Distance: 10,9km | Elevation gain 330m
Start time: 8:00, Saturday, 23-03-2024
Start & Finish location: Sân lửa trại bản Lác, Mai Chau – Google maps
COT: CP Nà Mèo 5km at 11:30 – Finish 10.9km at 14:30
Please note, the Cut Off Time (COT) is the time you must leave the checkpoint. If you leave after the COT, the timing system will automatically list you as DNF (Did Not Finish). Also, if you leave on time, but you go back to the checkpoint after the COT, you will be listed DNF.
Age Restriction: Entrants must be at least 10 years old on the race date. For 10km entrants under 16 years old, parents/guardians must sign the consent form for race pack collection. Race entrants under 16 must run along with the guardian.
Finish Bag
01 bag/runner. Hand in/Pick up at the START/FINISH.
Please prepare your own bag. Bags must be sealed/closed. Do not include valuables – the organiser cannot be held responsible for any loss. BRING your luggage tag (given at the race pack collection), we will staple it for you.
Course description
This beautiful 10km mountain route is perfect for new mountain runners. It is not too tough, but still challenging enough to make you proud when you cross the finish line.
Soon after the start from Lac village, you will run through rice terraces and villages of Thai people before climbing up through dense forest to a lookout. Here you will be rewarded with a stunning panoramic view across the valley.
After CP1 at Na Meo village, you will hit a short climb across the hillside to join the course of 70km, 50km.
The last section brings you down to the quintessential beauty of the main Mai Chau valley. Here we will have a finish line in the heart of the community, with music, fire, food and the good trail vibes our races are famous for.
We look forward to welcoming you to Vietnam Ultra Marathon first edition on The Trails of Mai Chau.
Please read the Finish Area information here.
IMPORTANT!
RACE BIBS
You must race with your own race bib. If you run with another person’s bib and you have not formally transferred that bib with the organiser, you will be disqualified and the organiser is not responsible for you on the course.
If you run with another person’s bib you endanger yourself and others as the organiser will not have your medical records, or your emergency contact.
MANDATORY EQUIPMENT
Top 3 VUM Runners will have mandatory kit inspections.
Other kit inspections are carried out at random, including at the start line.
Lack of mandatory kit will result in disqualification (DSQ) or time penalty.
Refusal of kit check = DSQ
Please note we disqualified runners at every event in the past year for lacking kit. Be prepared and carry what you need.
- Details to Run Only Program
- Details to 3-day Inclusive Package Program