TAIPING ENDURANCE CHALLENGE 2024

Note :-

1. Schedule is subjected to change when deemed necessary by the organizer.
2. Mandatory gears check will be conducted during REPC and randomly along the racecourse.
3. Please follow the instructions from the event crew at the race village at all times.
4. All drop bags must be retrieved with RUNNER’S BIB at the respective drop bag counters by 12:00pm (19th May 2024) either by the runners themselves or a representative. Any drop bags not collected after 12:00pm will be disposed of. The organizer will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to any item in the drop bag. 
5. For FINISHER STATUS to be awarded, 3 Hours Solo Runners have to complete 5 loops (16.5 KM), 6 Hours Runners have to complete 10 loops (33 KM), 12 Hours Solo Runners have to complete 20 loops (66 KM) and 18 Hours Runners have to complete 30 loops (99 KM).

Note:

1. 2023 runners will enjoy 10% discount during early bird registration period.

The event will be flagged-off in accordance with the following start times:

• 3 Hours – 06:00am/ 19 May 2024 (End Time : 09:00am 19 May 2024)
• 6 Hours – 03:00am/ 19th May 2024 (End Time : 09:00am 19th May 2024)
• 12 Hours – 09:00pm/ 18th May 2024 (End Time : 09:00am 19th May 2024)
• 18 Hours  – 03:00pm/ 18th May 2024 (End Time : 09:00am 19th May 2024)
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1. All participants must register online by providing their name, NRIC/Passport number, gender, contact number, email address, and emergency contact details.
2. Upon successful registration, each participant will receive a confirmation slip via email. The confirmation slip serves as the only valid evidence of registration. All participants are required to present their respective confirmation slips and, or identity card and; or passport during Race Entry Pack Collection Day.
3. The Event is open to participants who are 18 years of age and above. Age is calculated based on 18th May 2024.
4. Participants must place their race bibs facing forward, prominently as high as possible on the front of their Running Tee. Do not place your race bib on the side of your hips, on your back, or tucked away in your jacket. Runners found without their race bib numbers may be penalized or disqualified. Please ensure that the race bib number is visible.
5. No unauthorized transfer of bib is allowed.
6. Tampering with the race bib in any way (e.g. obscuring/removing sponsor’s identification) will result in your disqualification. The organizer shall immediately disqualify any participants if this rule is not strictly observed.
7. No pets or animals are allowed on the course.
8. A runner is not allowed to be supported by any 3rd Party in the race, other than by the participants of the race and at the Checkpoints/ Water Stations provided by the organizer along the course.
9. If you withdraw from the race, you must report to the checkpoint found at the midsection of the course or at the START/ FINISH area. This will ensure that you will be safely removed from the race course and accounted for in our race risk management.
10. If you need First Aid assistance on the course, you must contact the emergency number which will be provided to you as stipulated on the bib no or in the EVENT GUIDE to be shared prior to race weekend.
11. You must carry your own mandatory gear at all times during the race. Random gear checks will be conducted during the race. Runners without mandatory items will not be able to proceed until they arrange for the missing items to be replaced.
12. You must obey the instructions given by checkpoint officials or race marshals, or the event team and withdraw from the race if you are deemed not fit to continue.
13. Littering is prohibited. Kindly dispose of all litter at the nearest checkpoint.
14. Do not leave any human faeces on the track. If you need to poo, use a toilet, a wag bag or get off track and “Leave No Trace”.
15. You must obey any information signs and markers along the racecourse.
16. For FINISHER STATUS to be awarded, 3 Hours Runners have to complete 5 loops (16.5KM), 6 Hours Runners have to complete 10 loops (33KM), 12 Hours Solo Runners have to complete 20 loops (66KM) and 18 Hours Runners have to complete 30 loops (99KM).
17. The organizer reserves the right to discourage and/or penalize behaviour that is considered unsporting.

• Race Bib
• Timing Chip
• Event Tee
• Finisher Tee
• Finisher Medal
• E-Cert
• Refreshment and Food on the course / Finish Line
• Personal Insurance / Public Liability Insurance

1. Finisher medals will only be awarded to runners, upon completion of race with the stipulated distance.
2. Registered participants who do not turn up in person on Race Day will be disqualified and will not be entitled to a finisher medal.

1. Bib design is in progress. 

** Note 1: Participants must wear their bib numbers at the front.

** Note 2: Tampering with the race bib in any way (e.g. obscuring/removing sponsor’s identification) will result in your disqualification. The organizer shall immediately disqualify any participants if this rule is not strictly observed.

** Note 3: Participants without Race Bibs on event day will not be allowed to start the race.

** Note 4: Whosoever found to be running with another person’s race bib other than his/ her own will be subjected to disqualification, and possibly banned from the event for a period of time.

** Note 5: The organizer is against the unlawful transfer of the bib. Any transfer must be made known and be authorized by the organizer. This is to ensure that should there be any incidents, the right person is contacted and the right treatment is administered in some cases.

1. Mandatory gear check will be conducted prior to Race Pack Collection and randomly during the race.
2. Any runners who fail to adhere to the list below will incur a penalty, where time will be added to their finishing time based on the severity of the omission, and in some cases will give the organizer the right to penalize the said runner. Any decision made is at the organizer’s discretion and it will be final.

*No cups and bowl will be provided. Please bring your own cup and bowl.

The start and finish of the race is at Dataran Kedamaian, Taman Tasik Taiping, Perak. Please go to Travel section for information on getting to Taiping/ Esplanade.

Support crews are not required for this race, as the respective checkpoints by the organizer are adequate for runners to successfully complete the race.

If you have support crews, kindly ensure that they only support you at the respective checkpoints provided. Support crews are not allowed on the course, as they could be a hazard to other runners or to themselves. Anyone found to have breached this rule of law will be disqualified and evicted from the course.

The organizer is not responsible for the safety of support crews. The registered runner is responsible for the actions of his/ her support crews. Support crews must comply with all instructions from event officials. The runner may be penalized or disqualified for actions or breaches of the rules by their support crew.

Support crews must not eat the provided food at checkpoints. The food is for the competitors only.

Only runners are allowed to gain possession of their drop bags at the drop bags counter.

Total Distance – 3.3KM/ Loop
Route Profile – 35% Asphalt 40% Concrete 25% Grass.

If you can no longer participate in the race, please refer to ‘Refund Policy’ and ‘Entry Transfers’ below to check your available options.

REFUND POLICY

If you cannot find anyone to replace you and would prefer a refund of your entry fee, we are able to provide:

• Full refund less RM50.00 administration fee if you advise us by email any time before the late entry fee date (31st January 2024 11:59PM).
• 50% refund less RM50.00 administration fee if you advise us by email between 1st February 2024 and 31st March 2024 11:59PM.
• No monetary refund if you advise us after 31st March 2024 11:59PM.

*Do note that there will be a 6% gateway charge on the total amount, or min. RM2.00, whichever is higher to be paid.

For refunds prior to 11:59PM 31st March 2024, please email with Subject – Refund/ Name/ Category to info@mmtf.my.

In the event that the event course is, in the opinion of the event organizer, unsafe (for example by reason of heavy rain, high winds, bushfires, uprooted trees, flooded track, “acts of god”), organizer may, in their sole discretion, attempts to re-route the course, find an alternative shortened course or cancel the event. Organizer also reserves the right to cancel the event for any other reason which may include but is not limited to terrorism and war. If the event is cancelled, re-routed or shortened, no refund or transfer to another event will be made. Due to the scale of the event and travel & commitment involved by competitors, it is not practical to re-schedule the event to any other weekend.

ENTRY TRANSFERS

TRANSFER OF ENTRY BEFORE 31st MARCH 2024

You are able to transfer your entry online to an acquaintance up to 31st March 2024 11:59pm. You need to find the person yourself to transfer your entry to. You need to sort out payment between yourself and the person taking your entry. The person who is taking your entry will also need to pay a RM50.00 transfer fee and 6% gateway charge (or min RM2.00), whichever is higher to complete their new entry.

For EARLY ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER, kindly email with Subject – EARLY ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER / Name/ Category to Info@mmtf.my 

TRANSFER OF ENTRY AFTER 31st MARCH 2024 (LATE ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER)

You are also able to transfer your entry online to an acquaintance after 31st March 2024. You need to find the person yourself to transfer your entry to. You need to sort out payment between yourself and the person taking your entry. The person who is taking your entry will also need to pay a RM100.00 transfer fee and 6% gateway charge (or min RM2.00), whichever is higher.

For LATE ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER, kindly email with Subject – LATE ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER / Name/ Category to info@mmtf.my 

CATEGORY UPGRADE / DOWNGRADE BEFORE 31st MARCH 2024

If you would like to change the race category after registering, you are able to upgrade or downgrade your category before 31st March 2024 11:59pm.

For upgrade, you are required to pay the category price difference and a RM50.00 cash administration fee.

Kindly email with  Subject – CATEGORY UPGRADE/ Name/ Category to info@mmtf.my 

For downgrade, you are required to pay a RM50.00 cash administration fee, however the difference in the category price will not be refunded.

Kindly email with Subject – CATEGORY DOWNGRADE/ Name/ Category to info@mmtf.my 

*Do note that there will be a 6% gateway charge on the total amount, or min. RM2.00, whichever is higher to be paid.

TRAVEL:- 
Dataran Kedamaian is situated in the heart of Taman Tasik Taiping/ Taiping Lake Garden.

Kuala Lumpur –> Taiping

1. Take a train/ ETS from KL Sentral to Taiping (3.5hrs), or
2. Take a bus from KLIA 1 or KLIA 2 (4.5-5hours), or
3. Take a bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS)(4-4.5hrs), or
4. Take a bus from Puduraya Bus Terminal (4-4.5hrs), or
5. Taxi (3-3.5hrs), or
6. Car (3-3.5hrs)

Penang –> Taiping

1. Take a train/ ETS from Butterworth to Taiping (50-60mins), or
2. Take a bus from Butterworth (75-90mins), or
3. Taxi (75-90mins), or
4. Car (75-90mins)

Ipoh –> Taiping

1. Take a train/ ETS from Ipoh to Taiping (50-60 mins), or
2. Take a bus from Ipoh Amanjaya Bus Station (75-90mins), or
3. Taxi (75-90mins), or
4. Car (75-90mins)

Hence, one can fly to either Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, or Penang, and decide their mode of connecting transport from there. Alternatively, one can also take a train or bus from any state in Peninsular Malaysia. If you are traveling from Singapore, there are direct buses from Singapore to Taiping, or from Johor Bahru to Taiping. If you are coming from the South of Thailand (between the border of Malaysia-Thailand), you may also take a direct bus after crossing the immigration counter or opt to take a bus to Butterworth and catch a connecting bus to Taiping.

You may alight both at Kamunting Bus Terminal or Simpang, and take a cab into Taiping Town which will cost you ~ RM10/ trip.

ACCOMMODATION:-
There are many hotels (budget or otherwise), motels, homestay and beds & café in Taiping Town.

You may alternatively stay at one of the official hotels provided by the organizer as mentioned here in below :-

Perdana Hotel (Contact Person Puan Dini +6016 966 1420)

** Note 1: All runners are covered by Personal Accident Insurance 

Class of Insurance: Personal Accident Insurance
Period of Insurance: 18th May 2024 – 19th May 2024

INSURANCE COVERAGE :
Accidental Death : RM5,000.00 or Personal Disability : RM5,000.00
Medical Expenses : RM200.00

1. +6017-3794764 through Whatsapp only
2. info@mmtf.my through email