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Mobile (cell) phone ATTENTION, for the reasons of security, a mobile (cell) phone with international roaming activated is obligatory for everybody throughout the course, it must have a charged battery and be switched on. For those of you who may dislike being disturbed by the ring tone during the race, switch it to silent mode with the option of « text alert ». It is necessary to ensure that the correct number, of this mobile (cell) phone with the international dialling code, is marked on your runner’s file.
Medical certificate
You have until May 31st 2010 to send us by email (please indicate your file number in your email) or post the specific medical certificate for the race. A week after the reception of your certificate, you will be able to consult your runner’s file to verify the reception of your document [click here]
If you do not have the form for the certificate , you maydownload it here.
TDS registrations
Registration is closed. The 2010 route map is available on the website [click here].
TDS shuttle buses
The start of the TDS will be on Friday at midnight from the centre of Courmayeur. As for the start of the CCC®, shuttle buses will take the competitors for the TDS from Chamonix to the start of the race in Courmayeur. If you are lodged in Italy, these same shuttle buses will take you back to Courmayeur after the race. The indicative timetables will be published in June.
2010 Programme
The 2010 programme for the event is on line [click here]
Runner’s pass
The runner’s pass (or runner’s card) will be downloadable from your file during June.
This pass allows you to be recognised as a runner before the race (distribution of race bibs, transport…) and allows you to benefit from commercial offers
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Reminder : spare’s bags
UTMB® :1 bag to be left before the start of the race in Chamonix which will be waiting for you when you arrive in Courmayeur.
CCC® and TDS :1 bag to be left before the start of the race in Courmayeur which you can reclaim after the race in Chamonix.
Did you know ?
Repatriation by helicopter costs between 800 and 3000 euros. Every year, some runners are caught out by not having made sufficient arrangements. However, the rules of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® demand that you will have individual insurance.Too many runners are negligent about this essential rule. For only 35 euros, the annual Ultrafondus "Multi-Endurances" card is exactly what you need. It gives you a ‘Europ Assistance’ guarantee, for a large range of sports, valid world-wide, should you be training, on reconnaissance or running a race, for French and European citizens.
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Ultra-Trail® info
To know everything in real time on the progress of the races around Mont-Blanc :
• News
• Newsletters
• Forum
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To know more
Ultrafondus Magazine leads the investigation
As last year and because we have worked together since the first year of the Ultra-Trail® of Mont-Blanc, Ultrafondus Magazine will each month develop the topic which we tackle in the letter. The first, in the series of articles, will be out at the beginning of April.
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Editorial
The three musketeers(*)
Matos, Sécuritos, Equitis(**). The three musketeers of the 8th Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® will protect you against any hazards, unfairness or unfavourable conditions. Matos(**) is your knight’s armour (it’s an image, well a symbol) which will protect you against external attacks. Matos(**), is like James Bond’s ‘Q’, who supplies you with all the necessary gadgets for survival in a hostile environment, the eco beaker as the Swiss army knife, not forgetting the good old poncho. Sécuritos(**), as for him, he’ll be discreet in fact barely visible but he will supply Matos(**) with several of his attributes (bandages, mobile phone, etc.). Equitis(**), will be he philosopher of the group, the spirit who will reassure you whether in front or behind,
Everybody is in the same boat, with the same regulations, the same penalties if necessary…. but not the same legs, I think you will agree. And your role in all this? You have the best role, that of d'Artagnan(*) (or of Artagnane?). Trust in your new friends be content on ‘D’ day to run, jump, twirl, eat, drink and to party.
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(*) From Alexandre Dumas' novel - The Three Musketeers - who are Athos, Porthos and Aramis. The fourth hero is D'Artagnan.
(**) Matos = Athos = Material
Securitos = Porthos = Security
Equitis = Aramis = Equity |
| The ethical charter
The values which unite us |
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To benefit from the festival, everybody must share a certain number of values. Competitors, volunteers, the organisation and partners must unite to ensure that it all runs fairly with respect and solidarity, to produce a unique experience.
Equity
• The regulations were conceived for, and apply to, everybody equally.
• No financial reward, but the same prize for all competitors who finish the race.
Respect for others
• Respect for oneself and for others by allowing absolutely no form of cheating
• Respect for the volunteers who also participate for pleasure
• Respect for the locals who accommodate the race
• Respect for the organisation and its partners
Respect for nature
• Never drop rubbish on the ground
• Respect the fauna and flora
• Do not short-cut the paths because this provokes erosional damage to the site
• Favour, for both yourself and those accompanying you, the use of communal transport or car-pooling.
Solidarity
• Putting others before oneself by helping anybody in difficulty or danger
• Support a charitable association: this gives one the chance to put one’s own suffering in to perspective and to appreciate one’s privileges
Exploring one’s limits
• Get to know oneself and develop a self-autonomy with which to reach one’s limits while respecting one’s physical and moral integrity.
"l'Ultra, is looking for inner resources which one didn’t think existed"
"l'Ultra, is a bit of pride and a lot of humility"
in the Ultrafondus Forum |
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| MATOS All that is indispensable, necessary and recommended |
The obligatory equipment, as its name suggests is…obligatory. It is really worth the hassle of stopping for a few minutes, a good few minutes, to read the following list, which can not only help you along the way, but also save you.
Indispensable and obligatory
1. Mobile (cell) phone : this is new, this accessory has changed from being optional to obligatory so that the organisation can call or send you a message at any time before, during or after the race.
2. Personal beaker(goblet) minimum 15cl capacity, water bottles excluded : this is to avoid the waste of thousands of disposable beakers.
3. Water reservoir of one litre minimum : allowing you to keep hydrated between refreshment posts. 1.5 or 2 litres is not a bad idea.
4. TWO torches in good working order with spare batteries : imagine yourself alone at night deep in the mountains, in the rain without any light. A frightening thought ? In any case dangerous.
5. Survival blanket : this is not just in case of danger but also for protection during a prolonged stop (due to injury for example).
6. Elasticised self-adhesive bandage 80 cm x 3 cm : if you twist an ankle, a knee, a wrist, then this bandage will help you get to next control point and help to minimise the pain.
7. Food reserve : as for water, the food reserve keeps you going between refreshment posts but also if you become lost or injured.
8. Waterproof jacket : the race that you going to run takes placed during the summer, it is necessary however to think of it as a cold race. The temperatures can be negative and the rain - or snow – can last for hours, dozens of hours.
9. Race trousers or leggings : thighs and knees must be protected, for the same reasons as point 8. If it is fine you may run in shorts, with your warm clothes in your pack.
10. Cap or bandana : to protect you against the cold and sun. Yes, it can also be very hot.
11. Identification papers : small risk of being controlled at the border, but if you are the one who is controlled, it is best to have the means to avoid being penalised.
Necessary
If you believe that is all then you are wrong! Believe our experience, the equipment which follows is highly recommended and if we have put it on the list it is because we know that it is best to be prepared.
1. Gloves, warm clothing, hat : indispensible if the conditions become severe.
2. 20 euros in cash : the price of the unexpected.
Advice
No, it still isn’t finished! We add a third level to the list, which is the comfort level. Unnecessary to be overloaded, but think carefully about the following items, this could be the decider when you are thinking about abandoning (for example).).
1. Walking poles
2. Change of clothes
3. Compass
4. Knife
5. String
6. Sun cream
7. Vaseline or anti-chaffing cream
8. Sewing kit
[List of obligatory equipment] |
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| SECURITOS It is also your concern |
Security begins with your awareness, and foremost the equipment which you have with you. Then again, it is vital that you realize the specificity of the event for which you are enrolled.
Here is one more short list to learn by heart, or at least to reread regularly. Something to chew over, it is all there. To participate, it is indispensible :
• to be totally aware of the length and the specificity of the event and to be trained accordingly
• to have acquired, beforehand, a real capacity for personal autonomy permitting you to manage the problems encountered during an event of this nature
• to be fully aware that the role of the organisation is not that of helping a competitor to manage these problems
• to be fully aware that for such an event held in the heart of the countryside security depends upon the capacity of the competitor to adapt to encountered or foreseeable problems
Individual Insurance ? O-bli-ga-tory !
Each competitor must be in possession of a personal accident insurance cover with includes any eventual costs of search and rescue in France, Italy and Switzerland. This policy maybe taken out with the company of your choice. If you are insured with the French Athletics Federation, you will already have this cover. Ultrafondus also offers this form of cover including Europ Assistance which is specially put together for competitors of the Ultra-Trail® (Multi-Endurances card). |
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| EQUITIS Everybody is equal |
As the regulations are made to be respected, they are, above all, to give the same chance to everybody. Alongside all the events around Mont-Blanc which we organise, there is our ethical charter, which advocates respect, sharing, self – knowledge and, for sure, equity.
Keep your obligatory equipment with you
...throughout the entire race. It is the same whether you are at the head or tail of the race To be sure that this point is respected, the pack presented at the distribution of race bibs will be tagged and must weigh a minimum of 2kg at the beginning of the race or at the exit of the refreshment posts (and never less than 1kg at any other point of the race). Look at the list of obligatory equipment listed above and you will see that 2kg is the extreme option!
Assistance or accompaniment ?
You may be assisted at the official refreshment points in the conditions well defined in the regulations, this excludes all professional organisations (teams, doctors, etc.). Accompaniment along the race route is strictly forbidden for any person not registered but is tolerated at the edges of the refreshment posts.
Penalties
We swear that the system of penalties was not put in place to annoy you, there is a 99% chance that you haven’t even noticed the system. Why are we so sure? Because we know that if we find you in Chamonix at the end of August, it is because you have already the conscience of a mountain person.
You could all the same have a look at our penalty table. It condemns cheating, lack of solidarity, and disrespect of nature. Simple but indisputable.
Are you sponsored?
That’s great, but you are not allowed to display any publicity other than that on your clothes or materials used during the race. No flags in the name of X, no banners for Y. |
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Approved courses to prepare you
Ultrafondus : become a finisher
 Attention, less than 15 places available !
For the 3rd year, Ultrafondus Magazine and Vincent Delebarre are preparing practice runs around Mont-Blanc. Five courses are organised, between 3 and 5 days in duration, in the months of June, July and September. If you would like to experience an anthology of paths, in small groups, visiting charming mountain huts to become a finisher, we have some tips for you. Inclusive board and lodging, including refreshments.50€ reduction for all reservations made before April 30th 2010. [More information]
L'UCPA : complete programme of introductory courses or trail running training.
Several levels :
- - Trail Préparation : You run a minimum of 10km, 3 or 4 times a week…so add a spectacular dimension to your chosen pastime…landscapes to take your breath away !...
- - Trail Performance : You have already run trails in the mountains and run very regularly. You would like to recce the CCC® route
- - UTMB® preparation : The Argentiere UCPA, a partner of the Ultra-Trailv organisation, in association with Dawa Sherpa
(winner in 2003, 2nd in 2008) are offering a course to recce the UTMB® route.
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Pleasant breaks for all the family
Résidence Vallorcine Mont-Blanc a week with the family and friends
Your preparation begins in Vallorcine...
In the space of a week, the Residence Vallorcine Mont-Blanc invites you to take part in a preparation for trail running comprising of a palette of varied stages which make up the routes of the CCC®. In an exceptional setting, come and get some fresh air and recce the race route.
7 night stay, Saturday to Saturday
Package valid between 29/05 and 03/07/2010
PACKAGE PRICE : 419 € per person
Le prix comprend :
• A personal welcome with the handing over of your Road book (Preparation plan with progressive positive height gains)
• Lodging in apartments
• Collective return transfers from the residence to the start and finish of training stages.
• Entrance to the Thermal baths at Pré St Didier in Italy
In June, the Residence Vallorcine Mont-Blanc, in Vallorcine, offers you a diversified programme to recce the route of the race while profiting from a holiday with your family.
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La Forêt des Tines, an ideal situation form which to prepare for the UTMB® with the family :
- Situated 4 km from Chamonix, 50m from the station at Tines and 800m from the Flégère cable-car
-Lodging in rooms from 2, 3 or 4 persons
-The advantages of a holiday village : heated pool, outside terrace for the bar and restaurant, free Wi-Fi
- Logistical help for the runner (distribution of course maps, advice on how to get to the various points)
For the family (included in the price) :
- Accompanied walks and hikes every day
- 1/2 day climbing per week
- 1 day’s glacier walk per week
- evening entertainment (shows, dances, films,.)
- 1 children’s club (3-12 yrs) 5 days/7
Price : from 399€/adult/week full board
Offer valid from July 3rd to August 21st
information : 04 50 53 06 35 or chamonix@touristravacances.com
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Soon in the Ultrafondus Magazine...
The lightest pack in the world
In next issue of Ultrafondus magazine due in the shops at the beginning of May, will be an introduction you the second chapter of its series dedicated to the UTMB® and its smaller sisters. This time, we shall help you to leave with a champion’s equipment (not necessarily expensive) of a bag packed with great attention to detail, and equipped to the last hair. In the menu, from foot to head:
1. The ideal shoe
2. Socks
3. Leggings
4. Clothing next to the skin
5. Rain wear
6. Walking poles and accessories
7. Headwear
8. Head-torch
9. Know-how to pack a pack… and moreover to empty it
10. And all those things that you wouldn’t read anywhere else
... and all the latest UTMB® news.
 You can also rush to the shop or log on to the internet to devour the last edition of Ultrafondus Magazine if you don’t already have it. Notably you will find the first chapter of our series dedicated to the UTMB® : the preliminaries.
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