Rules
contents
- Article 1 – Acceptance of the rules
- Article 2 – Events
- Article 3 – Equity commission
- Article 4 – Conditions of participation
- Article 5 – Security and medical assistance
- Article 6 – Preventive action in health
- Article 7- Maximum authorized time and time barriers
- Article 8 – Course, safety of runners and timestables
- Article 9 – Mandatory equipment and penalties
- Article 10 – Controls and timing
- Article 11 – Image rights
- Article 12 – Personal data and privacy policy
- Article 13 -Registration
- Article 14 – Cancellation insurance and transfer of bibs
- Article 15 – Reminder on ptohibitions
Rules
Organisation
MaXi-Event’s with the collaboration of the association MaXi-Team (association law 1901 registered in the official journal and member of the FFA under number 074469), organizes Le Trail du Lac d’Annecy.
ARTICLE 1 – Acceptance of the rules
Registration for the race and/or participation (wearing a bib) in one of the races of the Trail du Lac d’Annecy, MaXi-Race, implies the reading and automatic acceptance by each competitor of the rules.
The runner undertakes to respect all the regulations and in particular not to anticipate the start, to cover the full distance before crossing the finish line.
The organization may make changes to these rules at any time.
ARTICLE 2 – Events
The Trail du Lac d’Annecy is an event in which several outdoor events are offered, using 90% of the long-distance trails of the TLA. Each test takes place, at free pace, in a limited time.
The orientation formats (MaXi and Semi-Orientations) are races organized and managed independently by the Annecy Sport Orientation association.
The Mini-races are animations intended for children and are not the subject of a classification.
The MaXi-Race allows you to live your adventure around the lake with formats adapted to your desires and objectives :
- The tOur du lac d’Annecy :
- In one day
- In 2 days
- In relay
- In one day
- The demi-tour
- The Shokz-Race
- The quart de tour
- Wave 1 : Men
- Wave : Women
- Orientation Races by team oranized by Annecy Sport Orientation : MaXi et Semi Orientation
- Ado-Race : for U14, U16 and U18 (there will be no U12 race in 2025) : Ado-Race
- Kids races : between 50 et 800m : the Mini-Race
ARTICLE 3 – “Equity” Commission
The “equity” commission will have full power to enforce the rules (penalty, disqualification, etc.)
In the event of proven cheating, the commission may, on simple “observation” (without needing to provide proof), disqualify the competitor or award him a directly applicable penalty or by subsequent decision.
The main targets will be unauthorized refuelling, non-possession of compulsory equipment, incivility or inappropriate behaviour on the part of accompanying persons, as well as any point of the rules.
If a runner or spectator witnesses an explicit and non-disputable act of cheating (several witnesses, photo, video, etc.), he will be able to file a complaint with the race management up to 2 hours after the competitor’s arrival. of the race in question.
A deposit check of 50 euros will then be requested but it will be returned in the event of a penalty decision.
ARTICLE 4 – Conditions of participation
To participate in the race, it is necessary:
- To be registered and have a complete file one month before the event
- Reserve your number pick-up slot on your personal space 15 days before the event.
- Pick up your race number in person, with all the supporting documents requested in the reserved slot.
- To respect the sanitary protocol that may be in place during the event. In this case, as the protocol changes regularly, a specific communication will be made to riders before the event.
- Provide a parentale consent form (downloadable here) for Mini-Race, Ado-Race and minor of Quart de tOur
- Provide a proof of health questionnaire for Ado-Race and Quarts de tOur minors. Follow the process here.
- To be fully aware of the length and specific nature of the event (mountain trail), and to be fully trained for it.
- To have acquired, prior to the race, a real capacity for personal autonomy, enabling them to manage the problems inherent in this type of event, and in particular :
- Be able to cope without outside help with weather conditions that can be very difficult due to the altitude (night, wind, cold, rain or snow)
- Coping with physical or mental problems arising from fatigue, digestive problems, muscular or joint pain, minor injuries, etc.
- To be fully aware that the main role of the organization is not to help a runner manage his or her problems.
- To be fully aware that in such an outdoor activity, the individual safety of the runner depends on the runner’s ability to adapt to encountered or foreseeable problems.
- To respect, for participants in the Semi or MaXi-Orientation, the discipline-specific rules and protocols decided by the Annecy Sport Orientation association, organizer of these 2 race formats.
Proof of aptitude
As stipulated in the regulations for running 2024 events, all participants in an FFA-affiliated competition must present to the organizer:
An Athlé Compétition, Athlé Entreprise, Athlé Running license issued by the FFA, or a “Pass’ J’aime Courir” issued by the FFA and completed by the doctor, valid on the date of the event. (Please note: other FFA licenses, such as Loisir, Santé, Encadrement and Découverte, are not accepted as proof of fitness).
For non-FFA-licensed runners, from March 1 to May 18, you must provide the Parcours Prévention Santé (PPS) certificate: https://pps.athle.fr/
How does it work ?
- Click on the PPS link
- Fill in the mandatory fields
- After validation, a number will be assigned to you (valid for 3 months).
- I enter this number in my personal space, linked to my registration, to validate my file.
Please note that the proof of fitness is processed electronically, so you must enclose it before May 18, 2025. If you fail to do so, you will not be able to take part in the race or obtain a refund of your entry fee.
Practical information registration
- People born in 2012 or 2013 : U14 race
- People born in 2010 or 2011 : U16 race
- People born in 2008 or 2009 : U18 race
- People born before December 31, 2004: 1 and 2-day lake tOur, Shokz-Race and Half tOur
- People born before December 31, 2006: Quarter tOur
- Relay specific :
- Registration for relay tOur du lac numbers 1, 2 and 3 is open to all persons born before December 31, 2004 (Espoir category and above), registration for relay number 4 is open to all persons born before December 31, 2006 (Junior category and above).
- Any team including a Junior must notify this by e-mail as soon as it registers. This information will enable the organization team to carry out any necessary checks during the event.
Allocation of elite race numbers
- Women: over 700 performance index
- Men: over 820 performance index
Following the reduction in the number of runners in the races, the number of elite race numbers is limited. If you meet the criteria and would like an elite race number, please send a request by e-mail to inscriptionmaxirace@gmail.com.
The 2025 prize money will be determined from January 1, 2025 – but the minimum amounts will be as follows
Only for the 1-day 100km Solo tOur du Lac and the 60km Shokz-Race
- 1st Man/Woman: €1,500
- 2nd Man/Woman: €1,000
- 3rd Man/Woman: €500
- 4th Man/Woman: €200
- 5th Man/Woman: €200
- 6th Man/Woman: €100
- 7th Man/Woman: €100
There is no starting prize money on our event.
As a runner, when you register you contribute 4 € to help the associations (except for Ado-Race and Mini-Race). It appears as a compulsory option, for total transparency.
Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with an individual access code which will allow you to modify or complete your registration file and in particular add your proof of aptitude if you have not done so during the registration process. ‘registration.
If you do not receive any emails within 24 hours of registering, remember to check your spam and contact us if necessary.
ARTICLE 5 – Security and Medical Assistance
First-aid posts (doctors, ambulances, first-aiders) are set up at various points along the course. These posts are linked by radio or telephone to race headquarters.
First-aid posts are intended to provide assistance to any person in danger, using the organization’s own resources. Or by agreement (depending on the seriousness of the situation, the public services may be called in).
Any runner in difficulty or seriously injured should call for help as follows :
- by going to an aid station
- by calling race HQ (telephone number on race number)
- by asking another runner to call for help
- reporting to a course marshal, controller or any other member of the organization present on the course
- if you are unable to contact race headquarters or the course marshal, you can call the emergency services directly, but only in the event of a life-threatening emergency (112 from France).
It is the responsibility of each runner to assist any person in danger and to notify the emergency services.
Don’t forget that hazards of all kinds, linked to the mountain environment and our race formats, may require a more or less lengthy rescue response time (between 5 and 25 minutes in normal circumstances, and up to 40 minutes in certain cases, according to FFA recommendations). Your safety will therefore depend on the quality of the equipment you have packed in your bag, which is the minimum required.
Any runner who calls on the services of a doctor or first-aider submits to their authority and agrees to accept their decisions.
In particular, first-aiders, official doctors and race management are empowered :
– withdraw from the race (by invalidating the number) any competitor “judged” unfit to continue the event
– evacuate any runner they deem to be in danger by any means at their disposal.
If necessary, for reasons always in the interest of the health of the person being rescued, the organization may call on public rescue organizations (mountain rescue). In such cases, the direction of operations and the deployment of appropriate resources, including helicopters, are the responsibility of the public rescue services. Expenses arising from the use of these exceptional means will be borne by the person rescued, who must also ensure his or her return from the point where he or she was evacuated. It is the rider’s sole responsibility to set up and submit a file to his personal insurance company within the allotted time.
ARTICLE 6 – PREVENTIVE ACTION IN HEALTH
The organization has decided to set up an internal health prevention action. This action is neither intended nor competent to replace the national and/or international regulations in force in the fight against doping but aims to strengthen the medical surveillance desired by the organization. This action is piloted by a Medical Council, composed solely of doctors, who can seek advice from the experts of their choice and are responsible for giving an advisory opinion to the Race Jury on the medical condition of the participants.
Each runner agrees to :
- Inform the Organization’s Medical Council in the event of the use of a prescription subject to a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). A procedure is available for this purpose in the health space which each runner can access free of charge on the website of the International Trail Running Association (ITRA): www.i-tra.org. This information must be provided from the day of registration in the event of a TUE requested or obtained previously. Otherwise, it must be made no later than the 8th day following the TUE request and imperatively before the start of the race.
- Accept all urine and/or blood and/or capillary samples and associated analyzes requested by the Organization’s Medical Council, it being understood that the costs inherent in carrying out these samples and associated analyzes are the direct responsibility of the Organization.
- Accept to respond to any summons that the Medical Council may send him on the basis of the information concerning him that he has collected, so as to discuss his ability or not to participate in the race for which he has registered. At the end of the interview, the Medical Council may go so far as to propose to the Race Jury that the runner be taken out of competition.
ARTICLE 7 – Maximum authorized time and time barriers
Maximum race times have been defined for all events. Depending on race conditions, they may vary at any time at the organizers’ discretion.
These time limits are calculated to enable participants to reach the finish within the maximum time imposed. To be allowed to continue the race, competitors must leave the checkpoint before the set time limit (whatever the time of arrival at the checkpoint).
To find out about the time limits, go to each race page.
ARTICLE 8 – Course, safety of runners and timetables
The Trail du Lac d’Annecy organization reserves the right to modify the route or timetable of any event at any time. The organization also reserves the right to cancel an event for any reason that would put the runner’s life in danger, or in any other case of force majeure (no reimbursement can be requested).
The organization may have to modify the original route and distance, favouring more road sections, in order to enable participants to run safely whatever the weather conditions (in compliance with any prefectoral decrees).
Runners are reminded that alternative routes are available and that, barring exceptional conditions, the race can go ahead. No compensation will be paid in the event of a change of route.
ARTICLE 9 - Mandatory equipment and penalties
Mandatory equipment – may be adjusted 15 days before the event
The equipment will not be checked at the distribution of the bibs, but will be randomly checked at the start, during the event and at the finish
1/ Basic Pack for everyone:
- Suitable footwear : closed-toe with cleated trail soles mandatory
- Survival blanket : in original, uncut packaging
- Cell phone : charged with recorded emergency numbers. In the event of a search, we may use the following application: https://www.x-tract.fr/ (in the event of a search being triggered, you will receive an SMS notification which you will need to validate. Nothing else to do. NO APPLICATION to download).
- Whistle
- Visible bib : to be placed on the front of the runner. A second electronic chip will be attached to the back of your rucksack.
- Food: at least one gel or solid snack. Beyond that, the runner remains autonomous, depending on the race format, distance/level and duration of effort. Water minimum : one 0.75-liter container or 2 0.5-liter flasks. Beyond that, runners remain autonomous, depending on their race format, distance/level and duration of effort. Water is available at the refreshment points. There will be no water points on the mountain sections, so it’s up to each runner to plan ahead.
- Sticks allowed
2/ In addition to the Basic Pack, you will need :
Quart de tOur
- Basic package +
- According to the weather (info between 7 and 1 days by email and by SMS for French numbers) : A jacket with “high impermeability and breathability”
tOur du lac in relay
- Basic package +
- Headlamp in working order for relays operating at night : https://www.i-run.fr/electronique/Lampe-frontale-eclairage_c1010/Petzl_m106/Petzl-Iko-Core_Petzl_fiche_97060.html
- Weather permitting (information between 7 and 1 days by email and SMS for French numbers): A “highly waterproof and breathable” jacket
Shokz-Race and demi tOur du lac
- Basic package +
- Water container in addition to your water supply: reusable cup type. The organization has decided to stop using disposable cups at the refreshment stands.
- Depending on the weather (information between 7 days and 1 day by email and SMS for French numbers): a “highly waterproof and breathable” jacket
tOur du lac in 1 day and 2 days
- Basic package +
- Water container in addition to your water supply: reusable cup type. The organization has decided to stop using disposable cups at the refreshment posts.
- Headlamp in working order, with sufficient autonomy for the duration of your race (possible night-time periods at the beginning and end of the race).
- Highly waterproof and breathable jacket
- Day 2 special for the 2-day lake tour: no headlamp required.
Warning !!!
The Haute-Savoie Prefecture may require the organizer to include a Cold Weather Kit in the runner’s compulsory equipment (in addition to the compulsory packs), right up to the start!
Cold weather kit
Depending on weather conditions, the prefecture may request activation of this kit.
The kit includes :
- 1 long-sleeved fleece-type top layer
- 1 long-sleeve stocking
- 1 pair of long gloves
- 1 head cover (buff or bonnet)
- 1 “highly waterproof and breathable” jacket (for those who didn’t have it on the compulsory list).
As recommended by the FFA, the competitor undertakes to possess the required safety equipment and to present it at any requisition by the organizer. There will be no pre-race checks by the organizers, but random checks will be carried out at certain points along the course.
The “Equity” committee and all controllers who witness irregularities (dropping off or exchanging equipment on the course, etc.) will be responsible for disqualifying any runners who fail to comply with these essential points of the regulations. This is to ensure the safety of runners, but also to guarantee autonomy and thus the ethics and spirit of trail running.
Penalties and disqualification
Disqualification:
- Non-respect of volunteers/organizers and other runners
- Not having an adult-sized survival blanket
- Failure to respect the route, the prohibition to cut corners.
- Transfer your bib to another runner without going through the dedicated platform.
- Throw trash on the ground
- Running with an animal whether attached or not
- Failure to respect the waves and / or departure SAS
- Non-use of the compulsory buses to get to the start of the Shokz-Race
- Non-compliance by the runner or the assistant with the parking areas indicated on site or other incivility
- Failure to respect the minimum ages to participate in the races
- Failure to wear appropriate footwear
1 hour penalty:
- Refueling on the course outside the authorized areas
- Not having his whistle
- Not having a headlamp or torch on the races where it is compulsory
- Not having an adult-sized waterproof and breathable jacket on races where it is mandatory
30min penalty:
- Ask the organizers for a drink in unauthorized areas
- Be accompanied on the course by a person outside the current race (without bib). Please note that this penalty may go as far as disqualification, depending on the circumstances.
- Not having your mobile phone in working order
15min penalty:
- Do not wear the bib in its entirety.
- Not having your water supply indicated in the rules
- Do not have a water container in addition to your water supply (cup type). In addition, you will not be able to drink at the aid stations because we do not provide cups or glasses at the aid stations.
ARTICLE 10 – controls and timing
To be checked in and timed, crossing the starting line is mandatory.
Many checkpoints will be positioned throughout the course to ensure perfect regularity of the race (computer control with the electronic bib and manual control). All these checks will then be rechecked on arrival.
Any surrender is final.
In the event of abandonment, the runner must send his bib number by SMS to the number indicated on his bib in order to avoid useless searches.
Otherwise, searches may be initiated in accordance with the law in force. The research costs will be re-invoiced to the runner and he will be banned from racing the following year.
ARTICLE 11 – Image rights
By participating in the weekend of the MaXi-Race (Trail du Lac d’Annecy), each competitor expressly authorizes the organization to use or have used or reproduce or have reproduced his name, his image, his voice and his sporting performance. within the framework of all these races with a view to any direct exploitation or in derivative form of the event, and this on any medium, throughout the world, by any means known or unknown to date, and for the entire duration of protection currently granted to direct or derivative operations by legal or regulatory provisions.
ARTICLE 12 – Personal data and privacy policy
When you register and take part in the event, we may collect personal information. These will be used in accordance with our privacy policy.
In accordance with the Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978, you have the right to access and rectify personal data concerning you. Through us, you may receive proposals from other companies or associations. If you do not wish it, you just have to write to us indicating your surname, first name, full address.
ARTICLE 13 – Registration
Registration will only be done online, via the dedicated platform
Participation in organizational costs :
+ €4 (at registration) distributed to aid for the development of sports associations or associations for the purpose of human mutual aid (in 2024 it was more than €30,000 that was donated)
+ €5 for non-FFA licensees
+ variable payment fees between 3 and 6€
Number of places
Places will be limited with one number per race. When it is reached for a race, registrations for this race will no longer be possible.
Registration process
If the event cannot take place in May 2025
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If the event is cancelled before December 1st, the organizer undertakes to reimburse the full registration fee* (excluding administration costs).
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If cancellation takes place between December 1st and February 28th, the organizer undertakes to reimburse registered riders 70% of registration fees* (excluding fees)
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If cancellation takes place between March 1 and March 31, the organizer undertakes to reimburse the registered riders 40% of the registration fees* (excluding
fees)
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If cancellation takes place between April 1st and April 30th, the organizer undertakes to reimburse registered riders 30% of the registration fee* (excluding administration costs).
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If cancellation takes place between May 1st and May 15th, the organizer undertakes to reimburse registered riders 25% of registration fees* (excluding administration costs).
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If cancellation occurs after May 15, no refund.
*People who have bought a number from a competitor who has already registered as part of a number exchange will not be entitled to a refund, as payment for registration is not made via the module and does not go through the organization. This is not a choice on our part, but a constraint linked to our registration module.
Article 14 – Cancellation insurance and transfer of bibs
If you are unable to start once you have registered, you have 3 options.
1/ Transfer your race number directly via your personal account
Once you’ve made arrangements with a buyer or friend, you can start the race number transfer procedure by following the steps below:
- Log in with your login and password to access your personal account. They were sent to you by email when you registered.
- You can see all the options you took when you registered by going to your personal space.
- Transfer of options to the buyer: the registration module only allows automatic transfer of the race number, not the options.
- Specific case of team races
- For team races, the transfer of race numbers is carried out team by team.
- Each team member must go to his or her personal space and make the transfer.
- Team names cannot be changed by purchasers. They must send an e-mail to the organization once the number transfer has been completed, who will make the change manually.
Information concerning the purchaser or the friend who picks up your race number
- The purchase of a race number implies acceptance of the event regulations.
- If you buy a race number from a registered runner, it will not be possible to take out cancellation insurance, nor obtain a refund or postponement if you are unable to take part in the event. This is not a choice on our part, but a constraint linked to our registration module.
- When you buy your race number, you’ll have to pay, via the registration module, for aid to associations, fees for unlicensed runners, and administration fees (bank).
- Once you’ve reached an agreement, it’s up to the seller to transfer his race number by logging on to his personal space. For your part, you’ll find an explanation of what to do on the last page of the online help.
- The registration module only allows automatic transfer of the race number.
- Options cannot be bought back.
- Following a number of misunderstandings, we would like to remind you that if you have purchased a race number WITHOUT OPTIONS, you will need to add them to the module and pay for them.
- These services are free up to and including February 28.
- From March 1, 2025 and up to and including April 21, you will be charged an additional fee of €5 for buyer (administrative costs, bank charges).
- From April 22 onwards, no number transfers will be possible.
2/ Resell or buy a race number via Swika (on certain race formats) :
Number exchanges on Swika are regulated and authorized by the organizer, who has chosen to offer its participants this innovative service. By buying or selling your race number on Swika, you are guaranteed to exchange it for an official number and run the race in your own name. You’ll benefit from all the services offered by the organizer, as with a classic registration.
Purchasing a race number :
- Purchases are made directly by clicking on the “I buy a race number” button. If a waiting list is activated, you can register in 2 clicks. When it’s your turn, you’ll receive an e-mail inviting you to complete your registration form and pay for your race number. Your participant details will then be passed on to the organizer, and you’ll be entered in the official register!
- To take part in the event, in addition to buying your number on Swika, you’ll have to pay a fee if you’re not a member of the FFA, as well as a contribution to associations. These fees must be paid on your personal space at the event, which will be communicated to you once you have purchased your number.
- By purchasing a race number on Swika, you will not be able to take out cancellation insurance or obtain a refund if you are unable to take part in the event.
Resale of a race number :
- To resell a race number, simply fill in the information requested on the deposit form. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail as soon as your race number is sold. If your race number finds a buyer, you’ll be reimbursed directly to your bank account, and you can be sure that no-one else will take part under your name!
- Swika does not allow the resale of any options taken at the time of purchase. These will be lost and it will not be possible to obtain a refund.
ATTENTION:
- You will not be able to benefit from Swika if you have taken out cancellation insurance.
- Swika is not available for the Team Lake Tour and the Quarter Tour.
Article 14 a – Insurance BeTicketing (Only for 60k, 42k, 17k men and women)
Use your cancellation insurance: must be taken out when you register.
Cancellation procedure
The organization does not issue cancellations or refunds; only people who have taken out cancellation insurance at the time of registration are entitled to a refund under the conditions defined by the insurance.
If you have any questions about cancellation insurance, please send an e-mail to : beticketing@assur-connect.com
To find out more about cancellation conditions : https://claimticketing.assur-connect.com/conditions
Cancellation insurance is an external service offered by an insurer and can only be taken out at the time of registration.
If you subscribed to this insurance when you registered, simply go to your contract, received by e-mail, to access the refund request link and follow the instructions.
Please note that if you make a request for reimbursement, your registration will be automatically cancelled and the insurer will take care of your compensation. Once the request has been made, we, as the organizer, have no way of knowing the status of your reimbursement.
Article 14 b – Assurance 100k
–> must be taken out between October 29 and November 8, 2024
Process in case of cancelation : annulationmaxirace@gmail.com
See all details here : clic –> ASSURANCE ANNULATION 100k 2025
ARTICLE 15 – Reminder on prohibitions
Important Reminders
For the well-being of all runners and to guarantee you a good event, we would like to remind you of the following points.
It’s forbidden :
- to park outside the authorized zones marked on site in all the race zones. This rule applies to riders but also to assistants.
- to enter the refueling zones or the MaXi-Village with an animal
- to smoke during race time as well as in the supply zones and the MaXi-Village
- to enter the bib pick-up marquee with an accompanying person. Strollers and children are not recommended because the walking space is narrow.
- to run with an animal
- that someone runs next to you to be the water carrier or the assistance (with or without a bib). You can run together, but not to “voluntarily assist a runner”
- to be pushed or pulled by a runner or guide!
- to refuel you on the course. Assistance is only allowed in the authorized areas indicated on the race pages.
