Luang Prabang Half Marathon 2024

Born on a peninsula, nestled at the junction of the Mekong and Khan Rivers, Luang Prabang is a magical place. Dozens of temples, whose monks and novices inhabit the town and surroundings, provide a peaceful and unusual ambience. This combined with the natural beauty, makes it an ideal getaway from busy modern city life.

Running will be the reason to come, but you will have time to explore and so here are some useful sites that can help plan your trip.

Luang Prabang Provincial Tourism, Culture and Information Dept. - www.tourismluangprabang.org

For a map of Luang Prabang and surrounds -  www.hobomaps.com

UNESCO World Heritage Centre - whc.unesco.org

Registration

• All fields on the registration forms must be filled out and accurate. Organizer is not responsible for any incorrect information of the race kit as filling out during registration
• Lao citizen applicant requires to fill in his/her valid Lao Passport/Lao identification/family book numbers
• Foreigner applicant requires a valid passport number in the application
• Expat applicant requires to fill in his/her valid working permit number
• Organizer reserves the right to cancel duplication registration
• Organizer reserves the right to cancel (or force cancellation) of any applicant’s has been diagnosed with critical health/medical issued by the medical committee for not being suitable to attend the race

General

• The Luang Prabang Half Marathon (LPHM) is organised by Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) and Events For Good (EFG) in accordance with these rules and regulations applicable to the participants, which can be found at www.luangprabanghalfmarathon.com (the Official Website)
• Completion of the online registration form confirms the participant’s agreement to abide by these rules and regulations
• Registration for the race is only confirmed upon payment and issuance of a race identification number.
• Participant agreed to provide true, accurate , current and complete information about the participant as per registration form.
• Once registration is completed no change to registration detail however (exemption would only be made for crucial detail such as: emergency contact person).
• There will be no fee refund if the event is cancelled for whatsoever reason.
• Organizer have all the right to use photos and videos of participants for commercial purposes.

Safety

• Whilst reasonable precaution will be taken by organizers to ensure the participants’ safety, the participants take part in LPHM at his or her own risk. LFHC, EFG, Event Sponsors or Co-Sponsors shall not be responsible or held liable for any injury or death howsoever arising from training for or during participation in the race. Participants are encouraged to go for a medical examination and/or consult their medical practitioner prior to registration and before the actual race day.
• A Participant must retire from the race immediately if required to do so by any member of the official medical staff, race director, referee and / or security officer.

Race

• Pets, bicycles, in-line skates, prams, push carts, shoes with built-in or attached rollers and any other wheel-run objects are not allowed on the race route. The exceptional to this rule is for the 7 KM where Wheelchairs are allowed. Only official race and medical vehicles are allowed on the race route.
• LFHC and EFG reserve the right to use any photographs, motion pictures, recording, or any other media records (including those displaying the participant) of the LPHM for any legitimate purpose, including commercial advertising.
• LFHC and EFG reserves the right to limit and/or refuse race entries without assigning any reason.
• LFHC and EFG reserves the right to cancel any race category without prior notice to the participants
• LFHC and EFG will not entertain nor be in any way responsible for any disputes arising from incomplete entry details.
• The race route will be closed to traffic for the duration of the race, up to 03:30 Hrs. Beyond 03:30 Hours cut of mark, the road will be re-opened to live traffic.

Cancellation

• After registration, there will be no fee refund for a Participant who does not eventually take part in the LPHM, for any reason whatsoever.
• A participants is strictly not allowed to transfer his or her race entry to another party.
• A participant who does not start within 30 minutes from his or her respective flag off point will be disqualified and for safety reasons, may not be allowed to start.
• Change of race categories are not allowed.

Age Requirement

• To participate in the Half Marathon (21KM) participants must be 16 years old or above on the race day.
• To participate in the 14KM participants must be above 12 years old.
• To participate in 7KM participants can be under 12 years old.
• Any participant below the age of 18 is required to seek parental /guardian consent
• and complete the relevant indemnity and declaration forms when registering online or in person.

 Race Categories

• Half Marathon (21 KM) – 3 hours 30 min cut-off
• Mini Marathon (10 KM) – 2 hours cut-off
• Fun Run (7 KM) – 1 hour cut-off

Prize Money

• Each participant is allowed only one prize-money award.
• All eligible winners must identify themselves by contacting organizer staff at the Award area within 30 minutes after finishing the race. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify any ward due to runners’ failure to check-in within the given time.
• Winners must present their ID card or passport to verify the identity (No copy allow)
• Overall category winners can be any nationality
• Awards only allowed one category, winners cannot claim Overall Category and Age Category
• Runners must wear their own race bib numbers in a visible place which is in front of their running attire throughout the race and have passed all the checkpoints.
• EFG LAOS reserves the right to replace any winner if he or she is found to be disqualified
• All prizes not claimed within 1 hour will be forfeited and EFG LAOS will be at liberty redistribute or dispose of them accordingly.
• The “Gun Time” will be considered to determine the winners for all categories.

Trophy Award

• 1-3 place of each age category will award trophy
• This race is a fundraising event and does not have other types of prizes for winners.

Race Entry Pack Collection

• All participants must collect their race entry pack (NOT ALLOW TO PICK UP RACE KIT ON SOMEONE’S BEHALF) which includes the race bib, timing chip, Event T-shirt, the pre-race registration on 8th & 9th March 2024 (10 am to 6 pm) at the Entry Pack Collection Location during the collection period, of which detail will be stated on the Official Website. If participants are unable to collect their Race Entry Pack in person, they may empower a duly authorized representative in accordance with the procedure detailed on the Official Website.
• Late collection will not be entertained and EFG LAOS shall not be liable for any other loss or inconvenience caused, due to participants’ inability to collect their Race Entry Pack. Race Entry Pack not collected after the collection date will be deemed as property of (LFHC & EFG LAOS) the organizer, who reserves the rights to dispose or distribute them accordingly.

Winner’s Entitlement

• Participants who successfully complete the race will be awarded a Finisher’s Medal upon the presentation of their race bib to the organizer
• All participants who successfully complete the race in their category will be awarded an e-Certificate of Participation.

Organizer Rights and Limitation of Liabilities

• You acknowledge and consent to photographs and videos being taken of you before, during or after the event by photographers arranged by the Organizer. You acknowledge and agree that such photographs and electronic images are owned by Organizer or the photographer and that Organizer, the photographer or event sponsors may use the images or videos for promotional, reporting and/or other purposes at any time by any form of media without your further consent.
• Whilst reasonable precaution will be taken by the Organizer to ensure the safety of the event, you acknowledge that you take part in the Event at your own risk. The Event is conducted on public roads and the Organizer does not provide any warranty regarding the road surface; lighting; restriction of vehicular traffic, members of the public or animals on the course; weather conditions; falling branches or other overhead objects.
• You hereby release and indemnify the Organizer, Event Sponsors or Co-Sponsors, and all persons associated with the event from all liabilities, claims, actions, or damages that you may have against them arising out of or in any way connected with your participation in the event, or any injury or death howsoever arising from your training for or participation in the Event.
• You acknowledge and agree that there will be no fee refund if the Event is cancelled or postponed for whatsoever reason, except in the case of a discretionary decision by the Organizer. The Organizer will have no responsibility for any losses, expenses or costs incurred as a result of cancellation or postponement, including any travel or accommodation costs.
• You acknowledge that you are medically fit to compete and fully understand that you are entering the event at your own risk, and the organizer will in no way be held responsible for any injury, illness or loss, during or as a result of the event.

 ໂດຍລວມ

• ຫລວງພະບາງຮາຟມາລາທອນ(LPHM) ແມ່ນຈັດໂດຍໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ຮ່ວມກັບ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ (EFG) ຕາມກົດລະບຽບ ແລະ ຂໍ້ບັງຄັບສຳລັບຜູ້ເຂົ້່າຮ່ວມງານ ຊຶ່ງສາມາດເຂົ້າເບິ່ງໄດ້ທີ່ລິ້ງ: www.luangprabanghalfmarathon.com (ເວັບໄຊທທາງການ)
• ການປະກອບແບບຟອມລົງທະບຽນອອນລາຍຢ່າງສົມບູນແມ່ນເພື່ອເປັນການຢັ້ງຢືນວ່ານັກແລ່ນໄດ້ຮັບຮູ້ ແລະ ຍອມຮັບທີ່ຈະປະຕິບັດຕາມທູກກົດລະບຽບ ແລະ ຂໍ້ບັງຄັບຂອງງານ
• ການລົງທະບຽນສຳລັບການແຂ່ງຂັນຈະຖືກຢັ້ງຢືນວ່າໄດ້ລົງທະບຽນແລ້ວທັນທີຫລັງຈາກມີການໂອນຊຳລະການລົງທະບຽນການແຂ່ງຂັນ ແລະ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຫມາຍເລກປະຈຳຕົວສຳລັບການແຂ່ງຂັນ.
• ນັກແລ່ນເຫັນດີທີ່ຈະໃຫ້ຂໍ້ມູນທີ່ເປັນຄວາມຈິງ, ຖືກຕ້ອງ, ຄົບຖ້ວນ ແລະ ຊັດເຈນກ່ຽວກັບຜູ້ເຂົ້້າຮ່ວມຕາມທີ່ໄດ້ລະບຸໃນແບບຟອມການລົງທະບຽນ.
• ເມື່້ອໄດ້ລົງທະບຽນສົມບູນແລ້ວ ຈະບໍ່ສາມາດປ່ຽນແປງຂໍ້ມູນໃດໆ (ຍົກເວັ້່ນສຳລັບຂໍ້ມູນທີ່ສຳຄັນເຊັ່ນ: ຜູ່ທີ່ຈຳເປັນຕິດຕໍ່ໃນກໍລະນີສຸກເສີນ)
• ຈະບໍ່ມີການສົ່ງເງິນຄ່າລົງທະບຽນຄືນ ຖ້າງານຖືກຍົກເລີກບໍ່ວ່າດ້ວຍເຫດຜົນໃດ
• ຜູ່ຈັດງານມີສິດໃຊ້ພາບຖ່າຍ ແລະ ວີດີໂອຂອງຜູ້ເຂົ້້າຮ່ວມງານ ເພື່ອວັດຖູປະສົງທາງການຄ້າ

ຄວາມປອດໄພ

• ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າຜູ້ຈັດງານຈະມີິຄວາມລະມັດລະວັງເຖິງຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານຢ່າງສົມຄວນ ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ, ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ, ແລະ ຜູ້ສະໜັບສະໜູນກິດຈະກຳ ຈະບໍ່ຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ທຸກຄວາມສ່ຽງ, ການບາດເຈັບ ຫຼື ການເສຍຊີວິດຂອງຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານ ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນລະຫວ່າງການເຝຶກຊ້ອມ ຫຼື ການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການແຂ່ງຂັນ. ຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການແຂ່ງຂັນຄວນໄປຮັບການກວດສຸຂະພາບ ແລະ/ຫຼື ປຶກສາແພດກ່ອນການລົງທະບຽນ ແລະ ການແຂ່ງຂັນ.
• ຫາກເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ທາງການແພດ, ຜູ່ອຳນວຍການແຂ່ງຂັນ, ຜູ່ຕັດສິນ ແລະ/ຫຼື ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ິຮັກສາຄວາມປອດໄພມີຄຳເຫັນໃຫ້ອອກຈາກການແຂ່ງຂັນ ຜູ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານ/ນັກແລ່ນ ຈະຕ້ອງໄດ້ປະຕິບັດຕາມ ຫຼື ອອກຈາກການແຂ່ງຂັນໃນທັນທີ.

ການແຂ່ງຂັນ

• ທາງຜູ່ຈັດງານບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ນຳເອົາສັດລ້ຽງ, ລົດຖີບ, ສະເກັດ, ລໍ້ຍູ້ເດັກ, ເກີບທີ່ມີລໍ້ ແລະ ວັດຖຸທີ່ມີກົງລໍ້ອື່ນໆ ທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບອະນຸຍາດມານຳໃຊ້ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນ; ຍົກເວັ້ນສຳລັບໄລຍະທາງ 7ກມ. ທີ່ສາມາດອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ໃຊ້ລໍ້ຍຸ້ທາງການແພດສຳລັບຜູ້ທີ່ຈຳເປັນນຳໃຊ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ.
• ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ ຂໍສະຫງວນສິດໃນການນຳໃຊ້ພາບຖ່າຍ ແລະ ພາບເຄື່ອນໄຫວ, ການບັນທຶກ ຫຼື ການບັນທຶກສື່ອື່ນໆ (ລວມທັງການບັນທຶກທີ່ເຫັນຜູ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານ) ຂອງ ຫລວງພະບາງຮາຟມາລາທອນໃຫ້ເປັນສິດຂອງຜູ່ຈັດງານທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມກົດຫມາຍ ທັງເພື່ອເປັນສື່ທາງການໂຄສະນາ ແລະ ການຄ້າ.
• ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ ຂໍສະຫງວນສິດໃນການຈຳກັດ ແລະ/ຫຼື ປະຕິເສດການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການແຂ່ງຂັນຂອງນັກແລ່ນໂດຍບໍ່ຕ້ອງໃຫ້ເຫດຜົນໃດໆ
• ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ ຂໍສະຫງວນສິດໃນການຍົກເລີກປະເພດການແຂ່ງຂັນໃດໆ ໂດຍບໍ່ຕ້ອງແຈ້ງໃຫ້ຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຮູ້ລ່ວງຫນ້າ.
• ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ ຈະບໍ່ຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ຄວາມຜິດພາດໃດໆ ອັນເກີດຈາກການໃຫ້ຂໍ້ມູນທີ່ບໍ່ຄົບຖ້ວນຂອງຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານ.
• ປິດເສັ້ນທາງການສັນຈອນເປັນເວລາ3.30 ຊົ່ວໂມງ, ພາຍຫລັງ 3.30 ຊົ່ວໂມງ ຖະໜົນຈະຖືກກັບມາເປີດການສັນຈອນເປັນປົກກະຕິ.

ການຍົກເລີກ

• ສຳລັບຜູ່ທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດເຂົ້້າຮ່ວມແລ່ນໄດ້ ຖ້າວ່າໄດ້ລົງທະບຽນແລ້ວ ຈະບໍ່ມີການສົ່ງເງິນລົງທະບຽນຄືນ ບໍ່ວ່າຈະດ້ວຍເຫດຜົນໃດໆ
• ສຳລັບນັກແລ່ນທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ອອກຈາກຈຸດປ່ອຍໂຕຂອງຕົນພາຍໃນ 30 ນາທີ ຫລັງການປ່ອຍໂຕນັກແລ່ນ ຈະຖືກຕັດສິດຈາກການແຂ່ງຂັນ ແລະ ອາດຈະບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ອອກແລ່ນໃນຈຸດປ່ອຍໂຕ ດ້ວຍເຫດຜົນຂອງຄວາມປອດໄພ
• ບໍ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ປ່ຽນໄລຍະການແຂ່ງຂັນ

ຂໍ້ກຳນົດທາງດ້ານອາຍຸ

• ສຳລັບການແລ່ນໄລຍະຮາຟມາລາທອນ (21ກມ) ໃນມື້ແຂ່ງຂັນນັກແລ່ນຕ້ອງມີອາຍຸ 16 ປິ ຂຶ້ນໄປ
• ສຳລັບການແລ່ນໄລຍະ 14ກມ ໃນມື້ແຂ່ງຂັນນັກແລ່ນຕ້ອງມີອາຍຸຫລາຍກວ່າ 12 ປີ
• ສຳລັບການແລ່ນໄລຍະທາງ 7ກມ ນັກແລ່ນສາມາດມີອາຍຸຕ່ຳກວ່າ 7ປີ
• ນັກແລ່ນທີ່ມີອາຍຸຕ່ຳກວ່າ 18ປີ ຈະຕ້ອງໄດ້ມີເອກະສານການຍິນຍອມຈາກຜູ່ປົກຄອງໃຫ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມການແລ່ນ
• ຕ້ອງໄດ້ປະກອບແບບຟອມຍິນຍອມ ແລະ ເອກະສານຢັ້ງຢືນທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບການລົງທະບຽນດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ.

ກຸ່ມການແຂ່ງຂັນ

• ຮາຟມາລາທອນ (21ກມ)
• 14ກມ
• 7ກມ

ຂັນລາງວັນ

• ລຳດັບທີ 1-3 ຂອງທຸກກູ່ມການແຂ່ງຂັນ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຂັນລາງວັນ
• ການແຂ່ງຂັນນີ້ແມ່ນກິດຈະກຳການລະດົມທຶນ ແລະ ຈະບໍ່ມີເງິນລາງວັນສຳລັບຜູ້ຊະນະ

ຮັບເຄື່ອງແລ່ນ

• ນັກແລ່ນທຸກຄົນຕ້ອງຮັບແພັກເຄືີ່ອງແລ່ນ ເຊິ່ງລວມມີ: ເລກນັກແລ່ນ, ໂຕຈັບເວລາ, ເສື້ອຂອງງານແລ່ນ ດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ ຕາມ ວັນ, ເວລາ, ແລະ ສະຖານທີ່ ທີ່ກຳນົດໄວ້ ເຊິ່ງສາມາດເບີ່ງໄດ້ທີ່ຫນ້າເວັບໄຊທທາງການໄດ້. ຖ້າຫາກວ່ານັກແລ່ນບໍ່ສາມາດມາຮັບແພັກເຄື່ອງແລ່ນດ້ວຍໂຕເອງໄດ້ ນັກແລ່ນສາມາດມອບອຳນາດໃຫ້ຕົວແທນມາຮັບແພັກເຄື່ອງແທນໄດ້ຕາມຂັ້ນຕອນ ແລະ ຕິດຕໍ່ເຮົາໄດ້ທີ່ development@fwablaos.org
• ບໍ່ແນະນຳໃຫ້ມາຮັບແພັກເຄື່ອງຫລ້າຊ້າ ເພາະທາງໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດ ຈະບໍ່ຮັບຜິດຊອບຕໍ່ຄວາມເສຍຫາຍ ຫຼື ຄວາມບໍ່ສະດວກອື່ນໆທີ່ອາດເກີດຂຶ້້ນເນື່ອງຈາກການມາຮັບແພັກເຄື່ອງຊ້າ ແພັກເຄື່ອງທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກມາຮັບເອົາກ່ອນເວລາ: 18.30ໂມງ ຈະຖືກຖືວ່ານັກແລ່ນບໍ່ມາຮັບແພັກເຄື່ອງ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ຂໍສະຫງວນສິດໃນການກຳຈັດ ຫຼື ແຈກຈ່າຍ ໃຫ້ເປັນຂອງ ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວເພື່ອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ອີເວັ້ນຟໍກູດເທົ່ານັ້ນ.

ສິດທິຂອງຜູ້ຊະນະ

• ນັກແລ່ນໄລຍະຮາຟມາລາທອນ (21ກມ) ແລະ 14ກມ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຫລຽນ Finisher ເມື່ອເຂົ້້າເສັ້ນໄຊຕາມໄລຍະທາງ ແລະ ເວລາທີ່ກຳນົດໄວ້.
• ສຳລັບນັກແລ່ນທຸກຄົນທີ່ເຂົ້າເສັ້ນໄຊຈະໄດ້ຮັບໃບຮັບຮອງອີເລັກໂທນິກ