Competition Details & Regulations：
1. The KOG competition follows the regulations of the separate running and cycling competitions of the event.
- Regulations for Running :
Marathon Competition Regulations- Regulations for Cycling :
Cycling Competition Regulations- Regulations for Sprint Duathlon:
Sprint Duathlon Competition Regulations
2. The official abbreviation for this competition is “KOG”.
3. The overall ranking of Grassland King is based on the accumulation of player points. The Grassland King (champion) is the athlete (male and female) with the highest score in the four competitions over the weekend. The Grassland King points are only awarded to participants who have registered for the Grassland King category competition (see Preface 3). The competition is divided into three categories: A, B, or C, with A having the highest score. Based on their ranking scores in the competition results, participants need to decide for themselves which type of bicycle will receive the best score in the Grassland King ranking.
4. Participants who register for Grassland King can be assigned individual project groups based on their own abilities. After each competition, the organizing committee will rank the results of the Grassland King group players internally to obtain corresponding points. After obtaining points in the 50 km cycling challenge event on the afternoon of the 12th, they need to be multiplied by the coefficient of the corresponding group of people to obtain the final points for that event.
5. Result of the Sprint Duathlon - the first competition of the weekend is the short duathlon and this will be held in two bike categories, road bike and MTB. Participants in both categories will score the same points for the KOG ranking (the winners both score 80 KOG points).
6. In order to be ranked in the official KOG result and be entitled as a ‘KOG Finisher’ , participants must without exception finish within the cut-off time limits of the sprint duathlon, one of the running races, and two of the cycling races.
7. The best performers (m/f) of the KOG competition will will be awarded accordingly during the official final Podium Ceremony on Sunday afternoon. The overall ranking will also be filtered into an AG40 and an AG50 ranking, of which the best performers will also be awarded during the podium ceremony.
8. Should two or more people finish the KOG competition with the same points total, their respective marathon run finishing times will be compared to differentiate between them in the final KOG result. The participant with the fastest finishing time will receive a higher KOG ranking than the other. By the same token, a marathon finish exceeds a half marathon or a fun run finish in value.
9. Age Limit: The 2025 Xiwuqi Route 99 Marathon and King of the Grasslands Challenge will be based on the date of birth marked on the registration certificate. Participants must reach the age limit range at the time of sign-in for the race. The age limit for participants is 16 years old (inclusive) to 65 years old (inclusive).
- Full marathon: Participants must be at least 20 years old (born before July 11, 2005) on the day of signing in for the race.
- Half marathon and 11km Fun Run: Participants must be at least 16 years old (born before July 11, 2009) on the day of signing in for the race. For minors under the age of 18 participating in the competition, the organizing committee must require their guardians or legal representatives to sign a participation declaration and accompany them during the competition.
- Cycling Challenge: Participants must be at least 16 years old (born before July 11, 2009) on the day of signing in for the race. Minors under the age of 18 who participate in the competition are required to have their guardians or legal representatives sign a disclaimer and accompany them to the competition.
10. Physical condition requirements: The following situations are not recommended to participate in road running events, especially for marathon and half marathon runners
- Blood pressure test (mandatory) : Blood pressure is significantly higher than the normal range: systolic pressure (90mmHg- 130mmHg), diastolic pressure (60mmHg- 90mmHg), and is significantly mismatched with age.
- Electrocardiogram examination (mandatory) : Routine electrocardiogram or 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiogram or exercise pedal test (any one of the three is acceptable). It is not recommended to participate if the following conclusions are presented: (1) The heart rate is significantly beyond the normal range (60-100 beats per minute) and has no correlation with long-term exercise; (2) Positive in the treadmill exercise test; (3) Frequent, multi-source ventricular premature beats or pairs of dangerous arrhythmias such as dirhythmic and trirhythmic rhythms; (4) R-on-T syndrome (5) Sick sinus node syndrome (6) Obvious signs of coronary heart disease such as myocardial ischemia and injury. 7. Pre-excitation syndrome 8. Long Q-T syndrome, etc.
- Echocardiography (not a mandatory test) : Athletes whose echocardiography shows the following diagnoses are not recommended to participate in road running events: (1) Aortic dissection; (2) Pulmonary arterial hypertension (3) The systolic/diastolic function of the left ventricle is significantly decreased and does not match the age; (4) Obvious organic cardiac lesions such as abnormal cardiac structure.
- In terms of self-assessment by contestants: Contestants with a family history of sudden death, a history of coronary heart disease (myocardial infarction), a history of severe hypertension, a history of severe diabetes, etc. are not recommended to participate.
*Participating in any competition, whether using road bikes or mountain bikes, as long as the race is successfully completed, corresponding points can be earned. The specific points will be displayed below. The instructions for setting competition points are as follows:
Example 1: If you participate in a full marathon with an A-level event and rank 25th, you will receive 31 points.
Example 2: If you participate in a 28 km mountain bike race, with a project level of C and a ranking of 52nd, then you will receive 1 point.