INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER FEDERATION (FIAPBT)
MARATHONPIT
The MARATHONPIT is a modality derived from mushing
(shot of sleigh with dogs). The MarathonPit is a work-sport discipline
that consist of running with a APBT tied to the waist with a scaling belt and
an elastic firing line that goes until the harness of the animal.
In order to practice it, a harness is only needed shot
for the dog (they are not valid those of stroll nor those of drag weight), an
elastic firing line and a belt of scaling for the runner, this belt is the more
wide to protect the back of the runner of the pulls of the dog.
You can make MarathonPIt to compete or simply
practicing it like sport in which to share time and experiences with your
companion, for to consolidate your relation. The ideal is to go to the
field to train, but if it is not possible, also it is possible to be practiced
in a park in the city.
The binomial man-APBT makes this sport specially
attractive, that only the one that practices it can describe.
RULES
OF THE INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER FEDERATION (FIAPBT) FOR THE
MARATHONPIT. Last
made revision was the 27 of November of 2007.
ONLY the participation of APBT of pure breed dog is admitted
and crediting his original pedigree ADBA the same day of the race when
gathering the number. Photocopies are not admitted.
The participant APBT must be in good physical form and
surpass the obligatory veterinary control. However, the participant APBT will
must have like minimum 5 months old for the modality of MarathonPit - 3,
8 months for the MarathonPit - 6 and 10 months for the rest of
modalities of MarathonPit.
The vaccination record is due to present/display the
day of the Championship. They must have update the vaccinations obligatory and
to have position the microchip. Is obligatory to have the License of PPP.
The APBT that are aggressive with other dogs, took the
exit with muzzle type basket, that is to say, the muzzles that allow to open the
mouth to the dog and to breathe without problems, or to make it in last place
with prudent distances to avoid disagreeable collisions. In any case, it will
be responsibility of the runner to control at all moment to his APBT, being
able to be retired of the race in case of not doing it.
The runner will have to know his dog and to take the
measures necessary to control him at all the moment.
Females in fervor (heat) will not be able to compete.
They will not be able either to attend, for the nondistraction of the males.
The dogs of the publish assistant, are forced to take strap. This prohibited
the traveling sale in the Championship.
The heat affects more to the dog than to the person.
Over 20º them passes so bad and is not advisable that them runs. From 20ºC in
the shade, will be the Judge of race that decides to trim the distance
of the Championship (maximum 3 km.) or to even annul it, since the dogs can
undergo heat blows.
The Championships will not be cancelled in case of
rain.
The use of gloves is recommended, to protect the hands
of the runner in possible falls.
Before the exit, it will take place a press conference
in which one will inquire to the participants of the layout of the circuit,
signaling, circumstances to consider etc.
The exits in slope, are not advisable since we could
fall in first exit pull.
During the race, must have food supply points for the
runner and the dogs throughout the route, like minimum each 4 km, in order to
allow the dogs to refresh and to avoid a possible dehydration.
The routes will be of sand. Is necessary to try to
avoid the zones of asphalt, cement and similar routes, since it can damage the
pads of the dogs.
In the race the APBT will have to run in front of the
runner or alongside, not being able the runner to exceed him at any moment,
unless it is for throwing a little orienting him in his way, by confusion and
straggler has remained momentarily, but only the time necessary for the
overcoming of the obstacle or to make return to the dog to the circuit.
The arrival will be determine when crossing the dog
the line of goal. It will be responsibility of the runner to take the visible
number at all the moment in the rece, specially in the arrival to goal. It will
be obligatory to give the number in the same destination of the arrival.
The Judge of race, will be the one
that considers a sentence in firm in a possible negligence on the part of some
runner. The Judge, will be present as much in the exit as in the arrival of the
participants and will be in contact with the control posts throughout the route
of all the race.
It will be reason for disqualification:
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The physical or verbal aggressions to the dogs (own or
other people's).
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Not to happen through all the controls.
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To soil the field.
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Not to take
the visible number.
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Not to let pass to another runner who previous to the
voice “PASO” tries to advance to us. The advancement will be made by the
left part, leaving frees that zone the advanced runner.
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To run occupying all the track, leaving to the dog to
run to a side and the runner by the other.
Will be penalize to soil the route of the race with
the rest of food supply, bottles of water, or with lees of the dogs. It will be
responsibility of the runner, to throw its sweepings in the wastebaskets
qualified to few meters of the food supply point, as well as to clear of the
way lees of his dog, otherwise, the runner will be disqualified.
For the this last, if the animal spontaneously puts
himself to defecate, the runner is forced to stop until his APBT finishes it,
separating to a side of the way not to obstruct the other runners who happen
then and before continuing the race, is when he must retire of the circuit the
lees of his dog so that they are not been above by which they come behind.
Free dogs will not allow themselves neither before,
nor during, nor after the race.. The runner will have to take with himself to
his APBT at any moment.
When the runner is registering for the Championship,
person in charge becomes of any damage with him or with his dog that can cause
during the development of the competition.
Categories:
The participants will have to be greater of 18 years
old. If they are of smaller age, must credit an authorization of his parents.
The categories are:
Junior: 14 to 17 years (with authorization of the
parents).
Senior: 18 to 40 years
Veteran A: 41 to 50 years
Veteran B: more than 50 years
The categories are detachhed, in addition by sort: men
and women.
In each race it must have a minimum of 5 participants
by category. In opposite case, the categories first will be grouped by
participants in general, after by sexes and finally by ages.
Surely of civil responsibility
The organization will count on an insurance of civil
responsibility, that covers the competition with the normal development of the
race.
ALLOWED BASIC EQUIPMENT
The APBT must go equipped with a suitable harness that
cannot injure him (shot harness). Runner and dog will go united by a firing
line, with shock absorber. The runner must have a belt in which to hook this
firing line, with a maximum length 2 meters.
MATERIAL
a)
Belt of scaling. B) Firing line. C) Harness of shot
for the dog.
a) Belt
of scaling. 
b) Firing line. 
c) Harness of shot for the dog. 
If it interests to you to practice this work-sports with your APBT, contact with us and we
will inform to you into the club of MarathonPit accredited by the FIAPBT
closest to your locality or country.
Mariano Peinado Oriol Lloria
President FIAPBT
Director Técnico FIAPBT
de MARATHONPIT
fiapbt@terra.es uri_tora@hotmail.com
Fhone/Fax: Spain - 918036953
fiapbt@terra.es villaliberty@villaliberty.org
FIAPBT: http://usuarios.lycos.es/federacioni
SALE OF MATERIAL BY INTERNET
The full field equipment of MarathonPit, costs
approximately 70 Euros and they send it to your home.
Countries with Official Club of
MARATHONPIT by the FIAPBT
THE MARATHONPIT AND
THE PEDIGREE
RULES
OF MARATHONPIT RULES IN FRANCAIS: http://lil.amstaff.free.fr/iapbtf/marathonpitrules.html
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is thankful to the hundreds of fans to the American Pit Bull Terrier worldwide,
to deposit his confidence in us and to visit our work, thanks. In very much
countries that visit to us, we have representation of
the FIAPBT with his corresponding Delegation.
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that you enjoy observing our work in favor of the APBT from January of 1985 and
in different facets, as, many of them have been reflected in the different
sections from our Web site for their enjoy and information.
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