Saturday May 21 st 2016 RACE MANUAL This manual is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. The organisers reserve the right to alter any element of the manual. It will be an optional race briefing the day before the race from 17:00/5 PM 19:00/7 PM in the conference part of Thon Hotel Opera (Vis a vis the Opera House). Get news and updates on ecotrailoslo.com and facebook.com/ecotrailoslo General Information... 2 80 km... 6 45 km... 9 30 km... 11 18 km & Nordic Walk... 12 Finisher Area... 14 Marking of the track, safety and contact information... 15 Sponsors... 16 We will award you 17 1
General information By participating in Ecotrail Oslo you are accepting the following: You are participating at your own risk. Our drink station policy and nature friendly rules as described on Ecotrailoslo.com. Give the volunteers a smile, respect the nature and support your fellow runners. START TIMES 09:00 / 9 AM: 80 km 13:00 / 1 PM: 18 km, 18 km Nordic Walk, 30 km and 45 km Scroll down for further details about start areas and transportation below each distance. CUT OFF TIMES Finish line will close at midnight. See additonal cut off times for the 80 kilometer only, on page 6. START NUMBER/BIB AND DISTRIBUTION Remember to bring your ID for start number/bib pick up. Friday May 20 th from 10:00-20:00: Start number distribution will be at the Sport 1 store, opposite of Oslo City shopping mall. Address: Stenersgata 8. Street map. Saturday 21st of may: It will be possible to pick up your start number at your start area from two hours before the race start and until there s one hour left, except for the 18 km runners, they will have to pick it up no later than 1,5 hour before start. But we strongly advice runners to pick up the Bib on Friday at Sport 1 to avoid queue at start. You don t want to be late for the race! Neither do you want to miss a last visit to the toilet J Bib-number must be on your front. The entire Bib (not only the numbers) must be visible. Otherwise you are violating the rules and can be disqualified. If you need to abort the race, please notify the race director with an SMS with your BIB. The SMS must be sent to 0047 91843141. 2
BIBs come in different colours for each distance. Bib pick up at Sport 1. Address: Stenersgata 8, or entrance from Storgata 22. 3
BAGGAGE TAG Baggage tags are attached to your BIB. It has he same number as your start number. We ll ship your bag (one item) from start to the finisher area. It means that we ll take care of your bag while you run, but you ll have to show your own Bib at baggage pick-up, so don t throw it away! MANDATORY EQUIPMENT AND NUTRITION A cup, bottle or soft flask. Mandatory for all distances. Minimum 0,5 litre with liquids. Mandatory for 30 km. Minimum 1 litre with liquids and energy bar (or other). Mandatory for 45 and 80 km. Mobile and I.D. Mandatory for 80 km. SPORTS DRINKS SERVED BY SPONSER In addition to water served at the stations, Sponser is our new supplier of sports drinks. Sponser is dedicated to long endurance and has also suggested packages for each of our distances. Read more on http://sponser.no SUPPORT STATIONS For the 80 km runners, we will serve Sponser sports nutrition, coke, water, sandwiches, chocolate, tomato soup with pasta, oranges and bananas. At Løvenskiold Vækerø (about 9 km before the finish line) WWF will handle a support station serving water only to all runners. Be sure to give them a big smile and cheer when they support you. Hønefoten - 80 km runners only. Sports drinks, water. Holmenkollen - 80 km runners only. Sports drinks, coke, water and food. Sørkedalen IL - 80 and 45 km runners only. Sports drinks, water. Fossum Idrettsanlegg - 80, 45 and 30 km runners only. Sports drinks, water. Løvenskiold Vækerø - For all runners. Water only. MAP OF THE ENTIRE COURSE Gmap, gpx and 3D on this site: http://ecotrailoslo.com/page/56/rute.html The maps show the entire 80 km, and all the other distances are on the same trail. PHOTOS Please note that any images of you that we or our press partners take during the race can be used by us for marketing purposes. If you do not agree to this, please inform us. This year, the German company Sportograf will have a team of 10 photographers spread out in the course and you will be able get a free photo as well as to buy a package of photos of you from the race. Remember to smile, it will give yourself energy during the race trust us! J 4
RESULTS Complete results with all intermediate times will be available on www.ecotrailoslo.com and www.topptid.no. In the finisher area, we will have the immediate results on screens. We ll also update our channels in the social media during and after the race day. PRIZES AND FINISHER SHIRTS The fastest runners in each class (men/women) on the 18, 30, 45 and 80 km will get a statuette, and it s also goblets to the second and third places. Everyone who finishes within the time limits will get a finisher medal. Runners who finishes the 18, Nordic Walk, 30 and 45km, will get a finisher t-shirt from Helly Hansen. Runners who finishes the 80km, will get a finisher sweater from HH. Awards ceremony conducted continuously in the finisher area. If you still have further questions that we haven t answered in this race manual, please don t hesitate to contact us by email or phone. As well as we kindly remind you of our FAQ-site @ ecotrailoslo.com. Good luck with the last days of preparation! We are really looking forward to meet all of you in the finisher area 21 st of May! Sincerely, Marit Karlsen (head of communication) and Tomas Pinås (race director) +47 932 49 309 email: marit@ecotrailoslo.com +47 918 43 141 or email: tomas@ecotrailoslo.com Remember to scroll down, this is not the end of the document. 5
80 km 09:00 / 9 AM Start at Vaterland Park Cut off times: 35 km at Holmenkollen 7 hours after scheduled start: 16:00 62 km at Fossum 11 hours after scheduled start: 20:00 Finish line 15 hours after scheduled start: 00:00 Vaterland Park is the starting point for the 80 km, next to Oslo Spectrum and Radisson Plaza Hotel. 6
Nearest subway stations (T-bane) are Grønland and Jernbanetorget. While the Central station (Oslo Sentralstasjon) connects with train, bus and tram and has a 5 minutes walking distance to Vaterland/ the 80 km start. THE COURSE From Vaterland to Nydalen you will be running on asphalt walking paths. From Nydalen all the way to the north end of the Maridalsvannet you will be running on dirt roads. Then a small asphalt part before the runners enters Hønefoten. From hønefoten to Fagervann and over to kamphaug a distance of around 7 km over to skjærsjødammen the trail is very technical and narrow. Pay close attention to the markings here since it is easy to make a wrong turn due to lots of paths and tracks. From Skjærsjødammen it is dirt roads all the way down to the south end of Sognsvann around 7 km before the runners enter a technical track over to Frognerseteren. From Frognersetern it is back to dirt roads and easy running towards the start of the 45 km at Holmenkollen, which is the second support station for the 80 km runners. See further description below the 45 km on page 9. The map on our web page ecotrailoslo.com describes the 80 km route and is marked with subway and train stations where spectators will have easy access to the route. Likewise the runners that would like to get out of the race should pick a spot near to one of these stations, so they can get transportation down to the finish area. 7
QUALIFYING RACE We confirm that your race will give qualifying points for 2017 registrations: ECOTRAIL OSLO 2016 80 Km = 4 points. 8
45 km 13:00 / 1 PM Start at Holmenkollen (Skiforeningen) Start area is close to Holmenkollen ski jump tower Start area is behind the administration building for Skiforeningen at Holmenkollen. 9
The easiest way to get to the start of the 45 km at Holmenkollen is by subway (Tbane) to Holmenkollen station. From Holmenkollen station up to the starting area, it s approximately a ten minute walk. Holmenkollen start area will also be the second support area for the 80 km race. There will be luggage transport to the finish area and toilets at the start of the race. Below you will find a map of the 45 km race track. THE COURSE The trail from Holmenkollen over to Sørkedalen is mostly based on dirt roads. The terrain from Sørkedalen to Fossum is a combination of very technical paths followed by some asphalt. See further description below the 18 km on page 12. 10
30 km 13:00 / 1 PM Start at Sørkedalen IL 500 metres to the right of this old landmark called Sørkedalen Landhandleri (grocery store and café) you ll find the start of the 30 km. Shuttle bus available from 09:30 12:30 from Røa T-banestasjon/ subway station (Line 2) to the start area in Sørkedalen. Find public transportation from all parts of Oslo to Røa at http://www.ruter.no. It s about 10 km from Røa to Sørkedalen. Sørkedalen is the third support station for the 80 km race and the first support station for the 45 km race. The terrain from Sørkedalen to Fossum is a combination of very technical paths followed by some asphalt. See further description from Fossum below the 18 km on page 12. 11
18 km & Nordic Walk 13:00 /1 PM Start at Fossum Idrettsanlegg The easiest way to the start is T-Bane (Subway) Line 5 to Eiksmarka station where you will either have a nice warm up walk of 2 km to the start area at Fossum Idrettsforening or take the shuttle bus between the hours 09:30 12:30. 12
THE COURSE From Fossum to Lysaker the runners will experience one of the most picturesque nature paths in Norway, established by Oslo and Bærum municipality. In this part of all distances, we recommend to focus on nature more than the speed of your race. From Lysaker the runners will follow Sollerud beach with a lovely walking path along the seaside of the Oslofjord, you can nearly taste the salted water. From Vækerø to the finish area the runners will be on asphalt the entire way, passing areas like Bygdøy, Frognerkilen, Aker Brygge, City Hall, Akershus Fortress and finally reach the Opera House and the finish at Sukkerbiten. Fossum will be the fourth support station for the 80 km race, the second support station for the 45 km race and the first support station for the 30 km. 13
Finisher Area Sukkerbiten (The sugarcube) seen from the roof of the Opera House. Sukkerbiten will be the finisher area. In the finisher area you can proudly chill out, buy good food and drinks, and maybe have a free massage by our sponsor Nimi as well? Our partner WWF will be there as well. And if you feel inspired, you can take a selfie together with their famous panda. Actually, the panda will hang out in the finisher area and will be more than happy to join your selfie J. 14
Marking of the track and safety The whole trail will be marked for approximately each 100-150meter with Ecotrail markers. All crossroads and cross paths will be marked with several markers into the crossing and out of the crossing. Warning: If you are running for several hundred metres after a cross road/path without seeing markers, you should turn and run back to double check your whereabouts. SAFETY AND EMERGENCY All 80 km runners must bring a cell phone. Check when you pick up your BIB that we have the correct phone number. If you believe you are the last runner in the race the phone HAS TO BE TURNED ON. Save the phone number for the race director: +47 918 43 141 He will contact medic, transport or help you out if you are lost in the forest. We have a very limited number of cars, so if it isn t deadly it will probably take some time before we are able to pick you up. If you are in an emergency, call 113. It is worth noticing that the cell-phone coverage could be somewhat limited in some parts of the trail, and sometimes SMS is the best alternative. There will be medic from Norsk Folkehjelp at Fossum and at the Finish at Sukkerbiten. 15
Sponsors To make Ecotrail Oslo a reality, we proudly present our sponsors and partners: 16
And last but not least: We will award you! The long sleeve is for the 80 km runners, the tee is for runners in all the other distances. You ll get these in the finisher area, as well as the medal for each distance! 17