RUNNING GERMANY – DUISBURG – 29th Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon on 20 May 2012 – over Rhein and Ruhr

Things to know about… Duisburg is running…
through the world's biggest inland harbour, through the internationally known city district Innenhafen, over Rhein and Ruhr, to the finish inside the MSV-arena. Join the race!

Duisburg enthuses…

29th Rhein-Ruhr-marathon on 20 May 2012, 8:00 a.m.
13th Rhein-Ruhr-inline marathon
11th Rhein-Ruhr-half marathon
4th Rhein-Ruhr-relay marathon
4th Handbike-c+ity-marathon-trophy

Things to know about… Duisburg is running…
through the world's biggest inland harbour, through the internationally known city district Innenhafen, over Rhein and Ruhr, to the finish inside the MSV-arena. Join the race!

Duisburg enthuses… through the tradition of a marathon established in the same year as the classics in Berlin
and Frankfurt, with a perfect organization from runners for runners, through the warmth of the people from the Revier. Get enthused with this excitement!

Duisburg convinces…
With a flat course, that is gauged for doing a best time, with best service for all runners, also after crossing the finishing line. See for yourself!

Get more for your entry fee:
– every finisher receives an original PUMA functional shirt with the finisher logo
– medal
– Results service with lists, video of the individual finish, text message service, free engraving of medals as well as impressions of the Rhein-Ruhr-marathon
– 18 provision stalls
– free swimming for regeneration
– free journey with public transport in the region of the Verkehrsbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR)
– freshly tapped König Pilsener at the finish
– free massage service at the finish by the Ambulante Reha Zentrum Duisburg (ARZD), the Maltese hospitals St. Anna and St. Johannes as well as by the Klinikum Duisburg (does not apply for relay)
– inclusion of all times into the high score list

Disciplines

The following disciplines are part of the Rhein-Ruhr-marathon
– 29th Rhein-Ruhr-marathon
– 13th Rhein-Ruhr-inline marathon
– 11th Rhein-Ruhr-half marathon
– 4th Rhein-Ruhr-relay marathon
– 4th Handbike-city-marathon-trophy

Conditions of participation
The Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon will be organized in accordance with the regulations of the Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband (DLV) and the IAAF and will be supervised by the Leichtathletik Verband Nordrhein (LVN). The marathon is open to all runners born in 1994 and before, the half marathon for runners born in 1996 and before, the Inline marathon for all those born 1996 and before (parent or guardian signature required for
minors).

For the inline marathon the regulations of DRIV apply. Allocated time in hours:

marathon: 5:30, half marathon 2:45, Inline marathon: 2:30.
Extra rankings
– team ranking for marathon / half marathon / inline (teams of three participants)
– Duisburg-ranking for marathon and inline skating
– company ranking (teams of three participants from one company. Two or more teams can be registered per company. Uniform spelling of the company's name is absolutely necessary.)
– Teams at district level of the Leichtathletik Kreis Duisburg / Mülheim – all participants from these clubs will automatically be ranked
– German company sport championchip

Presentation ceremony
– The main presentation ceremony will take place inside the MSV-arena.
– The prizes for the different age groups will be awarded in a designated tent.
– Winners and medallists will receive gift prizes from PUMA and Laufsport Bunert.
– Certificates for self-printing and results lists will be sent on DVD eight weeks after the event. They include a video of the personal finish.
– Rheinland-ranking Duisburg-Düsseldorf: In case of participating in both events, the results will enter an overall ranking.

Further information can be found on
www.rhein-ruhr-marathon.de.

Starter information on…
Time measurement
The Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon uses the Real-Time Champion-Chip for time measurement. It can be bought for € 31 or rented. For renting you can make a deposit at the starting card distribution point. When returning the chip after the run on 20 May 2012 you will be given back € 25. If you keep the chip, it is bought and you can use it worldwide for runs with time measurement by chip. It is not possible to participate without the chip. The
chip is not transferable.

Provision along the course
18 provision stalls for the marathon course, 10 for the half marathon course. Parking / changing / showering
The Rhein-Ruhr-marathon is both famous and popular for its good logistics and the short distances. Sufficient opportunities for parking, changing and showering are available close to the starting and finishing line.

Pacemaker
Pacemakers will bring you into the finish with times of: 3:00h, 3:15h, 3:30h, 3:45h, 4:00h, 4:15h, 4:30h, 4:45h, 5:00h as well as with our red lantern with a time of 5:30h.
The pacemakers are wearing t-shirts with the targeted time and can be detected in the field by their coloured balloons.

Track surveyor
Udo Brandt, surveyor IAAF/A/MS Grade A

Registration
You must register by filling out and signing the attached form or sign up online on
www.rhein-ruhr-marathon.de.

Please send the registration to:
Stadtsportbund Duisburg e.V.
Bertaallee 8b
47055 Duisburg
Phone: 0049 203 3000811 or Fax: 0049 203 3000888

Or hand in the registration in one of the shops of Laufsport Bunert.

Registration deadline
Registration is possible on the day of the event as follows:
inliner / handbike until 07:30 a.m.
half marathon until 08:30 a.m.
marathon until 08:50 a.m.
relay until 09:10 a.m.

Late registrations (from 30 April 2012) will not appear in the official programme booklet.

Confirmation of registration
The current starting list can be found on www.rhein-ruhr-marathon.de. All participants that have registered in accordance with the regulations and paid the entry fee will be listed. A confirmation letter will be sent via email or post. If possible, bring this confirmation letter to the starting card distribution.

Information for relay and inline about…
Information for relay
The course of the 4th Rhein-Ruhr-relay marathon is the same as the original course of the
Rhein-Ruhr-marathon. The distance will be divided in sections of different length:
1. runner about 7,0 km
2. runner about 14,0 km
3. runner abut 10,0 km
4. runner about 11,0 km

A change of runner within the respective distances is possible at all times.

Everybody born in 1998 or before can participate. The 4th Rhein-Ruhr-marathon is limited to 250 relays. The registration will be considered after submission. Late registration at the day of the event is only possible if the limit has not yet been reached.

Rating
Men, women and mixed relays will be rated separately. Any relay that has at least one female runner counts as a mixed relay.

For time measurement, the Real-Time Champion-Chip will be used. It can be rented by every team particularly for this run (costs: € 10 including retainer strap) and counts as a baton. The changing points are set.

Information for inline skaters
The inline marathon is integrated into the Rhein-Ruhr-marathon. According to Inline-News, it is one of the most attractive inline marathons in Germany and allows fair competition conditions. The finish is inside the MSV-arena as well. It is a c-licensed race.

Safety equipment for inline skaters
We explicitly point out that wearing a helmet is mandatory and further protective clothing is highly recommended. If there is any infringement against this rule, the organizers reserve themselves the right to exclude participants from the race.

Starting groups will be put together as follows:
Block A: all men with licence and foreign male participants
Block B: all women with licence and foreign female participants
Block C: all participants without licence

Organization
Declaration of consent
With my registration and participation in the Rhein-Ruhr-marathon, relay-marathon, halfmarathon and inline marathon I recognize the non-liability of the organizers for damages of any kind. I declare, that I am healthy and have a sufficient level of training. I agree to be excluded from the race in case I am in danger of harming myself with regard to my health. I also agree that personal information provided with the registration will be
passed on and that all photos, videos and interviews can be published in broadcasting, television, videos, internet, advertisement, books, and photomechanical reproduction without any right to compensation. I hereby explicitly declare that all my personal data is correct and I assure not to pass on my starting number to any other person. I am aware that according to the competition regulation of the DLV folding over the starting number can lead to disqualification. I assure that the stated year of birth is correct. In case of absence or cancellation of the event due to acts of nature beyond control there is no claim of recompense of the entry fee.
(Notice according to the data protection law: Your data will be stored by machine.)

Liability inline skaters / handbikers
Neither the competition committee nor any of the organizers will incur liability of any kind for the state of the track and harms to participants and officials that may arise therefrom. The organizer does not incur liability for physical and material harms and damages. The race will take place even under unfavourable weather conditions such as rain. Marking and signposting along the route have to be observed!

Group discounts
If sending a group registration via email and direct debiting from one single account:
10 participants and more = 10% discount
50 participants and more = 15% discount
100 participants and more = 20% discount

Forms for group registration can be requested under 0049 203 3000811 or downloaded
on www.rhein-ruhr-marathon.de.

Change of registration charge / cancellation charge € 12
Fees can be paid by cheque or direct debit. Credit transfers are only possible from abroad. Registrations without simultaneous credit transfer cannot be processed. For late registrations at the venue, the fee can only be paid in cash. For changing the discipline a change of registration charge has to be paid. A partial reimbursement of the organization fee is only possible if a medical certificate is presented. In all other cases there is no claim to any reimbursement of the organization fee.

Organization fee for all participants
Registration date marathon half marathon relay
until 31-10-2011 € 40 € 29 € 100
until 31-12-2011 € 45 € 32 € 100
until 30-04-2012 € 53 € 35 € 120
until 16-05-2012 € 58 € 40 € 140
until 20-05-2012 € 65 € 45 € 170

Online registration is possible until 16-05-2012.
Direct debit authorisation
Payment for all foreign participants
IBAN: DE 72 3505 0000 0209 0130 02
Receiver: Stadtsportbund Duisburg e.V.

Date
This registration can only process when organization fee is transferred by SEPA to the following bank account:
BIC: DUISDE33XXX
Bank: Sparkasse Duisburg

Signature accound Holder
Programme / route overview for Distribution of starting cards / marathon fair / side-events
At the Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon you will experience three days full of information on running and equipment for the sport. On Friday and Saturday, the marathon fair will take place inside the ice arena before it moves to the central venue on Klönnewiese close to the starting and finishing line on Sunday. The starting cards will be distributed inside the ice arena, Margaretenstraße 17, 47055 Duisburg (Sportpark Duisburg) on all three days.

Friday, 18 May 2012
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. marathon fair
distribution of starting cards and late registration
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rhein-Ruhr-AOK-pupils-marathon
Saturday, 19 May 2012
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. marathon fair
distribution of starting cards and late registration
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. pasta-party
Sunday, 20 May 2012
From 6:00 a.m. distribution of starting cards and late registration
07:55 a.m. start of the 4th Handbike-city-marathon-trophy
08:00 a.m. start of the 13th Rhein-Ruhr-inline-marathon
09:00 a.m. start of the 11th Rhein-Ruhr-half-marathon

 

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