#17 Kalu Pandey

Event Date

March 19, 2022

Venue

Shree Indrajyoti Basic School
Located at Indradaha/Dahachok, Kathmandu
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Distances

10K and Kids 3K

Observations, Learnings and Updates

• Start time needs to be shifted an hour, maybe half, early to avoid the midday heat. The trails also need more jungles and shade. But we all know what jungles come with here… more climbs!
• Even the timekeeping computer froze in the heat. The irony. We'll get a canopy tent for the laptop.
• We had the venue at the top this time, hoping to make the trail less steep and what not, but that meant driving on narrow winding roads. To simplify matters, we’ll stick to what we used to do, ie start at the base.
• We'll update how the pre-race information is presented on the website. A few people went to the wrong school, several missed the deadline, and a couple of folks came for bus pickup far too late. Speaking of which…
• …there was a 25min delay for 10K start, caused by the bus waiting for late arrivals. We might allow a grace time of 10mins sharp. But 25mins? :S
• We’ve gotten a lot of requests for 15K, 7K and 3K, which used to be our original distances. We’ll need additional resources for this (admin/marshal/photographer teams, result displays, checkpoints, food, transportation, etc) and thanks to inflation, our breakeven has shifted from 90 to 130. Distances and entry fees will likely be revised in a couple of months.
• We'll start revamping marketing and promotions for the race, now that the team and workflow are all set. Please help us spread the word with your contacts and organizations.