1. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

The Žumberak trail 2019 is a race that is going to take place on routes of various length and where people can participate who fulfill the following conditions:

• at least 16 years of age (latest on the day of the race) or younger, but necessarily in company of their parents
• in possession of adequate psychophysical characteristics/ condition for long lasting and demanding effort and activities in nature
• in possession of required obligatory equipment for all races
• completed registration for the race until the deadline

(completed pre-announcement online form and executed payment of the participation fee)

All competitors agree with their registration directly to compete on this trail race on personal responsibility, to be familiar with the rules and regulations of the Kontinetrail league which they will hold upon and to be familiar with possible risks that this competition might imply.

With their registration the competitors renounce the opportunity to transfer the responsibility to the organizers of the race to the competitors themselves as to third parties.

With their registration the competitors confirm to be in corresponding psychophysical condition adequate to such kind of competition. All competitors have to have health insurance. Through registration for the competition all competitors are obliged to carry all required mandatory equipment with them during the whole race.

2. MANDATORY EQUIPMENT

The list of mandatory equipment that all competitors MUST have and carry with them necessarily on the Ultra, Duga and Kratka category trails, and which is recommended on the Rekreativna trail as well are:

• bottle (minimum 0,5 l liquid)
• First Aid (elastic bandage, first bandage, plaster)
• Mobile phone (switched on, with a charged battery and stored numbers of the organizers)
• Start number (ensured by organizer)

Recommended equipment/ not mandatory:

• Food (gel, energy bars…)
• Walking sticks
• cap

3. COMPETITION NUMBERS

At the registration every competitor will get a start number. The start number has to be worn during the whole race on the chest/ the front part of the body, and must not be covered but be easily visible ( it is not allowed to wear the start number on the back or on the side).

4. REFRESHMENT SPOTS

All races have refreshment spots with beverages and food (or only beverages). At the refreshment points there will be some of the organizers. Every competitor is responsible to have enough liquid until the following/ next refreshment spot. Personal aid on the route during the race is not allowed. According to the time limits for the race the time is limited on the refreshment spots as well. After that time the refreshment spots are closed and the signaling on the route removed.

5. CONTROL / CHECK POINTS

Besides the refreshment spots at the race there will also be some check points where controllers will be located taking notes about the competitors’ time. If a competitor extends the foreseen time limit, the controllers exclude him/ her from the race and instruct him / her on the shortest way to the Finish.

6. MARKING ON THE ROUTE 

The race passes through forest paths and tracks/ trails and unpaved tracks and on a short distance also on asphalt. The majority of the ways are marked by classical Croatian hiking marks (red white spots/ lines). Regardless of the hiking marks the trail will additionally be marked by race flags, signal tapes, signposts (on important crossways), labels/ inscriptions and arrows on the ground (asphalt). On spots without crossroads or turning the distance between the signal marks is max. 100 m.

7. TIME LIMITS

The time to finish the race is limited. For the competitor to be included in the official ranking order he has to finish the race within a particular time period.

Besides the time limits to finish the race, the time at the refreshment points is limited as well. The refreshment points need to be moved away from /left before the time expires. After that time the spots are closed and removed from the trail.

8. GIVING UP / QUITTING / RELINQUISHMENT

Competitors who decide to give up / to quit during the race have to choose one of the following options:

• to inform the organizer about the quitting at the nearest refreshment spot
• return to the Start/ Finish line and inform the organizer
• inform the organizer about the quitting by mobile phone

By receiving this information the organizer is going to activate the doctors’ readiness and the rescuing team. The time of their arrival depends on the spot the injured competitor will be at that moment. Depending on the reason of the quitting the organizer will decide on how fast the evacuation/ return to the Finish will be.

9. DISQUALIFICATION

A disqualification automatically means exclusion from the race.

The competitor is going to be excluded for the following:

• refusal to have the mandatory equipment checked during the race
• missing more than 3 parts of the mandatory personal equipment
• throwing away litter along the trails and threat to flora and fauna
• using any means of transport during the race
• exchanging start numbers with (an) other competitor(s)
• using shortcuts and not marked paths and moving outside the marked trails for the race
• not helping other competitors in dangerous/ hazardous situations
• unsportsmanlike behavior or offensive words towards other competitors or organizers
• non-observance of organizer’s, controller’s or doctor’s decision, the Croatian mountain rescue service respectively
• inappropriate content on photos, videos recorded during the race and published and released afterwards insulting other competitors or the organizers of the race

Penalties can be imposed on the competitors (penalties are imposed after the race) for the following:

• for every mandatory part of the equipment that is missing(30 minutes / max. 3 parts of equipment)
• for not wearing the start number on the chest/ front part of the body (30 min)

10. COMPLAINTS

Complaints shall be handed in to the race director in a written form after the end of the race, not later than one hour before the winners are officially announced. The jury of the race will deal with all potential complaints and bring a final conclusion.

11. JURY OF THE RACE / DIRECTOR OF THE RACE

The jury consists of three (3) representatives of the organizer. Director of the race is Mladen Budinšćak.

12. TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE ORGANIZERS / in case of injury

Please contact us in case of Your injury or of other competitors on the trail using the following numbers:

• Mladen Budinšćak +385 (0)91 2005 868
• HGSS +385 (0) 91 721-0008 (Croatian Mountain Rescue service)

13. ROUTE CHANGE – RACE CANCELLATION

The organizer reserves the right to perform changes on the route and the refreshment spots at any time and without previous announcement. Possible changes will be published on the official web sites of the race.

In case of unfavorable weather conditions (strong rain / wind, high risk of storm) the beginning of the race can be postponed up to 24 hours. If the conditions are not improving and the execution of the race becomes impossible the race is going to be cancelled.

14. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

The race takes place in the nature park Žumberak Samoborsko Highlands and according to this fact basic rules of behavior have to be obeyed absolutely, concerning nature and environment protection especially in this protected natural area. The competitors are not allowed to pollute the surrounding flora and fauna; they must not throw any litter during the race on the route except at the refreshment stops.

15. CONSENT ON MEDIA FREEDOM

By registration to this race the competitors give their consent for the whole recorded material (film and photos) to be shown and released in public and used for commercial purposes of the race. The organizer of the race reserves all rights for usage, reproduction and distribution of all recorded video and photo material.