RULES & REGULATIONS Competition rules and notes

1. Conditions of Participation and Player Responsibilities

This section describes the competition environment provided by the organizers and the rules that participants must follow. If you do not follow the competition rules or neglect to observe these precautions, you may be disqualified on the spot, or a penalty of 1, 3, or 6 hours may be added to your race time. You may also be denied participation in the following year.

2. Nature Conservation Rules and the ITRA Green Charter

The course for this race is held in a precious natural environment that includes areas designated as part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and areas that are home to rare plants and animals.

As well as enjoying trail running, we have a responsibility to protect the irreplaceable environment and landscapes together with all those involved.

We agree with the principles of the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) Green Charter* and have established the following nature conservation rules.

• The use of walking sticks is prohibited on all courses. The use of tree branches or other objects in place of walking sticks is also prohibited.
• Sleeping on the course is prohibited. This is because it has a significant impact on the natural environment and may be mistaken for someone needing emergency assistance.
• It is prohibited to deviate from the trail, such as by taking shortcuts around corners of the course. In areas where it is necessary to protect the natural environment, there will be restrictions such as no overtaking.
• Collecting or damaging any plants, animals, fungi, rocks, etc. is prohibited on the course or in any other area.
• Please do not litter.
• In order to reduce waste and carbon emissions, the race will not use printed or disposable materials wherever possible.
• Please use the toilets at each aid station. If it is unavoidable, please use a portable toilet. If you use toilet paper, please be sure to take it home with you.
• To prevent the introduction of invasive species and to avoid bringing urban vegetation into the alpine zone, please bring shoes with clean soles and start the climb in those shoes.
• Even if there are no safety issues regarding the event on the day, if it is determined that the trail conditions are not capable of supporting a large number of participants, we may decide to set up walking sections, change the course, or cancel the event.
• We will establish a "Code of Conduct and Points of Consideration" to ensure that the event is run in a sustainable manner that takes the natural environment into consideration, and will conduct environmental monitoring surveys on the course before and after the race to evaluate the impact on the trail.

* International Trail Running Association (ITRA) Green Charter
https://itra.run/About/Eco-Responsibility

3. Pregnancy Postponement Policy

In order to support female athletes, if pregnancy is confirmed between the time of entry and the race, the entry fee will be fully refunded and the runner's eligibility will be maintained for two years. Female athletes who wish to participate in this event after returning to competition after childbirth or childcare will be recognized as eligible to participate based on their performance before pregnancy (within three years of returning).

We will consider how we can support athletes who are breastfeeding before, during and after the race. (Contact:info@mt.fuji100.com）

4. Consideration for others and the community

• If you come across an athlete or event official who is unable to move due to injury or illness, give priority to rescuing them and contact the medical headquarters as soon as possible. The medical headquarters' phone number is written on the race number card. When contacting the headquarters, please also check the athlete's race number as much as possible and provide that information. If you do not know the race number, please check the gender, color of the race clothing, etc. This is to ensure that the headquarters can respond more smoothly.
• If you see a runner lying down or crouching on the course, be sure to speak to them and check their condition and symptoms. If first aid is required, give first aid first and contact the medical headquarters.
• The course is not exclusively for the event. Please be considerate of general users (mountaineers, hikers, etc.) and do not obstruct their passage. In no-passing sections, overtaking not only runners but also general users is prohibited. Even outside of no-passing sections, if you are overtaking a general user, please slow down and walk in a safe place with a wide road. Don't forget to greet when overtaking or passing someone. The same rules apply in urban areas. On roads with sidewalks, always use the sidewalk.
• Please be careful not to damage any structures or other objects on the course.
• There are special areas on the course that are normally off-limits, such as private property and commercial facilities. Please do not enter any areas other than those designated for the course.
• There are residential areas around the course. Please refrain from making loud noises or making noise. Please refrain from ringing bear bells in sections where bear bells are prohibited.

5. Authority to cancel a competition

• Doctors and rescuers have the authority to make runners who are unable to continue the race stop (withdraw or disqualify them). When a doctor or rescuer tells you to stop the race, please return your IC chip to the staff. At that time, they may mark your number card to indicate that you have retired.
• If a runner is still near a checkpoint after the checkpoint time (including the finish time), the organizers may stop the race and ask them to return to their vehicles. All runners must follow the organizers' instructions.

6. IC Chips

Using IC chips and measurement mats laid on the ground, runners' records will be recorded, the number of people who started and finished the race will be counted, and the passage of each aid station and checkpoint will be confirmed.

*As a general rule, participants are not allowed to retire at the F7/K3 Nijumagari Pass.

• An IC chip must be attached to each shoe.
• Once a race is complete, participants must submit their IC chip to a member of staff.
• Runners who withdraw or are disqualified must return their IC chips to the Retirement Desk at each aid station.

7. Gates and Measurements

• In order to ensure the safety of runners who arrive right at the checkpoints, two checkpoint times will be set, one at the entrance and one at the exit of the aid station. runners who do not pass through (enter/exit the checkpoint) by either designated time will be disqualified.
• Even if you leave the aid station exit, you can return to that aid station as long as it is before the entrance checkpoint time. When returning to the aid station and leaving it again, please be sure to use the designated passage and inform staff. In this case, if you do not leave the aid station before the exit checkpoint time, you will be disqualified.
• The cut-off times may change depending on the weather, course conditions, and race progress. In such cases, we will notify you on the official bulletin board at the aid station and by email to your registered mobile phone.

8. Guidance and directions on the course

• With the permission of the landowner and manager, the organizers will set up the minimum amount of marking tape and signs required. Marking tape will be set up approximately every 100m, except in areas where it is particularly easy to get lost. If you cannot find any marking tape after going more than 1m, you have taken the wrong course. Please retrace your steps to get back on the course.
• The organizers will prepare the course to minimize risks that the runners cannot predict or control. Dangerous areas will be marked and roped off to reduce risk. Runners must follow these instructions. Staff and guards may be stationed in places the organizers deem necessary to direct traffic to ensure the safety of the runners. Please follow their instructions.
• Even in areas where staff and guards are present to guide runners for safety, it is the runner's responsibility to check the marking tape and signs and follow the correct course.
• Please follow the directions in areas where overtaking is prohibited or other restrictions are posted.
• Any information that must be communicated to runners after the start of the race will be posted on the official bulletin boards at the aid stations. Important information will also be sent via email to registered mobile phones. It is the runner's responsibility to check the official bulletin boards and emails at the aid stations.

9. Retirement (withdrawal)

• If you are not confident in continuing the race and wish to drop out midway, please inform the timing staff at the aid station or Highland Line that you are dropping out.*F7/K3 In principle, retirement is not permitted at Nijumagari Pass.
• On-course retirement
  You may only drop out of the race on the course in the event of an emergency, or if you are injured and unable to move on your own. Please contact the medical headquarters and follow their instructions.
• Staying on course
  If it is difficult for you to move on your own and you cannot contact the rescue headquarters, please stay on the course (within a visible range). As long as you stay on the course, the chances that sweepers etc. will be able to find you will increase. This is the last resort to ensure your safety.

10. Equipment

Your total gear must exceed 2kg at the start and when you leave any aid station and must not be less than 1kg anywhere on the course.

Competitive items may be checked during the race. If any of the compulsory items are missing, you may be disqualified on the spot.

The racers are responsible for deciding the level of thermal insulation, waterproofness, etc. of the mandatory clothing. The organizers will determine that the clothing selected and submitted by the racer is the mandatory clothing for that racer.

Don't just have all the equipment, but learn how to use it.

Check below () are required items.

11. Attaching the Number Card (Bib)

• If your number card is attached incorrectly, you may be disqualified.
• Please attach your number cards (bibs) to the front and back of your torso using a safety pin or bib belt so that they are clearly visible and not hidden by your clothing.
• Trunks, tights, pants or other clothing on the lower body is not permitted.
• Folding the card around the edges to reduce its size is not permitted.

12. Drop Bags

*FUJI100mi only

• At "F5 Oshino" midway through the race, you can pick up your drop bag that you left before the start.
• You can also return any equipment you have used up to that point back to your drop bag.
• Drop bags will be placed at "F5 Oshino" regardless of whether you use them or not. After the race, your drop bags will be taken to the finish area, Fuji Hokuroku Park Gymnasium. Please collect them yourself.

13. Other Prohibitions

• The use of earphones other than those that support ambient sound is prohibited.
• Any cheating (using vehicles, substitute runners, or other acts that violate laws or regulations) is prohibited.

14. Responsibilities and Obligations of the Organiser

The racer will be responsible for any damage caused on the course that is not intentional (such as damage to plants or animals, property damage, collapse of the trail, etc.).

15. Disclaimer

The tournament organizers assume no responsibility for any COVID-19 infections among anyone involved in the tournament.

16. Aid Stations and Personal Support

• Participants in KAI70k, ASUMI40k and SAKUYA12k are prohibited from using private support or sleeping areas.
• FUJI100mi participants may only provide personal support at locations designated by the organizers. Please see the "Supporter Precautions" for detailed rules.
• Aid stations will have food and drinks available (some aid stations only have drinks).
• Please go to the aid stations prepared by the organizers and pick up your own food and drinks. To prevent infection, please follow the instructions of the aid staff when handling food and drinks.
• It is prohibited to throw away any unused sports drinks or other liquids anywhere other than the designated places (for example, on the course).
• There are aid stations where the use of firearms is restricted or prohibited.
• Please refrain from cheering in urban areas, vacation home areas, or other residential areas as it will cause inconvenience to the local residents.
• You may use the vending machines and shops along the course. However, intentionally going off the course is prohibited.

17. Health Policy

The event will accept and comply with all rules of the World Anti-Doping Code issued by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Each participant agrees to the following:

• Accept all rules of the World Anti-Doping Code issued by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), especially those related to athletes. World Anti-Doping Code - International Standards (Japan Anti-Doping Agency, Public Interest Foundation)
  https://www.playtruejapan.org/code/

1. Regarding videos, photos, articles, records, etc. of the tournament

• The organizers may make public any footage, photographs, articles, records, etc. of players and supporters on television, in newspapers, magazines, on the Internet, etc.
• Video footage, photos, articles, records, etc. of the tournament are protected by copyright laws and cannot be used (broadcast, publication, internet distribution, etc.) without the permission of the organizers. However, video and photos taken by players and supporters themselves may be used for personal use.
• The event is scheduled to be submitted to the International Trail Running Race Association (ITRA) and UTMBINDEX. Official results will be submitted to and shared with ITRA.
• As affiliated races of Worldtrailmagors (WTM), FUJI100mi and ASUMI40k will submit and share official results.

2. Environmental Conservation

When participating in the tournament, please help reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by using public transport or carpooling.

3. Consideration for others and the community

Don't forget to express your gratitude to the people involved, local people, and volunteers who support the race.

4. Rescue and medical assistance

• In the event that rescue is required on the course, rescue staff will be on standby to arrive on the scene within three hours. However, if there are multiple rescue requests, if the request comes from a location far from the course, or if the rescue location cannot be identified, it may take more than six hours for staff to arrive.
• To contact the medical headquarters, first scan the QR code on your BIB and contact them using your smartphone. (Your athlete information and location information will be shared with the medical headquarters, who will contact you if necessary.)
• When requesting rescue, please use the location numbers (such as B05) listed on the detailed map to explain the location, so that staff can respond smoothly.
• If the organizers deem it necessary, they may call in rescue teams outside of the event. In this case, the costs incurred will be borne by the person being rescued.
• If a doctor or staff deems it necessary, you may be transported to a hospital. Medical expenses incurred in this case will be borne by the athlete. Additionally, travel from the hospital to the finish line or home will be at the athlete's own discretion and responsibility. The cost of travel will also be borne by the athlete.
• Any runners who are picked up by cars on the course and do not need to be taken to a hospital will be taken to a nearby aid station at the organizers' discretion. They will be considered as having withdrawn or disqualified, so please return your IC chip to the timing staff there.
• The organizers have taken out liability and accident insurance for the participants, but we recommend that participants take out insurance.
• This only applies to hospitalization or outpatient visits to hospitals in Japan. Please note that insurance does not apply to athletes participating from outside Japan.

The scope of coverage of the accident insurance purchased by the organizers is as follows:

Death, permanent disability: 200 million yen
Hospitalization (daily): 3,000 yen
Medical treatment (daily): 2,000 yen

5. Guidance and directions on the course

• Course guidance tape and signs will be set up just before the event and removed immediately after it ends.
• Please use the detailed course map (required) to help you get back on track quickly if you go off course.
• Please read the detailed maps carefully in advance and be sure to understand the course thoroughly.

6. Criteria for canceling, suspending or changing the course of the race

If the organizers determine that it is difficult to hold or continue the tournament for any of the following reasons, the tournament will be canceled or suspended. The tournament will not be postponed to the following week, etc.

• When a weather warning is issued
• When it is determined that the safety of athletes and staff cannot be ensured due to a landslide, falling rocks, etc. on the course.
• In the event of a disaster. Tokai earthquake prediction information/alert declaration, Tokai earthquake warning information/issuance, etc.
• When there is a risk of damage to the natural environment due to the passage of athletes in bad weather or other circumstances.
• Any other reason that the organizers deem necessary to cancel the event.
• Any decision to cancel or suspend the race will be announced on the official race website and dedicated website (for PC and mobile phones) on the day of the race or the day before. If the decision is made on the day of the start, it will also be sent by email to each runner's registered mobile phone.

7. Survey on the impact of hosting the tournament on the natural environment

We plan to hold course maintenance and cleaning events before and after the tournament. Participation is not mandatory for athletes, but we hope that many people will take part, given the significance of the tournament.

Details of our environmental activities can be found at the following address:

NPO Fuji Trail Runners Club Environmental Activities Report Page

In accordance with guidelines from the Ministry of the Environment and other relevant sources, we will continually monitor the impact of the event on the environment and publish the results on the event's official website.

8. Cancellation or change of application

• Once payment has been completed, you will not be able to change your event type or cancel your application for any reason. Participation fees will not be refunded.
• If you make a payment after the payment deadline, your application will be invalid. In this case, we will refund your payment minus the designated administrative fee.
• The right to participate in the tournament cannot be transferred to a third party.

9. After the Race

• There are changing rooms at the finish line, but please refrain from sleeping in them so that more people can use them.
• Please make sure to reserve accommodation for all days to avoid any inconvenience caused if you finish, drop out or are disqualified.
• If you are disqualified or withdraw from the race, you can return to the finish line using the support bus or vehicle provided by the racer. Taxi and other travel expenses are at your own expense.
• Drop bags for the FUJI100mi will be delivered to the finish area, Fuji Hokuroku Park Gymnasium. You will need to present your number card to receive your drop bag. Please keep your number card until then.