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JUNE 2015
by Nomad Adventure Sdn Bhd
Dear
Competitors, Volunteers and Friends,
We are so looking forward to having each and everyone of you within the
next TWO WEEKS! The Eco-X team has been working hard on the race
course, constructing our obstacles and garnering more sponsors to make the
Eco-X a spectacular race that celebrates the spirit of the outdoor adventure
community.
With our different race distances, we have successfully managed to lure over
400 people into the gruesome pleasures of adventure racing! The 21km will
be tough and torturous for kiasu participants who want to challenge
themselves. The 5km is a non-competitive event for kiasi newbies who want
to get a taste of adventure. The 11km is perfect for those who can’t decide if
they are kiasu or kiasi ! And then we have the kids category for the under 12’s
who are just hyper and adventurous.
This year, thanks to many generous individual sponsors, we have been able
to invite groups of children from the local community to have the opportunity
to participate in the race and (hopefully!) develop a love for outdoor
adventure. Please do contact us if you would like to sponsor a child.
Due to popular demand and highly understanding suppliers, we are still
open for registration until 10th June. So do spread the word so we can share
our beautiful and adventurous race course and give out more of our
sponsors fabulous goodies! (See our exciting announcement below)
Our Eco X races have really developed a reputation as being “created by
adventurers for adventurers”, where the somewhat tongue-in-cheek
atmosphere belies a grim test of endurance and determination. We are 100%
committed this year to once again bring you the most fun and fiendish races
we can devise. So train hard, train together and don’t forget the bananas!
Chan Yuen-Li
Event Director
In this newsletter, we will be
covering the following topics:
(1)
Sponsorship
(2)
Equipment
(4)
Event
Schedule
(3)
Race Venue
(Earth Camp)
(5)
Race
Rules
Every participant can look forward
to receiving a Tourism Malaysia
goodie bag with a free movie pass
from the Golden Screen Cinema
and another free pass to a premium
climbing gym facility at Xero Gravity AND a really nice mystery gift
from Ener-Z, Asia’s largest indoor
trampoline extreme park. 100 Plus
will also be there to hydrate and
re-hydrate our runners! Big
merchandizing brands such as
Compressport, Buff, La Sportiva,
Sea to Summit are up for grabs as
prizes for winners. We have hotel
stays, hampers and electrical
equipment for our lucky draw. Look
out for our ultra-cool eco-themed
photo booth where you can take
fabulous pictures and stand to win
amazing prizes for the most
creative and outrageous photo
*grin from ear-to-ear*.
2. Compulsory
Equipment Update
There is no change to this list from
newsletter 1
Compulsory Equipment
(All Categories)
• Proper running shoes, cross trainer/ trail shoes (toe revealing shoes
are not permitted)
• Water Container or Hydration
pack with water inside. Remember
the race is cupless so unless you
want to drink from your hands,
please bring a water container.
Compulsory Equipment
(21km and 11km)
• Headlamp or torch light to be
carried with you from the start line
Note: Not having the compulsory
equipment on you at all times
during the race can lead to disqualification or being pulled from the
race course.
Suggested Equipment
(All Categories)
• Waterproofing for valuables and
race instructions. We will give you a
race map and directions. Please
bring a means of waterproofing the
A4 document as you will get totally
wet.
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• Our designated parking space is
conveniently located less than 150
meters from Earth Camp. However
it has only room for 200 cars, so do
the math, folks! You will need to
carpool. Parking is on a first come
first served basis. Any cars arriving
after 8:15 will not be allowed into
the car park or anywhere near the
race start line.
• Storage of Belongings. We will
not be providing any bag or
valuables drop off, only car key
drop off. Leaving any personal
items at Earth Camp is at your own
risk. You are highly advised to store
your belongings in your vehicle.
• Quick dry clothing, hat & sun
protection
4. Event Schedule
Updates
Suggested Equipment
(21km and 11km)
Please note some slight alterations
to the timings
• Helmet for the cave to be carried
with you from the start line
Sunday, 14th June 2015
• Food or gels
3. Race Venue
(Earth Camp)
updates
• The Race start and finish area will
be at Earth Camp.
Co-Ordinates for Earth Camp are:
4.430215, 101.180627
Or search for Nomad Adventure
Earth Camp on Google Maps)
• Drivers coming in from the main
road please drive slowly and carefully (maximum 20km/h) when you
enter into the kampong (village).
Watch out for chickens and
children.
06:30am: Race Registration starts.
Collection of race packs and numbers
begins.
07:55am: Race Registration closes.
08:00am Race briefing by category
08:30am: 21KM flag off
09:00am: 11KM flag off
09:15am: 5 KM flag off
09:30am: 1 KM (Kids) flag off
11:45am Race course closes down.
(All marshals return to base camp)
01:00pm: Prize giving ceremony.
02:00pm: Event Concludes.
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1. Anyone found littering the racecourse or Earth Camp will be
disqualified – Please take note we
take this rule very seriously.
2. Cheating in anyway will also
result in disqualification. The
following is considered as cheating…
• Not following the specified
course and cutting the course
• Using mechanical aids on the
course
• “skirting” mean running around
natural obstacles e.g. avoiding river
crossings or tunnels by finding
alternate routes such as bridges
3. All racers must have specific
mandatory gear with them or they
will be pulled from the course and
disqualified:
• Proper running shoes, cross
trainer/ trail shoes (toe revealing
shoes are not permitted)
• A hydration source which can
include a water bottle, hydration
bladder, fuel belt, or similar.
• A headlamp for racers entering
the cave (11km & 21km only)
4. If you fail to display your bib at
the finish or lose it you must let the
timing team know immediately
when you cross the finish line.
Participants that lose their bib are
not guaranteed an official finishing
time.
5. It is your responsibility to follow
the course markings. PLEASE
NOTE: The Marshalls are primarily
there for safety purposes they are
not responsible for you complying
with this rule. Do not rely on
marshals to point out directions to
you.
6. It is your responsibility to
ensure that you are checked in at
the checkpoints. The method of
checking in will be described to
you at the race briefing. This
process is to ensure your safety (eg:
so we know if you are missing) and
to prevent cheating. Failure to
check in will result in disqualification.
7. Clothing must be socially
acceptable by local norms e.g. no
bare torso’s Gentlemen, leave Abs
& 6 packs to the Ladies imagination. Thanks
8. Race course marshals have
absolute discretion to stop any
participant from racing if they feel
that they are unsafe to themselves
or to others. This includes the right
to refuse to allow any participant
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RACE RULES to all participants. Written copies of the
race rules will NOT be given
out at race registration.
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from attempting any of the obstacles. In such a case the participants
can still finish the race, but will have
to take a time penalty for the
“missed” obstacle.
9. The race course closes at
11:45am. Any racers still on the
course at this time will be told by
the sweeper that there are no
marshalls on the course and if they
stay on the course to complete the
do so at their own risk. There may
also not be anyone at the finish line
to record the finish time.
10. Racers may not preview the
course or seek information about
the course from EcoX staff before
the event. Much of the race course
is on private property so if you go
exploring we cannot guarantee
your safety.
11. The Race Director reserves the
right to introduce additional time
cut-offs and modify current ones as
needed and to alter the course at
any time as he feels it necessary.
12. Any protests by Racers around
these rules, the preliminary results
or marshal/ racer behavior must be
done within 30 minutes of crossing
the finish line and must be communicated directly to the Race Director or someone appointed by the
Race Director.
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Obstacles rules & GUIDELINES
As well as the multiple natural
obstacles out on the course there
are 6 man-made ones. These are all
based at Earth Camp (start and
finish point of the race). All obstacles must all be attempted.
The definition of “attempted”
means touched. The penalty for not
completing an obstacle successfully is a 3minute time penalty, per
obstacle.
Every obstacle will have written
instructions on how to successfully
complete the obstacle displayed at
the start of each obstacle. You’re
advised to use your time before the
race to go and review these before
your race starts. If you attempt,
climb on, over, under or through
the obstacle at any time before the
race, you do so at your own risk and
there will be no Marshall present to
tell you whether or not you have
done the obstacle successfully until
the race starts.
Each obstacle will have race
marshals monitoring racers’ progress and execution of the task(s).
They are not there to help you.
They are there to judge if you have
done it correctly and provide assistance in the event of an accident.
On successful completion of
Obstacle # 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, you will
be given a token that you must
present at the finish line to the
timing crew. For Obstacle #2, you
will get one token if you complete it
half way, and two tokens if you fully
complete it. There are a total of 7
tokens to be collected.
Every participant will start with a 21
minute penalty. Every token
presented will cancel out 3 minutes
of that penalty. This means if you
come back with 7 tokens, which is
the maximum number, you will not
get any time penalty. If have zero
tokens at the finish line, you will be
given an 21 minute penalty. If you
come back with 5 tokens, you will
get a 6 minute penalty, and so on. If
you lose your token, appeals will
not be entertained.
In the event of a dead heat, the
individual/team that has completed the most obstacles successfully
will be deemed the winner. If that
still results in a dead heat for a
place on the podium then the
winner will be decided by a duel on
the Monkey Bars where the fastest
person across or the one that completes the most bars is determined
the winner. We appreciate this
might be a bit harsh for the loser
but it will be fun for the rest of us
All items that you are carrying must
be taken through all obstacles. You
cannot remove them, complete the
obstacle and then go back for
them.
The race management reserves the
right to refuse to allow any participant to attempt any obstacle on the
grounds of safety. The race management also has the discretion to
direct certain participants to make
way for other racers.
Physical contact with other racers is
inevitable at an obstacle. It is every
racer’s responsibility to insure that
contact does nothing to interfere
with another racer’s efforts. Race
management has the discretion to
penalize any deliberate or accidental hindering or blocking on an
obstacle.
Similarly, there is a zero-tolerance
on any mocking or intimidation to a
fellow Racer at an obstacle. A Racer
that does this risks being reported
to the Race Director and after investigation being disqualified.
Adventure Racers are, we think,
generally really nice people and
therefore even though this is a
competitive race they can help
fellow racers on racecourse and,
especially, at the obstacles. This is,
we feel, part of the camaraderie of
Adventure Running and we encourage it enthusiastically within the
Adventure Racing community that
we want to create here at Eco-X.
If you have any questions relating
to these rules and guidelines
please raise them with the Race
Director by either writing to
[email protected] or by
raising the question prior to the
race briefing.
Thank you very much!
Dave Spence,
Race Director
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