#1 Hattiban

Event Date

October 6, 2018

Venue

Hattiban Resort
Located at Hattiban, Kathmandu
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Distances

12K, 6K and 3K

Observations, updates and note to self

• KTM Series launches on October 2018 as "KTM Trail Race Series". Over 250 participants show up, a hundred more than anticipated. Several learnings.
• Dozens of participants lose their way to Hattiban because of unclear directions. Start time hence delayed.
• Heavily overstaffed - 40 crew and volunteers mobilized - most with poorly defined responsibilities.
• Underestimated water consumption (ran out of water at a checkpoint) and overestimated food at finish (an entire contianer of leftover bean soup fed to cattle).
• Conflicting race brief about trail marking colors to follow.
• Some runners reach first checkpoint before trail team is ready. Confusion at CP1.
• Search party dispatched to find 15K hikers. Everybody accounted for and race wrapped up at 5pm.
• Quite a few inaccuracies in results (wrong, missed or repeated timings).
• Promising feedback overall. Received several requests to have a venue closer by, and easier trails. Took both into consideration, thus shaping all future races for KTM Series - easy on the knees and open to all.