Race Rules & Waiver

All participants, crew, and volunteers should display courtesy and sportsmanship at all times. Participants have the opportunity to demonstrate that trail running competitions can be held in harmony with the natural environment and the outdoor enjoyment of other trail users. The future of our sport depends on you.

YOUR RACE WAIVER STATES YOU HAVE READ AND ABIDE BY THESE 14 RULES:

1. Race numbers must be visible at all times on the FRONT of each participant. Please secure the race number so it does not fold or become covered by clothing.

2. Notify a race official if you decide not to finish your race. Leaving before finishing without notifying an official may ban you from future participation.

3. Please give a courteous and audible signal of your intention to pass hikers on the trails. Run single file as you pass hikers. Participants do not have a right-of-way.

4. To be an official finisher, 25KM racers must complete the course two times, 50KM participants must complete the course four times and 100KM participants must complete the course eight times, 12 Hour participants must complete no less than four loops of the 12 Hour course.

5. If you have crew, their aid must be limited to the Tulip Hill Main aid station area.

6. Pacing or being accompanied by a non-participant is NOT allowed. The only exception, one pacer is allowed for 100KM Grandmasters 50+ that begin their 8th and final lap after 5:45 p.m. The last participant on the course will be trailed by an official course sweep on their last lap.

7. The safety of participants and the preservation of the event are paramount. As such, the race director and/or medical director must reserve the right to stop any participant's race, for any reason, at any time.

8. Participants must be wearing their bib with their Timing Chip at all times during the event to be officially participating in the race.

9. The 100KM participants must finish 87.5 (finish lap 7) and start their final lap by 6:45 p.m. The course closes at 14 hours and 59 minutes (at 8:59 p.m.)

10. Prior to starting a lap after 5:45 p.m., participants (and Grandmasters pacers) are required to show a race official that they are carrying a working headlamp or flashlight. Flashlights or headlamps must be turned on after 7:45 p.m.

11. Swimming is only allowed in the designated swim area at the beach. Entering the water anywhere else will result in disqualification.

12. No littering by racers or racer's crew will be tolerated during the race or on race day. Any racer discovered to be littering or reported to have littered will be classified as Did Not Finish (DNF). If a racers "crew" is discovered to be littering or have littered on the course, that race will be classified as DNF.

13. Participants are not allowed to be accompanied by or carry the following:

o Dogs
o Strollers
o Flags or signs

14. All four races, 25KM, 50K, 100K and the 12-Hour are separate races, whether they start at the same time or not. No one runner can win more than one race. The Race Director reserves the right to allow 50K races to continue onward towards completing the 100K race, if they so request during the race, but once a racer has started the 5th loop of the 100K race, he or she is now a 100K racer.

I, the undersigned, accept full responsibility for myself and any injuries I may incur during this race. I have read this application and fully understand that participating in this event may be dangerous to my health. I have trained sufficiently for this event. I intend to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, and waive and release all rights and claims for damages I may now or in the future have against any of the race organizers, sponsors, the County of Onondaga, Ultrarunning Matters Inc., volunteers, or any agency within the State of NY.