REGULATIONS
I. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
1.) The participation is possible only for persons with minimal age of 18 years (age 18 years reached at least 1 day before the date of the start).
A person with age 15-17 years can participate only in case his/her parent/legal representative will be present at the presentation (check-in) place, where an written approval of participation of an underage person in Kysucka stovka will be signed and subsequently confirmed with organizer’s signature.
2.) Enrollment has been completed only via the Kysucka stovka enrollment form (it is not possible to enroll at start place or during the check-in), the full start fee was paid based on the instruction sent by Kysucka stovka organizers to the e-mail address provided during the enrollment and the person is listed in the start list on the Kysucka stovka website with status of completed registration.
3.) Participants take part in the Kysucka stovka race at their own risk. The organizers take no responsibility for the possible harm or damage should any happen to the participants or should be any caused by them.
4.) Maximal number of participants is 110 (100 places togetger for the Men and Women categories plus 10 more places for the Women category).
5.) The enrollment fee for Kysucka stovka is 35 € for one person.
6.) Participation cancellation: The Information about your participation cancellation must be sent via e-mail to kysuckastovka@gmail.com (participation cancellation announced verbally or via phone call or via social network is not accepted). If the start fee was already payed, this will be returned to you excluding the cancellation fee of 10 EUR (cancellation fee will be subtracted from the start fee) only in case, that the information about participation cancellation was announced via e-mail sent to the address kysuckastovka@gmail.com before 20. February 2020 24.00 CET (bank account number information required).
7.) Before the start in Radola participant has to check-in in Kysucké Nové Mesto (for information about the place and time see the part III. nr. 1.)), pick up the control sheet, and the chip (eventually receive instruction). The condition of participation is to submit an filled-in and signed "Informed consent (Participiant’s declaration) for the Kysucká stovka 2020 race" document during the presence (check-in) in Kysucké Nové Mesto.
8.) The penalty for chip loss or non-return is 10 €.
II. MANDATORY EQUIPMENT
1.) Each participant of Kysucka stovka must have all items of mandatory equipment with him/her during the race duration (from start to finish or participation withdrawal in other course place). In case of missing mandatory equipment the participant will be not allowed to start. In case of missing mandatory equipment items found during the race (see the part IV. nr. 6.)) the participant will be disqualified.
2.) The mandatory equipment contains:
- Jacket with hood which will withstand bad weather in the mountains and made with a waterproof and breathable membrane
- A warm second layer top with long sleeves, with feather or thermo-fibre)
- Warm gloves, cap or Buff
- Streak reflex or a streak reflective vest4Mobile phone (turned on) with the SIM card which phone number was in the enrollment form
- Forehead lamp with reserve batteries
- Whistle
- Isothermic blanket
- Elastic bandage
- Paper map (maps) containing the whole course of Kysucká stovka, or a GPS device with recorded file displaying the course (the link for downloading the gpx file can be found in the Course section)
- Bottle(s) or a hydration pack with resorvoir with capacity at least 1 L
- Own cup, tumbler or flask with wide mouth 1,5 dl minimum (flasks with narrow mouth or bottle lid are not accepted)
- Identity card
3.) The mandatory equipment check can be done either before start or at any place of the course by organizer or authorized volunteer.
III. DURING THE EVENT
1.) The check-in (presence) takes place on Friday 6. March 2020 evening in Kysucké Nové Mesto in the Municipal sports hall (Mestská športova hala). Športová ulica (strreet) from 17:00 CET.
2.) The participants start together on Friday 6. March 2020 at 21:00 CET from Radola. The participants go there together from Mestská športová hala in Kysucké Nové Mesto.
3.) The Kysucká stovka course is exactly set, participant has to keep the defined course.
4.) Carrying of participant’s equipment by any other person is strictly prohibited.
5.) Support or assistance for the participant (e.g. by family members, friends…) can be provided only at the staffed checkpoints.
6.) In the interest of protection of participant’s health – in case of health problem which could cause danger to participant’s safety, health or life the present medics are authorized to take a decision on participation withdrawal due to health reasons (or on discontinuance for necessary time). In such case the participant is obliged to conform to this decision.
7.) Should the participant decide to quit before he can get to the nearest checkpoint, he is obliged to call and inform the organizers, or to send a SMS message (in case of missing signal as soon as possible). Organizer’s phone number(s) will be available in the control sheet.
8.) Kysucká stovka participant is obliged to help to other participant in emergency case.
9.) The participiants will have telephone contact for Mountain Rescue Service, which will be available during whole races in case of health complications of participants.
10.) In case the participant would discover any situation, which could cause danger to Kysucka stovka participants safety, health or life during the course, the participant is obliged to inform the race organizers immediately.
11.) The organizers reserve the right to change the course, time limits of the checkpoints and event programme or to cancel the event (especially for participants safety reason).
12.) The organizer of Kysucká stovka does not provide transport for those participants, who leave the race for reasons other than health reasons. These participants can use bus or train transport.
IV. CHECKPOINTS, COURSE KEEPING SUPERVISION, PENALISATION, DISQUALIFICATION, PROTEST
1.) There are staffed (“live”) checkpoints (staffed with Kysucká stovka organizers or authorized volunteers), which position is announced to the participants in the Course section on this website and in the control sheets, which will be provided to the participants during check-in. On top of this there are staffed (“live”) checkpoints (staffed with Kysucka stovka organizers or authorized volunteers), which position will be not announced to the participants prior to the race.
2.) At each staffed (“live”) checkpoint the participant will receive a control mark to the control sheet and the arrival time will be recorded to the electronic timekeeping system (chip) and also manually. Therefore the participant goes to the checkpoint staff desk (control) immediately after he/she came to the checkpoint (not when leaving the checkpoint or after taking refreshment break). The organizers or authorized voluntees have also right to check the punches control marks from the previous checkpoints.
3.) The total time limit for completing the Kysucka stovka course is 32 hours. Participant, who will go through all the checkpoints with keeping it’s time limits and will arrive to the finish place within the overall time limit, will receive a certificate of Kysucka stovka completion.
4.) One missing live checkpoint record results in disqualification (DSQ).
5.) Intended shortening of the course, using an vehicle and any other kind of cheating will result in disqualification (DSQ) and banishment from all future Kysucka stovka editions.
6.) Refusing help to other participant in case of emergency, verbal insulting or menacing action to the organizers or volunteers, refusing the mandatory equipment check, missing mandatory equipment items (forehead lamp, mobile phone, isothermic blanket, bottle(s) or a hydration pack with resorvoir with capacity at least 1 L) result in disqualification (DSQ).
7.) Missing own cup, tumbler or flask with wide mouth 1,5 dl minimum, missing identity card, missing map or GPS, missing streak reflective vest/streak reflex will be penalised with 1 hour added to the total time.
8.) The participants are not allowed to throw their rubbish away outside the staffed checkpoints or public waste bins. Throwing away rubbish outside the staffed checkpoints or public waste bins (voluntary act) will be penalised with 1 hour added to the total time.
9.) Penalisation or disqualification will be applied at the place where the violance of a rule(s) was found, or at the next staffed checkpoint in case the participant, who has violated the rule(s), left the checkpoint before applying the penalisation or disqualification. Penalisation or disqualification will be applied by organizer or by authorized volunteer at the checkpoint after telephone consultation with organizer.
10.) Protest against possible problems in organization or event flow and similar can be applied at finish place 1 hour after the total time limit’s end (until 8. March 2019 04.00 CET latest). Entering a protest is being done direct to the organizers (face-to-face). The condition of entering a protest is a 20 € advance deposit paid. In case the protest will be accepted, the deposit of 20 € will be returned to the participant, in case the protest will be not accepted, the caution forfeitures in organizer’s behoof.
V. NATURE PROTECTION
1.) The participants must take into account, that they going through the preserved natural area CHKO Kysuce. They are obligated to keep the respective legislative, especially the Nature and landscape protection act nr. 543/2002.
2.) The participants must behave considerate in the nature, they are not allowed to leave the marked tourist paths needlessly.
3.) The participants are not allowed to throw their rubbish away outside the staffed checkpoints or public waste bins.
VI. ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION PROCESSING
In terms of the personal protection act nr. 122/2013 the participant agrees through his registration with administration, processing and storage of the personal information required in the registration form by ŠKT Kysucké Nové Mesto (under MKŠS Kysucké Nové Mesto with address Litovelská 871, 024 01 Kysucké Nové Mesto) for the purpose of registration for the event Kysucka stovka, limited by 1 year. After this period the personal information of the participant will be deleted.