Rules & Regulations

RUN ORGANISATION Jawai Trail Run is organized by Seyari & Ronin and will be held on 31 January 2027 in the spectacular wilderness of Jawai, Rajasthan. The course traverses the region's rugged granite hills, scenic trails, riverbeds, and rural landscapes, offering participants a unique trail running experience amidst one of India's most iconic natural habitats, renowned for its free-ranging leopards, rich wildlife, and breathtaking scenery.  At all times designated organizing team members can be reached in person before or during the race on a special phone number that will be given to each participant. We urge participants that when racing, please try to solve any problems locally but contact us immediately when local solutions don’t seem to be working. Prior to the race you can contact the race management on info@jawaitrailrun.com DEFINITION OF THE EVENT Jawai Trail Run features two race categories – 12 Km and 25 Km – set amidst the spectacular granite hills, rugged trails, riverbeds, and rural landscapes of Jawai, Rajasthan 

• 2  hours for 12Km participants from 6:45 AM to 8:45 AM. 
• 5 hours for 25Km participants from 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM. 

The race is designed so that seasoned marathon runners and also who are running small distance like 10-15 Kms. So they can enjoy a challenging trail running experience of a lifetime, out of their comfort zone.

REQUIREMENTS

1. For 12Km participants who are running 5-10 Kms regularly or participating in 10Km race and wanted explore trail running, this race is for you to enjoy the outdoors, challenge yourself, and experience nature.

2. For 25Km participants who are running around 10-15 Kms or participating in half marathon, this is the best chance to go slide beyond and test your endurance here. And obviously experience that a road run often cannot, and a trail’s softer surface gives the benefits of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual areas of your life.

3. You can alternate run/walk/run. You simply won’t make the cut-off times if your stamina is not high, and we mean very high! If you come unprepared, you’re in for a one tough run (with the only hope that your mind will be strong enough to get you through to the finish line).

   We’re not born equal toward pain resistance, it’s mostly a DNA thing, so if you don’t have the experience of long distance running, there’s no way for you to know how you will react when you’ll hit the wall. And you will hit the wall. Only the strongest (and the fittest) survive. This is the harsh rule of this game.

4. Be aware that this is not a flat running race, at all. There will be hills, flats and hills again. We’ve tried to limit them; nonetheless, it’s still going to be a mixed terrain race.

5. The gear you need for a race like this is different than the one you would take along on a road marathon. We will have aid stations along the way with water and food but it’s essential that you check our FAQs section to get a proper sense of what you need to run safe and happy.

6. Stay positive at all times. Hard times are always, always, followed by happier moments. This is the key to long distance racing: hang on there until you resurface again. Also, remember that no one forced you to be running this. You’re entirely responsible for being here.

Stay tuned to the website for constant updates where experienced trail-runners will gladly share their inputs with you. If you plan on running this race, your training should begin right away. You can start slowly but you should gradually upgrade your distances. Don’t forget that to be able to race safely in a healthy mental and physical state at all times, one needs several months of preparation.

SUMMARY OF OUR GENERAL GUIDELINES Our goal is to provide every participant with a safe, professionally managed, and unforgettable trail running experience through the breathtaking landscapes of Jawai, Rajasthan. The course passes through rugged granite hills, natural trails, riverbeds, village paths, and remote wilderness, making it significantly different from a conventional road race.  Jawai is home to diverse wildlife, including the region's famous free-ranging leopards. While encounters are rare, participants must respect the natural habitat at all times and follow the instructions of race officials, marshals, forest authorities, and volunteers.  Trail running in Jawai is physically demanding. Steep ascents, technical descents, uneven terrain, loose rocks, and changing weather conditions require participants to be adequately prepared both mentally and physically. By registering for the event, you acknowledge these challenges and agree to abide by the following guidelines: 

1. No whining of any kind at any time for any kind of reason. Remember you are here on your own free will.
2. The organizing committee have the final authority on any question that may arise during the race.
3. Absolutely no littering of any kind except for the trash zones provided at every aid station will be tolerated. You must at all costs respect the natural beauty of our playground. Trails are meant for others just as much they are for you. Enjoy them, don’t ruin them.
4. Being pulled out of the race for medical / safety reasons can be decided by the medical / rescue team without the participant’s consent. We have given them such discretionary powers to ensure your safety and well-being. Try to be mature enough to understand this.
5. 12Km participants must carry handheld bottles or hydration belt.
6. For 25Km participants carrying large quantities of water and sufficient food supplies at all times is compulsory. Due to the remoteness of the environment, you may have to wait for assistance for longer than anticipated. Always pack for the worst! Your wellbeing (even survival) therefore depends on your good packing sense.

ENROLMENT FEE

Enrolment fees include BIB number, t-shirt, finisher medal, medical and aid station service. HEALTH & MEDICAL ADVISORY ** Trail running is a physically demanding endurance activity that requires participants to be in good health and adequately prepared. **All participants are strongly advised to consult their physician or a qualified medical professional before participating in Jawai Trail Run, particularly if they have any pre-existing medical conditions, recent injuries, or health concerns. By participating in the event, you confirm that you are medically fit, physically capable, and have undertaken appropriate training for your chosen race category. Participants should be aware that trail running places significant physical and mental demands on the body. Depending on weather conditions and individual fitness levels, runners may experience heat stress, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, hypoglycaemia, fatigue, muscle cramps, disorientation, or physical exhaustion. The uneven terrain, rocky trails, steep ascents, and descents further increase the challenges associated with the event. The Organizing Committee, Race Director, Medical Team, and Rescue Team will make every reasonable effort to provide a safe racing environment. However, every participant is ultimately responsible for monitoring their own physical condition throughout the event. If you feel unwell, injured, or unable to continue safely, seek assistance immediately from the nearest aid station, race marshal, or medical volunteer. For the safety of all participants, the Medical Team and Race Officials reserve the right to withdraw any runner from the race if, in their professional judgment, continuing would pose a risk to the participant or others. Such decisions are made solely in the interest of participant safety and are final. Participants are expected to exercise good judgment, respect their personal limits, and avoid taking unnecessary risks. If you are not adequately prepared for the physical demands of your chosen distance, you should not attempt the event. Responsible decision-making is an essential part of safe trail running.

WAY MARKERS Participants must follow marked route. If you cannot see any more markers, retrace your steps! It is imperative that you follow the path with the markers without taking short cuts. In effect, shortcutting will be considered cheating and lead to penalties. We will mark the entire course before the run. However, long road sections and maintained trails may not be marked at all. Cross-country sections will be marked more intensely. Trail markings will consist of flags, yellow surveyor’s tape/arrow signs tied to branches. Management does its best to provide an adequately marked trail, but it is necessary for runners to continually remain alert as they travel. Please note that all sections of the course are subject to change because of rain, rockslides, politics, or other natural or human occurrences. These changes may not be known until the course briefings or even after the race begins. It is the runners’ responsibility to understand and follow any changes declared by the race management team. CHECK POINTS AND AID STATIONS Aid stations are compulsory checkpoints. They are located less than 2-2.5 Km apart from each other all along the route. To avoid penalties, each runner must go through all of the aid stations. This allows the race officials to not only record timings but, more importantly, making sure that all runners have sufficient water with them at all times. CUT-OFF TIMES Cut-off times will be strictly enforced. Participants are expected to be experienced runners in a position to understand this perfectly. Cut-off times will be posted at various aid-stations past mid-course, so there will be no ambiguity. The aid station captain is given the authority to enforce the cut-off times. The rule is simple: Runners must leave the aid station before the cut-off time. If a runner "checks out" and then comes back into the aid station after the cut-off time, he’ll be considered to have abandoned his attempt at the run. These rules are made clear to all, so that our aid station personnel (who also get tired and confused after long hours in the trails waiting for runners to come by) can concentrate on helping runners, and not on sharpening their debating skills.  If a runner misses the cut-off times, his/her chances of finishing the race within the final cut-off are low if not impossible. So, please try to be mature enough to recognize this and do not debate on the cut-off times with the aid station personnel. Even if a runner badgers one of them into letting him go on, the race director still has the authority to deny listing him as a finisher. In addition, we may ban such uncooperative runners from future race. Furthermore, anyone who disobeys rules and threatens the safety of our team or the safety of other runners will be barred from all Races under our banner.  We will give whistle to each runners, so if for any reason a runner ends up stuck in the middle of the trail he/she must not try to find their way in the trail. Use whistle so rescue team identify your location. They must wait for the search and rescue sweep teams who have been designing the race and will know how to find him. In the case of poor weather conditions and/or for reasons of safety, the organization reserves the right to stop the event underway or to modify the cut-off times. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESCUE TEAM Participation in this event is at the runner’s own risk. Although race management has experienced medical personnel at various points along the course, the inaccessibility of some of the trail may make it difficult or even impossible for medical assistance to reach the runner immediately. Other than providing us with a proper medical certificate signed by a doctor, each runner is encouraged to consult with his or her own personal physician regarding any physical or medical limitations before attempting the run. Any runner who voluntarily leaves such path is no longer under the responsibility of the organization. A medical control team is present during the entire duration of the event at the start and finish but also at specific key points along the routes. We strongly encourage the use of personal mobile phones for obvious safety reasons but because some of our trails are so remote, the device may not always work. Due to the remoteness of the environment, one might have to wait for assistance for longer than anticipated. If it appears that a runner is in too much difficulty or seriously injured to call for assistance, the runners following them, or accompanying them must attend to their needs.  If a participant finds another participant unconscious or in a semi-conscious state, he/she must not attempt to feed them or give them anything by mouth as they may be at the risk of choking through anything in their throat. If a runner is slightly injured but can get to the next aid station, the other runner should either get them there or make sure they are warm and tell the aid station crew where the person is so that rescue can be arranged.  If the victim's injuries are such that they cannot be moved, the victim must be kept warm and on his side while others get help from the nearest aid station. The cardinal rule when providing first aid is to not hesitate to get help from professional whenever one realizes that he/she cannot provide the vital help needed. Communications with medical personnel then becomes the first requirement when dealing with a sick or injured runner. It is essential that each runner understands that the safety of all depends on the quality of the communication that is provided. An unwell or injured runner calling on a doctor or a rescuer submits himself to their authority and undertakes to accept their decisions. The first-aiders and official doctors are authorized.

• To stop any competitor considered unfit to continue the event (by invalidating the race bib).
• To pull out and potentially hospitalize a runner at their discretion whom they judge in danger, by any means at their disposal.

Expenses incurred, resulting from emergency assistance or rescue, are payable by the person who has been rescued. The only resort is then for the runner to constitute and present a dossier to his/her personal insurance within the deadline given. **HAZARD & WILDLIFE CAUTION ** The Jawai region is one of India's most remarkable natural landscapes, known for its granite hills, rocky outcrops, riverbeds, and diverse wildlife. While every effort is made to ensure participant safety, the course passes through areas that are home to a variety of wild animals and birds. Participants may encounter wildlife such as leopards, hyenas, jackals, nilgai, foxes, wild boars, crocodiles (near water bodies), peacocks, and various reptiles and bird species. Wildlife sightings are rare during race hours but remain a natural possibility. If you encounter any wild animal:

• Remain calm and do not panic.
• Do not approach, feed, chase, or attempt to photograph wildlife at close range.
• Maintain a safe distance and allow the animal to move away naturally.
• Continue towards the nearest aid station or race marshal if it is safe to do so.
• If you are alone and feel unsafe, wait for other participants or race officials before proceeding.
• Immediately report any wildlife encounter to the nearest race official or aid station.

Respect the natural habitat at all times. Jawai is home to a delicate ecosystem, and participants are expected to act responsibly by avoiding unnecessary disturbance to wildlife and by preserving the environment throughout the race.  TRAIL ETIQUETTE Please be courteous to local villagers, other runners, wildlife, cattle and race management personnel. Any inappropriate or harmful behaviour to others or animals will incur serious penalties. Runners must indeed refrain from any act of bad sportsmanship, including any use of illicit drugs. If noted by the medical team, it will result in the immediate elimination of such runner from the race and all the Events organized.  If you wish to pass another runner, yell “trail right” or “trail left” before attempting to pass. Slower runners must yield the trail to runners wishing to pass. Dedicated Volunteers help out at race. They are truly the lifeblood of the race and will do everything possible to make your day a success. Many spend more hours out on the trail the runners themselves. Please be polite and make it a point to thank them. Without the Volunteers, there would be no Jawai Trail Run. PACERS AND ASSISTANCE It is strictly forbidden to be accompanied during all or any part of the race by a person not enrolled as a runner himself (means NO pacers). The same rule goes for personal family or professional assistance (team or professional trainer, doctor or other Persons in the medical profession, paramedics, etc.). In the same manner, the refreshment post is strictly reserved for the runners. DROPPING OUT RULES While no one likes to contemplate it, but there may come a time when it is smarter for a participant to drop out than to continue. Also, he/she may miss the cut-off times or be pulled out for a medical reason. While such participants may likely be upset at that time, they must nonetheless notify race management personnel as soon as possible and surrender their bib numbers. They will be ranked as DNF (Did Not Finish).  Participants must never leave the race without informing race management at an aid station. An aid station is the only place where a participant can safely drop out of the race. If that does not occur, we will spend a huge amount of time and resources trying to find such participants and in rescuing them. Also, it may be very hard for us to arrange transportation for them from their dropout points back to the base camp. A participant may have to wait for long stretches of time and hence despite our best efforts to get them back. INSURANCE We strongly recommend that all competitors have their own accident insurances that will cover any costs of but not limited to search and rescue. Such insurance can be taken out with any company of the participant’s choice. COMPULSORY GEAR Sufficient water and energy food for racing will be provided all day long at every aid station but participants must remember that it is always best to carry with them some of the food they are used to train with. It is a bad strategy to wait for race day to discover that the food provided by the race is not something you like or, worse, something you can’t digest easily while running. If you don’t have some of your own food, eventually you may have to pass on eating at each aid station. This is the most dangerous path to get on and will eventually result in your DNF. In order to participate in race, a set of obligatory equipment is required. However it is important to note that those are the minimum necessary and that each participant must adapt according to their needs. It is important to remember not to choose apparel and gear that are the lightest possible weight in order to gain a few grams only, but to choose items that will give real protection against the weather, therefore giving a good level of security and performance.

RACE NUMBER Every runner will be provided with a race number. Every bib is individually handed to each runner upon furnishing of:

• Your race pack and after checking of all your obligatory equipment. Each one of its compulsory elements will be checked by our race marshals.
• The race bib must be worn at all times during the race and on the front of the body (chest, stomach, leg) and must be fully visible throughout the entire race. It must, therefore, always be positioned over any clothing and cannot for any reason be fixed onto the back. For photographic and marketing purposes, the name and logo of the sponsors must neither be modified, nor hidden.
• No bib number means no access to any aid station or medical staff

Dropping Out (DNF) Rules If you are unable to continue due to injury, illness, missing a cut-off time, or any other reason, you must immediately inform the nearest aid station, volunteer, or race official. You will be recorded as DNF (Did Not Finish). Participants should only withdraw from the race at an official aid station, except in the case of a medical emergency. Do not leave the course without notifying race officials, as this may trigger an unnecessary search and rescue operation. If you decide to withdraw before reaching an aid station, return to the previous aid station or inform the nearest race official whenever it is safe to do so. Your race bib must be surrendered upon withdrawal. Transportation from a withdrawal point to the Start/Finish area will be arranged whenever possible. However, due to the remote nature of the course, participants may have to wait until an official vehicle is available. If you are withdrawn by the Race Medical Team or race officials for safety reasons, their decision is final and must be respected. PENALTY - DISQUALIFICATION Race officials present on the course, and those in charge of different control and refreshment posts are authorized to uphold regulations and to immediately impose a penalty for non-respect, based on the following chart:

Any other breach of the rules will be the object of a sanction decided on by the race director. All objections to any decision must be in writing and lodged with the organizing team, with a caution of INR 1000 (non-refundable if the objection is not valid), within two hours of the arrival at the finish line of the runner concerned. Event Jury will be made of a representative of the runner, the owner of the company that sets up the race, the race director and any relevant people chosen for their competences by the owner. The jury is authorized to give a ruling in the time compatible within the imperatives of the race on all the objections lodged during the event. The decisions will be binding and without appeal. MODIFICATIONS, CANCELLATION, REFUND The organization reserves the right to modify the route and the positioning of rescue and refreshment posts at any time without prior notice. In the event of adverse weather conditions or for safety reasons, the organization reserves the right to stop the event while underway or modify the cut-off times. While every effort will be made to conduct the event as scheduled, weather or environmental conditions may necessitate a postponement to a later date. In such a case, the organization will work with local partners and authorities to secure an alternative date, and all registrations will automatically be transferred to the new date. Registration fees are non-refundable in the event of non-participation for any reason, including failure by a confirmed participant to collect their bib or being unable to participate on race day due to health, medical, or other conditions. INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS Competitors who are sponsored may only have the sponsor's logos on their clothing or equipment used during the race. All other publicity accessories (flags, Banners) are forbidden at all points of the race including at the finish, at the risk of penalties imposed by the jury. We would also like to make it clear that running with flags or Banners of any country including India is also strictly forbidden. While we deeply respect patriotism and the spirit of pride that one may have towards their country, we simply do not want to see the flag of any nationality be disrespected or demeaned in any way, knowingly or unknowingly. PHOTO COPYRIGHT Every competitor relinquishes their claim to photographic copyright during the event, and he/she relinquishes any recourse against the organizer and against his approved Partners for the use of their image. Only the organization can pass on these rights for the image in any media, via an accreditation or an adapted license.