Introduction
Introduction:
Organizers:Taipei 101
Assistants:Taipei Sports Office , Taipei Organising Committee of the 21st Summer Deaflympics
Medical supported by:Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei County Emergency Rescue Association , TAIWAN SECOM GROUP
Coordinated by:Chinese Taipei Road Running Association
Mass media thanks to:ICRT , Web66
Resource Sponsors:Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. , Grand Hyatt Taipei , TAIWAN BEER , Taisun Enterprise Co., Ltd , NESTLE MILO , DUCRAY , United Biomedical, Inc., Asia , Bayer Taiwan

Event:
Event Elite Runners Self-challenge individual Group racers
Entry Fee NT$:400/Per person NT$:18,000 /30 People
(Champion chip deposit NT$100 is included,Runners will have the deposit for their chip returned to them after the race competition.)
After deducting the entry fee for the insurance premium, the rest will be contributed to organization selected.
Registration Period 2009 April 17th (Friday)  to  2009 April 23rd (Thursday)
Entry Limit 101 Persons 1500 Persons 30 Teams
Reporting (check-in) time May 15th  ~ 16th  9:00Am to 5:00Pm (No extended hours)
Race date 2009  May  17th
Gathering time 07:30 09:00 08:00
Start time 08:00 10:00 09:00
Location Taipei 101  (XingYi Road Entrance)


Runners’ Qualification:
1. Individuals older than 15 (Born before 1994 JUNE 17th), but younger than 18 (Born after 1991 May 17th) can participate in the race, but they must have acknowledgement from his/her parent or guardian with signature.

2. Elite runners:
(1) By invitation from abroad.
(2) Remaining elite runners must provide the record certificates of race events that have taken place within the last 2 years and register with the Chinese Taipei Road Running Association (Events such as: run-up race, triathlon, hiking, bike race, swimming competition, track and field meet. Verification:
Record Male Female
Run-up race Within 16mins 33 sec 04 Within 18mins 11secs 36
Marathon (42.195km) Within 2 hrs 40 mins Within 3 hrs 20 mins
Triathlon Within 2 hrs 20 mins Within 2 hrs 50 mins
The winners of run-up races in the past years will be enrolled preferentially, while others will verify by their records in other sports fields, For inadequate vacancies, runners will be filled in due order.
(3) The entry limit is 101 runners, the racers will start off the course. The total prize cash amounts to NT$1,010,000.

3. Self-challenge individual:
Welcome to the public older than 15 years of age (limited to 1,500 runners). Registration must be completed through the website and the runners list is finalized by computer random drawing on April 23rd (FRI).

4. Group racers:
Welcome to people of all circles to group in teams of 30 members for each team (Number of Teams is limited to 20). Registration must be completed through the website and the list of teams is finalized with 20 groups on April 23rd (FRI) through computer random drawing.


How to register:

Registration date::2009 April 17th - 23rd until 24:00am (midnight)

Elite runners:
A completed application form along with record certificates is required to register in person or by post to the CTRRA mailing address: P.O. Box 47-110, Taipei, Taiwan,

The CTRRA address: Room 206, 2nd Floor, No.55, Changji St., Datong District, Taipei, i(Enter the Lan Chou Market and take stairs to the 2nd Floor)Tel: (02) 2585-5659. Please make sure that you have included all required documents and expenses.

Self-challenge individual and Group racers:
To register on the web site http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/runup2009 . Please fill out the application carefully, after your registration is successful, no changes will be permitted in the future.

All participants must be in good physical and mental health to register for the race events, and after your registration is successful; there will be no changes to the runner or singlet size permitted.

L size will be granted in case no size is indicated during the registration. The committee will have the right to change your singlet size if there are not enough of the relevant sizes.

Runner must wear the outfit which provided by the committee to run overall the race. 

Chest perimeter
S M

L

XL XXL
85 CM 94 CM

102 CM

111 CM 120 CM

PS. L size will be granted in case no size is indicated during the registration.

Step of procedure

Time

Content

1. Preliminary on-line entry

April 17th  (FRI) 00:00~
April 23rd  (THU) 24:00

First, apply for entry in the race on-line at the website (all information must be correct or the applicant will not be considered).

2. Computer drawing

April 25th (SAT)12:00

Computer random drawing and announcement of the final qualified list of runners and groups. Please check the results from the website on your own.

April 27th (MON)12:00

Sending of emails (attached with a guarantee letter) to notify the selected racers and groups.

3. Formal application

From April 28th  (TUE) to April 30th (THU)

The application must be completed in person at the CTRRA office in Taipei or by registered mailing (post marking no later than April 30th ) to the CTRRA with the entry fee and all forms. Any incorrect or incomplete documents by applicants will automatically forfeit the applicant from the race. The vacant position will be filled from stand by runners.

Verification of the information of the applicants. Any individual applicants or groups which are not qualified or forfeited from the race shall be notified (Documents shall not be returned but the entry fee will be mailed to you after deducting the postage.).

4. Announcement

May 6th (WED) ~May 8th (FRI)

Announcement of the final qualified participants on the website.  The host organization will notify the qualified racers by email and also mail the check-in notification form.

5. Check-in

May 15rd  (FRI) ~ May 16th (SAT) 9:00-17:00

Please bring your pick-up notice with you to collect your race packs (no extended hours). You can have someone else pick up your package on your behalf, but your representative must still bring ID and your pick-up notice.


Computer random drawing:
In order to provide more opportunities for the general public to participate in the race, 2009 Taipei 101 Run-up The Top will adopt computer random drawing to finalize the participants list of limited amount to 1,500 of the self-challenge racers and 20 teams of the group racers.

How to pay:
1. After the computer random drawing, the final participants list of self-challenge individual and group racers will be announced on the web site and an e-mail notice shall be sent to inform the runners.

2. The final qualified participants of self-challenge individual and group runners shall register in person at the CTRRA office or by registered mail to CTRRA mailing address: P.O. Box 47-110, Taipei, Taiwan,from April 28th to April 30th . CTRRA address: Room 206, 2nd Floor, No.55, Changji St., Datong District, Taipei, i(Enter the Lan Chou Market and take stairs to the 2nd Floor) Tel: (02) 2585-5659. Please make sure that you have included all required documents and expenses to process your application procedure. If you do not pay the entry fee during April 28th ~30th , or have prepared incorrect or incomplete documents, you will automatically be forfeited from the race and not permitted to enter the race course. The vacant positions will be filled from the stand by runners.

3. Entry fee:(Pay in person at the CTRRA office in Taipei or by registered mail).
Elite runners & Self-Challenge individual:NT$ 400 per runner
The fee includes the deposit for the Champion chip, singlet, finisher certificate and personal accident insurance of NT$100 million.

Group Racers:NT$18,000 for a group of 30 runners. The fee includes the finisher certificate, the deposit for the Champion chip and personal accident insurance of NT$100 million.

4. The application form documents:
Elite runners & self-challenge individual:「ID card/ photocopy of 「ID card/ photocopy of Passport」and「Individual Declaration」with signature. Racers aged over 15 (born before 1994 May 15th) and under 18 (born after 1991 May 15th) must include their parents’ or guardian’s signature of approval.

Group racers:「Photocopy of Business Enterprise Certificate」, 「Group Declaration」and 「Details of the members of company group form」



Rules and Regulations:

1. How to check-in:After the runners complete the application procedure, check-in to pick up your items as follows:
In person:
Time:2009 May 15th ~ 16th Fri~Sat  09:00am~17:00pm (no extended hours).
Location:Room 206, 2nd Floor, No.55, Changji St., Datong District, Taipei, i(Enter the Lan Chou Market and take stairs to the 2nd Floor)
Tel:+886-2-25855659 Fax:+886-2-25996716
  1. Please bring your pick-up notice with you.  You should receive the pick-up notice from the CTRRA about 1 week beforehand.
  2. If for some reason you still have not received your pick-up notice by the day you need to pick up your race package, please bring your registration receipt and ID with you for picking up your race package.
  3. If you are unable to pick up your race package, you can have someone else pick up your package on your behalf, but your representative must still bring your pick-up notice.  The CTRRA will not be responsible for any mistakes made in picking up packages on someone else’s behalf.

Race Package Received by Mail (In Taiwan only)
If you wish to receive your package by mail, please indicate on the entry form as instructed during registration (additional postal fee required)

  1. Please be sure to indicate the proper address on the entry form to mail the race package. The race packages include bib number, champion chip and souvenir, which will be mailed to the indicated address 3 days prior to the race event.
  2. The CTRRA will not be responsible for race packages that for some reason could not be delivered and were consequently returned to the CTRRA. If your race package for some reason was returned to the CTRRA, you can pick it up at the CTRRA office during office hours (Monday to Friday 9am to 12 Noon and 1:30pm to 5pm) up to one week after the race event (May 18th -22nd ). One week after the race event, any race packages remaining unclaimed at the CTRRA office shall be discarded.
  3. A postage fee must be paid along with the entry fee, NT$130 per person, NT$1200 for a group.

Race package Pick-up at the Race Event (please avoid pick-up on race day if possible)

  1. If for some reason you are unable to pick-up your race package in person before the race competition, you can pick up your race package at the race event with an additional fee. An additional cost amounting to the same amount as that for receiving the package by mail will be charged for receiving the package at the race site.
  2. Please bring your pick-up notice with you to pick up your race package at the site from 7:00am to 7:30am.  There will be no pick up of race packages at the race site after 7:30am.

    If you do not pick up your race package in time you will automatically be forfeited from the race and not permitted to enter the race course.

    Participants who registered but were unable to pick up their race package may pick up their race packages in the week following the race event (May 18th -22nd ) during working hours at the CTRRA. One week after the race event any race packages remaining unclaimed at the CTRRA office shall be discarded.

2. On the competition date, you will first undergo a health checkup, and then receive your qualified number.  All racers must run in sequence according to your qualified number.  Only the racers with the qualified number can enter the race course.

3. If you do not pass the health exam the first time, you may try again 30 minutes later.  But, if you fail again, and in consideration of your own safety according to the doctors’ recommendation, you have to quit the race without any refund or filling of the vacant position.

4. Elite runners will start off at 08:00, following the directions of the staff, sequentially. The first 10 runners will start off every 60 seconds, and others will start off every 30 seconds. The computer will calculate and record all runner times from the ground floor to the end at the 91st floor. The cash prizes shall be awarded to the overall top 5 male and female runners. The top 3 runners will also be awarded medals.

5. Self-challenge individual runners will start off at 10:00am and run in sequence every 10 seconds according to the qualified number. The computer will calculate and record all runner times from the ground floor to the end at the 91st floor.  There is no placing for self-challenge individual runners. Please take care of your own safety and capability.  Do not fall over one another.  All finishing runners will receive finisher certificates.

6. Group runners will start off at 9:00 and run in sequence every 60 seconds according to the qualified number. The computer will calculate and record all runner times from the ground floor to the end at the 91st floor.  The top 15 times in each group will be used to place top 5 groups which will be awarded cash prizes, trophies and medals.  The group runners must take good care of their own safety and capability.  Do not fall over one another.  All finishing runners will receive finisher certificates.

7. Champion Chip:
「Taipei 101 run-up the top」will provide entrants the Champion Chip to record the race times. The entry fees of Elite runners and self-challenge individual include the NT$100 deposits. Elite runners and self-challenge individual runners will receive the chip along with the racing bib and souvenir when checking in and will have the deposit for their chip returned to them after the race competition. Please refer to the provided instructions or ask one of the officials at the race site for any inquiries on how to fasten the champion chip on your right wrist. Final race results will be according to the times recorded by the chip and shall be displayed or announced by the event organizers. Distribution of the awards and prizes shall be determined according to the chip times. After the race competition, runners will have the deposit of their chips returned while they return their chips to the event committee.

8. Violations:
Competitors who commit the following violations listed below will have their race results disqualified from the competition:
  1. It is prohibited to bring personal items with you or take the lift up.
  2. Receiving assistance from another person or party during the competition.
  3. If you need to take a rest, please inform the staff and follow the directions to the rest area.  It is prohibited to sit down wherever you may be in order to make sure that you are not stopping or in the way of other runners.
  4. Any runners using substitute runners will have their results disqualified from the competition plus they will be banned from participating in any CTRRA activity or event for one year and be announced on the web site.

9. Disputes:
  1. Competition disputes: during the race competition, competitors may not dispute the referees and officials.

  2. Dispute procedure: any dispute concerning the competition should be brought to the organizers attention within ten minutes after finishing the race and at the same time a deposit of NT$3,000 must be submitted. If the judges of the review committee conclude that the dispute is not justified, then the NT$3,000 deposit shall not be returned.



Prizes and awards

If the amount of cash awarded is more than NTD$19,999, then 10% tax will be deducted for winners who are citizens of Taiwan and 20% tax will be deducted for winners who are not citizens of Taiwan (It is necessary to bring a photocopy of your ID with you.)

1. Elite runners: Cash rewards and trophies will be awarded to the top 5 runners in both the men and women groups. (The 1st-3rd place winners will be also be awarded with medals.)

Male Female
First NT$ 200,000 NT$ 200,000
Second NT$ 100,000 NT$ 100,000
Third NT$ 75,000 NT$ 80,000
Fourth NT$ 50,000 NT$ 50,000
Fifth NT$ 25,000 NT$ 25,000


2. Group runners:the top 5 groups will be awarded cash prizes, trophies and medals.

Group runners
First NT$ 30,000
Second NT$ 25,000
Third NT$ 20,000
Fourth NT$ 15,000
Fifth NT$ 10,000


3. All runners will be awarded finisher certificate before 14:00pm on the competitive date at the race course. If you do not collect it, you can come to the CTRRA with the bib number or ID during May 18th -22nd, Monday – Friday from 9am to 12pm and 1:30pm to 5pm (no extended hours).


Notice: (please read carefully)

1. All participants have to fill out the declaration and must be in good physical and mental health to register for the race events.  Do not register if there are health concerns such as heart diseases, etc. The organizers will not be held responsible for persons concealing such conditions.

2. After finishing the race, if you are suffering from the drumming in the ears, it is a normal physical response. We suggest you swallow your saliva several times to relieve the uncomfortable feeling and try to relax it.

3. The water station service will be set up on the first and 91st floors; on the way to the top.

4. Storage of Personal Belongings:
  1. Participants must use the personal belongings if they wish to check in their personal belongings. Otherwise, they may not store their items.
  2. The personal belongings bags can be checked in beginning on race day (May 17th , 2009) at 7:00am. Use your racing bib number to retrieve your personal belongings bag. All bags must be checked out before14:00pm. (Please store all valuable personal belongings in a secure place. The event organizers shall not be responsible for the loss of any personal items).

5.

Registrants to the race events who were unable to take part in the race event can retrieve their souvenir from the CTRRA by bringing their race package pick-up notice to the CTRRA office within one week after the race event --- Monday – Friday from 9am to 12pm and 1:30pm to 5pm (any requests afterwards will not be considered) any race packages remaining unclaimed at the CTRRA office shall be discarded.

6. Safety first. Please be sure that there is nothing wrong with your condition before starting the race.  The referees or doctor have the right to stop any runner from continuing depending on his/her physical condition.

7.

Please bring your ID information with you at the race event.

8. Any runners using substitute runners will have their results disqualified from the competition plus they will be banned from participating in any CTRRA activity or event for one year and be announced on the web site.

9. The Champion Chip is used to record the race times. Please refer to the provided instructions or ask one of the officials at the race site for any inquiries on how to fasten the champion chip on your shoe. The event committee will not be held responsible if there is no record on your champion chip due to your improper usage.

10. After checking in, keep safe custody of your champion chip and bib number.  The committee will not replace any lost numbers or chips.  You will automatically be forfeited from the race without your bib number and not permitted to enter the race course.

11.

All participants shall agree to allow any video recording, photos, etc., of the race event be used for promotional and publication purposes.

12. Any revisions to race event information will be announced by the CTRRA.  If for some reason the race event is cancelled due to force majeure, a 50% refund will be granted to all paid participants.

13. Any further announcements or revisions to these regulations will be announced by the event organizers and indicated on the CTRRA website.

Insurance against Public Accidents:
Dear runners: Sport keeps one healthy. Yet, one must consider his / her adequate sleep the night before the competition and finish breakfast 2 hours before the competition. The first-aid service association will provide first-aid for emergency. Any complications arising out of any illness of runners will not be covered in this accident insurance. The event committee will provide public accident insurance with coverage at NT$1 million for every runner. (See policy terms for details of the insurance.)

The insured shall be liable for the compensation of injuries, death or property damage that caused to a third party when the following accidents occurred during the policy is in force. When the insured claim indemnification from this company, we shall indemnify the insured:

  1. Accidents out of running occurred to the insured or its employees on the competition route as stated in the policy.
  2. Accidents occurred to the insured due to the buildings, passages, machineries or other working objects on the competition route.

Items not covered by the insurance:

  1. Sport-related injuries due to personal illness
  2. Signs and symptoms that caused by personal problems or cardiovascular disorders, such as shock, heart disease, heat exhaustion, diabetes, heatstroke, altitude illness, epilepsy, dehydration ect.