Our event is held in a remote region and the conditions can be harsh. For your safety, we require participants in all categories to provide us adequate proof of your ability and current training. Please note that your entry will not be confirmed until we receive proof of qualification from you.

In the event that you do not provide proof of qualification by the deadline of October 25, 2023, we will cancel your entry or downgrade you to another category. Our Race Director will evaluate each participant and make a final decision on whether to accept the entry or not. Please note that we will not refund your registration fees under any circumstances. We therefore request you to plan carefully before completing your registration and paying your fees.

We understand that there are scores of events and many different combinations that could qualify you. We cannot list all of these options here or on the registration form. Feel free to reach out to us via email in advance for any clarification before you register. From our perspective, we are simply seeking to know whether a participant is sufficiently trained to endure our event. Our Race Director’s decision is final and we request prospective participants to respect our qualification requirement for their own safety.

Qualification Criteria

Any one of the following:

  1. You are a FINISHER in ANY category of any previous edition of the Malnad Ultra
  2. You have completed TWO Full Marathon events within the 12 months preceding our event in under 4 hours 45 mins.
  3. You have completed TWO self-timed Full Marathons within the 12 months preceding our event in under 4 hours 45 mins.
  4. You have an ITRA Performance Index > 375
  5. You have accumulated > 300 points in ATM Championship Rankings 2023
  6. You have completed at least one TRAIL Ultra of 60K or more within the 12 months preceding our event
  7. You have completed at least one (road or stadium, for example) Ultra of 75K or more within the 12 months preceding our event

Any one of the following:

  1. You have PARTICIPATED in ANY category of any previous edition of the Malnad Ultra. A DNF is okay, but not a DNS!
  2. You have completed ONE Full Marathon event within the 12 months preceding our event in under 4 hours 45 mins.
  3. You have completed ONE self-timed Full Marathon within the 12 months preceding our event in under 4 hours 45 mins.
  4. You have an ITRA Performance Index > 275
  5. You have accumulated > 250 points in ATM Championship Rankings 2023
  6. You have completed at least one TRAIL Ultra of 30K or more within the 12 months preceding our event. Please note that we accept trail runs only

Any one of the following:

  1. You have PARTICIPATED in ANY category of any previous edition of the Malnad Ultra. A DNF is okay, but not a DNS!
  2. You have completed ONE Half Marathon event within the 12 months preceding our event in under 2 hours 30 mins.
  3. You have completed ONE self-timed Half Marathon within the 12 months preceding our event in under 2 hours 30 mins.
  4. You have an ITRA Performance Index
  5. You have completed at least one TRAIL Ultra of 20K or more within the 12 months preceding our event. Please note that we accept trail runs only

How to Submit Qualification Proof?

We accept only ONLINE LINKS as proof of qualifications. Note that we do not accept screenshots, image files, PDFs of Finisher certificates. Here are some examples of online links that are acceptable:

  • Link to online timing of an event (must show your category and bib)
  • Link to sites like Strava or Garmin Connect (for self-timed runs)
  • Link to your ITRA profile or ATM site

You can submit your qualification proof in the field(s) provided during online registration. You can also complete your registration in advance and submit your qualification proof via email by October 25, 2023. This will help you reserve an entry in advance since we have limited participants.

Please note that we will not send you any reminders to submit your qualification proof. We will automatically downgrade or cancel your registration on a case-to-case basis. You will not get a partial refund for the difference in registration fees.

Confirmation

We manually verify each and every proof of qualification. Your entry will be confirmed after we have completed this process and you will receive a separate email confirming your registration on November 1st. We request all registered participants to be patient while we complete this process.