Rural Day

Get ya gumboots on!

Friday 9 October 2020, 10am-1pm

Business Gumboot Relay starts at 12noon

Head to the square under Feilding's landmark clock tower on the last Friday of the school holidays, where town and country will meet for loads of family fun and activities including, Petting Zoo, Bouncy Castle, Gumboot Tossing, Potato Stamping, Face Painting, Sack Races, Egg & Spoon Races and much more!

the Gumboot relay...

Gumboots they are wonderful, gumboots they are fun,  bet you've never seen anything as funny, as our business gumboot run!

Business  teams will make a crazy dash in their weird, wild and wooly get-ups, as well as their gummies, down Manchester Street  they'll run, in fierce ocmpetition, and through the Square they'll while businesses and locals cheer on their favourite team! 

It's usually a hotly contended event, so dont miss the action.

The Business Gumboot Relay is a highlight of Rural Day and kicks off at 12noon. Teams need to be made up of two males and two females...but if your business is mainly more one than the other, be creative - team up with another business or drag in your sons, daughters, wives, husbands, mums or dads.

REGISTER FOR THE BUSINESS GUMBOOT RELAY HERE!

RURAL DAY GUMBOOT RELAY RULES:

PRIZES FOR BEST DRESSED - ANYTHING GOES SO GET CREATIVE!

Start time 11.45am Sharp (All teams to assemble at 11.30am).

Each team must consist of 2 x females and 2 x 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 all 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 member’s feet whilst 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 boot/s be put back on

The gumboots stay on the runner’s feet until 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

All obstacles must be completed by each of the team members

There is no pushing, pulling or contact of any kind of opposing team members

If something happens to any team member while on the course, they must move to a side and not hold up other teams from completing an obstacle

Any rules not followed by a team or team member will have a 10 sec time penalty applied

The last runner of a participating team, who is first across the finish line, will be the winning team

The last runner’s whole body must be completely across the finish line

In the case of a dead-heat the judge may declare a draw

The judges’ decision is final and the judge will not enter into any discussion with an of the team captains/members

See you at the Gumboot Relay:)