UVU Jungle Marathon 2012 Book

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Welcome to the UVU JungleMaathon

October 2012. Somewere i teBrazilia jule. Sirle Tompsois te oraiser o oe o tetouest ultra rui maratosi te world. Se as just spetsix ruelli weeks i te julelai te oudatios or perapste biest test o edurace auma bei ca take.

Te 254 km trail ad to be set,measured, marked, ad evemore importatl made passable.Witout cleari te wa it would beimpossible to et trou te jule.I additio, coutless discussioswit autorities ad Amazoiaative commuities were ad.Sirle Tompso as oversee tejule marato sice 2004 ad oever occasio te oraisatio ote evet as provided a eduracetest o its ow.

64 ruers took part tis time, mosto wom ad a siular oal: to ettrou. For a ew elite participatswii is a possibilit but or mostjust etti to te isi lie is atriump. Wit 254 km o deep juleaead o tem, ol a ew passaesare similar to wat oe would call aroad. A covetioal marato tisis ot. Ruers compete ot justwit eac oter, but aaist rivers,swamps, steep moutai passaes

ad dese raiorest. Suc a test casap eve te most sturd resolve adever ruer as to carr teir owpersoal equipmet, water ad ood.

Equipmet ad cloti are crucialor te success i te race. I teew das o preparatio prior to testart o te race, equipmet is a ottopic. Ati wic ives a ruera competitive ede, or eve justa reater cace o completio iscosidered. Some ruers eve soakteir rui clotes i mosquitorepellet overit. Wile te maicallee is te distace ad terrai,competitors must deal eectivelwit 99% umidit ad datimetemperatures o up to 40C. Temust complete distaces o betwee23 to 108 km per da ad ruitimes o more ta 15 ours. Aoeot i reat sape bot psicallad metall will ail.

I te ru itsel ist eou,ruers must be prepared or tever real prospect o a ecouterwit wild aimals. Jauars, sakes,spiders ad scorpios all occupte jule, were atletes ot olru teir marato, but also sleepi ammocks out i te ope.

Ad all, te jule marato asoe ultimate oppoet te ruerimsel. Te UVU Jule Marato

is a race u versus u, a race aaistour ow ead.

Saet is paramout or SirleTompso ad er team. 220people, icludi militar adexperieced medical persoelaccompa eac sectio ote race. Via radio te ca allcommuicate wit eac oter adact switl sould te eed arise.Local ospitals eve keep beds reei case o emerec.

Approximatel ve to sevececkpoits are set o eac track.Tere are compulsor breaks o15 miutes at eac ceckpoitduri te rst two das o raci.Tese are strictl eorced toprevet a treatei rise i bodtemperature, a issue wic asarise umerous times i recetears ece te creatio o tisrule. Serious treats to ealt areever preset, owere more so

ta o te eet o ruers. Teseare permaetl wet ad teresultat blisters ad sores oteorce ruers to ive up trouseer pai.

B te ed o te 2012 julemarato, almost al o teparticipats could proudl boastte ad mastered te jule admade it across te is lie. Tewier was Duca MacRae, wocompleted te course i a superbtime o 39, 8mi. More importatltere were o serious ealtproblems ad oce rested adrecuperated, all participats werekee to come back ad start tet u versus u aai ext time.

Ke data:

254 km o jule trails10 das o exquisite ao220 support sta duri te race23,480 litres o water450+ blister dressis22 commuities25 doctors ad medical sta2-3 k averae weit loss99 % umidit40C+ temperature

60-70 participats30+ atioalities18-69 ae o participats80 % male ruers20 % emale ruers

Tempeao up to dstance23 to 108pe da aunnng o moe hous eqan excelphscalcondtoand menstength

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ArriVAL

Ruers ater i te picturesque villae oAlter do Co, kow as te Caribbea o

te Amazo due to its stui fuvial riverbeaces. Ma ruers arrive several dasbeore te race to acclimatize. Te locals

watc wit amusemet as te take to tetrails ad beaces wit eav backpacks i

te midda eat to trai.


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Te medical team arrive lade wit ever imaiabledru to be able to treat all maer o problems. Temai problems ted to be eat exaustio, i corebod temperature, dedratio ad oot problems.

Costat wet eet duri te race dleads to most o te problems. here at Praia, we ave medical ad kit ceco jule saet ad medical care duri

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Ruers watc ad liste to te jule saet brie.Rui umbers are distributed ad everoeuderoes a torou medical ceck.

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Basecamp Praia. here iabitats o prepare ood or te support sta, otes. Tucuare is oe o te local avou

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DAy 01

Te opei stae is a ruelli 23 kmad takes i a taste o everti te

jule ca trow at ou. Tere are wate rcrossis, swamp crossis, ideous

climbs ad descets all i deep jule.Plus ou cross Takuara, oe o tree

idieous villaes i te Floa Tapajos.Watc out or te aacodas.


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Duri our trail preparatio tis ear, we saw a ueaacoda lurki i te swamps. Tere are a umbero creatures lurki i te mud ad te water, ad tereare plet o ticks.

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DAy 02

Stae 2 starts wit a deep lo watercrossi. Ruers ted to take o teir

backpacks ad use tem as fotatio. Tismeas te must esure te cotets o

teir packs are i waterproo bas. Tis riveris ome to all maer o ampibious treats.Caimas, piraa ad o course sakes lurk

everwere ad ca strike at a time.


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It is iteresti to ote tat te locals would ot dreamo swimmi across tis stretc o river...

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Tis is oe o te ceckpoits o sttake time to cool dow or eve lie dowumidit is debilitati so it is vital ctime out to rest.

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Aoter o te ceckpoits o stae 2. O staes1 ad 2 tere is a compulsor 15 miute rest at eacceckpoit so tat ruers ave te cace to cooldow ad redrate.

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Sleepi i a ammock takes a bit o but ater eac stae ruers are so drao rest te ca sleep almost awer

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DAy 03

Te tird stae is cosidered te ardestb most ruers. It is 40km ad eatures a

series o reletless killer climbs ad descetswic sap bot eer ad spirit. Ruers

also ecouter more water, crossi streamsdeep i te jule were claustropobia caset i. Stae 3 all reaces te deep julecamp, were armed uards are o ad due

to te i populatio o jauar i te viciit.Ruers ote ear ad smell te jauar

duri tis stae but must iore teir verreal treat.


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Te climbs ad descets are so steep tat ruers are aced wit a callee just to sta o tei

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Foot problems ca ote be so severe

orced to abado te race. Te meard at providi ootcare but someexpertise ad toil are ot eou. Teor walki o blistered, saturated ubearable.

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DAy 04

Ater a it at te deep jule campsite,ruers embark o teir ourt da. Tis staecovers about 13 km o primar jule beorea testi 1 km water descet i a ast fowi

stream. Te stae is ollowed b swampsvillae trails ad te is at oe o te most

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Wile reptiles ad daerous s are sallow water, aoter azard comestree truks uder te surace wic ijuries to te sis ad akles o ruewater provides a welcome opportuitTis evetuall ives wa to a al kiloswamps, were ruers eed oce aviilat as tere are ma sakes.

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Roberto Bezerra is i care o commuicatios adit is te role o e ad is militar team o 18 to esuremaximum radio coverae duri te race.

Race Director Sirle Tompso.

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At times o exaustio, simple coitive tasks cabecome more dicult. Eve stoppi to removebackpacks rom waterproo bas ollowi a rivercrossi ca be testi.

Tape is applied b te medical team wrictio rom a eav back pack as ta

As aoter rueli da comes to a close, ruers ca boost morale b collecti supportive emwic ave bee prited out b te media team.

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DAy 0 5

Tis stae is te loest at 108.22km. It takesruers trou a varied series o callees.It takes i deep jule, villaes ad amlets,

maroves, rivers, a laoo ad moreriverside beaces. Te Cildre rom Portonovo villae watc te race wit iterest.Eac villae eels a part o te evet ad

are ecouraed to et ivolved. Some elpwit preparatio wit oters mai tececkpoits or providi vital ot water.


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CP5 is a importat ceck poit o tis stae o te

jule marato. It represets a milestoe or allparticipats as te eed to arrive ere b 3pm toavoid te dark zoe. I te ail to eac CP5 beore3pm te are oblied to remai tere util 6am weda breaks.

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Medics ceck te ruers ad ive teir support atersuc a lo stae.

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DAy 06Tis is te al stae. B tis poit most

ruers are ijured ad exausted but temust battle o as te ed is i sit. Wile

te distace is comparativel sort at 22km,te previous six das o edurace ave ow

beu to take teir toll. Tis stae takes imore fuvial beaces. Wile tis ma providea picturesque ale or ruers, te realit

is te temperature is aroud 35C adsade is ard to come b. Most ruers dtemselves limpi towards te is lie iSatarem ad wile pai is a ever-preset

eem, euporia soo takes over.


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Tears, exaustio ad euporia are a ead mix wic issoo joied b ice cold beer ad vital ood or reuelli.Tose wo are ortuate eou to complete te race

ca ave luc ad relax i te kowlede te avetake o te trio o ature, oter ruers ad ideedtemselves ad acieved a lie armi eat. Te cacelebrate teir accomplismet at te is part atCasa de Saulo later tat evei.

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Duncan Macrae won The JungleMaathon 2012. Havng not takenpat n a compettve maathon ofve eas, ths was an even geateachevement. Hs vcto wasunexpected. The Jungle Maathonollows ts own ules and thesuccess depends on man vaableactos. As luck wnne and UVUambassado, Duncan ecalledhow he not onl took pat at thehadest unnng ace o the wold,

but won t.

UVU: W did ou coose ruitrou te jule ad was it ourrst rui-experiece o tatkid?Duncan Macrae: I ad bee lookior a persoal callee or sometime ad I rst eard about TeJule Marato wilst worki oa poto soot or te race sposor,UVU. I immediatel kew tat it wasa callee I ad to do ad I wasortuate eou to be oered a

place b UVU as oe o teir bradatletes.

UVU: how did ou prepare ourselor te callee ad ow lo didou trai or?DM: I ad just tree ad a almots to prepare or te race adso I ad to cram i lots o traiii a sort space i time. M rstoal was to et up to rui temarato distace as quickl aspossible.

I te set msel a umber o oalsto elp me be competitive i terace, like doi all m traii ruswit a backpack, rui as oteas possible o cosecutive das toprepare or te multi-da ormat.I maaed to wet m eet o ruswerever possible to prepare orraci wit wet eet due to tejule umidit ad river crossis.I also tried to build up te urtestdistace I could ru i preparatioor te 100km lo stae - I

maaed to et up to about 75km.Ad, o course, I did lots o illtraii sessios.

Above all tat psical traii,I tried to lear as muc as I couldabout te race ad te bestequipmet to take. Tis icludedreadi Mark hies book TeJule Marato ad speakiwit as ma previous competitorsas possible.

UVU: Wic were te biestdiculties or ou beore, duriad ater te race?DM: Te biest dicult beorete race was judi ow totrai as ard as possible witoutetti ijured or sick. FortuatelI maaed to avoid a set backsad I it most o te oals I setmsel beore te race.

Oe o te biest calleesduri te race was carri addriki te rit amout o water.Its eas to become dedratedwitout realisi ad I ad a scarmomet o da 3 we I ra out owater ad reall suered as a result.M les became ver swolle ater

te race (I sat o te foor wit meet raised o m seat or most ote fit ome) ad I ad a cut tom le tat became iected, wicIm still taki atibiotics or.

UVU: Wic was te loestrui da, ow lo did ou ru?DM: Te loest da was da 5ad it was te da I kew would bete biest callee. It was over100km ad a trick route trouswamps, dese jule, up ills,across rivers ad trou te daad it. I tik it took me about19 ours ad Ill ever oret a alour river swim i te dark ater 15ours o cotiuous rui!

UVU: Did ou ever expect wiite race?DM: I wated to ru well to takUVU or putti teir ait i me,but it was impossible to predict owwell I would ru - I ad ever racedi te uique jule coditiosbeore. Ater te rst ew staes Ikew tat wii was a possibilit,but oe bad da ca completelcae our positio ad so itwas ol ater te lo stae tatI allowed msel to believe tat Icould wi.

UVU: Wat was our time?DM: M accumulative time was 39ours, 8 miutes.

UVU: Did ou see Jauars ora oter kid o wildlie? howwere our eelis about tateiborood?DM: I didt see a jauars,altou I did smell tem a ewtimes - te mark teir territorad it smells like te zoo! I did seelots o spiders ad a lare sake.Bei bitte b a sake was a bicocer or me as I kew it wouldbe te ed o m race ad so I cose

to ru wit sake uards to protectm les. I would il recommedtem to uture etrats.

UVU: how importat is te ritequipmet i suc a extremeeviromet?DM: I cat empasise eou teimportace o te rit equipmetor Te Jule Marato. I spetlots o time researci te bestequipmet ad I was was verluck to be able to use te latestUVU jule prototpes to race i.

UVU: Wat did ou d mostimpressive about our joure?DM: It would ave to be acombiatio o tis: Teicredible bod tat developsbetwee all te competitors, tebeaut ad maicece o teraiorest, te ti spirit sowb all te isers to complete tetouest ootrace i te world!Ad, or sure, Sirle Tompsomaai to oraise suc a

awesome race, despite so maobstacles to overcome.

UVU: how muc lose?DM: I didt wei race, but m rieback ome all commuc weit I ad

UVU: Was it a would like to repeatext plas?DM: Te Jule Mate ardest ti

its te ultimate tesmetal stret ad Im sure its like to repeat i tave a immediatUVU Vietam Jutempti!

Ate the long

stage i allowedmsel tobeleve that icould wn.

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race locaton:TAPAJS NATiONAL FOrEST

Te Cico Medes Istitute orBiodiversit Coservatio - ICMBio- is a ederal aec liked to teMiistr o Eviromet o Brazil,resposible or te maaemet,moitori ad protectio o 312uits o existi ature coservatioi Brazil.

Te Tapajos natioal Forest is aimportat ature coservatio uitlocated i te Amazo, specicallte baks o te Rio Tapajs reioo Par

Fouded i 1974, te Tapajsnatioal Forest is a ederalcoservatio uit tat ouseste mos scietic researc i teAmazo Biome - 91 studies i 2012(SISBIO, 2012).

Wit approximatel 527,000ectares - more ta 150 mileso beaces - te uit as a reatdiversit o ladscapes: rivers,lakes, wetlads, lad, ills, plais,orests, elds, palm eart areas,etc...

Forest cover is strol preserved,te Rio Tapajos wit its ree warm,res waters , ad te eormoussceic beaut o te reio makete Tapajs natioal Forest oe o

te most visited protected areas iorter Brazil.

Besides te evirometalqualities o te Tapajs natioalForest it also presets siicatsociocultural ricess, represetedb approximatel 500 idieousEticit Muduruku divided itotree villaes - Braaa, adMarituba, Takuara.

Tis cultural ricess is alsorepreseted b more ta 3000traditioal iabitats - riverside

populatios wit cultural abitstemselves - wo live i 23commuities i te reio sicebeore te creatio o te uit.

Part o tis populatio - Traditioalad Idieous - perormssustaiable orest maaemet ia area speciall reserved or tispurpose - wit less ta 5% o tetotal area o te uit. Tis reerecemaaemet is successul i Brazilad Lati America ad movesalmost R $ 4,000,000.00 perear. Tis eature is i te uit adassists i te developmet o socialprotectio ad te Tapajos natioalForest.

Toda te Tapajs is oe o te uits mad proteceted atureas i te Amazrae o activitisports - icludi selva JUngLE MAR

Fiall, ow tat more o te Tapajsma I exted tisivite ou to discov

- tis amazi piec

Sicerel,FBIO MEnEZES Dhead o te Tapajs- ICMBio

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