Guidelines For the BDM 102 “Test Run”
One of the glaring lessons learned during the conduct of the 1st BDM 102 was for the runners to know the exact route of the race especially on the first 50 kilometers of the race where everybody was running under darkness. Some of the leading runners were not able to accurately went through some roads that led to the other kilometer post markings of the Bataan Death March’s original route. And some did not mind going inside the towns of Limay and Orion and instead ran along the Roman National Highway, shaving off considerable distance from the race.
In order to be fair to everybody and accurately run through the exact route of the BDM, the “test run” will be conducted from Km #0 in Mariveles, Bataan up to Km #50 in Abucay, Bataan on January 23, 2010. The assembly time will be at 6:00 AM at the Bataan Death March Shrine in Mariveles, Bataan. The test run will immediately start at 6:30 AM.
It is in this “test run” that the new rules and regulations will be tested and applied and it is a must for the participants to bring their respective support vehicle and for them to run on the left side of the road, facing the incoming traffic. There will be no pacers and runners shall run on a single file on the edge of the road. If runners would be able to bring their support crew, it would be better.
Due to the unavailability of ambulance or medical personnel to assist in this run, the runners are advised to bring appropriate FIRST AID KITS in case of any injuries or emergencies during the run.
After the start of the run, the drivers of support vehicles are advised to immediately proceed to the vicinity of Kilometer Post #7 where there is an ample space where the vehicles would park and wait for their runners. Support vehicles will be advised NOT to “leapfrog” from Kilometer Post #1 to Kilometer Post #7 because of the lack of road shoulders most especially from Km Post #3 to Km Post #7. With this situation, the runners are also advised to bring their hydration belt with them on the first 7 kilometers of the route.
The first critical intersection or Y-road is at Kilometer Post #14 that goes inside Barangay Mountain View, Balantasan, Cabcaben, Bataan. All the runners should turn right on this road and be able to reach Km Post #16 as runners would go back to the main highway.
The second intersection is at Kilometer Post #23 where the runners must turn right towards the Limay’s National Power Corporation and Limay’s Poblacion. Runners must be able to run again along the main highway after reaching Kilometer Post #31.
The third and last critical intersection is at Kilometer Post #32 where all the runners must turn right again towards the Municipality of Pilar. On this road, the runners would be able to reach Balanga and Abucay. The Finish Area is at the vicinity of Kilometer Post #50 near the Abucay Public Market.
All these critical instersections will be properly marked with yellow-colored ribbons.
Runners are also advised to be careful and completely stop and observe the incoming traffic on both sides of the road/highway before crossing the highway and towards these intersections along the route.
After running through this part of the route (Km #0 to Km #50), the runners would be able to memorize and be confident to run through these intersections even during darkness which will be the actual situation during the race.
The local runners who will join their first BDM 102 race are highly encouraged to join this “test run”.
See you at Km Post #0 on the early morning of January 23. Good luck to everybody.
Application For 2010 BDM 102 Is Closed
Effective January 6, 2010, the application for the 2010 Bataan Death March 102K Ultramarathon Race is closed.
There are 186 runner-applicants for the said race and another 40 slots are reserved for the runners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police.
For the past days, I sent letters of invitation/acceptance to most of the applicants. For those who received such letters through their e-mail addresses, they can send us back their accomplished and signed application form and deposit their registration fee of Two Thousand Pesos (P 2,000.00)in the name of BALD RUNNER’s EVENTS with ALLIED BANK Account Number 0251-07156-8. A copy of the deposit slip shall be scanned and transmitted to our e-mail address as a proof of such payment.
For the foreign runners, they can send their registration fee of Seventy Dollars ($ 70.00) through Western Union in the name of Bald Runner’s Events c/o Jovenal D Narcise.
Deadline of sending the accomplished application form and payment of the registration fee is January 22, 2010.
All runners are highly encouraged to read the rules and regulations as posted at www.bataan102.blogspot.com.
Runners are also encouraged to join the “test run” which will be conducted on January 23, 2010. The details of this “test run” will be posted in a separate article in this blog and at www.baldrunner.com.
Finally, runners are also advised to submit a copy of their medical certificate or a doctor’s certificate/written approval that the runner can endure such long distance race. This certificate should be submitted on or before March 1, 2010. An e-copy of the certificate will be enough.
Latest 1st BDM 102 Video
The following is the latest BDM 102 Video posted by Jerry Karundeng of Indonesia who finished the 1st BDM 102. He placed #29 out of the 63 finishers. The video could be seen on the following link:
http://highaltitude.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/65-days-to-bdm102/
Runner-Applicants For 2nd BDM
There are 173 runner-applicants for the 2010 BDM 102 as of 01 January 2010. The last day of application will be on January 5, 2010.
Out of the runner-applicants, 40 slots are reserved for the runners of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
It is expected that the event will be graced with 200+ runners who will be starting at Km #0 in Mariveles, Bataan. This is an estimated 250% increase of attendance from the 1st BDM 102.
For the list of runner-applicants, please visit www.bataan102.blogspot.com.
Updated Rules & Regulations
The Bald Runner’s Events had updated the Rules and Regulations for the 2010 Bataan Death March 102K Ultramarathon Race (BDM 102).
For the updated Rules and Regulations, please visit www.bataan102.blogspot.com for the details.