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KuSuH Trail 100 (Kraichgau and Stromberg and Heuchelberg) |
Invitation 2012
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!!! KuSuH-Trail 100 is official qualification heat for The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® !!!
Qualification heat - 4 points |
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Date: September 29 till 30, 2012 at the Stadium in Oberderdingen, Germany
Participation / Registration:
Since the host does not pursue any economic interests, the „KuSuH Trail 100“ is a private race by invitation of the host. You may register by sending a postcard or letter to the address listed below via snail mail. We're looking forward to receive mail in our real mailbox!
Registration from February 01 till August 31, 2012
The confirmation of your registration will also be via snail mail. Thus: don't forget your return address!
Registration Address: Wolfgang Höfle,
Feigenbutzstr. 29
75038 Oberderdingen
Germany
Participant Limit: 30 runners maximum
System of Invitation: Contact us and we'll invite you, according to the motto:
first come, first serve ... ahem ... first run
Once the limit has reached, we'll create a waiting list.
Support fee:
40,00 EUR. The registration is not valid until this fee has been made to: Georg Zitsch, Account Number 3384085, Volksbank Pforzheim (Bank Code 666 900 00).
If you cancel your participation at least 2 weeks prior to the race we will refund your payment. The same applies if we cancel your participation due to the participant limit.
Course Description:
The race is a trail run. That is to say, pure nature, with asphalt and civilization encountered only in the 7 unavoidable towns through which you will run. However, these are small and some will only be passed on the outskirts. Other than that, you will stay on single trails (natural, root, grass, and hiking trails) and forest service tracks. Technically, some of these are quite challenging, even difficult, especially by night. The landscape in our area is very hilly and heavily forested. Thus, 80 % of the „KuSuH“ is located in the forest with a constant „up“ and „down“ covering a total elevation change of about 2,500 meters. The course is very appealing from a scenic and cultural aspect and very beautiful, with many vista points, lakes, natural monuments, vinyards, and monastery excavations. You'll be travelling on century-old hiking trails (travel routes) such as the Grenzsteinweg, Waldenser Weg, Östlicher Rennweg, and Eppinger Linienweg.
Course Length / Elevation Change: 100 Miles (161 km) / roughly 2,500 meters.
Start / Finish (showers available!): SV Oberderdingen, at the stadium (sports center)
Finish Line Closure / Cut Off: You have 28 hours to reach the finish line. Ergo until Sunday at 12:00 noon. Runners age 60 and over are allowed 30 hours, runners age 65 and over are allowed 32 hours and so on. There are no cut-off points or intermediate time limits on the route. Everyone can run at their own pace. Start is Saturday morning at 8:00, the finish line closes at 12:00 noon on Sunday. Simple enough.
Issuing of runner numbers: Friday, September 23th at 5:00 pm.
Briefing, Pasta Party: Friday, September 23th at 6:00 pm. Attendance to the briefing is mandatory.
Exclusion of Liability:
Permission to start will not be granted without a signed Exclusion of Liability Waiver (Haftungsausschluss). Everybody participates at their own risk. The host will not be held accountable for accidents that take place during the event, injuries, loss of personal property, etc.
Provision Stations (VP), Drop Bags:
There will be 9 provision stations set up along the course. The shortest distance between two stations will be 11.25 km, the longest will be 18.6 km. You may have personal items (drop bags) brought to the stations at VP4 - Gündelbach and VP7 - Georg and Jutti. The VPs are equipped with cola, (non-alcoholic) malt beer, apple juice spritzer, tea and water, as well as soup, nut pastries, pretzel dough pastries, cookies, and fruit. If you have any special requests, please submit these along with your registration.
Markings:
The course will be adequately marked (white dot on trees, rocks, huts, etc., barrier tape, arrows on the ground).
Room Reservations / Camping:
Please contact the Bürgerbüro in 75038 Oberderdingen. Camping is possible at the sports center.
For Information Contact:
Wolfgang Höfle
Feigenbutzstr. 29
75038 Oberderdingen-Flehingen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)7258-6234
General Information
Participants:
The first „KuSuH“ was a big success for us. We got many positive feedback from you so we decided to raise the numbers of competitors to 30 for the second run. This is what we can manage. If the second heat gets the same great feedback from you, we will see what's possible in future. Step by step: for now we raise the number of runners to 30, later ...
Course, Markings, Orientation:
The „KuSuH“ is a trail run worthy of the name. It is laid out in a large loop on designated hiking trails from Oberderdingen to Oberderdingen. In 2011 we will run the course clockwise. The course got 3 changes, which makes it a little bit harder and we keep the changes also in future. What difficulties? Find it out in the race. May be I give it away on the briefing ;-))
The trail conditions and surfaces vary greatly: gravel, rocks (large and small), forest soil, branches, roots, grass, mud, stairs, wooden bridges, anything a trail runner could desire. The fabulous single trails have also earned their name literally. Many are not wider than a sheet of DIN-A 4 paper and often very overgrown. What more could you want?
The „KuSuH Trail 100“ is not easy! At least in our opinion. We may not have mountains or kilometer-long ascents or descents, but the constant „up“ an „down“ is certainly grueling. Add to that the tough trail conditions, fall hazard, orientation, running at night in a forest, wild boar, yard dogs, and mountain bikers. You should definitely be proficient at running according to a map by day AND by night. Even though the markings are adequate, it is still very easy to get lost in our parts, especially in the dark.
With their invitation every participant will receive a road book with a detailed course description. If you obtain the recreational map Freizeitkarte 517 Heilbronn Naturpark Stromberg-Heuchelberg „Landesvermessungsamt Baden-Württemberg“ (available in any bookstore) you can mark off the course on the map yourself. The road book, the map, and the markings should be sufficient to reach the finish line. But practice is still necessary, especially running according to map and descriptions, not to forget: at night. The above-mentioned hiking map omits a part of the course between VP9 and the finish. That doesn't matter, however, as this part of the course is included in the road book and we will provide unmistakeable markings. Additional information in this regard will be given during the briefing.
Running Gear / Equipment:
Everybody can run as they wish and are able. We recommend the following gear: weather-appropriate clothing, trial running shoes, headlamp and hand-held flash light, spare batteries, drink system or bottles, road book, map.
Running Qualifications:
You are aware of the fact that 100 miles is a long distance! The paths are not easy, nor is the distance profile. In order to complete the „KuSuH“, you should already have some ultra running experience. Ideally, you will already have completed 100 km races and it's an advantage if you've spent some time running cross country off pavement.
Because real mountains and thus great altitude changes are missing, we've set the time limit to 28 hours. By doing so, we want to ensure that this will be a running and not a hiking event. Everyone who finishes within the time limit has a right to be proud of their achievement.
Rules:
There are really no noteworthy rules or regulations.
All you have to do is run, placing one foot in front of the other until one of the two crosses the finish line. Please be courteous and nice to the support staff along the way. You should not, rather it is absolutely forbidden, to litter the course by disposing of any implements, wrappers, clothing or other trash. This is an absolute „no go!!!“ and will lead to an unconditional disqualification regardless of your position or name. So remember to tread lightly and leave no trace!
Conclusion:
On Sunday, September 25th from 12:00 noon onwards we will gather to celebrate, converse, laugh, eat, and drink. The finishers will receive their awards and the winner will be honored.
Sponsors
Last but not least we are happy to present our sponsors. Without sponsors its impossible to manage such a contest. Many, many thanks to:
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