QMT 50 CANADIAN SHORT ULTRA TRAIL CHAMPIONSHIP - LONG DISTANCE MOUNTAIN RUNNING CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Québec Mega Trail
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QMT 50
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QMT 2020 Athlete’s Guide
CANADIAN SHORT ULTRA TRAIL CHAMPIONSHIP
LONG DISTANCE MOUNTAIN RUNNING CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
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Table of Contents
WORD FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 4
SANITARY GUIDELINES 5
CONTROL AT ENTRY (MONT-SAINTE-ANNE) 6
Stationnements / camping 6
Bathrooms 6
Once the race is over 6
Drop bag 6
FORM list 6
SCHEDULE 7
BIB PICKUP 8
SHUTTLES 8
Race guidelines 9
Signage and markup 9
CHEER SQUADS AND RACE CREW 10
FEED ZONES 10
SECURITY 10
ANTI-DOPING POLITICS 11
RUNNER RULES 11
Mandatory gear
for QMT 50 special edition 13
CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 13
Male and female cash prize 13
Race venue Map 14
Start site map 15
Elevation 16
transit time 16
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WORD FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Quebec Mega Trail is more than just another trail race. It’s an This guide was adjusted to fit the current situation. It provides event that reunites generations of athletes, men and women of instructions and simple recommendations to ensure you enjoy different places and running abilities and traditionally marks this edition just as much as past editions. the beginning of the July. There is a place for everyone, and all The Organizing committee asks for your collaboration in is welcome. following these instructions and making sure you take care of This year, COVID-19 brought us the organizing committee, a set yourselves and our volunteers. of unique challenges we had never faced before. However, we We hope you have a great race and that running in the magnifi- were up for the challenge and decided we would not be just cent Côte de Beaupré trails becomes a pandemic too! spectators to this “masked” parade This trail event organized in solidarity with our friends from the Défi des Couleurs is for you, our QMT runners and also for our precious partners and volunteers. Just like our good Dr. Hora- cio, we decided on certain measures to keep you safe. Your health has always been important to us but particularly now, in this pandemic.
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SANITARY GUIDELINES
We want to avoid any possibility of an outbreak in the Côte If you plan on wearing a disposable mask, we ask that you toss
de Beaupré region. Thus, we ask that athletes, volunteers, them in onsite garbage cans as they are not recyclable.
team members or any other member who takes part in this Follow this link to learn more about wearing masks safely:
event be responsible and respect the following sanitary https://youtu.be/2y3RKBrKK6c
guidelines.
There will be reminders of these guidelines throughout the
All participants (athletes, volunteers, team members, event. We ask that you be aware and respectful of them.
cheering committee…) must evaluate their own health
condition before coming to the Québec Mega Trail.
If you experience any COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough,
People at risk of more severe disease
difficulty breathing, loss of smell or taste, or any other known We’d also like to remind you that it is not recommended to
symptom), we ask that you isolate immediately and refer participate nor to attend this event if you are at high risk of
yourself to the following website and COVID-19 dedicated catching COVID-19, such as:
helpline: People who suffer from the following medical conditions:
www.quebec.ca/sante/problemes-de-sante/ a-z/ 1- People with moderate or severe asthma, pulmonary conditions, diabetics,
coronavirus-2019/ people who are severely obese (BMI > 40), people with liver conditions,
heart or kidney conditions, or anybody living with a person who is autoim-
Dedicated help line : 1 877 644-4545 mune suppressed.
We ask that you respect physical distancing of 2 meters at all 2- People over age 60;
times, including starting area and feed zones. 3- People who live in a long-term care facility.
In order to participate in QMT 50 2020, all participants and
Hand hygiene volunteers must sign the “Commitment to Follow Sanitary
Wash your hands frequently and minimally, at every hand wash Guidelines” in which they commit to act responsibly and
station available and: confirm they have read all documents pertaining to event
preparedness (see list of documents).
Before touching your face (eyes, mouth, nose);
After sneezing or coughing;
Participants and volunteers accept the risk inherent to taking
part in this event.
After going to the bathroom;
When your hands are visibly dirty or after touching something dirty;
Note: Anyone who is at risk of spreading COVID- 19 the days
leading up to the event or on the day of the event, could be
Before and after touching someone;
refused access to the site. Registration will be fully reimbursed
Before and after making a meal; or deferred to 2021, without any fees. Medical evaluation is
Before and after eating ; required.
Before and after going to any public area.
Athletes must carry a bottle of antiseptic gel or liquid at all
times so that they can wash their hands regularly. Antiseptic
products are mandatory, along with all other mandatory items
listed further in this guide and two masks or a reusable face
cover.
Wearing a mask
You are asked to wear a mask at all places where social distan-
cing is impossible, inside and inside a vehicle.
Medical and non-medical masks are acceptable but will need
to be changed whenever they are soiled, humid or damaged.
Tube scarves (Buffs) are not acceptable mask replacements.
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CONTROL AT ENTRY (MONT-SAINTE-ANNE) Bathrooms
There will be a mandatory control upon arrival onsite. We will Porta-potties will be available onsite. We will provide antiseptic
ask that you answer a series of health-related questions while soap and ask that you wash your hands before and after using
remaining in your vehicle. This may cause additional delay to the bathroom. We also ask that a distance of 2 meters be
enter the Mont-Saint-Anne parking lot, please plan your arrival maintained between runners while waiting in line. Usage of
accordingly. Race site will open at 5 am on October 11th. bathrooms inside the Convention Center are reserved to team
members and volunteers.
Stationnements / camping
Parking at Mont-Sainte-Anne is free. Please note overnight Once the race is over
camping in the main lot is not allowed. Cheer squad and athletes are invited to stay onsite for up to 45
Overnight camping will be permitted Friday and Saturday minutes after finish. Families and close friends can estimate
nights in P3 parking lot (see map below). There will be an the arrival time of their runner with the help of Sports Stats app.
attendee onsite to control access and to collect payment of 10$ It will not be possible to enter or eat inside the Convention
per night, per vehicle. Sanitary guidelines must be followed. No Center this year.
reservations necessary, first come, first serve.
It is strictly prohibited to park behind Saint-Tite-des-Caps Drop bag
Church. You may however park in neighboring streets, where Unfortunately, due to sanitary conditions, there will not be any
allowed. drop bag service this year. We cannot return your gear to the
finish line. You may ask your family and friends to do so for you.
FORM list
ALL FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST
2020 AT 23H59
Commitment to Follow Sanitary Guidelines
(Mandatory)
BIB PICKUP RESERVATION
AT LE COUREUR NORDIQUE
Request to change
your start wave
Shuttle reservation
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SCHEDULE*
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD SUNDAY OCTOBER 11TH
Bib pickup at Le Coureur Nordique store (reservation required-
see further down in document)
Group 1: 9h30 to 12H30
QMT 50
Group 2: 13h00 to 16h00 CANADIAN SHORT ULTRA TRAIL
CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH LONG DISTANCE MOUNTAIN RUNNING
Bib pickup at Le Coureur Nordique store (reservation required- CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
see further down in document)
Group 1: 9h30 à 12H30
5 :00 am | Site opens
Group 2: 13h00 à 16h00
Shuttles (from Mont-Sainte-Anne ski station)
MONDAY OCTOBER 5TH Masks will be mandatory onboard. Hand washing will
19:00 | Virtual race meeting in French also be mandatory before boarding the shuttle.
19:30 | Virtual race meeting in English 6:00 am | Shuttles for coral #1 to 5
Link to the virtual race meeting will be sent to you by email. 6:45 am | Shuttles for coral #6 to 10
6:30 am | Start of coral #1
FRIDAY OCTOBER 9TH 6:35 am | Start of coral #2
Bib pickup at Mont-Sainte-Anne
6:40 am | Start of coral #3
16h to 20h
6:45 am | Start of coral #4
6:50 am | Start of coral #5
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10TH
7:15 am | Start of coral #6
Bib pickup at Mont-Saint-Anne
7:20 am | Start of coral #7
6h00 à 20h
7:25 am | Start of coral #8
NO BIB PICKUP ON OCTOBER 11TH
7:30 am | Start of coral #9
7:35 am | Start of coral #10
12:45 pm | Estimated arrival time of QMT 50 winner
15:00 pm | QMT 50 podium ceremony
19:35 pm | Estimated arrival time of last runner
*Schedule is subject to change
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BIB PICKUP Reservations are required for pickup October 2nd and 3rd in order
to limit the amount of people inside Le Coureur Nordique store.
“Commitment to Follow Sanitary Guidelines” must be Reservations can be made through the BIB PICKUP RESERVA-
filled out BEFORE picking up your bib (see list of forms to TION AT LE COUREUR NORDIQUE FORM
complete above) Please remember that a signed procuration with a copy of an ID
Bib pickup will be available October 2nd and 3rd at the Le card is required to pickup someone else’s bib.
Coureur Nordique store (see schedule above) and October 9th Expect to wait. Bibs will be handed out as fast as possible,
and 10th at Mont-Sainte-Anne. No bibs will be available for within the guidelines for social distancing.
pickup on October 11th.
SHUTTLES Start guidelines
Registration is required via the Shuttle reservation form. We A mandatory distance of 2 meters will be required between
recommend all those who can get to the start at each runner at all times. We ask that you wear a mask until
Saint-Tite-des-Caps on their own to do so in order to limit the your start is given. Small groups will start in waves according
amount of people taking shuttles (271 ROYALE AVE, to your ITRA performance index. You may ask to be assigned to
Saint-Tite-des-Caps, QC G0A 4J0). a different coral by completing the “Request to change your
start waveform”.
We sincerely appreciate all those who can coordinate this with
their families and friends. Start zone and waiting area will be reserved for participants
assigned to corals 1 to 5 from 6 :30 am to 7:00 am (see plan
For those who can’t get to the start by their own means of enclosed in this guide). Corals 6 to 10 will move forward to the
transportation, pre-registration to take a shuttle is required, All start zone at 7 :05 am. Start positions will be marked within the
shuttles start from Mont-Sainte-Anne. Wearing a mask inside start zone to allow for social distancing. We ask that you be
the shuttle is mandatory, so is washing your hands before and ready at least 5 minutes before scheduled start time. There will
after getting onboard. Please follow any additional instructions be a last call 3 minutes before the start of each coral.
given by personnel onsite carefully.
Porta potties will be accessible onsite.
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Race guidelines Signage and markup
• Poles are not allowed in the Mestachibo section (KM 0 to KM 20). • This year, the course will be marked with pink tape;
They are however permitted from the Mont-Sainte-Anne feed
zone to the finish. • Directional signs are black arrows on a white background;
• There is a 1.5 km paved road section right at the start that • An X indicates a direction not to take;
bottlenecks at the trail entry. Please keep a safe 2-meter distance • The kilometer signs are in ascending order. They essentially
with the runner in front of you. serve as a security beacon.
• Do not underestimate the Mestachibo section. This part of the
• The yellow Solomon ribbon placed on the ground represents
race is very technical and usually takes more time to complete
a line not to be crossed.
than we imagine it could.
• When passing a runner ahead of you, we ask you to politely alert • The most important intersections will be marked with
the runner of your intentions in order to allow for sufficient space orange tape.
to be made between both runners.
• In addition, we ask that you wait to pass in sections where it is
possible to keep at least a meter’s distance, ideally two.
• Try keeping a 2-meter distance with all runners as much as
possible throughout the race. Pink tape
• Spitting, sniffing and evacuating mucus at less than 10 meters
from another runner is not allowed.
• Racing bib must be worn in front at all times.
CHEER SQUADS AND RACE CREW SECURITY
Due to COVID-19 we ask that you limit your cheer squad and
race crew to a limited number of family and close friends. First aid
1. Race crews consist of any person that provides runner with any Our medical team is known as a reference in the mountain
type of material aide during the race; rescue world. You can be assured we will come to your aide if
2. Race crews can only provide aide at Mont-Sainte-Anne (MSA) needed. However, each intervention will require its set of
and L’Auberge du Fondeur feed zones. precautions this year and will take more time. We ask for you to
3. Race crews must remain at a 200-meter distance from the be patient. We will ask you to wear your mask if we need to
official feed zone to aide their runner. aide you on the course. We’ll also require that you sanitize
hands and forearms. Any personal piece of equipment will need
4. No race crews/supporters are allowed on any other section on
the course.
to be stowed in a plastic bag to avoid contamination. Our
medics will also take time to put on personal protection
5. No dogs or pets allowed on the course; equipment before coming to your aide. Please note that a
6. No smoking allowed at checkpoints on the course; Doctor, along with our Medical Director, will assess runners’
7. It is absolutely prohibited to litter on the course. condition along the course. They will be wearing a red bib with
a white cross.
Ondago app
FEED ZONES We strongly recommend that you download QMT map from the
Hands must be sanitized before entering a feed zone. We will Ondago application. Once the map has been downloaded to
make two dispensers available at each feed zone. We know this your phone, you can open it if necessary and locate yourself on
will require more time but this step is mandatory for all. the course, even without a cell signal.
Runners must go through all feed zones to allow for mandatory
bib control. A participant whose bib was not checked could be Emergency number
disqualified. There is an emergency number printed on the front of each bib
Individual fuel packets including a granola bar, candy, Fruit 2, 1-833-727-4263 (1-833-pasgame). By dialing this number,
water and Electro2 electrolytes will be available at feed zones. you can reach our medical team at any time during the race.
Please allow for volunteers to hand you the packet. Note there
will not be any soda at feed zones since dispensing it requires
too much handling. Plan accordingly.
Course closers
There are four volunteers assigned to closing the course. You
Food and beverage in aid stations : can wait for them if you are in need of medical assistance. It is
• bars not recommended to run back to meet them. Consider asking a
• jujubes, runner to tell the next team member he sees on the course that
your location and your medical situation or to stay with you
• bananas, while waiting for the medical team to arrive.
• Fruits 2,
• water and Electro2 (electrolytes) Physical Therapists
In addition, vegetable broth, ginger and tea will be available at Physical Therapists will be at feed zones. Unfortunately, they
Mont-Sainte-Anne aid station! will not treat mild injuries this year. They will not install
preventive taping either (colored tape).
10ANTI-DOPING POLITICS RUNNER RULES
The Quebec Mega Trail (QMT) has a tolerance zero policy 1– Your bib must be worn in front and visible at all times ;
regarding the use of performance enhancing drugs (PED). Any 2– During a material control, each missing element will incur a 30
athlete who would have been recognized as violating the rules minutes penalty to your total time ;
or the anti-doping politics, no matter if the rule is applied by the 3 – More than two missing elements of the mandatory material will
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the incur an immediate disqualification ;
World Anti-Doping Agency (WAA), the Canadian Center for 4 – It’s prohibited to run barefoot during the race ;
Ethics in Sports (CCES) or any other national sportive federation
5 – We will not tolerate any waste throwing on the ground, at risk of
is not eligible to participate at the QMT.
disqualification ;
The QMT retains the right to proceed at competition posterior 6 – You must have the mandatory material in your possession at all
tests for any drug that enhances performance and appears on times ;
the actual list of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WAA). Any 7 – All runners should have the required minimum of water and food
selected athlete for the drug testing who refuses to submit to a according to their distance ;
test could be disqualified and subject to a lifetime ban to take
8 – If you’re wearing headsets, you should be able to hear the runner
part at QMT. behind you. If someone asks you to yield, you must yield without
hesitation ;
9 – Using outside help anywhere else than at the designated aid
stations will lead to disqualification ;
10 – To avoid disqualification if you’re lost, get back to the point where
you got lost and take the trail from there ;
11 – If you meet a runner who needs immediate assistance you should
be helping him at the best of your capacities ;
12 – hiking poles are allowed but should not harm the other runners ;
13 – If you’re choosing to use poles, it has to be for the whole race. It’s
prohibited to leave without poles and eventually grab poles during
the race ;
The only exception applies for QMT 50. It is forbidden for runners
of the QMT 50 to use poles in the Mestachibo section (start to 20
k). It will be permitted to use poles from Mont-Sainte-Anne aid
station.
14 – You should respect the cut-off-times and stop your race if you’re
arriving at an aid station after the time limit. Carrying on over the
limit without a bib number won’t be allowed ;
15 – If you are dropping out the race, you must inform a race official ;
16 – You must start the race on time : you can’t start before or after the
beginning of the race ;
17 – You should be polite with the other path users ;
18 – The race director may withdraw any runner of the track if it’s
judged appropriated and / or necessary ;
19 – The race director have the right to modify the race path at any
time, even during the race ;
20 – The race director has the right to cancel the race for safety
matters or in case of force majeure.
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SWISSCANYONTRAIL.COMMandatory gear CANADIAN
for QMT 50 special edition CHAMPIONSHIP
(This list prevails the list posted on our website) All Canadian citizens are admissible to winning
Race commissioners will be on the course and could gear check any both Canadian Ultra Trail and Long-Distance
participant during the race. Failure to show any of the mandatory items Canadian Champion titles.
listed below will lead to immediate disqualification.
1 - Two medical masks or one reusable face mask. Note that scarves and tube scarves
cannot replace face masks. Failure to carry a face mask = disqualification.
Male and female
2 - Hand sanitizer. Failure to carry hand sanitizer = disqualification; cash prize
3 - Survival blanket of at least 1.4 m x 2 m (4.6 ft. x 6.6 ft.). Failure to carry a survival • FIRST POSITION: $ 500.00 (or invitation
blanket = disqualification; to Swiss Canyon Trail 2021)
4 - Capacity to carry at least 1 liter of water – if missing = 30 minutes penalty;
• SECOND POSITION: $ 300.00
5 - Sufficient food to fuel you for the entire event. There will be significantly less food
available in feed zones this year; • THIRD POSITION: $ 200.00
6 - Drinking container or silicone glass (no disposable glasses available at feed zones);
7 - Tube scarf or beanie to cover your head. If missing = 30 minutes penalty ; Finisher Mug
8 - Waterproof jacket. If missing = 30 minutes penalty. All QMT 50 finishers will receive a special
Cell phones are not mandatory but highly recommended to carry. edition of our famous beer mug normally given
to 110 km finishers.
*Please note that any two missing items will lead to immediate
disqualification.
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