【What】The Toughest 100km Mountain Running Event beyond the Yangtze River
100/50/30/10km, plus Kids Run (around 5 or 6km)
【When】May, 23-25, 2025
【Where】Benxi, Liaoning Province. (2-3 hours of driving from Shenyang)
【How】A Foot Race of Run\Trek\Hike
【Who】18+ years old for 100/50/30km;
5-12 years old for Kids Run.
See the following descriptions for details
The Concept
Long-distance trail running is a sport with thrills, delights, and pain. The higher the difficulty level, the stronger the feeling.
Among the many trail-running events 100/50/30km above the Yangtze River in China, which is the toughest?
The answer is the Baturu Chokepoint Trail Running
Race (巴图鲁越野·关门山壹佰) in Benxi (本溪), Liaoning (辽宁) Province. Benxi is a city of 2.5 hours of driving from Shenyang (沈阳).
The arena is located in a mountainous area called the Chokepoint (关门山). The cliffs look like the gates of a fort controlling a major pass.
Its name reveals its toughness, a race traversing through a technical trail with dense forest, rugged terrains and many steep slopes. In the race, you are to climb almost vertically, then walk down from scree downslopes covered by thick leaves carefully. And you must run along the riverbanks with obstacles like falling trees and stones. The loose and slippery black soil is rich in nutrient ingredients for agriculture.
The finishing time of the top elites will be some 15% longer than what they have done previously.
However, the event is very well organized with a hospitable atmosphere. The major supply stations look like a food saloon offering steamed buns, pickles, baked tofu, BBQs, mutton soup, seaweed soup and so forth to keep your morale and replenish your strength.
The local population consists of many Manchurian
people (满族) who have lived there for centuries, with a
culture of admiring warriors and natural power.
Baturu means a decorated warrior in Manchurian language.
The medal of the 2025 version is
inspired by the arrowhead used by the ancestors of the Manchurian people thousands
of years ago. There are other souvenirs derived from historical rituals to be
explored and studied.
The slogan of the class 2025 is 硬磕(ying-ke) or “fight hard”.
The Category
Payment\Refund\Prize
95% of your money will be refunded if you apply to quit before noon, Jan 10, 2025.
50% of your money will be refunded if you apply to quit after noon, Jan 10, 2025, but before noon, Mar 10, 2025.
No refund if you apply to quit after noon, Mar 10, 2025, but you can have your pack mailed to you.
Requirement for Registration
To ensure the safety of runners, we request runners to meet the minimum requirement for registration.
1. 100km
Finished 1+ 50km trail running event since Jan 2023.
2. 50km
Finished 1+ 30km trail running or a full marathon event since Jan 2023.
3. 30km
Finished 1+ half marathon event since Jan 2023.
Gears
To ensure the safety of the runners, you must carry all compulsory gear all the way, from the start to the finish.
1. These 3 things are provided by the organiser.
Race bib, tracker and wristband.
2. These 9 things are prepared by the runners of the 100/50/30km.
A GTX waterproof jacket with a hood and all seams taped.
A long sleeve shirt to keep warmth,
A functional cellphone with a functional power bank.
A medical kit with a space blanket, bandaids, a roll of elastic bandage, a sterilizer, and pills for nausea and vomiting.
Reusable water container(s) with a capacity of 1L+
A headlight and auxiliary batteries.
A cup or bowl for eating food and drinking soup.
A whistle.
Some emergency food with 500+ Kcal.
Rules and Punishment
1 Be polite to others and help anyone in need.
2 Be nature-friendly and eco-responsible. Smoking and littering are strictly prohibited.
3 Carry all the compulsory gear all the way, from the start to the finish. Your gear will be randomly checked during the event.
4 Go through all the checkpoints (CP or SP) in the correct order.
5 Keep the marks as they are.
6 You can eat only at the CPs and SPs or buy extra food from vendors.
Violating any of the five clauses will be disqualified.
Elite Pool
Elite standard is as follows:
Male: ITRA points 725+
Female: ITRA points 600+
Elites in the 100/50/30km can have the
registration fee refunded at the expo before the race.
Links to registration
