Business Gumboot Relay

Register your team of 4 (2 males, 2 females - you can join up with other businesses to create a mixed team)

Start time 11:45 sharp - Teams to assemble at 11:30 at the Smith's Pharmacy end of the Square at 11:30).

RULES:

• EACH TEAM MUST CONSIST OF 2X FEMALES AND 2X MALES
• ONLY ONE PAIR OF GUMBOOTS PER TEAM
• THE ENTIRE TEAM MUST REMAIN IN THE DESIGNATED STARTING AREA, BUT CLEAR OF THE TRANSITION AREA, AT AL L TIMES
• ONLY THE CURRENT COURSE RUNNER AND THE NEXT DUE RUNNER FROM EACH TEAM CAN BE IN THE TRANSITION AREA FOR THE CHANGING OVER OF GUMBOOTS
• THE GUMBOOTS MUST STAY ON EACH TEAM MEMBERS FEET WHI LST RUNNING THE ENTIRE COURSE
• IF THE GUMBOOT/S COME OFF A RUNNER ON THE COURSE, THEY MUST GO BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME OFF AND THE BOOT/S BE PUT BACK ON
• THE GUMBOOTS STAY ON THE RUNNER’S FEET UNTI L THEY ENTER THE TRANSITION AREA WHERE THE GUMBOOTS ARE THEN PASSED TO THE NEXT RUNNER AND ARE TO BE PUT ON
• BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA
• AL L OBSTACLES MUST BE COMPLETED BY EACH OF THE TEAM MEMBERS
• THERE IS NO PUSHING, PUL L ING OR CONTACT OF ANY KIND OF OPPOSING TEAM MEMBERS
• IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ANY TEAM MEMBER WHI LE ON THE COURSE THEY MUST MOVE TO A SIDE AND NOT HOLD UP OTHER TEAMS FROM COMPLETING AN OBSTACLE
• ANY RULES NOT FOL LOWED BY A TEAM OR TEAM MEMBER WI L L HAVE A 10 SEC TIME PENALTY APPL IED
• THE LAST RUNNER OF A PARTICIPATING TEAM WHO IS FIRST ACROSS THE FINISH L INE WI L L BE THE WINNING TEAM
• THE LAST RUNNER’S BODY MUST BE COMPLETELY ACROSS THE FINISH L INE (NOT JUST ANY PART OF THE BODY HAVING CROSSED
• THE L INE 1ST)
• IN THE CASE OF A DEAD HEAT THE JUDGE MAY DECLARE A DRAW
• THE JUDGES’ DECISION IS FINAL AND THE JUDGE WI L L NOT ENTER INTO ANY DISCUSSION WITH ANY OF THE TEAM CAPTAINS/MEMBERS

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE  10 TH OCTOBER 2019. REGISTRATION FORM