Orientation & QnA

We conducted a Webinar for our participants on October 8th, 2023. In case you missed it, you can watch the recording or view the presentation using the links below.

Webinar Recording (1 hour)

Presentation (PDF)

Bib Pickup

Since our event starts early on Saturday, November 25th, we expect all participants to arrive at their homestays and other accommodation on Friday, November 24th. Bibs can be collected at The Estate Cafe (location) located on the outskirts of Mallanduru from 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m on Friday (pre-race day). This is a convenient location since all participants are likely to pass through this point on Friday as they drive from Chikmagalur to their homestay in the Mallanduru area.

We will send out a emailer on November 1st. with your Bib # and other important information for your reference.

All participants must show an original Government approved ID and sign an indemnity form in order to collect their bibs in person. We will NOT allow you to pick up bibs on behalf of someone else.

Participants that fail to collect the bib on Friday should plan on coming in an hour earlier on event day to pick up their bibs. We strongly recommend that participants pick up their bib on Friday itself to avoid last-minute rush and the risk of a delayed start due to congestion before start of the event.

Reaching Race Location

All participants must organise their own transport by road to reach the event.  Participants are requested to park their vehicles in the designated Parking Area (location). A map of the area is provided below for your reference. We will also place adequate signage on the road on event day to guide participants from Mallanduru to the Parking Area.

Our Start Area is a 10-15 minute walk from here. Please note that vehicles will not be allowed to approach the Start Area to avoid congestion and all vehicles must park in the designated parking area. We request your cooperation.

Plan on arriving in the Parking Area by 5:00 a.m on Race Day (November 25th) regardless of your registered category to ensure that you have plenty of time to reach the Start Area, eat breakfast and for your pre-race routine.

Start & Finish Times

All timings below will be tracked as per the official timer in the Start Area. Runners are requested to synchronise their watches with the official timer before starting their race. We also request runners to plan on arriving to the Start Area at least 1.5 hours before their event.

Cut-Offs

Cut-offs allow us to ensure that we can organise pick up for participants that will not be able to finish the event in the time allotted. Please cooperate with our volunteers and do not argue when they pull you out of the event because you have missed a cut-off. We will not allow participants to continue on the course under any circumstances if they have missed a cut-off.

Note that we take these cut-offs seriously and even a few seconds after the published cut-off times are deemed Did-Not-Finish.

All participants must LEAVE the Aid Station/Cut-off Marker highlighted below BEFORE the CLOCK TIME (not chip time) shown below.

Drop Bags

We will provide a Baggage Counter in the Start area. Since our Start and Finish points are the same, all participants will have access to their bags after they Finish. 100K runners will have access to their bags at the same point at the end of their first loop and must pick up their headlight before they go out on their second loop.

We will provide tags that you can use to mark your bags with your Bib Number. Please avoid leaving expensive and important items like your passport in your bag. Hand these separately at our reception desk in the start area.

We request all participants to put all their belongings into ONE bag and ensure that it is closed completely and there is no chance of anything falling out.

Aid Stations & Hydration

Our aid stations will be spaced at intervals of 5-6 kilometres and will carry a selection of snacks and hydration. In addition to water and Unived electrolytes, we carry a selection of biscuits, salt, sugar, peanuts, fruit etc. There are suffiicient options for vegans. We do not use any single-use non-biodegradable material on our course and participants must use their hands or carry their own napkins, spoons etc. on them.

Basic first aid and waste bins are available at all Aid Stations.

This is a tough course and conditions are unpredictable. It is mandatory for all participants to carry at least one water bottle on them throughout the run. We strongly recommend that participants fill up their bottle at every opportunity. The #1 medical emergency on our course is dehydration and this is a serious safety issue for us!

Approximate locations of our aid stations and menu details are available on our Hydration page.

Medical Support

We remind our participants that this is a remote area and most of the course is inaccessible to vehicles during the event. Our medical support team in the Finish area are instructed to cater to situations that need medical intervention only. We will also station ambulances at main junctions on the course.

Toilets

A few portable toilets are available in the Start Area and most of these will be dedicated to ladies only. We request participants to use these with minimal expectations and go out in nature!

Weather

Weather in this region can be unpredictable and we recommend that you be aware of the weather forecast in this area before the event. We will conduct the event regardless of the weather unless there is a safety risk to our participants.

Recommended Equipment

Runners might run into stretches where their shoes and socks can get wet. Runners must make their own preparation and work out a strategy to get through these stretches of flowing or standing water.

The following list is provided as a reference:

• • A Government ID (mandatory for Indian runners) for Bib Pickup
  • Printed copy Passport showing Photo, Name, Date of Birth, Issue and Expiry dates (mandatory for international runners)
  • Running Shorts/Tracks
  • Running Tee/Top
  • Running Shoes
  • Running Socks
  • Headgear: Cap/Hat/Visor/Headband/Sweatband
  • Running Watch, HR Monitor, Personal Music
  • Basic First Aid (Band Aid, pain spray etc.)
  • Mobile Phone
  • Change of clothes post-run and Backpack
  • Headlight / Flashlight (mandatory for 100K runners)
  • Drop-bags
  • Running gels and other fuel that you use
  • Sunscreen and insect repellant
  • Extra footwear like sandals for post-run
  • Hydration pack/bottle (mandatory for all runners)
  • Chargers and batteries for all devices