Suzdal trail starter pack. Expo, participant starter package, insurance

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The date of the: July 22, 2018
Location: Suzdal, Goryachiye Klyuchi, st. Cowsheds, Main Square, Heliopark Hotel
Available distances: 10 km/30 km/50 km/100 km

Competition program

9.00 – Departure of the first bus from Moscow
13.00 – Departure of the last bus from Moscow
11.00 – 21.00 – EXPO opening hours
17.00 – 19.00 – Pasta Party on the EXPO territory
19.00 – Race briefing on the EXPO territory
19.30 – Race briefing on the EXPO grounds at English language
20.00 – Lectures on trail running

July 22, 2018
4.00 – Opening of the start-finish town, start of work of locker rooms and storage rooms
5.00 – Start of 100 km
6.30 – Start of 50 km
7.30 – Start for 30 km
8.00 – Start of 10 km

12.00 – Start of the FUN RUN distance (children’s race)
12.30 – Start for the Teen Trail Race 3k distance
10.00 – Closing of the finish line at a distance of 10 km
12.30 – Closing of the finish at a distance of 30 km
14.00 – Departure of the first bus to Moscow
14.30 – Closing of the finish line at a distance of 50 km
23-00 – Closing of the finish line at a distance of 100 km
22.00 – Closing of the T100 finish for the last runner
20-00 – Closing of the starting town
23.00 – Departure of the last bus to Moscow

Registration for Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2018

Registration for Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2018 is possible in two ways:

• online registration on the site goldenultra.ru from 12:00 o'clock on 05.10.2017 to 12:00 o'clock on 05.07.2018, electronic payment of the fee.
• Additional registration for EXPO is possible (only if there are free slots) 07/21/2017. at the information desk of the Organizing Committee.

Remember: when registering, the participant must provide personal data in accordance with the identity card.

Elite category

To qualify for the elite category after electronic registration, the athlete or his representative must send an application to the email address [email protected] and provide supporting results corresponding to the qualifying time from the 2015-2016-2017 competitions.

Changing distance

If you want to change the distance, please contact the Organizing Committee staff by mail [email protected] or go to the information desk on July 21, 2018 at the EXPO.

Re-registration to another person

Re-registration to another person is possible by written agreement at the start site. All re-registrations are carried out on 07/21/2018 at the registration desk. Have a power of attorney and a copy of your passport with you.

If you want to transfer your slot in advance, before the official close of registration, then send a request by email to the organizers. In your application, please indicate your starting number and details of the new participant. The re-registration process takes no more than 24 hours.

Age restrictions

• at a distance of 30 km/50 km/100 km everyone aged 18 years and older is allowed
• The 10 km distance is open to everyone aged 15 years and older.
• Everyone under 10 years old is allowed to participate in the FUN RUN race along with their parents
• The Teen Trail Race 3k is open to everyone aged 10 to 15 with their parents

Competition logistics: tickets, transfer, accommodation

Suzdal is a small town in the Vladimir region, located 260 km from Moscow and 38 km from Vladimir. You can get to Suzdal on the Ultra Trail on your own or use a transfer from the organizers.

How to get there on your own

There are several ways to get to Suzdal:

• in your car
• by regular bus from Moscow, Vladimir or Ivanovo
• by train

Transfer from the organizers

The organizers provide a transfer from Moscow to Suzdal and back. It is free for participants and paid (500 rubles round trip) for fans. The transfer will run on July 21 there and back on July 22.

Bus Moscow – Suzdal.

The first bus to Suzdal departs at 09-00, then as soon as it is full. The last bus leaves at 14-00. Passenger collection point - Golden Gate Hotel parking lot, landmark Golden Ring Ultra Trail flags. Address of the Golden Gate Hotel: Moscow, Entuziastov Blvd., 2.

Bus Suzdal – Moscow

The first bus to Moscow leaves at 14-00 and then according to occupancy, the last bus leaves at 21-00. The meeting point for boarding to Moscow is at the entrance to the Heliopark hotel at st. Korovniki, 14. Passenger disembarkation in Moscow is at the Ploshchad Ilyich metro station.

Useful links to tickets, hotels for Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2018 participants:

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EXPO, participant starter package, insurance

EXPO Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2018 will be held on July 21, 2018 from 11.00 to 21.00 at the Heliopark Hotel. Address: Korovniki Street 14, Suzdal. In addition to issuing starter packs, there will be lectures, briefings, and sales of sports equipment.

Starter packages will be distributed:

• July 16-18 in Moscow (distribution location to be confirmed)
• July 21 from 11-00 to 20-00 at EXPO in Suzdal at the Heliopark Suzdal hotel

To receive a participant's starter package, present to the admission commission:

• proof of identity and age
• medical certificate with admission to the selected distance

Participants insurance

Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2018

Participants in the 10 km “City Trail Run” will have a gentle option: asphalt and trail surfaces. Runners at 30 km, 50 km and 100 km will face a more serious test: asphalt, dirt road, rough terrain, hills and river fords, swamps, forest. The track is officially certified by ITRA.

Route 100 km:

(Photo © goldenultra.ru/ Distance route 100 km)

Elevation profile of the 100 km distance:

(Photo © gpsies.com/ Elevation profile of the 100 km distance)

Route 50 km:

(Photo © goldenultra.ru/ Distance route 50 km)

Elevation profile of the 50 km distance:

(Photo © gpsies.com/ Elevation profile of the 50 km distance)

Route 30 km:

(Photo © goldenultra.ru/ Distance route 30 km)

Elevation profile of the 30 km distance:

(Photo © gpsies.com/ Elevation profile of the 30 km distance)

Route 10 km:

(Photo © goldenultra.ru/ Distance route 10 km)

Elevation profile of the 10 km distance:

(Photo © gpsies.com/ Elevation profile of the 10 km distance)

admin 23:49 Trail race Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2017 in Suzdal

On July 22-23, 2017, 2,500 thousand athletes from all over the world will take part in the popular Golden Ring Ultra Trail race. The marathon will take place along a unique route in the historical heart of Russia - the city of Suzdal. The runners include both newcomers to trail running and well-known, experienced ultramarathon runners, including a participant in the Russian Book of Records.

Golden Ring Ultra Trail gathers participants for the third time. Over the course of its existence, the marathon has become one of the most popular trail races in Russia. Its popularity is due to the uniqueness of the route, which runs through rough terrain in the Russian outback, the city-reserve of Suzdal, where more than 300 objects of cultural and historical heritage are located. The race route is organized around the main attractions and surrounding areas with a radius of up to 100 km, with the opportunity to explore the most ancient monuments of Rus' and natural monuments. Golden Ring Ultra Trail is a race for those who don’t like to sit still and are looking for vivid impressions and emotions, as well as real freedom of movement.

The purpose of the event is not only to popularize healthy image life and sports, but also attracting the attention of the general public to the historical heritage of Russia, as well as the implementation of charitable tasks. Part of the funds from each entry fee is transferred to the Downside Up charity foundation.

Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2016

Program and participants

The Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2017 program lasts 2 days.

On July 22, the plan of events includes a centralized departure of all athletes to Suzdal from Moscow from Entuziastov Boulevard, 2 metro station Ilyich Square. Transfer for participants is free. Throughout the day in Suzdal at st. Cows, house 14, hotel “HELIOPARK” there will be a Starting Town, where you can find out all the necessary information, participate in numerous cultural events, and purchase sporting goods from the world’s leading brands. In addition, the program of the first day includes briefings by athletes on the routes and press conferences of participants in the Start Town.

July 23rd is race day. The organizers provided maximum variety of trails so that different categories of marathon runners could take part in the trail: beginners, professionals and elite trail running athletes. It should be especially noted that routes have been developed for teenagers from 10 to 15 years old and family races with small children under 10 years old.

In total - 5 starts of 3, 10, 30, 50 and 100 km. 400 athletes from different countries: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, England, Germany, Czech Republic, USA, etc.

Golden Ring Ultra Trail Expo

While athletes compete for medals and set new records, fans will be able to take part in the Golden Ring Ultra Trail Expo, which the organizers will hold with the assistance of sponsors.

At this exhibition, everyone will be able to get acquainted with new products sports equipment for trail running and purchase equipment for personal use.

The Repharm company will present at its stand a sports line of calcium-regulating creams, which, according to experts in the marathon environment, deserve attention as an aid to improve sporting achievements. Creams from this series were included in the participants’ starter kit.

On 22.07 at 20:30 at the Repharm company stand, the famous marathon runner, host of the Begoman channel Igor Kurtepov will give a master class, who will talk about his methods of physical and psychological preparation for the marathon and answer questions from interested listeners. By the way, as part of the Golden Ring Ultra Trail, Igor Veniaminovich will compete on July 23 at a 100 km distance.

Golden Ring Ultra-Trail® 100 2016 Official Video

Golden Ring Ultra Trail 2017

The marathon routes are officially certified by the international Trail Running Association ITRA. In accordance with the level of the race, the level of difficulty is determined. Surfaces: asphalt, dirt road, rough terrain, forest, hills and river fords. All routes are marked with signal tape and signs, judges and marshals work at key places, and food stations are organized. The fords are safe and tested. An ambulance crew runs along the entire route.

Award ceremony

The winners will be determined in each of the races in the men's and women's categories. Winners of all starts receive a cash reward, participants receive medals and finisher T-shirts, gifts from sponsors. Participants in children's and youth races receive prizes without exception. Separate cash prizes are awarded records set routes at each distance. All T100 finishers officially receive 2 points in the international Trail Running ITRA association, which will allow them to later, having accumulated a sufficient number of points, qualify for world-famous trails.

Absolutely all participants will receive a gift from the event sponsor - the Repharm company!

“Emotions were off the charts! Midnight was approaching and about 400 “madmen” were preparing to go into the darkness, into the mud,...

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An open meeting entitled “Everything you wanted to know about triathlon, but were afraid to ask”...

I can’t remember how and when I decided to sign up for the 50K distance in Suzdal, I think it was recommended to me by a friend who later abandoned this idea.

Before describing the race itself, it is customary to write about training. It was not possible to prepare thoroughly. At the beginning of May, during the first long workout of the season, I injured my left ankle, I seriously treated it for three weeks, the only training I did was swimming and cycling, as I had difficulty even walking, and in the third week I did a couple of light running runs. And went to Olympic distance Triathlon in Bronnitsy on June 4. And there they also replaced swimming with running. This was my first duathlon, everything went fine. As soon as I started full-fledged training, I again received a household impact injury to the same part of the ankle. Coach Dmitry Bregeda had to make adjustments again training plan. He did it super professionally, squeezed out everything he could in the remaining time. I ended up having several interval training, several strength ones and three long ones, 21, 27 and 35 kilometers, I practically didn’t run simple ones at all. The weekly travel is no more than 50 kilometers (including long ones), except for one week 61 km). I looked up all the information about GRUT from previous years on the Internet, checked the route on Googlemaps, watched a bunch of videos on YouTube, and was glad to see some of the authors at the race with my own eyes. Before going to bed I scrolled through the route and even had some ambitions.

The idea that everything would go wrong appeared very remotely at the briefing on the evening of July 22. Mikhail Dolgy said that there would be a lot of water, something about pontoon bridges, I thought he meant water in the rivers, maybe I think the fords will be a little deeper...

The best music track for understanding what is happening while reading: 100 Watt vipers - Dirt road blues.

It’s a cool, sunny morning on July 23, and I’m slowly getting ready for the race. The view from the room is exactly at the starting point. I scoop the instant porridge from a glass and watch as Mikhail Dolgiy counts down the seconds until the start of the 100K distance:

• Five, four, three, two, one, go!!! - Mikhail’s voice contains a huge amount of energy and joy from the fact that the race has begun. The number of people is impressive, the stream of athletes, like a snake, is rapidly crawling into the distance...

  I was daydreaming, looking at my watch, finishing my tea in one gulp and methodically putting on my gear, having previously rolled around in Vaseline. The time was running out, although everything was ready in advance - a 1.5-liter hydration pack was filled, 6 squeeze gels and 4 sis were labeled and placed in the pockets. I urgently eat an extra tomato squeeze on the advice of my trainer - 20 minutes before the start. There is no excitement, quite quickly I learned to get a thrill from these pre-start minutes, to enjoy the atmosphere. The colors, the sounds at the start, there is no such aura anywhere else.

  About 700 people registered for the 50K distance. Finally, Mikhail, having climbed onto the starting arch, prepared the firecracker and began the countdown. AC/DC started playing and we ran. Pulse! You have to watch, the coach prophesied: keep your heart rate at 160, first restrain yourself, then run, and in the end be patient to keep it. I’m drowning, I can hardly force myself to slow down - my pulse is 165, I’m still nervous - you can’t fool your heart. I get into the rhythm and begin to enjoy the views of Suzdal exactly as it was written in the route guide on the website: “Exactly after 1 km you will run into the city, passing the Suzdal outpost (Pink Columns), and after a few hundred meters you will turn right, along Spaso-Efimyev The monastery down along the river and again up to the monastery. You are guaranteed a wonderful view of Suzdal in the morning.”

  After about 6 kilometers, the trail begins, a hill up the ramparts, which I miraculously walked with my hands on my knees, while the speed did not differ from those who were running, and my heart rate did not increase, and again thanks to the coach for the tips! On Garmin there is an alert every 15 minutes - once I drink 4-5 sips, the second I eat the gel and drink. In general, everything was so cheerful and relaxed until a huge puddle appeared.

  • ABOUT! “The first ford,” someone nearby said, either jokingly or seriously, as if he had read my thoughts. And this is not a ford, it’s just a road, I realized a few seconds later.

  I remembered with longing how I discussed with a colleague yesterday at the Expo that I should take spare socks (and I did!), run through the ford and change them to run relatively dry.

And the first ford turned out to be very pleasant and picturesque, many effectively dived into the water, not afraid of getting their gadgets wet. Feeling slightly envious of such spontaneity, sticking out my little finger, I quickly crossed the ford and climbed up the hill, where a volunteer psychologist was cheering everyone on. He called each one by name and each had its own intonation; he clearly felt each athlete crawling up the mountain past him. I gave him a thumbs up and ran on.

Somewhere in that area there was a series of ravines, only one of them was difficult, with a rather sharp descent, many were afraid to run down, they crawled in the manner of the girl from The Exorcist, someone slid down on their butts, it’s bad that they had to wait for them. The brave girl Maria in a blue T-shirt ran downstairs, and I followed her. We ran side by side for some part of the distance, an evil fate haunted me - as soon as I overtook her, my shoelace came undone, I stopped, lost about 30 seconds, then I caught up and the shoelace was tied again, but on the other leg. In general, the shoelaces got untied on the highway about five times despite the double knots; it’s worth thinking about how to deal with this in the future. It’s very disappointing to let people you recently overtaken pass because of a shoelace, but overtaking on such a track is expensive and very energy-consuming. I only remembered that there was some kind of “Tesla Challenge Cascade” when I ran to the finish line, I didn’t notice it... An endless swampy path, mud and ankle-deep water - periodically, hummocks and grass as tall as a man - always, ford, and again endless grass that makes you feel like you are running in a tunnel, your brain becomes dull several times faster. Where is the classic here - straighten your chest, straighten and relax your shoulders, look forward, there is nothing of this at all - every second you look for a more comfortable place to step. It’s convenient to run in a group - someone is ahead, the rest are easier, such swamp drafting. Like cyclists, we warn about obstacles such as “branch” and “pit” (and there were holes in one area, probably dug by muskrats). I flew through the first two food stations; I don’t really understand athletes who stop at each checkpoint for such short distances and leisurely eat and fill themselves with water. Sotochniks can do it, but for us, it’s nothing at all.

A short respite in front of the forest in the form of a hard road. The forest is beautiful, we were running along some abandoned track, or it was something like a fire ditch. Some people managed to notice the strawberries, but I didn’t. We overtook our neighbors.

Look how the fifty kopecks are loaded,” they muttered dissatisfiedly. A completely clear turn to the left and we run out of the forest. By the way, I never wandered on the highway; the markings were clearly visible at 50K.

Due to lack of training back surface My hips started to hurt closer to the twentieth kilometer, after the thirtieth the muscles below my knees periodically cramped - my calves, my feet, it was exhausting. I was hit closer to the 35th kilometer, the first psychological barrier was the longest workout.

Again a food point, at the road bridge. What kind of divine water is there, not like my warm water in the hydrator, it’s cold there, scooped straight from a cut-off 20-liter bottle. I drank a glass and ran on.

Before the last ford, my left calf cramped wildly, I screamed, stood up and hobbled to the ford. The water helped, plus I stumbled somewhere and went to the swimming stage, I get out, someone grabs my leg in the water from behind, I break free, and they pull me off again. “Good, damn,” I say unsportsmanlike.

“Oh, damn it,” says the man behind him, “I thought it was a branch.” The cramp was somehow forgotten due to the excitement for the phone, which was lying in the pocket of the Salomon Agile 17 backpack.

The second psychological barrier is 42 kilometers, I have never run more than that. I remember exactly how I marked 42200 on the clock. But I could no longer congratulate myself on this. I heard obscenities in my head, as well as the thoughts “when will this all end”, I’m not exaggerating - I ran and thought like a broken record: “when, when...”. I began to forget when I ate and when I drank. He fell three times. I had headphones hanging around my neck, which I never turned on, and the thought of any music made me sick, everything in general made me sick. And then I broke down for the first time - for the first time I began to take a step, for a short time, no more than a minute, but this made me hate myself. I did this 4-5 times in total. The last food item, well, here I drank isotonic water and water and even ate an orange, there was some kind of animal need for an orange. And then he ran without stopping, but he ran slowly, there was no strength to speed up, just to run, just not one step. At these stages, 20 - 30 people overtook me, some of them were in their thirties, but I didn’t notice it and suffered greatly, I was not used to such a turn.

• So again, fuck it, these are the thoughts that were swirling around.

Here the same Maria, because of whom the laces were overtaking me, tried to catch on, lasted for half a kilometer, then fell behind. How clearly she ran, amazing willpower and character, it was clear from her face that it was hard for her no less than mine, but I fell behind.

We are running through the endless, long, huge Suzdal.

• “We’ll meet at the finish line,” another overtaking person tells me sarcastically. “Bitch,” I think kindly and without personalities, what kind of motivation is this, I feel even more like a rag, but I can’t improve. Just to run. Such a meditative running trance.
• “Let’s speed up,” one of the fans shouts on the territory of Helio Park. This helped, I accelerate with my left calf cramped and put my head in the ribbon of the outstretched medal. I take water. I automatically go up to the tent to put a stamp on the medal. 50 K!!!

There was no line for buckwheat yet, so I stuffed it into myself. I wanted cola, but it wasn’t sold anywhere, I found a tent from the Hotel at the expo, they sold Rich juice at wild prices, more expensive than in Domodedovo. Non-alcoholic beer didn’t work, it’s bad manners to serve non-alcoholic beer after the race, although maybe someone likes it (although who might like it?). And then there was a bathhouse and swimming in the pond, then another bathhouse. I stopped walking like Robocop on the third day, which is much better than after my first marathon in 2016. He was not injured, only two nails were damaged, and those were already damaged.

So, when's the next race?

Result: 52.2 km according to the clock, time 05:30:37. 80 out of nearly 600 finishers. Not bad, but I lost to the leaders for more than an hour. Equipment:

• Garmin 935 watch with heart rate monitor.
• bandana from ranlabs.
• glasses (they helped a lot against midges and branches).
• Reebok tank top (my favorite, it feels so good).
• Asics running shorts.
• CEP gaiters.
• Socks SER.
• Innov8 race ultra 270 running shoes (actually weighs 330 grams).
• Salomon agile 17 backpack (1.5 liter Decathlon hydration pack).
• squeeze tomat gels 6 pcs and SIS with electrolytes 4 pcs (ate all).
• concentrated isotonic athletic nutrition in 3 shots (ate 2).
• salt tablets (ate 3).

Traditional thanks:

To my wife and sons for putting up with all this, especially my wife. To my coach and friend Dmitry. To my colleague and friend Vakhtang, for your support. Mikhail Dolgy and his entire team for a well-organized running festival. My friend Mikhail, who told me about this trail, but, unfortunately, did not run with me, but supported me by frantically training in the Elbrus mountains. Thanks to everyone who read this, I hope you enjoyed it.