Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge, also called Battle of the Ardennes, (December 16, 1944–January 25, 1945), the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II—an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. The name Battle of the Bulge was appropriated from Winston Churchill’s optimistic description in May 1940 of the resistance that he mistakenly supposed was being offered to the Germans’ breakthrough in that area just before the Anglo-French collapse; the Germans were in fact overwhelmingly successful. The “bulge” refers to the wedge that the Germans drove into the Allied lines.

Aftermovie of the 2nd edition

open

Summary

• The Open race is open to all ages 18 and up
• Minors from 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult
• Departures are in waves of 200 people at 15min intervals, all distances combined

Prices

See pricing table

Race Rules

These Rules stipulated in this document are binding on all soldiers participating in any War-Race event. The War-Race rules ensure that all events are conducted correctly and with consistency, with fair-play and honesty. It is necessary in order to standardize the competitions throughout the world and make sure every participant understands the set of rules. Changes & Additions to these Rules can be done by War-Race at any moment in its absolute discretion. This document is subject to translation but the English language version of these Rules shall be controlling in all respects and shall prevail in case of any inconsistencies with translated versions, if any.

No person shall participate in a War-Race event unless that person is trained adequately for that specific event, as might be expected of a prudent person entering a similar competition and is in excellent health based on recent training, physical and other medical examinations, if any, and generally accepted standards of good health.

When participating in a War-Race event and while on an event site, every individual must:

• Act in compliance with these Rules
• Respect for the fellow soldiers, environment, staff members, crowd, volunteers is mandatory
• Use of insulting words or conduct is not permitted
• FAIR-PLAY is the only correct attitude
• Illegal substances are strictly prohibited before, during and after the race
• Soldiers will run/walk only in the designed route for the race
• Running across a fellow soldier or any other action that interferes with fellow soldier’s line of race is not permitted
• Tactical gear must be worn throughout the entire race. Only when not moving forward, it is allowed to be taken off. Once race is resumed, tactical gear must be correctly worn.
• If an obstacle is failed, soldier must go towards the designated penalty area and allow supervisor to add 1 extra KG to the backpack + allow the supervisor to punch a hole in the official weight card.
• At the finish line, the official weight card will the verified with the actual total weight inside the backpack. If there is a difference, it is the sole responsibility of the participating soldier. Soldier will not receive the foreseen goodies/prizes in this case.
• All necessary refueling items are included in the tactical gear before the start of the race. There are no refueling stations during the race. Soldiers are allowed to take their personal refueling items as long as they fit in the gear properly.
• The race number should be visible in the foreseen pocket in front of the vest at all times. A soldier may momentarily protect their race-number pocket during situations where it may be damaged. Soldiers must only use a race number assigned specifically to them for each event.
• Littering is absolutely prohibited and may result in permanent disqualification of the soldier for any future event. We respect our environment to the fullest and we ask the same from every participating soldier.
• No soldier shall use any equipment, including but not limited to equipment which might provide an unfair advantage or endanger other soldiers.
• All soldiers shall start in and with the their assigned starting wave. Any soldier who starts in an incorrect heat shall be ineligible for awards including possible qualification to any championship events.
• No soldier is allowed to engage with any obstacle on the course prior to race day unless explicitly approved beforehand by the War-Race organization. Violation of this rule shall result in disqualification.
• Anyone who participates in any part of an event without first registering and paying any registration fees as stipulated by War-Race will be banned from all War-Race events permanently. This includes any person who assists someone to enter unregistered.
• Any person suspended from War-Race shall be ineligible to participate in any War-Race event and shall be disqualified from all War-Race events during the suspension period and until that person has applied for and received written notice of reinstatement from War-Race.