{"id":89985,"date":"2020-07-13T05:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailrunner.com\/?p=89985"},"modified":"2020-07-13T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T18:45:40","slug":"swissalpine-to-kick-off-in-davos-with-adjustments-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailrunner.com\/trail-news\/swissalpine-to-kick-off-in-davos-with-adjustments-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Swissalpine to Kick Off in Davos with Adjustments for Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kicking off on July 25, the 35th annual Swissalpine<\/a> will have a lot of changes in Davos, Switzerland and will be a bit different due to the coronavirus crisis. The largest mountain running event in Graub\u00fcnden this year takes place with a reduced program over two days. The new prime event, the K68 (68 km), and the tried and tested K23 (23 km) will be held on Saturday July 25th. The next day, mountain runners will have the opportunity to participate on the classic mountain marathon K43 (43 km) and the K10 (10 km).<\/p>\n The organizers of the 35th Swissalpine will benefit from the latest easing of the Swiss Federal Council’s coronavirus measures<\/a>. Since the four competitions are assessed individually and are spread over two days with different start times, a maximum of 1000 participants can compete per run. Depending on the number of registrations, the start takes place in blocks and not in the usual mass start manner. This measure ensures compliance with the social-distancing rules: time measurement is triggered individually on the starting line by means of a chip that every runner carries. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) generally attaches importance to compliance with the social-distancing rule, beginning with the start number issue. Furthermore, the committee appeals to participants to be personally responsible for their actions. Contrary to established practice, cloakrooms \/ showers, exposition, day nursery, large screen and catering will not be available in the Davos sports stadium this year.<\/p>\n