Start and finish The start and the finish zone of the SCOTT Xtrails is in front of the hotel EXCEPT the Sprinttrail. Adress: Hôtel Wolf, Route des Crêtes, 68610 Le Markstein (NOT the sprinttrail). Attention: The start of the Sprinttrail at 13.00 is at the Lac de la Lauch (Lauch Lake), 3km from the hotel. You can go on foot as a warming-up (race course in the opposite direction) or by car: simply enter 'Lac de la Lauch' in your gps.
Accessibility At this moment, the route des crêtes is closed until April 26th, 2019. It wil be open on April 27th, 2019. The road from Guebwiller or Kruth to Le Markstein is open. Please, check the latest information about the road before you set off to Le Markstein. Be sure that the road you plan on taking, is open.
Medical Certificate The organisation may refuse the starting right if you are not in possession of a valid or conform medical certificate. This is required since 1999, in accordance with French law, at races held on the French territory. A medical certificate completed by a physician is valid for 1 year. Click here to download the certificate and don’t forget to bring a copy of the certificate on the day of the race.
Parking The parking space is at 500m from the race office, the start and the finish area. We ask you NOT to park your car in the street to/from the Hotel. The emergency services rely on this street. Make sure to arrive on time! Please do not move the barriers at the parking. The barriers are there to secure the safety of the runners on the course.
Bag deposit You can drop your sports bag at the “baggagedrop” nearby the race office. This service is free. We only accept clothes in closed bags. Important: You’ll need your bib number for this service. Without your bib number, it is not possible to retrieve your bag.
Programme Friday April 26th, 2019 18.00 - 19.30: opening race office, pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment
Saturday April 27th, 2019 05.15 – 07.00: pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment 06.00: start 70km Trail du Grand Ballon 07.00: start 48km Trail du Grand Ballon 11.00 - 13.00: opening race office, pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment 11.00 - 12.55: pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment 13.00: start Markstein Sprinttrail 3km 14.00 - 16.00: pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment (also for the Trail du Grand Ballon) 16.00: start Markstein Trail 16km 19.00: closing event
Sunday April 28th, 2019 08.00 - 10.00: pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment 10.00: start 32km Trail du Grand Ballon 11.00 - 12.55: pick up bib numbers + check obligatory equipment 12.00: start 22km Trail du Grand Ballon 13.00: start 8km Trail du Grand Ballon 15.30: podium Trail du Grand Ballon and Xtrails competition distance* 17.00: closing event * To bring the Xtrails race to a higher level, it is our intention to centralize as much good runners as possibe in one strongly occupied contest. Therefore, the short and middle distance of this Xtrails are considered as finishers events where the experience is more important than the performance. Only podium and award ceremony are awarded to the competition distance 3/16/32km.
Parcours
You can download the gpx-file on the website of the race. The download is possible with the link on our website. A Trace de Trail account (for free) is required.
Aid Stations You can consult the locations of the aid stations on the event website by clicking on the course link, below “parcours". The participants of the Trail du Grand Ballon 48km and 70km can use a special need bag/dropbag. This bag will be delivered to the aid station at “Auberge du Steinlebach”, from where it is 18km to the finish. After the race, you can pick up your dropbag at this aid station at 1km of the finish area, only on presentation of your bib number. You can go to this location on foot or by car.
Saturday April 27th, 2019 Sprinttrail du Markstein: final aid station Trail du Markstein 16km: 1 aid station + final aid station
Sunday April 28th, 2019 Trail du Grand Ballon 8km: final aid station
Trail du Grand Ballon 22km: 1 aid station + final aid station
Trail du Grand Ballon 32km: 1 aid station + 1 water only aid station + final aid station
We ask all participants to carry an ECO-Cup (cup, flask, bottle, mug…) to drink at the aid station. We don’t provide cups at the aid stations.
Time Limits Please be aware of the time limits and the time barriers during the race. The organization will be strict on the time barriers at the different aid stations. You can consult the time barriers on our website. When a participant does not reach the time limits, he/she will be DNF. This participant can not continue the race.
Shower
There are showers at the 'Auberge Steinlebach'. This is also the location where you can pick up your drop bag, cheer for other runners and relax with a cold beer.
Toilets There will be enough toilets available near the start. The organization provides toilets outside and indoors.
Equipment We strongly advice you to consult the mandatory equipment and the sanctions on our website before starting the race. The organization has the right to ask you to show some of the equipment or all the equipment needed. The organization has the right to do this during the race, after finishing the race or when picking up your bib number. Please make sure your cell phone is 100% charged at the start of the race.
Important update: Until 10/04/2019 the use of hiking/running poles and bib number holders / waistbands were prohibited by the FFA (Fédération Française d’Athléthisme) but this restriction has now been lifted. Poles and bib waistbands are allowed!
Live Results You can follow the live results on our website by clicking on the “live results” link published on the homepage of sportevents.eu.
Sportograf
Sportograf will be on site to take pictures of the race. You’ll find all of them on their website www.sportograf.com or by clicking on the icon next to your name in the results. Change your distance?
E-mails related to changing your distance for this race will be no longer treated and remain unanswered. To change your distance, fill out and print the CHANGE DISTANCE FORM and bring it to the race office. The bib numbers are personal and non-transferable. Under no circumstances, once the registration has been formalised, can they be transferred to another person.
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