Racing the Planet | Devil's Mountain Challenge & Yumen International Trail Race Registration Now Open

DAY 1 (September 8): Athlete check-in and race pack collection

DAY 2 (September 9): Race pack collection; athlete acclimatization, equipment testing, and course reconnaissance; sharing and exchange session with top international trail runners and leaders

DAY 3 (September 10): Race day; award ceremony + bonfire party

DAY 4 (September 11): Departure

"Charity/Tourism Race:

DAY 1 (September 8): Athlete check-in; gather in Dunhuang, free time in Dunhuang

DAY 2 (September 9): Morning departure from Dunhuang to Yumen; afternoon Yumen specialty tour: Yumen Museum + Chijin Gorge (includes Northwest’s No.1 Rafting, desert motorbiking, speedboat rides, Water-Dripping Guanyin statue, Chijin Gorge obstacle challenge, whole roasted lamb, and other local delicacies)

DAY 3 (September 10): Race day; award ceremony + bonfire party

DAY 4 (September 11): Departure to Dunhuang/Jiayuguan Airport

Subject to changes based on the day’s official schedule

Registration Fees:

70km Trail Race:

Domestic participants: 750 RMB/person

International participants (including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan): 150 USD/person

25km Trail Race:

Domestic participants: 450 RMB/person

International participants (including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan): 120 USD/person

25km Tourism Experience Race:

Domestic participants: 2998 RMB/person

(Includes race fee, Yumen specialty tour, three nights’ accommodation in a star-rated hotel. If two people register and share one room, each person gets a 400 RMB discount)

Charity Experience Race (70km or 25km):

Domestic participants: 3888 RMB/person

(The full amount is donated to charity projects. Also includes race services, Yumen specialty tour, three nights’ accommodation in a star-rated hotel, charity donation certificate, custom charity T-shirt, charity race bib, etc.)

Route Information:

70km Segment (Experience/Charity/Tourism):

Start (Jiangshan Ruhua Camp) – CP1 Lion Mountain – CP2 Volcano Crater – CP3 South Volcano Entrance – CP4 Devil’s Mountain Entrance – CP5 Sheep Pen – CP6 Dry Gorge Exit – CP7 Middle Section of Dry Gorge – CP8 Below the Panoramic Red Mountains Viewpoint – Finish (Jiangshan Ruhua Camp)

25km Segment (Experience/Charity/Tourism):

Start point (Jiangshan Ruhua Campsite) – CP1 Lion Mountain – CP2 Volcanic Crater – CP3 South Volcano Entrance – Finish point (Jiangshan Ruhua Campsite)

(1) Participants must be at least 18 years old by July 25, 2016;

(2) A health certificate must be uploaded. The following individuals are not suitable to participate in this event: those with congenital heart disease or rheumatic heart disease / hypertension or cerebrovascular disease / myocarditis or other heart diseases / coronary artery disease or severe arrhythmia / diabetes / any other disease that makes physical activity inadvisable;

(3) Racing experience: Participants who submit to the organizing committee a finisher’s certificate from a previous official cross-country race (50 km or longer distance category) may be exempted from the lottery draw.

25KM Cross-Country Run:

(1) Participants must be at least 18 years old by July 25, 2016;

(2) A health certificate must be uploaded. The following individuals are not suitable to participate in this event: those with congenital heart disease or rheumatic heart disease / hypertension or cerebrovascular disease / myocarditis or other heart diseases / coronary artery disease or severe arrhythmia / diabetes / any other disease that makes physical activity inadvisable;

(3) Racing experience: Participants who submit to the organizing committee a finisher’s certificate from a half marathon (21.0975 km) or equivalent level event held within the past year may be exempted from the lottery draw.

[Migu Run] is a leading O2O sports and health platform in China: online, it uses the “Migu Run” app as a platform integrating sports, events, public welfare, and entertainment; offline, it leads with the “Migu Run” event IP, committed to creating top-tier marathons, city fun runs, and mountain cross-country races in China.