GENERAL RACE INFORMATION AND RULES

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS:

Uludağ Premium Ultra Trail is open to anyone aged 18 (eighteen) and over who are in possession of either a valid medical certificate(for UPL70K, UPM42K and BAUHAUS UPE30K), which does not expire before July 18, 2026 (A medical certificate not older than 1 year is accepted.) and indicates that the person can participate to long distance runs, or a valid license issued by athletic federation, cycling federation, orienteering federation, mountaineering federation or triathlon federation. These documents will be checked by the organisation before the race.

UP16K Corporate Team Participation Requirements:

  • Teams participating in the Corporate Team category must consist exclusively of employees from the same company, and all participants must compete on behalf of that company.
  • Each Corporate Team must include a minimum of 5 employees from the same company. There is no maximum team size.
  • Every team must appoint a team captain, regardless of gender or position within the company.
  • At least one of the first three runners registered in the team must be designated as the company representative.
  • If it is determined that team members are not employed by the same company, the team will be disqualified and will not be entitled to receive any awards or rankings.
  • Companies wishing to participate in the UP16K Corporate Team category are required to contact the organization team via email at info@uludagultratrail.com.

Important Information:

  • Corporate Teams will be evaluated under a separate ranking category.
  • Teams competing in this category will not be eligible for the prize awards offered in the main race classifications.
  • The UP16K Corporate Team category will take place on the same course and according to the same schedule as the UP16K race.
  • Corporate Teams registered for the UP6K, BAUHAUS UPE30K, UPM42K or UPL70K races will not be included in the Corporate Team classification.

REGISTRATION: 

Only registered runners can participate to the race. Registrations are made via uludagultra.com website. Transfer of the registration or replacement is not allowed.

The deadline for registration is July 10, 2026 at 17:00.

  • The maximum number of participants for the UPL70K course is limited to 300. Registrations will be closed once this limit is reached, regardless of the official registration deadline.

The deadline for track changes is June 27, 2026  at 17:00.

  • Free shuttle service will be provided from Çekirge Square and Almira Hotel at 04:00, 06:00 hours on the morning of  Saturday, July 18. The return shuttle departure time is 20:00 on  Saturday, July 18.
  • Free shuttle service will be provided from Çekirge Square and Almira Hotel at 07:00 on the morning of  Sunday, July 19. The return shuttle departure time is 14:30 on  Sunday, July 19.
  • (The shuttle registration form will be published on July 10, 2026.)

REGISTRATION FEES:

RACES 24.10.2025

10.07.2026
UPL70K € 140
UPM42K € 120
BAUHAUS UPE30K € 100
UP16K € 80
UP6K € 50

Registration fees are discounted by 50% for student participants born in 2002 or later. Students who send their student documents via email (info@uludagultra.com) before registration will receive a discount coupon. Only students enrolled in formal/on-campus education programs are eligible for the discount.

Registration fee must be paid by Visa or MasterCard credit card. Participants who have paid the registration fee will constitute the final registration list. The organisation has the right to adjust this fee under certain conditions.

For cancellations made before June 18, 2026 due to an injury or health problem documented by a doctor’s report, the registration fee will be 100% refunded. No refunds will be given after June 18, 2026.

Registration fee includes:

– Bib number

– Time keeping

– Race T-shirt

– Food and drink at check  points along the track

– Pasta party before the race

– Refreshments after the race

– Finisher medal for the participants who have successfully completed the race

– Finisher Windbreaker for successful UPL70K participants; Finisher T-Shirt for successful UPM42K participants

DISTRIBUTION OF RACE PACK:

Race packs including the race bibs will be distributed on the dates and times specified in the Event Program.

Race Kits are only delivered to the people who have registered in the race. The race kits of the runners who have completed their registration but will not be able to participate in the run will be delivered to the persons to be notified to info@uludagultra.com by e-mail, without chest number and without chip.

Kit delivery ends 20 minutes before the start time of the relevant race; please collect your kits at least 20 minutes before the start of your race.

For kit distribution times and locations please check the Event Program.

RACE STARTS:

RACES DATE / HOUR START POINT
UPL70K 18.07.2026 – 06:00 ULUDAĞ 2. HOTELS REGION
UPM42K 18.07.2026 – 07:00 ULUDAĞ 2. HOTELS REGION
BAUHAUS UPE30K 18.07.2026 – 08:00 ULUDAĞ 2. HOTELS REGION
UP16K 18.07.2026 – 09:00 ULUDAĞ 2. HOTELS REGION
UP6K 19.07.2026 – 09:00 ULUDAĞ 2. HOTELS REGION

Participants must be at the start point in the hotel area at least 30 minutes before the start of the race.

BIB NUMBER:

Bib Numbers will be assigned based on the ITRA points of the runners starting from highest ITRA point. Bib numbers are given to each competitor individually if the required conditions are met. ID or passport and mandatory equipment should be presented. Runner’s bib must be clearly visible on the front of the torso, unaltered and unmodified (do not fold or wrinkle or iron), pinned in all four corners, not covered with shirts, jackets, winter wear, runner belts, water bottles, etc. It cannot be placed on the leg or back. The bib number will be controlled at all check points. Runners without a bib number are disqualified.

DROP BAG: 

Each participant who will compete on the UPL70K track will be given a bag where they can put the spare items they want to use in the race. These drop bags will be sent to Saitabat CP on the morning of the race.

Drop bag delivery ends 20 minutes before the start time of the respective track; Deliver your drop bags at least 20 minutes before the start of your race.

After the end time of the race, the racers are required to pick up their drop bags from the finish area.

All Drop Bags must be collected. Any Drop Bags not collected will not be shipped or returned by the organizer.

Only bags provided by organization will be accepted as drop bags !

CHECKPOINTS: 

Organisation supplies solid and liquid foods during the race. Liquid, hot and solid foods will vary according to distance and need, and these differences will certainly be kept at the level to meet the needs of all runners. Only runners with bib number can benefit from foods and drinks during the race.

TRACK SIGNS: 

All signs at the tracks will be visible. Critical points will always have direction marks. Reflective marking will be made in places that will be passed in the dark after a certain part of the track. If you do not see the marking even for a short period of time, turn back and check that you are on the right track.

SUPPORTERS:

The participants can get help at areas designated by the organisation at the checkpoints from their supporters. The supporters can accompany the participants by running next to them 200 meters before and after the checkpoints. Getting help outside the checkpoints are strictly forbidden.

MAXIMUM FINISHING TIMES AND CUT OFFS:

The maximum finishing times for the tracks are as follows:

UPL70K: 16 hours

UPM42K: 11,5 hours

BAUHAUS UPE30K: 8 hours

The Drop Bag point for the UPL70K course is Saitabat and time barrier is 8 hours.

Time barriers are the time for the athlete to leave the checkpoint. Regardless of the time of arrival at the checkpoint, athletes who have not left the relevant checkpoint before the time barrier are excluded from the race.

The time barriers of the checkpoints are indicated on the course graph and checkpoint list on the respective race page.

FINISHERS’ BUFFET:

Finishers who finish or abandon the race will be able to join the finishers’ buffet which will be serving from 11:00 on July 18, 2026 to 23:00 on July 19, 2026. Finishers buffet will be serving homemade soup, pasta, hot dishes, salad, hot and cold drinks.Only athletes with a bib number can benefit from the Finishers’ Buffet.

SECURITY AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE:

Organisation will mobilise all its facilities for the safety and health of all runners. Beside the organisation, there are rules that the runners have to comply for their own health and safety and also for others. Every runner should help any person in danger and warn the health and security services. Remember, any danger related to the environment and the race may require you to wait longer than expected. For this reason, your safety depends on the quality of the equipment you put in your bag.
All staff, medics, rescue team and official guides, as well as any person appointed by the organisation may:
Any runner who is considered to be unable to continue the race may be excluded from the race.
He/she can ask any competitor to use his mandatory equipment.
He/she can guide patients to a better treatment according to their needs.
Runner, who calls medical assistance or rescue team, accepts the decisions taken by authorised persons.
Small treatments will be carried out at the discretion and availability of the staff.

LEAVING THE RACE: 

Except in the case of injury, the runner must not leave the checkpoints. If the runner decides to leave the race between check points, the runner must reach to the nearest checkpoint. Organisation will ensure that runners are picked up as quickly as possible from the track if bad weather conditions cause the race to stop partially or completely,

PENALTIES AND DISQUALIFICATION
1. Shortening of the race track / The penalty is determined according to the decision of the organisation.
2. Absence of mandatory equipment  (personal beaker, jacket, headlamp, survival blanket, mobile phone) / disqualification
3. Absence of other mandatory equipment / 1 hour penalty
4. Rejection of checking mandatory equipment / disqualification
5. For any reason to pollute nature / 1 hour penalty
6. To threaten or disturb other runners or organisation during the race / disqualification
7. Not helping other runners in danger / disqualification
8. Listening to music via headphones or external speakers during the race / disqualification
9. Being assisted by non-authorised person / 1 hour penalty
10. Cheating (eg. using a vehicle and etc.) / disqualification
11. Absence of bib number and timing chip / The penalty is determined according to the decision of the organisation.
12. Absence of a check point / The penalty is determined according to the decision of the organisation.
13. Refuse to comply with directions or directives from race officers, medical staff or rescue personnel / disqualification
14. Leaving checkpoints after passing time / disqualification
15. Participants running with poles should carry them from start to finish; they cannot leave the poles at any intermediate point. For participants running with poles, leaving them at an intermediate point before the finish is subject to the 1-hour time penalty.

OBJECTIONS and COMPLAINTS:

Objections and complaints about the rankings must be submitted to the organisation within 2 hours after the participant passes the finish line. Any other complaint must be submitted to the organisation by e-mail within 10 days after the end of the event. Any other objections or complaints submitted outside of these time limits will not be accepted.

EXCEPTIONAL CONDITIONS: 

Organiser reserves the right to cancel the race at any time,  stop the continuing race, change the route, start times, checkpoints and to make any other necessary modification if needed, in order to ensure that the organisation is in good condition.

RESPECT FOR NATURE: 

Respect for nature, other people and for ourselves…
Mutual cooperation and solidarity, every move made with love, makes great all moments and organisations we participate in. It is our greatest desire to share all the beauties that will be experienced with runners, volunteers, audiences, local people. From this point of view, we have to take care to fragile nature while competing or working in it. Organising a race with preserving nature should be our main priority. While the number of activities in nature increases day by day, the number of people participating in such organisations increases at the same rate. Thanks to organisations, athletes from different countries witness natural beauties of Turkey and keep coming over again. For this reason, it is the duty of all of us to preserve nature in any region or country.

RESPECT FOR PEOPLE: 

The races bring together people from various cultures, personalities and different motivations. It is very important to respect others, to understand that every person can be different and to accept it, not to prevent them, not to disturb them and to be empathetic. At the same time, it is necessary to remember that the region where the race takes place has its own culture and traditions, so to respect it. In fact, every runner commits himself to respect the local population and all people in the region while registering to the race.

SELF RESPECT: 

Ultra marathons have some risks because they contain long-term physical and mental struggles. Runners should take small risks (if necessary) and know very well where to stop in order to protect their health. Strong bodies that prepared themselves properly for the race will be ready to make ultra distances.  For this reason, we advise the athletes to be trained properly, to have a good rest, to choose the most suitable races for their experience and not to use any drugs. You can finish the race successfully and healthy when the right conditions that you create for yourself meet with the right conditions we create for you.

RESPONSIBILITES AND EQUALITY: 

Races are open to everyone. Rules apply to everyone in the same way. All athletes have the same conditions, responsibilities and rights. It is our responsibility to guarantee the principle of equality, to make the necessary checks and to provide all participants with the best possible race conditions.

RESULTS AND CATEGORIZATION: 

Final results or partial results during the race will be announced on uludagultra.com website. The results will be evaluated according to categories below:
– Male / Female Overall
– Male / Female 40- (July 17, 1986 – Born before July 18, 2008)
– Male / Female 40+ (July 17, 1976 – July 18, 1986)
– Male / Female 50+ (July 17, 1966 – July 18, 1976)
– Male / Female 60+ (Born in July 18, 1966 and earlier)

PRIZES

There are no cash prizes. Each participant who completes the race within the time limit will be given a finisher medal.

The Awards Ceremony will be held on 19.07.2026 at 12:00 at Uludağ 2nd Hotels Region.

RIGHTS OF VISUAL MATERIAL USE

The participants authorize the Organization and sponsors to freely use any images and videos depicting them during the event.

WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY 

Voluntary registration and subsequent participation in Uludağ Premium Ultra Trail indicates full acceptance of the rules and any changes they may have to undergo. By registering, the participant exempts the organizers from any liability, whether civil or criminal, for damage to persons and/or property caused by or to him/her.

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