#2 Sitapaila

Event Date

November 3, 2018

Venue

Hasantar Gumba
Located at Hasantar, Kathmandu
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Distances

~10K and Kids ~3K

Observations, Learnings and Updates

• Visual (photo) direction published for easy navigation. Number of people losing their way decreases drastically.
• Distances changed to 14K, 6K and 2K for some obscure reason.
• Ribbons and trail markings get color-coded by distance. 14K is orange, 6K green and 2K yellow.
• Decision to hire fewer but technical staff - all paid. Crew size comes down to 22.
• Free bus service (Ring Road to/from venue) commences.
• Race starts only after receiving final go-ahead from all checkpoint teams.
• Sealed off finishline and added timekeeping assistants. Results more accurate. Leaderboard review to ensure no mix-ups in winning results.
• Hiking removed for 15K distance for safety reasons.
• Cut-off time set to 5hrs from start.
• Enforced sign up deadlines to get accurate participation numbers, thus minimizing wastage of food and water.