Rules – To ensure your own safety and the safety of others...
- Follow instructions from officials and marshals.
- Only athletes are allowed in the transition area, you’ll need your race number to get in and out of this area.
- No headphones or music devices are to be worn, to ensure you are aware of your surroundings and other road users.
- You can only use your phone to track your progress but it must not be used for any other purposes.
- Be kind, courteous, and supportive to your fellow participants.
- Please do not litter anywhere around the course.
Photos
- We will have a photographer on the course taking photographs for publicity purposes, if you do not wish to be in the photographs please let the team know when you collect your race pack and you will be given a coloured sticker to put on your bib so the photographer will then know not to take your photograph.
Run
- Race number must be visible to the front.
- Follow directions from Marshalls.
- All runners must wear shoes.
Bike
Watch our bike route video to help with your training... https://youtu.be/9UqO8M2pOSA
- When on your bike you must wear a helmet and it must be done up. No helmet – no ride.
- Helmets must be done up before un-racking and after re-racking your bike.
- You may not mark your bike racking with any distinctive material ie balloons or similar.
- No roads will be closed during the race. You must obey all road rules, at all times. Marshals will not be able to stop traffic to give you the right of way.
- No riding in the transition area, there are clear mount and dismount lines. Get off your bike after the mount line when exiting and before the dismount line on entry.
- Race number must be visible to the rear.
- No fix wheeled bikes, you must have a working rear and front brake.
- E-bikes are only allowed in the e-bike categories, not to be used in any other race.
Swim
- No overtaking in the lanes. If you catch up to the person in front tap their toes close to the end of the lap. If your feet are tapped let the person behind you start the next lap ahead of you.
- No backstroke, any other stroke is allowed.
- No diving or tumble turns.
- You’ll be grouped according to the swim time you’ve registered with to ensure good flow.
- No assistance devices – pool floats, flippers, or paddles.
