ULTRA SWIMRUN Off. friendship, sharing and preservation of Nature

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1 ULTRA SWIMRUN Off friendship, sharing and preservation of Nature by Swimrun-Events Swimrun-Events & Team Vivobarefoot organise a Swimrun promotion event in France, without any bib or time-chip, in the sole purpose of sharing long hours together with swimrunners from several European countries. In line with the purest Swimrun tradition, we have built a course based on the four original pillars: Effort Sharing Preservation of Nature Respect for our fellow human beings Effort The effort will be a long one, because this is the first ultra-swimrun on such a scale. 130km and 5000m+/- non-stop, semi-autonomously, with 110km trail-running and 20km open-water swimming. The course will be set between the lakes of Annecy, le Bourget and Aiguebelette, through the mountains of Bauges and l Epine. A magnificent course, both fast in some places and technical trail in others, in a breath-taking scenery. Sharing Sheer happiness to be shared with friends and partners in a situation where cohesion will be key. Indeed, given the distance and the essential spirit of Swimrun, we will all move together, with a maximum distance of 100m between the first and the last member of the team. There are two goals in that respect: Enjoy this adventure together Be safe with each other Preservation of Nature As always when we venture into the great outdoors, we commit to preserving nature. This is obviously the essence of outdoor activities, but tends to be forgotten. On each part of the course, we ll avoid the protected areas as pointed out on local government documents in order to reduce our footprint. In the same spirit, we have chosen to organise assistance by minivan, but the vehicle s trip will be optimised in order make the event s carbon footprint as small as possible. Respect for fellow human beings This is the trickiest point since each one of us decides upon his/hers own behaviour. We re aiming for clean swimrun, and there s no need for the participants to use any product that would harm the ethics of the sport or our own health. We are currently discussing a communication campaign on anti-doping with the Finnish swimrun team Say no to the doping

2 Course specifics 110km running/trailrunning 20km Swimming 5000m+ 20 swimrunners 6 nationalities or more the following have already expressed their interest: United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Finland?, France, Morroco? We won t wear bibs or time chips, but we ll have a GPS tracking device for the benefit of our followers or people wishing to join us. Moving security will be provided by a partner company on the whole course, especially in the lakes and in some determined places during the trail sections. (see Assistance and tracking) Restube safety buoy The assisting team will provide headlights to be used night-time and if we swim while it s dark, we ll have a boat following us as well as Cyalume light sticks in the back The event should take place on th April Non-stop, semi autonomously Mandatory equipment: All participants are swimrunners with previous experience of endurance or ultra-endurance efforts, the mandatory equipment is as usual Neoprene wetsuit Trail shoes Goggles Assistance and tracking The goal of the event is to move through the course and one single group, which will make tracking and assistance easier. We ll have GPS tracking so that our position is known and so that people can join us along some open sections (to be specified). An assistance vehicle with food, drinks and our personal belongings will meet up with us at some specific location and will follow us on the road sections. The vehicle, a minivan (6 people) will provide us the opportunity to: quit if necessary, eat and drink, change clothes, although we would all start with our Swimrun outfit get first help apart from this vehicle, we want to minimise risks by working with a medical company.

3 The first help team would be following us on the course, present on the water and on technical trails, and if that is not possible, they would be pre-positionned with the assistance vehicle. The event isn t a race, and though it limits the risks, it doesn t cancel them out. Each participant has to watch out for the others We ll have two mobile phones with us and a GPS tracker. The participants will be taken back to the starting place once the event is completed. Communication In order to make the most of our adventure in terms of communication, to disseminate the original philosophy of swimrun, we ll work with a communication company before the start. During the event, there will be live broadcast and interviews in English. On a more international note, this long shared adventure will give all participants the chance to communicate about swimrun spirit in their respective countries. Double communication: official communication about the event in France and personal (team) and ethical communication. How to get there? You can get to Annecy by train or road. For our foreign friends, the easiest is to get a place to Lyon, France (1hour away) or to Geneva, Switzerland (45 min away). There are many regular and Easyjet flights. Depending on the time of your arrival, we ll fetch you at the airport and take you to our partner hotel so that you can relax and prepare for the adventure. Price With the purpose of communication, we hope to find partners and sponsors to limit the costs and ask you for the smallest possible contribution. So far, we assess the contribution will be of 80, covering security, logistics and accommodation the night before and after the event

4 Course

5 1 st section: Annecy Lake Run 17,6 Swim 8,2 D+ First section to be completed mainly during night-time, no great difficulty apart from the succession of hills and long swims. Km Run Swim Rav et Med Impérial 1, X Base nautique 400 Chavoires 2600 Impasse Pensières 200 BN Veyrier 600 Embarcadère Veyrier 5,5 900 X Plage Vignes 1700 Plage Menthon 600 Port Menthon 600 Palace 10,4 900 X Roc de Chère 3200 Baie Talloires 400 Embarcadère Talloires 300 Sortie D909a 1100 La Closettaz 15,7 300 Camping Lanfonnet 600 X Plage Angon 4600 Plage Angon sortie D909a 21,5 300 Balmettes 800 X Sortie D909a Glières 1400 BN Glières 500 Doussard 25, X 25,8 17,6 8,2

6 2 nd section: massif des Bauges Run 48 Swim 0 D+ The main specificity of this section is the single 48 km trail section, with 80% technical trails and 20% roads. On the road sections, the assistance vehicle will be driving behind the participants, but we ll move off the road as much as possible We ll fo to Roc des Boeufs (1000m+ uphill) and to the refuge de Creux Lachat (700m+ uphill) (course change between Roc des Boeufs and Cusy, similar distances and height differences) Km Run Swim Rav et Med Doussard 26 X La Thuile Roc des Boeufs 35 Pont du diable par GRP 40 X Refuge du Creux Lachat 47 Cusy 54 X Albens 64 X La Chambotte 69 Brison par GR X 48

7 3 rd section -Le Bourget lake Run 10,3 Swim 8,7 D+ Pretty short and flat section, with several options to split the sections if the group is tired Km Run Swim Rav et Med Brison 74 Baie Gresine 2700 Base loisir Aix 2900 X Port Menard 1500 Grand port 1700 Petit Port 900 Plage aquarium 400 Jonction D Plage Tresserve 600 X Page Lido N 1400 Plage Lido S 500 Viviers plage 1300 Ancien abbaye Bourget X 19 10,3 8,7 4 th section Massif du Chat and Aiguebelette Lake

8 Run 24,2 Swim 5,8 D+ Last section, not so easy with a height difference of 1200m+ to reach the crest of the massif du Chat, before running down to the Aigubelette lake. Finnish area located 400m from the highway to facilitate logistics and trip back to Annecy Ancienne Abbaye 93 Fontaine des Couillats 98 Croix du signal 101,4 Nances 107,5 La Droyère 109, Km Run Swim Rav et Med La combe Port Aiguebelette 114, Lepin 116, Embouchure Thiez 118, Base loisir St Alban Luizarat 121, camping 122,6 900 Maison du lac ,2 5,8