Welcome to Kuopio Swimrun, a great swimrun adventure on Finnish lakes, isles, hills and forests!
There are two different courses at Kuopio Swimrun:
Long: 25km, which 4,5km of swimming. Total of sections 25 pcs (12 swims), the longest swim 800m
Short: 14km, which 2,1km of swimming. Total of sections 13 pcs (6 swims), the longest swim 600m
There
are total of 6 different categories:
Short
Course: 1-3 persons / team, !!! For single participants former swimrun or
triathlon race experience is required !!!
Long
Course: 5 different categories: Men Team, Women Team, Mixed Team and Single Men
and Single Women. !!! For single participants some former swimrun race
experience on distance 25km+ or 5h+ is required !!! No exceptions !!!
Prizes
for the best at long course, some lottery prizes for short course
Entry Fees:
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Short 14km
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Long 25km
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until 31.12.2019
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40€ / person
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60€ / per. or 100€ / team
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until 31.5.2020
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50€ / person
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75€ / per. or 125€ / team
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until 23.6.2020
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60€ / person
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90€ / per. or 150€ / team
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Students
/ children: discount -10€ / person
If
you are underage or student, please contact: info(a)kuopioswimrun.fi
Entry
fees must be paid directly by way of email-responded invoice.
Entry fee includes:
· Timing in every categories
· Marked route through the course
· Refreshment stations every 4-6kms
· Snack bar after finishing
· Kuopio Swimrun T-shirt · Kuopio Swimrun -foldable cup, to be returned when finishing
· Dressroom and Shower
· Nice prizes for lucky and strongest ones
· Awesome swimrun experience through Finnish Lakeland!
· Timing in every categories
· Marked route through the course
· Refreshment stations every 4-6kms
· Snack bar after finishing
· Kuopio Swimrun T-shirt · Kuopio Swimrun -foldable cup, to be returned when finishing
· Dressroom and Shower
· Nice prizes for lucky and strongest ones
· Awesome swimrun experience through Finnish Lakeland!
Maximum capacity
of swimrunners will be 100 first registered competitors!
By registering the competition, you
accept the following rules!
Entry:
Each competitor
goes through the competition course at his / her own risk. The organizer has no
responsible for any accident during the race. Find out you have a valid
insurance of your own for swimrun.
Children under
18 years may compete only with a permission by one´s guardian!
The
participation fee must be paid by bank transfer after registration.
Participation cannot be cancelled, but your participation can be transferred to
another competitor. If so, send message to: info(a)kuopioswimrun.fi
If the
competition is cancelled, the organizer has the right to withhold 30% of the
entry fee. If the competition is cancelled or the race course is changed during
the competition day due to weather conditions, the entry fees will not be
refunded.
Mandatory
equipment:
Swimming cap 1pc
/ person
Whistle 1pc / person
First Aid
Bandage 1pc / person or team
Foldable cup 1pc
/ person, supplied by organizer, to be returned
Wetsuit 1pc /
person
If the
temperature of water and air is high, the wetsuit can be converted into an
optional accessory. In this case, Pull-Buoy is mandatory. The decision will be
made no later than 6th of July.
Recommended
equipment:
Pull Buoy
Swimming goggles
Hand paddles
Forbidden
Equipment:
Floating
equipment with a total size of over 32cm x 30cm x 15cm
Flippers longer
than 15cm
During the
race:
Competitors must
proceed the whole course along the marked route
Maximum distance
between team members is 50m on the ground and 10m on the water
Refreshment
stations (liquid+energy) are available every 4-6 kilometers. Competitors can
also carry their own snack. Receiving external assistance is only allowed in
emergency.
Competitors / Teams
carry all their equipment from the start to the finish. Gel rubbish etc. can be
junked at refreshment stations, otherwise absolutely no
littering!
If needed, each
participant is obliged to assist an injured competitor or organizer in an
emergency situation.
The organizer
has guiding / rescue personnel on longer swim sections and as a tail-end
supervisor, but make always sure to protect your way especially on difficult
trails and some short roadways.
On the long
course, there is a Cut Off point (11km / 3h). Missed teams will be directed to
the short cut (short course).
Abandoned
competitors must report straight for the nearest refreshment station or finish.
Others:
The protests
must be left to the competition information after the informal results and
before the prizegiving. The results will be published on the website
www.kuopioswimrun.fi
The organizer
reserves the right to publish the images and videos taken during the event for
marketing / reporting the competition.
If the previous
rules or some later instructions given by organizer aren´t observed, team /
single competitor can be disqualified.