KUTC information

The race motto is "KISS and run", and we try to keep everything simple and unformal. The race is 100 % self supported, except at the base camp where participants can find some bare necessities like water, shelter and a toilet.

Rules

Participants limit

There will be a maximum number of participants allowed in order to ensure that the facilities are sufficient to support the participants needs, and that the neighborhood of the race is not unduly bothered. Currently the limit has been set to 25. Local applicants will be prefered in order to reduce CO2 emissions due to travel. 

Insurance and medical aid

No insurance is provided by the race organisers. In case of a medical emergency, please call the official emergency number 113. 

Race procedure:

0) Prepare well (or not...)
1) Wait for the GO signal
2) Go to the top of Solemsvåttan
3) Return to start
4) Repeat from 2 until time limit is breached (or you quit)
5) Start restitution
6) Wait for the registration of next year's KUTC to open
7) Apply again
8) Repeat from 0

Time limit:

Each runner is given a time limit of one hour and fifteen minutes at the beginning of the race, and receive an additional one hour and fifteen minutes for each finished loop.

Runners are only allowed to start a new loop if their previous loop was finished within the time limit.

Race result:

If a runner finishes a loop outside the time limit, this loop and the finish time will count as the runners final race result. The definitive cut-off time is 32 hours, meaning that valid results will always be less than 32 hours.

Fees

Application fee: 200,- (refunded for all participants who complete at least one loop)
Participation fee: NOK 50,-

No-show fee: Participant that do not start (DNS) will not receive any refunds. In addition the applicant has to provide a picture, with full publishing rights for the organizer, showing the applicant doing a penance called "legge seg flat" ("lying flat")

Ranking

Runners are ranked primarily by number of finished loops (in descending order) and then by their finish time (in ascending order). Or simply: More loops is better, and finish time is the tie-breaker.

Prizes

In line with the race's motto, there are no prizes. However, completing 7 rounds or more counts as an ultra-race and contributes toward achieving Kondis ultraløpsfatet. Also, depending on the number of loops you are able to complete, you might earn qualification points for the UTMB or other races which depends on the ITRA rating system. 

Course

The course consists of an out-and-back loop, 6.7056 km (4.1666... miles) long with 368.666... meters of elevation gain. 24 loops corresponds to 100 miles and an elevation gain of 8848 meters (one Everest :-).

The race is evaluated by ITRA and will be registered as a qualifying race for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB). The following table shows from left to right: Number of loops (#), race distance in kilometers, race distance in miles, cumulative elevation gain (CEG) in meters, expected number of ITRA points.

 #   km / mi     CEG  ITRA
 4  26.8/ 16.7   1475 1
 7  46.9/ 29.2   2949 1
 8  54.4/ 33.8   2873 2
12  80.5/ 50.0   4424 3
16 107.3/ 66.7   5899 4
20 134.1/ 83.4   7374 5
24 160.9/100.0   8848 5
25 167.6/104.2   9217 6

For other number of rounds please do the calculation yourself and note that the ITRA points will be the same as the closest one in the table that is less than the one you calculate. For instance, 11 rounds should give 2 points (same as for 8 rounds). 

Time and place

The competition starts at 10:00 AM on race day, from base camp at Jamthaugveien 37, 7562 Saksvik.
The local AtB bus services has changed in 2019, so please check their homepage at www.atb.no for details. 

Travel planner for bus: AtB. Enter "Saksvikkorsen", "Væresbakken" or "Saksvik" as destination.

 

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