INFORMATION - Rovaniemi150


 

Rovaniemi150, 22.-25 February 2019

 

Registration next 2019 race will be open next August 15th 2018

(will finish next December 15th 2018)

 

150 kilometers ultramarathon. Maximum time to complete: 42 hours. Three categories: foot, fat-bike and ski.

 

Rovaniemi150 entry fee:

Bikers, skiers and runners is 315 €

Disabled athletes is free.

 

To participate in Rovaniemi150 is not necessary to have experience in other winter races, but participants must have experience in marathons , long distances races, long distance traverses or winter mountain traverses. It is also strongly recommended that you have experience in winter bivouacs.

 

Anybody who intends to participate in this kind of race without previous winter experience must have the common sense to get good information about everything needed for a competition like this one.

 

At the checkpoints, except Sinettäjärvi checkpoint, racers will find a camp fire, basic shelter and water.

 

Rovaniemi150 is limited to 150 participants.

 

DATES AND TIMES

- Registration opens August 15th 2018.

- Registration closes on December 15th 2018.

- Pre Race Meeting and Check-in mandatory gear: February 22nd. 2019, at 12:30 h.

- Race sign-in: February 23rd. 2019, begin at 07:45 h. until 08:30 at the Control Room.

- Race starts February 23rd. 2019, at 09:00 h.

- Race ends February 25th. 2019, at 03:00 h.

 

WEATHER AND DAY LIGHT HOURS

- Temperatures: could reach or even over exceed -30ºC.

- Light hours: from 8:00 h. to 17:00 h. approximately.

- Finnish Meteorological Institute.