Q: PROGRAM

Friday 18.07.2025 18.30 – 20.30 : Race office is open + pick up bib number all distances. Saturday 19.07.2025 04.15 – 10.00 : Race office is open + pick up bib number all distances. 05.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 80km 07.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 63km 08.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 42km 09.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 24km 10.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 14km 21.00 : End of the event. The podiums will take place 15 minutes after the arrival of the 3rd finisher in the distance concerned. This schedule is not definitive and is still subject to change. The final timetable will be confirmed in the pre-race briefing one week before the event.

Q: ACCOMODATION

Looking for a nice place to stay? 1. Hotel Wolf, Le Markstein. At 50m of one of the startlocations ! For booking, contact them by e-mail: hotelwolf@aol.com telephone: +33 3 89 82 64 36 2. Auberge du Steinlebach. 1km from one of the startlocations and this place is one of the aid stations! For booking, contact them by telephone: +33 3 89 82 61 87

Question 1

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Accepted Answer

We work with the Passion For Sports / SQM Time registration module. You can register several runners at the same time and AFTER registration, you can modify them yourself via your PFS account.

Register now for the Marathon du Grand Ballon

REGISTER

Question 2

ADDRESS - PARKING

Accepted Answer

The start and finish is at Hotel Wolf in Le Markstein. (Route des Crêtes, Le Markstein.)

Parking is provided 500m from the start (follow the yellow arrows).
Do not park directly at the start/finish itself and next to "La Bulle". this area must be kept free for the participants.

Reaching the starting point by public transport is very difficult. We encourage you to consider car-pooling as much as possible, in order to help protect the environment

Start and finish location on Google Maps

Question 3

PROGRAM

Accepted Answer

Friday 18.07.202518.30 – 20.30: Race office is open + pick up bib number all distances. Saturday 19.07.202504.15 – 10.00: Race office is open + pick up bib number all distances. 05.00: Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 80km07.00: Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 63km08.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 42km09.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 24km10.00 : Start Ultra Trail du Grand Ballon 14km21.00: End of the event. The podiums will take place 15 minutes after the arrival of the 3rd finisher in the distance concerned.This schedule is not definitive and is still subject to change. The final timetable will be confirmed in the pre-race briefing one week before the event.

Question 4

PARCOURS - AID STATIONS - GPX

Accepted Answer

Each participant receives ALL the GPX files one week before the event. The routes are indicated by large signs and arrows.
Please respect the start time of your distance as the opening hours of our refreshment points are based on the start times.

Water, isotonic drinks, coca-cola, Etixx energy bars, sandwiches, sweet and savoury snacks and other goodies will be available at the aid stations.

Question 5

DOUCHES - CHANGING ROOMS - BAG DEPOSIT/STORAGE OF BAGS

Accepted Answer

Showers are provided at Auberge du Steinlebach, located 1km from the start.
Route to Auberge du Steinlebach.

There is a 'bag deposit/storage of bags' at the race office.
No clothing will be accepted, only bags.

Question 6

CHARITY - THINK PINK

Accepted Answer

We are committed to a good cause, THINK PINK! You can make a one-off donation when you register. Help us and support THINK PINK in its fight against breast cancer!

Question 7

ACCOMODATION

Accepted Answer

Looking for a nice place to stay?1. Hotel Wolf, Le Markstein.At 50m of one of the startlocations ! For booking, contact them by

e-mail: hotelwolf@aol.com
telephone: +33 3 89 82 64 36

2. Auberge du Steinlebach.1km from one of the startlocations and this place is one of the aid stations! For booking, contact them by

telephone: +33 3 89 82 61 87

Question 8

TIME LIMITS AND AID STATIONS

Accepted Answer

All the information is available under the ‘routes’ tab.

Question 9

TIME REGISTRATION / LIVE COVERAGE / RESULTS

Accepted Answer

One or two timing chip(s) will stick to the back of your chest number. Do not fold the chip(s) and make sure you wear your bib number above your clothes on your belly or chest. The chips ensure that your (intermediate) times are registered when you pass a checkpoint.

Checkpoints are scattered around the course, usually at the supply point. Some checkpoints beep when you walk through them, but not all. So don't panic if you don't hear anything, you will still be registered.

All split times and finishing times of all participants can be followed live online on the SQM Time website. On the day of the event, the results can be followed live at www.sqmtime.com/live.
Through this live coverage, supporters on site can follow the progression of their favourite runners via their smartphones. Of course, fans at home can also follow everything closely.

There are even participants who, during the race, like to check how much position they are in and how much time their buddy is ahead or behind!

Question 10

PHOTOGRAPHER - SPORTOGRAF

Accepted Answer

You can find a selection of photos on our Facebook page a few days after the event. These photos can also be viewed by people who don't have a Facebook account.

During the event, the Sportograf team will be on hand to take the best photos of you in action. You can find your personal photos via the link below or by clicking on the icon next to your name in the results list.

Sportograf

Question 11

LICENCE - PPS

Accepted Answer

As from1 April 2024, the Fédération Française d'Athlétisme has introduced itsParcours Prévention Santé (PPS), a system that replaces the traditional medical certificate of eligibility for all adults. This represents a major simplification of the enrolment process: Participants will be able to complete a Parcours de Prévention Santé (PPS) online, instead of the traditional medical examination to provide a medical certificate stating that there are no counterindications to participate. You don't need to go to the doctor anymore ! Then you upload this PPS into your SQM Time account and that's it In practice, this means that runners, when registering for the race of their choice, must log on to the dedicated web platform pps.athle.fr during the three months prior to their race and follow the various steps designed to make people aware of the risks, precautions and recommendations associated with running, through educational content (text and video). Watch some online prevention videos (5 min), download a PDF , Deliver it to the organiser and you're done.Participants with a French licence, who already had to take the health prevention course when obtaining their licence, will beexemptedfrom these PPS procedures for each competition, as it was already the case in the past with the system of medical certificates.

Concretely this means that you can choose between

- uploading your valid French athletics licence on sqmtime.com

- uploading your valid PPS certificate as from 3 months before the event via sqmtime.com as the PPS is only valid for 3 months

To Do

Go to the websitehttps://pps.athle.fr– fill in all the details and watch the videos. Then you can download the PPS. Then you still need to upload it in your SQM account.

Log into your account https://www.sqmtime.com/index.php?route=account/login
At the top right of the menu, click on ‘upload medical certificate/licence'
On the left, upload your PPS where you would normally upload the medical certificate

See an example of what such a certificate looks like below.

Question 12

CHARITY - LES AMIS DE LUISA

Accepted Answer

Since the 2024 edition, we have been working with the association Les Amis de Luisa.
They help us with various tasks during the event: aid stations, bag deposit, signposting, etc.

In order to support them, we ask all participants to donate a minimum of one euro to the association when they register. You can of course donate more. All donations will go to Amis de Luisa, whose aim is to help children with multiple disabilities and their families.

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