Messilä Vertical erillisohjeet

Special instructions Messilä Vertical

(Edit. speed table 16.7.2024)
Departure is at 14:00. The departure takes place according to the instructions in the announcement, right near the competition center from the lift line of the children's slope. Be there on time to pick up your number tag and other competition material before the start. Event information opens at 12:30.
In the competition, predetermined lap times are followed, where the idea is that the competition gets tougher as the laps progress. Every four rounds, the time limit for the rounds tightens according to the table below. By clicking on the image, the image opens up for viewing in a larger size.
The competition ends when only one competitor reaches the finish line from the previous lap.

In the competition, you have to complete a 1.2 km long (90 m ascent and descent meter incl.) lap in the given time. In the race, the number of laps is counted instead of time, and the winner is the one who can complete one lap more than any of the other competitors. The competition continues as long as only one competitor manages to complete the current round in the given time. For example, if two competitors complete the same lap, but one of them does not continue to the next one, in order to decide the win, the other competitor must succeed in completing one more lap within the time limit of the next round.
All competitors must start a new round when the race counter shows the start of a new round (instructions in the announcement).
The competitor must not be more than 15 seconds late from the start of the new round, so that he can continue to another round. Therefore, the refund cannot be maximized for a longer period between rounds, even if otherwise the time of the rounds would not be a burden.
Any maintenance and bathroom visits must also be completed within the time allotted for the tour.
The competitor is not allowed to leave the route except to the service tent or the bathroom in the area of the competition center (approx. 100 m extra distance), which will not be refunded to the competitors.
The maintenance of the competition takes place in the area of the competition center, where competitors may have an external guardian.

Weather-appropriate equipment for clothing
The sun will set on 26.7.2024 at 22:05, so it will be dark after about 22:30. The toughest climbers may therefore also need additional light for the darkening evening.
When it comes to shoes, a trail running shoe with a larger pattern is a trump card - especially when it's raining in slippery conditions on steep sections. If there has been rain beforehand, the bottom may also soften on the descents, which are on a mowed ski slope. The bottom is all the bottom of the ski slope (mowed grass, sand with a gravel base) and a small part of the competition center is grass.
Own energy supply. Water and Noshti's lemon-flavored sports drink are available in canisters in the competition center.