Race Rules + Gear

Racer Emergency Documents

Downloads so you can plan for race day:

• Medical Form – This form is optional. Fill it out if you have a medical condition or anything you want our medics to know (contact lenses to heart problems).
• Emergency Protocol – Please review this document as it will help you understand what to do in case of an emergency.

Recommended Gear

Unless otherwise noted, this gear is recommended but not mandatory. While you will be close to services, you want to be able to adapt quickly if the weather turns sour. Do not think it will not happen to you! Weather changes quickly in the mountains, and every year we have racers that DNF due to environmental conditions, so prepare accordingly. You may elect to carry additional gear at your discretion.

1. Full water bottles or hydration pack to carry 1 to 2L of fluid
2. Wind/water resistant jacket
3. Toque or warm hat
4. Sun hat
5. Whistle (for alerting others)
6. Space blanket (shelter)
7. Race Bib (mandatory)
8. Timing Chip (mandatory)

If you do not wear your timing chip or bib number, as per the race rules, you are not considered a competitor in the event.

Note: We do not supply disposable cups at our aid stations, so you must have a vessel if you want water or electrolyte. You are welcome to refill bottles and bags.

Prohibited/Restricted Items

• Performance-Enhancing Drugs: See Rule #20.
• Headphones: See Rules below for clarification
• Dogs: Competitors are not allowed to bring dogs onto the course.

Rules and Definitions

Also see our Gender Category Policy.

Definitions

• Competitor: Someone who is registered in the race, has checked in and signed a waiver, and is designated to run all of or a specific portion of the race
• CP: Checkpoint, also "Water Station" or "Aid Station".
• Disqualified: A competitor or team that has not completed a mandatory section of the race, or has been removed from the event by Race Administration.
• DNF: Did Not Finish, also "Disqualified".
• DNS: Did Not Start, also "Disqualified".

Race Rules

1. Competitors are required to check in at registration prior to the race, and sign a waiver provided by Sinister Sports Inc. A competitor is considered DNS without a signed waiver.
2. Competitors are responsible for their own medical coverage and all costs incurred by any form of rescue services, treatment, or hospitalization if they are injured during the race. If emergency evacuation is required, the cost will be the responsibility of the individual in need of assistance. This includes the cost of airlifting and helicopter or ground search if required.
3. Start Time:
   1. 9:00am on the Saturday of the race, unless otherwise determined by Race Administration.
   2. Competitors must start within 10 minutes of their assigned start time. Late starters may be removed from the course or shuttled ahead and marked as Unranked at the discretion of the Race Director.
4. Finish Time:
   1. 3 hour cutoff; racers not finished by this times will be considered Over Time Limit (OTL) and do not receive a regulation time.
5. Start and finish times may be adjusted at the discretion of the Race Director due to environmental, traffic, or safety factors.
6. The only means of travel on the course is self-powered and on foot (running, walking, crawling); using any other means of travel will result in disqualification.
7. The timing chip is property of Sinister Sports, or it's suppliers, and must be returned at the end of the race.
8. A timing chip and bib number must be worn while on the course or the competitor is not considered a participant in the race. The bib must be worn on the front of your body so that it is visible to race marshals.
9. Competitors must check in at all CPs and designated timing points. Your number and time will be recorded before you continue on the course.
10. The course is marked and runners must adhere to the designated route; any deviance or short cuts will result in disqualification. During any road sections, competitors may only cross highways and roadways at designated, marshaled locations when safe to do so.
11. If any act of nature or uncontrollable act takes place that inhibits your progress on the course, no time credit will be given; these factors are a part of the race.
12. Competitors are allowed assistance (eg: support crew, volunteer, race marshal, or bystander) only at the designated CP. Accepting assistance outside the CP from anyone besides a registered competitor (see 13), or race medic, will result in disqualification. You can receive assistance from appointed race medics anywhere on the course, even outside of the designated CP, providing that the assistance is not in the form of transportation.
13. Competitors are not allowed to use pacers. Competitors may run with others under the following circumstances, and any other instances will result in disqualification*:
    1. Competitors may run with another competitor who is competing at the same time, and has not been marked as disqualified.
    2. any individual may join the competitor within 100m of end of a leg in order to show support to the competitor as they finish.
14. Competitors are not allowed to cache food or gear along the course except at designated CP.
15. Littering on the course is unacceptable and will result in immediate disqualification.
16. Any competitor found using, or supplying performance-enhancing drugs to other competitors, will be disqualified and permanently barred from all Sinister Sports events. See https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list for banned substances. Sinister Sports Inc. respects any existing bans and will comply with any investigation undertaken by anti-doping agencies.
17. Headphones must be removed at the CP, or at the request of Race Administration. Not doing so may result in penalties or disqualification at the discretion of the Race Director. If used on course, consider wearing only one earbud and keeping the volume at an acceptable level so that you can hear your surroundings without disturbing other competitors.
18. Any competitor that drops out of the race must notify the nearest race marshal or director at the earliest opportunity. Do not drop out of the race without telling race officials as this will result in a costly search and you may be billed.
19. Medical staff and/or Race Directors may remove any competitor from the racecourse if they feel it is unsafe for the competitor to proceed (eg: natural hazards, hypothermia, dehydration, frostbite, debilitating injury, unprepared for weather events).
20. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated and may result in disqualification at the discretion of the race director.
21. Any disputes with the racecourse, race results, course management or the actions of other competitors must be submitted to the Race Director, in writing, within 30 minutes of the end of the race. If not received within this time, complaints will not be considered.
22. The Race Director will determine if there has been a violation of these rules and will be the final authority in assigning penalties.

*Examples:

• A competitor encounters a another competitor who is on course (not disqualified). Acceptable
• A competitor enlists a runner who competed earlier in the race, and the runner is now off course or disqualified. NOT acceptable - will result in disqualification
• A competitor enlists a runner who is not registered in the race. NOT acceptable - will result in disqualification