Dalat Ultra Trail

COMMON RULES

• For participants 4 years of age and older. A minimum of one (01) adult guardian must be above the age of 18 while accompanying children ages 4 to 12. Participants between the ages of 13 and 17 must be accompanied by a guardian or present written permission from a parent or legal guardian.
• Regulation applies specifically to the 05km Family Walk/Run distance within Dalat Ultra Trail 2026: For a team to be eligible, it must include at least one (01) parent/adult (father, mother, or legal guardian over 18 years old) and one (01) child aged between 4 and 12 years old. The official final ranking will be determined by calculating the Average Finish Time of all registered team members. This rule is designed to honor and promote the spirit of family bonding and unified effort in conquering the challenge together.

• Ability to deal with changing climatic circumstances at altitude (night, wind, cold, fog, and rain) without the support of others.
• Ability to manage physical or mental problems caused by heavy weariness, digestive issues, muscular or articular/joint pains, tiny wounds, and so on, even when isolated.
• Acknowledge that the organization's role is not to assist a runner with these issues.
• Acknowledge that for such an activity in the mountains, safety is dependent on the participant's capacity to adapt to or anticipate problems.
• To inspire and motivate other participants, participants' supporters, spectators, and friends about the need to respect nature, people, and race regulations.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

1. Race-kit Package

• All Participants must receive a Racekit package including a BIB number, a chip timing, and other items required for the race.
• Details about time, location and receiving Racekit will be published on our official website. All Participants must complete the onsite race kit pickup procedures published on the website. Any Participants who does not complete the onsite race kit pickup procedures will not be eligible to race.
• Your BIB number should always be shown on the front and outside of your clothes. Make sure it can be seen clearly. You should not let anything you wear, for example accessories, backpack, coat… cover your number.
• Participants must use their correct number. Unannounced inspects can happen frequently. Incorrect numbers will be deemed violated, which will lead to termination of the results and participants being disqualified from the competition.

2. Compulsory items for Participants of 100PRO, 100km, 75KM, and 50km distances:

• Water supply: 1 litre (1000ml) of drinking water either via hydration bladders or waist pouch with bottles or a combination of a hydration bladder and bottles
• Rain coat or waterproof jacket
• Head lamps for races that take place before 6:00 AM and after 5:00 PM
• Reusable Cup, Bowl, and Utensils: You must bring your own reusable cup, bowl, and cutlery if you wish to consume hot food or drinks at aid stations. Disposable utensils, cups, and bowls will not be provided at any aid station.
• On course reserve nutrition (at least 500 kcal worth of nutrition)
• Basic First Aid
• GPS Device
• Cellphone (to contact the emergency number when necessary)
• Participants must carry these compulsory items. The top ten (10) finishers of each distance will be checked at a random checkpoint (CP) and at the finish line. Additionally, unannounced random checks may be performed on all athletes of the 100PRO, 100km, 75km, and 50km distances at various CPs throughout the race.
• Any participant who does not carry these compulsory items will be disqualified from the competition and terminated of all the results.

3. Compulsory items for Participants of 21km distances:

• Water supply: 1 litre (1000ml) of drinking water either via hydration bladders or waist pouch with bottles or a combination of a hydration bladder and bottles
• Headlamps or other lighting devices are mandatory for all runners on the course between 5:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
• On course reserve nutrition (at least 500 kcal worth of nutrition)
• Basic First Aid kit, including thermal blanket
• GPS Device
• Cellphone (to contact the emergency number when necessary)
• Reusable Cup, Bowl, and Utensils: You must bring your own reusable cup, bowl, and cutlery if you wish to consume hot food or drinks at aid stations. Disposable utensils, cups, and bowls will not be provided at any aid station.
• Participants must carry these compulsory items. The top ten (10) finishers of each distance will be checked at a random checkpoint (CP) and at the finish line. Additionally, unannounced random checks may be performed on all athletes of the 21km distances at various CPs throughout the race.
• Any participant who does not carry these compulsory items will be disqualified from the competition and terminated of all the results.

4. Compulsory items for Participants of 15km & 05km distances

• Water supply: 500ml of drinking water
• Cellphone (to contact the emergency number when necessary)
• Reusable Cup, Bowl, and Utensils: You must bring your own reusable cup, bowl, and cutlery if you wish to consume hot food or drinks at aid stations. Disposable utensils, cups, and bowls will not be provided at any aid station.
• Participants must carry these compulsory items. The top ten (10) finishers of each distance will be checked at a random checkpoint (CP) and at the finish line. Additionally, unannounced random checks may be performed on all athletes of the 15km and 05km distances at various CPs throughout the race.
• Any participant who does not carry these compulsory items will be disqualified from the competition and terminated of all the results.

5. Recommended items for all participants:

• Trekking poles, sunglasses, raincoats, money to buy food in residential areas…
• Especially: All Participants should carry and know how to use a GPS device. A GPX map showing the race tracks will be published a week before the event.

REGISTRATION OF KEEPING PERSONAL BELONGINGS

• Each athlete must securely pack their belongings and complete the required bag drop form before submitting it to the Organizer. Do not include any valuable items such as credit/bank cards, cash, phones, or expensive jewelry.

• Each bag must not exceed 2kg in weight and 46cm x 37cm in size and must adhere to the dimensions specified by the Organizer. Athletes must present their BIB number to claim their bag.

• 100PRO, 100km & 75km athletes can prepare two separate bags:

  • One bag to be dropped off and retrieved at CP6 (for 100PRO & 100km) or CP7 (for 75km).
  • One bag to be dropped off and retrieved at the finish line.
  • A reusable bag will be provided in your race kit for personal belongings. Athletes are encouraged to use this bag for their personal items at each event. The Organizer reserves the right to refuse any bag that does not comply with these regulations.
• 50km, 21km (D1 & D2), 15km, and 05km athletes will only have one bag drop, which will be available for retrieval at the finish line.
• Participants have the responsibility to inform themselves of the registration of keeping personal belongings as shown in the Race Guidebook for the race, which are supposed to be received by participants before the event, or can be read on the official Website.
• The Race Organizers will not be held responsible for all the personal belongings that do not follow these Guidelines.
• The Race Organizers have the right to check the bags, backpacks, or any personal belongings for security and safety reasons.
• Bags dropped at checkpoints will be transported back to the Bag Drop counter at the Expo. Athletes can retrieve their bags starting from 3:00 PM on March 28. After the final athlete has passed the checkpoint, the organizer will begin transporting the bags to the finish line as quickly as possible. We aim for all athletes to be able to retrieve their bags on the same day. However, due to potential operational delays, the latest possible time for bag retrieval will be 6:00 PM on March 28.
• The Race Organizers will implement maximum security and storage measures for the gear check area and runners' bags. However, we will be held completely free of responsibility for any loss or damage to items submitted against regulation, especially those of high value. Runners must be personally aware of security and strictly adhere to this regulation.
  

CHECKPOINT – TIME LIMIT (CUT-OFF TIMES) – WATER & FOOD SUPPLY

• Participants must follow rules and instructions from our staff and crews at Checkpoints with respect to time limit. To continue a race, all participants must leave the checkpoint/aid station before the cut-off time (regardless of when they arrived at the checkpoint). Details about the time limit can be read on the page which provides information about your race’s distance. In case of any changes, the new cut-off times will be announced via SMS/text message.
• All participants who drop out, are stopped by the organization, or fall behind the stated cut-off times are not permitted to continue the race. Their bibs will be clipped and be transported back to the event area by the organization's transportation.
• The Race Organizers will provide electrolyte drinks, bananas and some snacks at Checkpoints. However, each Participant should be equipped with a sufficient supply of electrolyte / salt drinks and other energy recharging supplies that are satisfactory to each individual need.

SUPPORT CREW ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS

• Scope of support: Support Crews are only permitted to assist runners at the designated areas of Checkpoint 3 (CP3), Checkpoint 6 (CP6), and Checkpoint 7 (CP7). Receiving any form of outside assistance at any other point on the course is strictly prohibited.
• Content of support: Support is restricted to activities such as providing nutrition, hydration, changing clothes, or minor wound care/massage. Providing advanced or professional medical assistance is strictly forbidden.
• Support crew conduct and responsibility
  • No Pacing: Support Crews and spectators are not allowed to run alongside the runner on any section of the course.
  • Waste and Food Rules: Support Crews are not permitted to consume the food provided at aid stations (food is for runners only) and must strictly adhere to the rule of no littering.
  • Runner's Liability: The runner is fully responsible for the behavior and actions of their Support Crew. Any violation committed by the Support Crew (including disrespect toward race staff) may lead to a time penalty or Disqualification (DQ) for the runner.

FOR PARTICIPANTS’ SAFETY

• In case the Race Organizers decide that the race is not safe (due to heavy rains, storms, landslides, natural disasters…), the Race Organizers have the total right to reconsider changing the track, or to cancel the entire race.
• The Race Organizers also have the right to cancel the event in case there is a war, an act of terrorism, a force majeure such as a pandemic... In these cases including cancellation/postponement of the event, changing or shortening race tracks, all fees will not be refunded.
  Participants have the responsibility to educate themselves about signs and symbols related to cartography and maps, as well as locations and directions.
• Authorized Healthcare Provides may come to check in case any Participant shows any sign of being unwell. In serious situations, Healthcare Providers are obligated to stop the Participant and take them out of the competition.
• During the competition, if you are experiencing health problems or in need of medical help, call the emergency number which is printed on the back of your number. If possible, find a local resident and ask for their help, they can locate your area and inform your exact location to the Race Organizers.
• If you want to withdraw from the competition, you MUST inform the Race Organizers. Call the emergency number printed on the back of your BIB number or come to the Checkpoints to inform the Race Organizers.
• Except in cases of injury, a participant may withdraw from the race only at a checkpoint. They must notify the person in charge of that checkpoint or, if possible, submit their withdrawal by calling the emergency number printed on the back of your BIB number or come to the Checkpoints to inform the Race Organizers. If a runner decides to withdraw while on the route between two checkpoints, they must proceed to the nearest checkpoint and register their withdrawal.
• Runners who withdraw must keep their race BIB because it is the pass to access the organization's transport, meals, medical services, and other services when they arrive back at the finish line.
• Vehicles are available at some checkpoints to take runners who withdraw from the race back to the start/finish line (please stay updated regarding the details of these checkpoints). Runners who withdraw from the race at any other aid station or checkpoint but whose state of health does not require them to be evacuated must return as quickly as possible and by their own means to the nearest point of repatriation. As for aid stations or checkpoints accessible by car or 4x4: ~ after the closing of the aid station/checkpoints, the race organization might repatriate any runners who have abandoned and haven't left the aid station yet. In the event of bad weather conditions justifying the partial or total stop of the race, the race organization will make sure that all runners are transported as soon as possible.

FILE A COMPLAINT

• To ensure fairness in the competition and avoid ambiguity that can affect the results, the Race Organizers allow Participants to file a complaint following these rules.
• Not accepting collective complaints.
• Official Participant has a right to file a complaint to the Race Organizers within maximum 15 minutes after a race finishes, along with a 500.000đ fee and specific evidence (if any). If the complaint is justified, the money will be refunded. All issues related to the complaint will be settled by the Race Organizers in a specialized meeting which takes place on the same day.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

• All Participants must sign the release of liability form when receiving the Race Kit and are obligated to participate in the race.
• If one of the above rules & regulations is violated, Participants can either be penalized or disqualified depending on the final decision of the Race Organizers.
• All punitive judgments will be decided by the Race Organizers. Complaints against these decisions will not be accepted.
• Only the Race Organizers can change these rules and regulations, which can be added more if necessary. Whatever not included in these rules and regulations will be decided by the Race Organizers, and those decisions are final