2025 Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB Rules & Regulations

2025 RACE RULES & REGULATIONS

(updated 28 February 2025)

DEFINITION OF THE RACES

Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB® is an event that includes several races in the open country, passing through the hiking routes in the forest reserves and virgin jungle reserves (VJR) surrounding Maxwell Hill in Taiping. Each event takes place in one single stage, at an undefined pace, and within a time limit.

MY100 (100KM) course: around 98.6 km and about 4890 meters elevation gain, starts from the Esplanade Taiping, in semi-autonomy. The cut-off time for finishing is 32 hours.

MY50 (50KM) course: around 53.6 km and about 2144 meters elevation gain, starts from the Esplanade Taiping, in semi-autonomy. The cut-off time for finishing is 15 hours.

MY25 (25KM) course: around 26.1 km and about 1233 meters elevation gain, starts from the Esplanade Taiping, in semi-autonomy. The cut-off time for finishing is 9 hours.

MY13 (13KM) course: around 14.1 km and about 336 meters elevation gain, starts from the Esplanade Taiping, in semi-autonomy. The cut-off time for finishing is 4 hours.

MYVK (VK) course: around 5.6 km and about 1000m meters elevation gain, starts from Kaki Bukit Larut (foot of Maxwell Hill), in semi-autonomy. The cut-off time for finishing is 2.5 hours.

RUNNER’S COMMITMENT

To participate in a UTMB® event, in particular it is essential: • To be completely aware of the length and difficulty of the event and to be adequately prepared for it. • To have acquired, before the race, a real understanding of personal autonomy in the mountains/ terrain allowing for the management of potential problems encountered during this type of event, notably. • Ability to confront, without outside assistance, changing climatic conditions which could be very difficult to deal with at altitude (night, wind, cold, fog, and rain). • Ability to manage, including when one is isolated, physical or mental problems arising from a heavy fatigue, digestive problems, muscle or articular/joint pains, small wounds, etc... • Being aware that the organization’s role is not to help a runner manage these problems. • Being aware that for such an activity in the mountains, safety depends upon the runner's ability to adapt to the problems encountered or foreseen. • To inform and educate the runner’s supporters towards the respect of nature, people, and the regulations of the race.

To participate in Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB®: • All participants must register online by providing accurately their full name, NRIC/Passport number, gender, contact number, email address, and emergency contact details. • Upon successful registration, each participant will receive a confirmation slip via email. The confirmation slip serves as the only valid evidence of registration. All participants are required to present their respective confirmation slips and, or identity card and; or passports during Race Entry Pack Collection Day. • The Event is open to participants who are 18 years of age and above for MYVK, MY25, MY50 and MY100 and 13 years of age and above for MY13. Age is calculated based on 25 September 2025. • Participants must place their race bibs facing forward, prominently as high as possible on the front of their Running Tee. Do not place your race bib on the side of your hips, on your back, or tucked away in your jacket. Runners found without their race bib numbers may be penalized or disqualified. Please ensure that the race bib number is visible. • Tampering with the race bib in any way (e.g. obscuring/removing the sponsor’s identification) will result in your disqualification. The organizer shall immediately disqualify any participants if this rule is not strictly observed. • No pets or animals are allowed on the course unless a written authorisation is provided by the race director. • A runner is not allowed to be supported by any 3rd Party or participant to the race, other than at the aid stations provided by the organizer along the course. Only MY100 and MY50 may be assisted at AS2 (Maxwell BaseCamp), and AS6 (Changkat Ibol), for MY100 and AS3 (Changkat Ibol) for MY50 respectively. • If you withdraw from the race, you must report to the event staff or technical commissioners stationed at the closest aid stations. This will ensure that you will be safely remove from the race course and transported back to the race venue. • If you need medical assistance on the course, you must contact the emergency number which will be provided in the EVENT GUIDE to be shared prior to race weekend or get assistance from our medical team at the respective aid stations. • You must carry your own mandatory gear at all times during the race. Mandatory gear checks will be conducted during the race at AS6/ AS3 Changkat Ibol for MY100 and MY50 respectively. Runners without mandatory items will not be able to proceed until they serve the penalties for the missing items to be replaced. • You must obey the instructions given by aid station's officials, or course “Trail Masters” and withdraw from the race if you miss any cut-off time at the aid station or on the course. • Littering is prohibited. Kindly dispose of all litter at the nearest aid stations. • Do not leave any human faeces on the track. If you need to poo, use a toilet, a wag bag or get off track and “Leave No Trace”. • You must obey any information signs and markers along the racecourse. You must follow all instructions of event staff found on the course at all times. • Leave the gates as you find them. If closed, you may open the gate to pass through but please ensure that you close them back after you. • The organizer reserves the right to discourage and/or penalize behavior that is considered unsporting or one that’s endangering the lives and safety of others. • The organizer reserves the right to postpone, cancel or suspend the race for any reason it deems fit to do so.

SEMI-AUTONOMY / SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Participants are expected to demonstrate the principles of semi-autonomy/self-sufficiency. They should be prepared to carry their own fluids, food, and gear (including inclement weather gear) between aid stations. Participants should also be prepared, within the course safety guidelines, to handle adverse or changing conditions. This self-sufficiency principle implies the following rules:

1. Throughout the duration of the race each runner must have with them all their mandatory equipment. This equipment will be carried in a pack (backpack or belt); tagged during race-bib distribution and cannot be changed along the race route. At any moment of the race, the race stewards/marshals can verify the pack and its contents. The runner is obligated to comply with these gear checks. In any case of non-compliance runner is at the risk of disqualification from the race.

2. The aid stations provide drinks and food to be consumed on site. The race organizer only provides still water and/or sports/electrolyte drink for filling water bottles or hydration packs. The runner should take care to ensure they have, when leaving each aid station, the appropriate quantity of drink and food to keep them going until the following aid station.

3. For races of the MY100, and MY50, support crew is allowed at certain aid stations (AS2, and AS6 for MY100 and AS3 for MY5) in the area specifically reserved for this use and at the discretion of the team leader. Only one person is allowed to provide assistance, which only includes providing the runner a bag with a maximum volume of 30 liters. Only runners may help themselves to the supplies at aid stations. Medical assistance given by a member of the runner’s crew, is strictly forbidden, only small cares are allowed like massage and treating a blister as long as the runner remain seated on a chair and does not have to lay down. The rest of the aid station is strictly reserved for the runners.

4. It is forbidden to accompany or be accompanied along any part of the race route by a person not registered for the race, outside of the spectator run zones which are clearly marked in the proximity of the aid stations. A participant who accepts being accompanied outside of the designated zones violates the principle of self-sufficiency. The race stewards/marshals or team leaders, witnessing this violation, are authorized to penalize the participant in order to enforce the rules. Runners are not allowed to participate with a dog or any other animal, including service animals unless specifically authorised to do so in writing by the race director. The list of places where assistance is tolerated is available on the event website.

EQUIPMENT

In order to ensure their safety, each participant must carry with them all the items listed in the mandatory equipment checklist (see below) and must carry all the equipment with them during the race even though it might not be necessary to use it.

Organized and/or random equipment checks will be carried out during the race. A penalty up to and including disqualification will be applied to runners who do not have all the mandatory equipment with them (see PENALTIES).

Please note: the items included in the mandatory equipment checklist are the basic pieces of equipment each runner must carry with them. It is important not to choose the lightest possible clothing. Instead, runners should pack clothing that provides adequate protection in the mountains/course terrain against bad weather conditions, including high humidity, heat, cold, wind, and heavy rainfall. List of mandatory equipment is available on the event website.

All clothing items must fit the runner - in terms of size - and they must not be altered in any way. The mandatory gear must be carried in a running pack for the duration of the whole race. The running pack or belt is tagged during race-pack collection and must not be changed during the race.

In order to reduce plastic waste, no disposable dishes (cutlery, cups, bowls) will be distributed at any check point or aid station. We invite you to Bring Your Own Utensils (BYOU) if you wish to eat hot meals at the aid stations.

If runners choose to take hiking poles with them, they must carry them for the entire duration of the race. It is forbidden to start without poles and get them during the race. No poles are authorized in the spare bags.

If you have further questions about mandatory equipment, do not hesitate to consult the organization.

Music: Listening to music using earphones only, is tolerated, so long as it is safe to do so. Any earphones MUST be removed when crossing roads, when approaching and while at checkpoints and when approaching and passing any Safety Team members.

RACE-BIBS

Race-bibs are handed over to each runner at check-in upon presentation of: • A valid ID with photo • Your race pack.

The race-bib must be worn on the front of torso at all times and must remain completely visible during the entire race. It must always be placed on top of all clothing and must not be positioned on a leg or on the pack. The runner’s name and partner's logos must not be altered or hidden. The bib is the pass to access the shuttles, buses, aid stations, medical points, rest rooms, showers, bag drop-off or pick-up areas. The bib is only withdrawn if the runner refuses to comply with the race director’s instruction. If the runner withdraws from the race, the bib is cut and deactivated.

DROP BAGS / SPARE BAGS

At the race-pack collection, each participant receives at FINISH drop bag. Only MY100 runners will get a 2nd drop bag meant for mid-way drop bag which can be dropped prior to start of race and to be access at AS6 Changkat Ibol. After filling the bags with the items of their choice and closing them, runners can drop them off at the start.

• For logistics reasons, UTMB World series events only accept the UTMB World series drop bags that are distributed during the check-In.
• Those bags are reusable, so we ask the runners who already have received one of those bags to reuse it each time they take part in a UTMB World Series event.

How to get your bags at the finish area:

• The bags are returned to either the runner or a family member or friend, only upon presentation of the race-bib.
• The bags must be retrieved no later than 1pm 28 September 2025. (MY100 midway drop bags can be retrieve after 1am, 28 September 2025). Because of logistical factors, the organization cannot guarantee that all bags are brought before the end of the race.
• Only bags supplied by the organization will be transported.
• Poles are not allowed in these bags.
• As the items in the bags are neither checked nor controlled, the race organizer is not responsible for the items in the bags. We recommend not to put any valuable items in the bags.
• We advise runners to keep toiletries and spare clothes at their accommodation.

See drop bags location on the event website

RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

When registering for one of the UTMB® events, participants agree to respect the environment and the natural areas they pass through. In particular:

• Littering is strictly forbidden (gel tubes, paper, organic detritus, plastic wrappers...). Trash/rubbish bins are available at each aid-station and they must be used. The race stewards will be checking all along the race route for littering. • All participants must keep their rubbish and wrappers with them until they can throw them in the bins at an aid station. Runners should carry a bag or pouch to carry their waste to the next bin. They must be used for collecting any paper used during any urgent need along the route. • All runners must follow the paths as they are way-marked, without short-cutting them. Short cutting a path causes erosion thus damaging the environment. • No disposable dishes (cutlery, cups, bowls) will be distributed at any check point or aid station. This is to reduce plastic waste by runners, as well as by the volunteers of the UTMB® event. We invite you to bring your own utensils if you wish to eat hot meals at the aid stations.

AID STATIONS

Along the race route, there are points where runners are provided food and drinks. Aid stations supply drinks and food for consuming within the aid stations. The organization supplies still water for filling the mandatory water bottles/hydration packs and personal collapsible cups. Runners should not use still water supplied to wash down. The runner must make sure, when leaving the aid station, that they have the necessary quantity of food and drinks to keep them going until the next aid station.

Runners are advised to only take what they can consume on course and abstain from wastages.

To enter the aid stations, runners must wear their race-bib.

The race guide and the relevant pages on our website provide full list of aid stations and what kind of food/drinks runners may find there.

Runners may seek medical assistance from medical staff stationed at all aid stations.

Runners who intends to stop from the race should made their intention known to event staff at the aid station or specifically to the technical commissioners found at aid stations.

Runners to follow advise and instructions of event staff at all times.

CHECK POINTS

Runners are checked upon arrival at an aid station and at some security points along the course. Unexpected check points are set up along the route. Their location will not be publicized.

WAY-MARKING

Way markers are made of a reflective material that catches the light from the runner’s headlamp, so that they are easily visible at night. WARNING: if you can't see any way markers, turn back! Because we respect the environment, we do not use any paint on the trails. Do not remove or damage any way markers on course.

SAFETY AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Medical stations are available at the START, at all AID STATIONS and at the FINISH. These stations are directly linked to the command center. There is medical staff at the command center during the events. Medical stations are intended to assist any runner in need of medical assistance. It is up to a runner in need of assistance or injured to call for help: • By going to a medical station • By calling the command center (phone number should be saved in mobile/cellphone) • By asking another runner to call for help • By using the SOS function on the LiveRun app (if applicable) • By calling the national emergency call number that will be specified on the runner guide.

Runners must provide assistance to any person in danger and alert the command center. If a runner is unable to call the command center, and only if it is an absolute emergency, runners may call directly one of the national security services (especially if you are crossing an area where only emergency calls are possible): local emergency number will be specified on/in the race guide.

A number of unexpected events, including inclement weather events, could make you wait for help longer than expected. Your safety therefore depends upon the quality of the items that you have put in your pack.

All medical, paramedical, first aid and guide staff, as well as any person appointed by the race direction are able to: • Remove any participant who is deemed unable to continue the event; • Demand any competitor to use any item of the mandatory equipment; • Evacuate any runners deemed to be in danger; • Refer runners to the most appropriate care facility.

A runner who is treated by a doctor or reached by the search and rescue staff will defer to the professional’s authority and agrees to accept their decisions.

If a runner's state of health justifies treatment via intravenous drip, the runner shall compulsorily withdraw from the race. There is a medical center at the finish area available for runners with severe medical problems. Comfort care is based on the decision of the medical staff within the limits of care available.

Runners must stay on the marked path, even when they sleep. All runners who voluntarily venture from the way-marked course are no longer under the responsibility of the organization.

TIME LIMIT AND CUT-OFF TIMES

You may find the time limit (cut-off times) for leaving the main aid stations on the event website and in the Race Guide. In case of any changes (see Exceptional Conditions), the new cut-off times will be announced via SMS/text message or via an announcement by our Technical Commissioners stationed at every aid stations.

Cut-off times are calculated to allow participants to reach the finish within the time limit. In order to be authorized to continue a race, all participants must leave the check point/aid station before the cut-off time (whatever their time of arrival at the check point).

All participants withdrawn from the race that wish to continue on the route can only do so after having returned their race-bib. Runners who have withdrawn from the race are under their own responsibility and are no longer supported by the race organizer. It is strongly advised for any withdrawn runner to be transported back to the finish line by the offered race transportation. Time limit and cut off times are specified on the event website

DROP OUT AND REPATRIATION

Except in case of injury, a runner wishing to withdraw the race must do so only at a check point/ aid station. They must inform the aid station crew/ technical commissioners responsible for the point and inform the command center. If a runner wishes to withdraw while on the route between two checkpoints, he/she must reach the nearest checkpoint where he/she must report their withdrawal.

Runners who withdraw must keep their race bib because it is the pass to access shuttles, buses, meals, treatment rooms, etc.

Repatriation works as follows: • Vehicles are available at some aid stations to take runners who drop out back to finish line. • Runners who drop out at any other aid station or check point but whose state of health does not require them to be evacuated must return as quickly as possible and by their own means to the nearest point of repatriation. • As for aid stations or security points accessible by car or four-wheel drive vehicles:

• after the closing of the aid station/security points, the organization might repatriate any runners who have abandoned and haven't left the aid station yet.
• in the event of bad weather conditions justifying the partial or total stop of the race, the organization will make sure that all runners are transported as soon as possible. REST

During the race, runners will have some rest areas in some aid stations. Runners having finished their race and wishing to prolong their stay, must have their own accommodation.

POST RACE SERVICES

All the post race services are listed on the event website

RANKING AND AWARDS

For each race, there is an ranking for both men and women - (visit our website for more details for each category).  

PENALTIES: TIME PENALTIES AND DISQUALIFICATION

If a runner breaks the rules, race directors and aid stations’/security points’ team leaders can instantly apply (*) a penalty according to the following chart:

MY100

MY50, MY25, MY13, MYVK races

() The time penalties are immediately applicable on the spot, meaning the runner must “stand down” for the duration of the penalty time. The runner’s time will not be stopped while the penalty is being served ()Any other breach of the rules will be subject to a penalty decided by the Race Directors.

COMPLAINTS/PROTESTS

Any complaint regarding the rankings and awards must be submitted to the organization by email within two hours after the runner's arrival. Any other complaint must be submitted to the organization by email within 10 days after the end of the event. All decision of the organization is final.

EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS

If necessary, the organization reserves the right to modify at any time the routes, starting times, cut-off times, the position of aid stations and medical stations, and any other aspect related to the smooth running of the events. In case of force majeure, bad weather conditions or any other circumstance endangering the participants' safety, the organization reserves the right to:

• Postpone the start of the race
• Modify the cut-off times
• Change the start date
• Adapt the race’s course
• Cancel the race
• Temporarily stoppage of the race
• Stop the race in progress

PACERS

Pacers are not allowed during the race.

 

RACE TIMING RULES AND REGULATIONS

RACE START

1. All races in Malaysia Ultra-trail by UTMB will either be mass start or wave start (based on pen assignment).
2. The decision on which start method will be based on the number of participants registered for each distance to prevent congestion in the trails. The organizer will have the final decision.

ELITE RUNNERS PEN

1. For races with elite runners (as recognized by UTMB), invitational runners and top local runners will be assigned to the Elite Runners Pen, that will be standing in front under the starting arch. Elite Runners Pen assignment:

2. Elite Runners will start first before Pen A
3. The size of Elite Runners pen will be limited and under the discretion of the race organiser.
4. Elite Runners Pen will start together with a Gun Start.
5. Race ranking is based on Total Race Time
6. Total Race Time = Gun Time till Finish line time

OTHER START PENS

1. Pen assignment will be based on UTMB index (deadline 6 weeks from event date)
2. Pen A, B, C and onwards:

• Sorted by UTMB Index based on the maximum limit of runners per Pen
• All runners in Lower Start Pens will start 10 mins after the previous Pen.
• Runners in Lower Start Pen may not move to Upper Start Pen unless an application is made to the race organizer with certified proof of previous race credentials and results (example: best marathon time). The decision of the race organizer is final.
• Cut off time to apply for upgrade to Upper Start Pen affecting MY100/ MY50/ MY25 is at 7:00pm on Friday 26 September 2025. No extension will be entertained.

3. Any runner who is found starting on Upper Start Pen without the race organizer's authorization will be subjected to disqualification.
4. Runners in Upper Start Pen may move to Lower Start Pen.
5. The Start Pen for each race will be close 10 mins after the final flag off for each race.
6. Race ranking is based on Total Race Time
7. Total Race Time = Start mat time till Finish mat time (= Net Time)