・Please be aware that there are no race category changes or entry fee refunds (full or partial) for whatever the reason once you’ve signed up for the race.
- ・If you’ve signed up for the race through the Japanese registration system and opted to pay via bank transfer, you must make the payment by the payment deadline or your registration will be cancelled. If we receive your bank transfer after the payment deadline, your entry will be automatically cancelled and your payment will be returned to you minus a service charge.
- ・You can not transfer your right to appear this race anyone.
- 14.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 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.
- 【MANDATORY EQUIPMENT LIST】
- 1. Mobile phone; number registered by race committee- You must be able to make/receive calls in Japan with this mobile phone. Save the emergency phone number for race headquarters on your phone (the phone number will be written on your race bib). Turn on the phone number display function and make sure your phone is fully charged before the race. Please ensure you can receive SMS text messages on your phone as emergency information will be sent to you via SMS during the race.
- 2. Personal cup for hot/cold drinks at aid stations (minimum 150cc size).
- 3. Water - You must carry a minimum of 1L of water at the start line and upon leaving each aid station.
- 4. Food – ※General necessary calories( Your weight ×8 ×race hours-1500Kcal)
- 5. Two lights with replacement batteries for both lights. Remember that battery life will decline in cold temperatures.
- 6. Survival blanket (minimum size of 130cm x 200cm)
- 7. Whistle
- 8. Adhesive elastic tape/band (minimum length of 80cm x 3cm)
- 9. Portable/disposable toilet ※If you use yours during the race, replacements are available at the aid station.
- 10. Detailed course map - You must print out the "Detailed Course Map" from the race website and carry it with you at all times.
- 11. Long sleeve shirt for cold weather ( raised back, fleece, soft-shell jacket will be recommended. Cottons are not allowed.)
- 12. Warm long tights that go down to your ankles (or half tights covered your knees and long socks under your knees are also allowed)
- 13. Warm gloves, Cap with earmuffs ( cap and head band is not allowed)
- 14. Waterproof rain jacket with hood & rain pants (both made of waterproof and breathable membrane such as DRY Q or something similar; seams must be seam-sealed)
- 15. First aid kit (such as band aids, disinfectant, etc )
- 16. Reflector for your backpack which provided by the race committee
- 17. Medical insurance policy ( copied one is not allowed)
- 18. Backpack to carry with both shoulders all your mandatory equipment and other recommended items. One shoulder type back is not allowed.
- 19. Some cash for train fare, in case when you retire the race, we will ask you go back to Hitsujiyama park by train( ※From Hanno to Seibu-chichibu:410JPY)
- 【ATTENTION】
- ・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 and FT50 .
- ・There will be an equipment check at the race registration.
- ・You can bring additional gear you need to protect yourself.
- 【ATTENTION】
- ・You can not 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.
- ・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.
- 15.DROP BAGS
- ・There are no drop bags for the FT50.
- ・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.
- ・Your drop bag will be transported to the finish line after the race at finish line, Chichibu special square.
- 16.AID STATION
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- Ａ１：Hanitsu-en
- Ａ２：Arima-toge
- Ａ３：Naguri
- Ａ４：Neno-gongen
- Ａ５：Higashi-toge
- Ａ６：Hanno Central Park
- Ａ７：Kamakita-ko(lake)
- Ａ８：Takayama fudo
- Ａ９：Prefectual Forest Park
- Finish
- ＜ＦＴ５０＞
- Ａ７： Kamakita-ko(lake)
- Ａ８：Takayama Fudo
- Ａ９： Prefectual Forest Park
- 17．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
- ●Permitted cars are allowed: A3, A6, A9
- ●Support to runners are allowed : A3, A6, A9
- ※You need permission for your car to entry area in advance.
- ※Supporters are within 2 persons per one runner.
- Only permitted cars, Cheering on foot is allowed, Only permitted supporters(within 2 persons)
- 18.CUT OFF TIMES
- ・Cutoff times is apply at the entrance point of aid station.
- ・Each aid stations will close after 30 minutes of cutoff time.
- ＜ＦＴＲ１００＞
- A3: Naguri: Nov.18th, Saturday 16:00 (11 hours)
- A6: Hanno: Nov.18th,Saturday 23:00 (18 hours)
- A7: Kamakita-ko(lake): Nov. 19th ,Sunday, 03:00( 22 hours)
- A8: Takayama fudo: Nov. 19th ,Sunday, 07:00( 26 hours)
- A9： Prefectual Forest Park: Nov.19th, Sunday, 11:00 (30 hours)
- GOAL: Chichibu special square : Nov.19th, Sunday, 14:00 ( 33 hours)
- ＜ＦＴ５０＞
- A7: Kamakita-ko(lake): Nov. 18th ,Saturday, 12:00( 5 hours)
- A8: Takayama fudo: Nov. 18th ,Saturday, 15:00( 8 hours)
- A9： Prefectual Forest Park: Nov.18th, Saturday, 19:00 (12 hours)
- GOAL: Chichibu special square : Nov.18th, Saturday, 22:00 ( 15 hours)
- 19.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 race 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)
- 20.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.
- 【QUESTIONS?】
- Contact us at Fun trails: info@fun-trails.com
