Emotion at all levels

Here are the answers to a multitude of questions: "Why do we run? " ; "Why do we organise a race? " ; "Why do we train for months and months to complete some tens of kilometres in the mountains? " ; «Why do we mobilize hundreds of volunteers' in trying to turnout the greatest party possible? «Because, we want some emotion. Not the fleeting emotion of cinemas, which makes us shed three tears and which we immediately forget, No, the emotion which changes us, which makes us better, is that which advances us in existence. Ultra, it is the school of emotion, the emotion of expectation, the emotion of bodies which build themselves up over the course of months, The emotion of close relations, who adhere to our passions, the emotion of the starting line, the emotion of the actual race, The emotion of the objectives achieved, and that of failure, sometimes … at all levels, it is there, and not always as we had hoped for But it is there. In 2010, the "race" stage was transformed into disappointment for many of you. Not all. In 2011, we shall still have no power to stop storms, but The North Face^® Ultra-Trail of Mont Blanc^® will continue to implement everything it can to help you to climb all the levels one by one.

PRIORITY REGISTRATION

Those persons not drawn for the 2010 event, as promised in January 2010, have the possibility of priority registration for 2011 (without being a drawn). This priority registration will be possible according to the following conditions:
- The priority is valid for the race chosen in 2010
- The priority registration must be finalized between December 22nd, 2010 and January 12th, 2011. (The priority will be void as from January 13th).
- Only for those persons having the required qualification points demanded by the 2011 regulations (see following paragraph)
- Those persons concerned will soon receive a personal email explaining the procedure to be followed.

There is no other priority registration for 2011.

QUALIFICATION POINTS

Registration for each race will only be possible for those runners who have the required points of qualification, gained by finishing their qualifying races. Qualification points are only obtainable by finishing a race.

Qualification points required for registration for the 2011 events :
UTMB^®: 5 points acquired in 2009 or 2010, in a maximum of 2 races (*)
CCC^®: 1 point acquired in 2009 or 2010 (*)
TDS: 2 points acquired in 2009 or 2010 (*)

Qualification points obtained according to our races:

(*) The UTMB^® and the CCC^® 2008 are also qualifying races and carry 4 and 3 points respectively for their finishers.

You may find the list of qualifying races, with the number of points attributed to each, on www.ultratrailmb.com under the heading: "(Races/rules and enrolment/qualifying races) or by clicking here.

RIGHTS OF ENGAGEMENT 2011

The North Face^® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc^®, un an event wich offers you 4 characteristic races during the last week of august.

UTMB^® - [Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc^®] the original and queen of the races

Since the first year, it has been called “the race of all the superlatives” A complete tour of the Mont Blanc Massif, passing through 3 countries: France, Switzerland and Italy, the race that every runner should finish at least once in their life.

Le tour of Mont-Blanc, starting from Chamonix, with 166km, 9,500 metres of positive height gain, and in semi autonomy. Starting, in the centre of Chamonix, on Friday, August 26th 2011 at 18:30. - 2300 runners maximum - maximum race time: 46 hours - estimated time for the first finishers is 20 hours - limited to runners who have a minimum of 5 qualification points.

CCC^® - [Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix] - the way in

Created in 2006, it has become as popular as its big sister (45 nationalities represented in 2010). The CCC^® is considered by many runners to be « the little one » nevertheless it too, constitutes one of the most difficult challenges in ultra - trail. Do not take the CCC^® lightly; more than one runner has "burned" their thighs there.

A semi-tour of Mont-Blanc, starting from Courmayeur with 98km, 5,600 metres of positive height gain and in semi-autonomy. Starting in the centre of Courmayeur Friday August 26th 2011 at 10:00. - 1800 runners maximum - maximun race time: 26 hours - estimated time for the first finishers is12 hours - limited to runners who have a minimum 1 qualification point.

TDS [sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie] - the wild alternative

Wilder and more technical than the UTMB^® and the CCC^®, in the heart of the Aosta valley and the two Savoie, this demanding race offers a new vision of the tour of Mont Blanc and the Beaufortain country. The 2011 route will allow the discovery of the col de la Youlaz (2,661m) above Courmayeur, the "passage du Curé" or the sublime view of the massif of Mont Blanc from the col de la Gitte in the heart of Beaufortain.

A semi-tour of Mont-Blanc starting from Courmayeur with 109km, 7,100 metres of positive height gain and in semi-autonomy. Starting from the centre of Courmayeur on Thursday August 25th at 09:00. - 1200 runners maximum - maximum race time : 31 hours - estimated time for the first finishers is 14 hours - limited to runners who have a minimum of 2 qualification points

PTL - [la Petite Trotte à Léon] - A great team adventure

A hallucinatory and non competitive event! A "grand" tour of Mont Blanc adding high passes, often higher than 2,500 metres and with some delicate passages. If you like solitude, solidarity and total adventure, that is the reason for trying it once.

• an event without final positions and in complete autonomy, to be realised by teams of 3 (or 2) inseparable runners. • the route is different each year, not way marked but simply mapped (GPS waypoints are provided) • around 300km and 22,000 metres of positive height gain • maximum authorized time: 128 hours • Start from Chamonix Monday August 22nd 2011 around 22:00 • 80 team maximum • limited to teams comprising of at least 1 UTMB® finisher

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