Winter Spartan SPRINT Svit,
Slovakia
Jan 23rd, 2016
In cooperation with: ESR Enterprises sro, and city SVIT
10 Easy Steps for a great Reebok Spartan Race Experience!
1. Proceed to the “BIB NUMBERS/ WAIVERS” Tent and Board near the entrance to Festival Area.
2. Find your BIB Number located on the BIB Number Wall. Write your BIB Number on your arm.
3. Fill out and sign your Participant Waiver.
4. Proceed to “REGISTRATION” Tent with your waiver and Identification in hand. Choose the
lane with the number
sequence that matches your BIB Number.
5. Pick up your race packet from one of our awesome
volunteers.
6. Loop the wristband through the timing chip and
attach it to your wrist.
7. Attach your BIB Number to your shirt with safety pins.
8. If you choose, drop your stuff at “BAG CHECK ” Tent for safe-keeping.
9. Head into the Festival Area, look for “START” signs located at the within the Festival.
10. Prepare For Glory!
REEBOK SPARTAN RACE ATHLETE GUIDE CONTENTS
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Contents
Event Schedule
Pre-­­Race Details
Race Day Registration
Start Times
Course Description
Event Timing
iTab Finisher Medals
Awards
Free Race Photos
Kid’s Races
Festival Challenges
Accommodation
Directions
Parking
Spectators
Equipment & Clothing
Food & Beverage
Responsible Drinking
Spartan Special Offers Tent
Facilities
Spartan Information
Inclement Weather
Contact Spartan HQ
EVENT SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, January 23rd 2016
Time
7:00
Event
Parking opens
Location
Parking Area
7:30
Registration opens
Festival Area
7:30
Festival/Bag Check opens
Festival Area
9:00
ELITE Heat Men Start
Start Area
9:15
ELITE Heat Women Start
Start Area
9:30
SRTG Heat Start
Start Area
10:00
Open Heat Start
Start Area
11:05
Festival Mini Challenge
Festival Area
12:05
Spartan Kids Pre-school – 750 m
Kids Start Area
12:15
Registration Closes
Registration Tent
12:30
Last Heat Start
Start Area
12:35
Spartan Kids Small Kids - 1,5 km
Kids Start Area
13:05
Spartan Kids Big Kids – 1,5 km
Kids Start Area
13:30
Festival Mini Challenge
Festival Area
14:30
Award Ceremony ELITE & OPEN
Stage
15:00
Festival Mini Challenge
Festival Area
16:30
Festival & Bag Check closes
Festival Area
PRE-­­RACE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!
Follow these Pre-­­Race Directions to ensure a speedy registration on race day!
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Visit the Svit Winter SPRINT event page on our website.
Scroll down to Important Race Documents.
BIB Numbers will be posted on Wednesday, Jan 20th.
Click on the Bib List in order to find your bib number.
Your name will be in alphabetical order according to your last name. There you will find your
bib number and heat start time. Write it down. Your BIB Number will be used to find your
race packet.
5. Print the Reebok Spartan Race Waiver located under Important Documents.
6. Fill out the waiver completely and bring it with you along with one valid form of ID. Who will forget to bring the
waiver he can pick up the new one from the tent marked with sign “INFORMATION” for very cheap price - 30 burpees only!
7. EVERY RACER MUST SIGN A WAIVER & SHOW A VALID FORM OF ID!
RACE DAY REGISTRATION FLOW
Note: Race Day Registrations are available on-­­site for 59 Euros.
All athletes wishing to register on-­­site must race in the heat they are assigned.
Saturday:
Registration OPENS at 7:30 am and CLOSES at 12:15pm.
Registration tent will be near the Site Entrance. NOTE: Show up at least 1 ,5 hours prior to your Heat
Start Time.
STEP 1:
With BIB Number, Signed Waiver, and Identification in hand, proceed to the REGISTRATION TENT.
Y ou can locate y o u r B I B N u m b e r at the BIB NUMBRES Tent
STEP 2:
Find the registration lane with the number sequence that matches your BIB Number
STEP 3:
Participants will hand race waiver to one of our awesome Volunteers in the
Registration tent. Waivers and ID will be checked to verify identity before packet is
received. No waiver, no racing, no exceptions! This is your ticket into the event!
STEP 4:
You will receive:
Race Bib (Bibs should be pinned on your front, back, or shorts) or headband
Loop the strap through the timing chip and attach it to your wrist.
Free Drink ticket-­­ Located on your bib (Don’t lose this as we won’t give you another
one!!!)
Colored wristbands for t-shirt and medal.
STEP 5:
Once you have your race packet, proceed to our MARKING STATION where our volunteers will write your BIB
NUMBER on your ARM and FOREHEAD, and your AGE on your RIGHT CALF.
STEP 6:
BAG CHECK. Upon entering the festival area, you may check your bags safely at our BAG CHECK Tent. Bags will be
labeled by BIB Number and Last Name.
Bags can be checked for fee 1 Euro. Bring small bags with zippers that can be fastened shut. Bag check tent will open at 7:30am
and CLOSES at 4.30 pm.
STEP 7 :
WARM UP. We highly encourage a good warm up. We will have a team on site providing some services.
START TIMES
09:00 AM Elite Men Heat Start
09:15 AM Elite Women Heat Start
09:30 AM SRTG Heat Start
10:00 AM Open Heat start
12:30 PM Last Open Heat start
Beginning at 9:00AM, waves of 200 or 250 racers will be released every 1 5 minutes. You MUST start in your designated heat
time, so please be in the starting corral on time!
You should know your designated start time prior to race-­­day.
If you don’t know your start time, you can locate it in your profile or at the BIB Number Tent located near the
entrance to the festival area.
If you have any problems with your registration, please come to the “Information” Tent and we’ll help resolve it.
If you will run different time as you chose during your registration the timing company will not be able to record your
correct time and you will be disqualified.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Svit SPRINT Course is a hard 5 + km obstacle race from hell. If you have done any race anywhere in the world: whether a
mud run, fun run, Olympic run, bike race, death march or any kind of event claiming to be the “toughest race on the planet” you
will be happy to know that this is where it ends. Step up to the challenge and get out of your comfort zone.
Orange tape and arrows will mark the course and marshals will help direct you. If you cannot complete an obstacle, a penalty of 30
burpees will be applied for everybody women include.
If you do your penalty wrong or not full 30 number you can be disqualified. Here is a video how to make correct burpees click here.
General Race Rules read here
Water Stations: As always, Spartans come prepared! All racers should be sure to bring extra water and energy fuel if needed.
There will be just one (1) aid-­­station with hot tea located on the course, and last one will be in finish line. It is highly
recommended that all athletes carry their own water supply or energy food in a camelbak, or other type of pack. You can take
as much water as you’d like to your hydration pack, but if you use our disposable cups, please, take only one at each station and
refill it. Glass bottles are not allowed on track. T hrowing any debris outside of the the marked zones of aid-stations is strictly
prohibited and punishable by the disqualification. This course is tough, and most racers will be on-­­course for 1,5 - 2 hours.
Spartans always come prepared.
Special Gear: Racers should plan to bring appropriate fuel for their needs. No fuel will be provided on course, only water. Hydration
packs (or water containers of some variety) are strongly suggested for all racers.
EVENT TIMING
- You will receive a Chip Timer ($40 value) and wrist strap to record your time
and results.
- Chip timer must be fastened around w r i s t in order to record your finish time
properly.
- Upon completion of the race at the Finish line:
- Drop Chip Timer and wrist strap into buckets at either side of the Finish Line.
- You will then receive your Spartan Race Medal and T-­­Shirt.
- in case you lost your chip, tell it immediately to timing company at finish line
- in case you lost all wristbands you will not get any finisher t-shirt and medal.
Finisher Times will be displayed at the 5-line Timing D i s p l a y near the
Finish Line. All unofficial results will be displayed also immediately at the
Results Kiosk. When race will be over all results will be uploaded on
Online System Timing company web page.
iTaB FINISHER MEDALS ~ CLICK HERE
iTaB can help you to customize your Spartan Finisher Medal!
All Spartan Race Finishers have the opportunity to order a personalized iTaB for their medal. The brushed silver look of the
iTaB compliments the back of your Finisher Medal for the seamless look of a custom medal!
For $10 iTaB allows you to engrave your medal with your finishing time, race location, team name or any other info unique
to you & your race.
AWARDS
There will be an awards ceremony at 2 pm. The top 3 male, 3 female racers will also receive a Unique Reebok Spartan
Race Plaque. Each of the top 3 male and females will also be featured on Spartan Race's Wall of Champions page.
- Award Ceremony for Open Heats is planned at 3:30pm. First three men, women and teams ( 4 fastest members of the team) will get
diplomas and presents from sponsors.
- If you are registered as individual you can not get prize as team member. All changes in start list can be done before start not after
finishing the run.
- If you are registered as team member you can not switch to individuals.
- Winners who will not participate on Award Ceremony (Elite and Open) will not get any prize by mail.
PROTESTS
- Interim unofficial results will be displayed on the screen in Results Kiosk.
- Official protests against results from the elite heat shall be submitted directly to the Race Director no later than 12:00.
- Fee to file an official protest is € 30. When justified objection fee will be refunded.
FREE RACE PHOTOS
Photos from the event will be available online for free within 7
days after the event on our website under "Photos" section. On
some obstacles will be our photographers connected to
automatic collection system for images with automatic
identification. The system provides each competitor at least one
photo. The main condition for athletes is they have to pass thru
the measuring mat that is installed either before the obstacle, or
just behind it. Obstacles accompanied with our official
photographers will be marked with a black sign with a logo of
the camera.
Attention! Writing the BIB number on the body will not give you
guarantee that you will get any picture from the event.
The links to volunteers photos will be on our Facebook page.
Official video will be posted on our Youtube chanel.
PROTESTS
- Interim unofficial results will be displayed on the screen in Results Kiosk.
- Official protests against results from the elite heat shall be submitted directly to the Race Director no later than 12:00.
- Fee to file an official protest is € 30. When justified objection fee will be refunded.
KID’S RACE – Jr. Spartan Adventure Schedule
SATURDAY START Schedule
12:05pm Pre-School Spartan Kids, age 4 – 6 years, parents can run with kids -­­ 750 m
12:35pm Smaller Spartan Kids, age 6 – 10 years -­­ 1,5 km
1:05pm Older Spartan Kids, age 11 – 14 years - 1,5 km
Registration for the kids race will be at the KIDS Registration T ent and closes at 11:30am. Each child is 15 Euro and each finisher
will receive a finisher’s t - s h i r t a n d medal. Bring Cash if you are planning to register on-­­site. Look for the orange Kids Fit
Banners to locate the starting line.
FESTIVAL CHALLENGES
While you are waiting to race or looking for that extra workout, try out one of our festival challenges. You can test your power
on the arm wrestling challenge, see how many burpees you can do at our burpees challenge. Enter the official challenge
time during the day and take a shot at winning a season
pass and other cool prizes.
AWARDS: First place male and female receive a Free Race Entry to the Spartan Race event of their choice. Second and third
place male and female win Spartan swag.
ACCOMMODATION:
City SVIT and its neighborogh offers variety of accommodation.
Hotel Spolcentrum
Booking.com
Ubytovanienaslovensku.eu
Attention! No camping for runners at event site.
HOW TO GET THERE
Official address of event site: Štefánikova 32, 059 21 Svit, SLOVAKIA
Map of location | Webová stránka lokality
Transportation by bus or train: http://cp.atlas.sk/vlakbus/spojenie/
SHUTTLE BUS
There is not planned any shuttle bus for runners.
PARKING
The main parking lot is situated 3 or 5 minutes from entry to festival area close to Church and second one is close to
Chemosvit.
Follow the directions of the parking attendants.
Parking is free .
In an effort to go Green and because of limited parking spots, PLEASE CARPOOL!
Bring a backpack for your change of clothes and anything else you may need once on-­­site.
Please, keep all your stuff in the car out of eyes from thief. Organizer is not responsible for stolen items from parked
vehicles.
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SPECTATORS
Spectators are allowed to view and to be present on race – free entry.
Spectators may bring cameras, but must adhere to cautions and restriction areas.
Food (BBQ and healthy options) and drink will be for sale. (Please bring cash)
DJ & Emcee entertainment all day.
EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING
All participants are encouraged to bring a change of clothes and shoes for the post-­­race party. You are going to get wet and
muddy!
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Each participant will receive one Free Beer Ticket, located in the race packet (must be 18 or over, younger will get free soft-drink). IF
YOU LOSE YOUR COUPON YOU WILL NOT GET A FREE DRINK! Food and beverage will be available for sale so please bring cash. For
winter events organizer provides Hot Grog instead beer in finish line.
RESPONSIBLE DRINKING
Spartan Race HQ reminds you to drink responsibly. This race is one of grit and determination that should not be tarnished by the
irresponsible acts of few.
MERCHANDISE
Spartan Race merchandise will be available to commemorate your epic achievements. Items range from 3 to 15 Euros. Cash only
please.
FACILITIES
Porta-­­Potties will be located throughout the festival area.
Additional toilets can be used at the local restaurants and hotels.
Spartan style showers will not be in service for winter event.
There will be changing facilities for Men and Women available on site.
SPARTAN INFORMATION
No coolers or glass bottles allowed on property. Security will check for them.
No pets allowed -­­ Only Service Dogs with proper credentials are allowed.
Please DO NOT call venue with questions! Our Event Page is your best source for up-­­
to-­­date information.
Drink plenty of water before the race. There will be two water stations on course, but this course is brutal! Come
prepared.
Get a good night’s sleep. This race is no joke…
No pop-up tents are allowed in the festival. Tent space is reserved for Sponsors only.
If you wear a GoPro, please make sure your contact information (name & phone
number) is somewhere on the camera. If you lose the camera on the course, this is the
only way we are able to identify.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event of inclement weather such as lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes and the like, Spartan R ace reserves the right
to eliminate obstacles, select portions of the course, or cancel the event in order to ensure the safety of racers,
volunteers and staff.
RESULTS DETAILS
- During the race, results can be found at the Results kiosk near the finish line.
- Results will be posted online immediately after runners finish the race on timing company web page ONLINE SYSTEM. Please do not
email asking when they will be posted.
- All complaints regarding the results, whether it is a poorly written name inclusion in the wrong category, missing team member, errors
in the measured times, or other athletes may report within 48 hrs after the event and directly to timekeeping company. After this
deadline will not be accepted any corrections and changes. All complaints regarding the results, which will be addressed directly to the
Spartan Race will not be considered and will not respond to them at all.
- Official results will be published within 7 days on our website and this results will be reported to the USA.
INSURANCE
Each runner starts at own risk and must pay for online registration of medical accident insurance. Organizer assumes no responsibility
for any damage to property or injuries associated with the transportation, stay and part of the competitors in the event. Each runner is
required to carry health insurance card. We recommend before event to undergo a medical examination.
CONTACT SPARTAN HQ
For any questions or concerns that haven’t addressed here, please, send an email to info@sk.spartan.com
You can call us also +421 948 271 700 from Monday to Friday from 8AM to 8PM.