FAQ
Abandon :In the case of an abandon, you must hand over your race number bib to the organisation. An abandon is definitive and there is absolutely no question of you rejoining the race and running without a bib number.
Your calories must also be relinquished to the organisation. If you give them to another runner, it ’ s this runner that will be penalised.
If you wish we will return you to Pin Sec or a train station (depending on our availability).
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Briefing, pasta party : Sunday evening, after the controls and before the Pasta Party, a welcome to the race briefing will be proposed.
The Pasta Party will be copious. It will, at last, be time for you to let (every) thing(s) go a little. |
Control at start lines :Before the start of each stage, you must check out. We will give you a bottle of water to get you to the first aid station. Even if you don ’ t want this bottle you must still check out ; it ’ s this action that constitutes the control start.
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GPS… We don ’ t like to restrict what is difficult to control … (watches with incorporated GPS). Therefore, they are authorised. They will only be useful for KM evaluation being not precise enough in the forest. A good nose works very well when you have enough experience and especially if you follow the road book. Anyway, using a GPS in unnecessary because the itinerary is secret and ordinance survey maps are forbidden ! You can ’ t, therefore, load in advance precise points. And to add the arrival point serves no purpose at all.
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Where is the first start line?The start line bivouac is at Piqueyrot, a place practically un-findable; that’s why we chose it!
It’s a beach, along a lake in the Médoc region (Gironde department), situated about 4 km east of Hourtin beach and 70km North-West of Bordeaux.
You must be at the start line bivouac before 3 PM on Sunday the 30th May 2010. After this time, penalties will be applied (clause 7 & 32/1 of the Rules and Regulations).
Even if the reason is beyond your control, sanctions will be applied: imagine that you have a plane to catch; boarding starts at 3 PM!
Please respect this rule, in respect to the organisation and for everyone who has made the effort to be there.
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Car parking at the start pointYou will be able to park your “dear” car at the start point, in very safe conditions. We will bring you back by bus at the end of the event (Sunday 8th June, around about midday). |
Relief The Trans Aq ’ is not generally listed as a trail race, even less as a trail race with relief … . A trail ? Yes, it is a trail ; it ’ s actually 6 trails in a row.
The Trans Aq ’ with relief ? Some stages may have 300 to 600 m of accumulated elevation. A succession of steep paths with an elevation of between 5 to 30m, sometimes as steep as 8 or 10% and often on soft, slippery ground … The total relief will be 2691 m.
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Prize givingThe prize giving will be held on Saturday 5th June at about 18h00. Don ’ t forget your razors and/or make-up. Fancy party frocks will not be necessary.
Musical entertainment will be supplied with an unforgettable feast.
You may then sleep either at the bivouac (if you ’ ve not already had enough) or at a hotel. |
Race results If all goes according to plan, the race results will be published on our web site, at the latest, the morning following each stage, and a few daily news articles will be published.
Team results
Each team member also participates as an individual runner.
Teams can be made up of 3, 4 or 5 members.
Note that the classifications will be calculated on the time results of the 3rd member of each team, at each stage, even if for a team of 4 or 5 members, the third member is not the same each day. This is an important point of the regulations because it allows 4 and 5 member teams to leave the possibility for a runner to have an “ off-day ”… Teams of 3 take the risk of becoming a non-finishing team because of a member abandoning. It is, therefore, important to remain together to help and protect the 3rd team member.
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Return to BordeauxAt your arrival at the end of the Trans Aq’* we will take you back to Bordeaux by bus, on Sunday 6 th June. Airport or train station for 11h45 or noon, it’s included in your registration.
But, don’t plan to reserve a train before 12h30 or a plane before 13h15 (national flights) or 14h15 (international flights).
* The final finish line will be in the French department of the Landes, probably at St Girons Plage |
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