SKYRUNNING – Discipline of mountain running, where the slope exceeds 30%, and the climbing difficulty does not exceed grade II. Running poles and hands may be used to help progress.
VERTICAL KILOMETER® – It is a Skyrunning discipline which consists of the ascent of 1000 meters with a significant slope and that does not exceed 5 km of linear extension. The Vertical Kilometer is divided into three altitude levels (ranging from ± 200 meters), from 0-1000 m, 1000-2000 and 2000 to 3000 meters, with a tolerance of 5%.
Ultra SkyMarathon® Madeira – USM 2023 is an event that includes five competitive mountain races, to accomplish in semi-autonomy. The MSR 45 km 3600m D+ and the SSR 23 km 1672m D+ runs mainly in mountain terrain, with start and finish line next to Santana Town Hall (Câmara Municipal). The MSR will count towards the ranking of the world circuit of the skyrunning modality.
The Santana’s Vertical KM is part of the national calendar in the discipline of Km Vertical. Competition disputed on a predominantly rising course, with a positive difference of 1000 meters and an approximate distance of 4800 meters between the start and the finish line. It will start at Eira do Trigo, Vale da Lapa – Ribeira Funda, at about 780m of altitude and finishes at Encumeada Alta at 1787m of altitude.
The FSR 10 km 617 m D+ will start and finish next to Santana’s Town Hall.
The SVK and SSR races are also part of the FCMP / Skyrunning Portugal Youth Trophy, aimed for young people between 14 and 23 years old.
The KIDS race is for children between 6 and 13 years, divided in four different courses / distances: 6 to 7 years – 600 Mts; 8 to 9 years – 1100 Mts; 10 to 11 years – 1300 Mts; 12 to 13 years – 18000 Mts.
The SVK race (vertical Km) will take place on June 16th, 2023, at 09:00 AM, while the MSR, SSR, FSR will take place on June 17th, 2023 beginning at 7:00 AM, 09:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 16:00 PM respectively.
Each participant must know and accept the conditions of the present regulation. When registering, each athlete declares acceptance of the content of this regulation. Any incidents in the race will be resolved by the Ultra Skyrunning Madeira Competition Jury – USM 2023. This Jury will be composed by the President of the Jury, the Race Technical Director / Deputy Director and the race-referee judges. In competitions under the ISF, you will also have the presence of an ISF referee.
Fees and registration periods are as follows:
Registration | Fees | ||||
MSR | SVK | SSR | FSR | KIDS | |
01 February 2023 To 30 April 2023 | 45€ | 25€ | 25€ | 12€ | Free |
From 1 to 23 May* 2023 | 75€ | 55€ | 55€ | 27€ | |
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The registration fee includes:
MSR – 300
SVK – 200
SSR – 300
FSR – 300
KIDS – 100
ACCIDENT, DISEASE OR PREGNANCY DIAGNOSED AFTER REGISTRATION IN THE EVIDENCE (PROOFED BY A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR ACCIDENT NOTE) | |
Until March 30th, 2023 | 100% of the fee will be refunded |
After April 1st, 2023 | No refund |
Mandatory equipment | MSR | SVK | SSR | FSR |
Race bib (supplied by the organization) to be placed on the chest or abdomen of the athlete and visible during the entire race | X | X | X | X |
Backpack or similar for the transport of equipment | X | – | X | X |
Water reservoir or equivalent with a minimum capacity of 1 liter (for MSR) or 0,5l (for SSR) | X | – | X | – |
Thermal blanket (min. 140 x 200 cm) | X | – | X | X |
Waterproof jacket with hood and long sleeve that fits the athlete; SSR and FSR races windbreaker is accepted | X | – | X | X |
Operational mobile phone to receive and make calls | X | – | X | X |
Food reserve | X | – | X | |
Whistle | X | – | X | X |
Cup of 12cl minimum (the organization will not supply cups at refreshment stations) | X | – | X | X |
1 flashlight / headlight, with extra batteries | X | – | – | – |
Recommended material |
*Walking poles |
Long trousers, that at least cover the knee |
Cap/Beanie/Scarf/Bandana |
Gloves |
Sunglasses |
Change of clothes |
Sunscreen cream |
* Poles may be left in the checkpoints with personal assistance and be picked up again at any post with personal assistance. It is not allowed to receive the poles anywhere else in the race. For technical and safety reasons, poles must be collected / stored between the Achada do Teixeira and Pico Ruivo checkpoints.
MSR – 10 hours
SVK – 2 hours and 15 minutes
SSR – 6 hours
FSR – 4 hours
KIDS – no set time
-Disqualify an athlete (removing his race bib) if they consider the athlete unfit to proceed in the race;
-Hospitalize an athlete whose state of health so requires;
-Evacuate, by all means available, an athlete whose health is considered to be in danger.
Before the race:
On the race day:
During the race:
The check-in and collection of the kit with the material provided by the organization should be done by the athlete himself by the presentation of the documents requested.
A participant will be disqualified for the following reasons:
USM 2022 | MSR | SVK | SSR | FSR |
Penalties | ||||
Not taking, cutting or hiding the race bib given by the organization | Disqualification | Disqualification | Disqualification | Disqualification |
Do not wear shoes suitable for mountain running | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours |
No Backpack or similar to transport equipment | 1 hour | – | 1 hour | 1 hour |
No water reservoir (minimum 1 liter for MSR and 0,5 liter for SSR) | 30 minutes | – | 30 minutes | 30 minutes |
No Cup (minimum 12cl) | 30 minutes | – | 30 minutes | 30 minutes |
No operational mobile phone | 2 hours | – | 2 hours | 2 hours |
No Waterproof Jacket | 2 hours | – | 2 hours | 2 hours |
No Thermal Blanket | 2 hours | – | 2 hours | 2 hours |
Failure to respect the marked route or signaling, use shortcuts and do not pass the mandatory checkpoints | Disqualification | Disqualification | Disqualification | Disqualification |
Leave trash on the race course | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours |
Abandoning the running poles during the race | 2 hours | Disqualification | 2 hours | 2 hours |
No Whistle | 1 hour | – | 1 hour | 1 hour |
No flash light/Headlight | 1 hour | – | . | – |
The registration in the race and consequent acceptance of this regulation implies that the participant authorizes the filming of images from his/her participation, allowing the organization to use them in dissemination and promotion of the race in any format. In this way, the participant assigns to the organization all the image rights relative to the use of these records. Any project or publicity supports must have the previous consent of the organization.
KIDS 1 – between 6 and 7 years
KIDS 2 – between 8 and 9 years
KIDS 3 – between 10 and 11 years
KIDS 4 – between 12 and 13 years
Initiated M/F – between 14 and 15 years
Juveniles M/F – between 16 and 17 years
Juniors M/F – between 18 and 20 years
Senior M/F – between 21 and 39 years
Veterans M40/F40 – between 40 and 49 years
Veterans M50/F50 – between 50 and 59 years
Veterans M60/F60 – between 60 years and 69 years
Veterans M70/F70 – ≥ 70 years
Madeira Sky Race – MSR 2023 | Santana Vertical Kilometer – SVK 2023 | ||||||
Men’s General | Women’s General | Men’s General | Women’s General | ||||
1ºClassified | 1000€ | 1ºClassified | 1000€ | 1ºClassified | 300€ | 1ºClassified | 300€ |
2ºClassified | 600€ | 2ºCClassified | 600€ | 2ºClassified | 200€ | 2ºClassified | 200€ |
3ºClassified | 400€ | 3ºClassified | 400€ | 3ºClassified | 100€ | 3ºClassified | 100€ |
4ºClassified | 300€ | 4ºClassified | 300€ | ||||
5ºClassified | 200€ | 5ºClassified | 200€ | ||||
6ºClassified | 100€ | 6ºClassified | 100€ | ||||
7º Classified | 100€ | 7º Classified | 100€ | ||||
8º Classified | 100€ | 8º Classified | 100€ | ||||
9ºClassified | 100€ | 9º Classified | 100€ | ||||
10º Classified | 100€ | 10º Classified | 100€ |
Any appeal against the Jury’s decision should consider article 10 of the “Regulamento de Competições de Skyrunning da FCMP”.
The Jury shall decide on all matters related to the event which have not been subject to regulation or regarding misinterpretations of this regulation.