1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1.1.1 applicant – a person who has submitted a RaceME Event registration application.
1.1.4 entrant – a person who has submitted a RaceME Event registration application and who has been accepted into the race.
1.1.6 Para athlete – an athlete who possesses a Paralympic-eligible impairment.
1.1.7 participant – a registered and accepted race participant.
1.1.8 professional athlete – an athlete who earns a living competing in sport.
1.1.11 WADA – World Anti-Doping Agency; an international independent agency composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world. Its activities include monitoring of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code)–the document harmonizing anti-doping policies in all sports and all countries.
1.1.12 World Athletics – The international federation responsible for the global governance and regulation of the sport of Athletics (formerly known as IAAF).
4 RACEME EVENT BIB
4.1 BIB ASSIGNMENT AND SEEDING
4.1.1 Qualified entrants will be issued RaceME Event
4.2 BIB PICK UP
4.2.1 Entrants must pick up their bib at the RaceME Event Expo during posted hours.
4.2.2 Entrants must present their personalized digital number pick-up pass and a government issued photo ID in order to claim their issued bib.
4.2.3 The name on the government issued ID must match the name provided at the time of registration.
4.2.4 The gender identity on the government issued ID must match the gender identity associated with the athlete assigned to the bib. Any mismatch will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
4.3 BIB OWNERSHIP
4.3.1 Participants must wear their issued bib.
4.3.1.1 Participants must ensure their issued bib is visible at all times during the race.
4.3.1.2 All runners must wear the issued bib on the front and outer-most layer of their running apparel.
4.3.2 Participants must not reproduce, trim, fold, or otherwise alter their issued bib.
4.3.3 Participants must not knowingly assist others in the duplication, replication, or alteration of issued bib.
4.3.4 Participants must not transfer their issued bib or timing devise or the right to obtain it to any person or organization for any purpose including charity auction, lottery, or other fundraising efforts.
5 COMPETITION RULES
5.1 TIMING
5.1.1 Participants must not start the race prior to their assigned start time.
5.1.2 In accordance with the Participant Agreement of the RaceME Event, all participants acknowledge they can complete the entire registered distance by the allocated cut off time.
5.1.3 Participants must follow all start procedures as directed by RaceME, including any that are adopted on race day due to unforeseen or atypical circumstances including but not limited to extreme weather.
5.1.4 Participants must start the race before the timing mats are removed from the start line.
5.1.5 Participants who fail to be recorded by the race timing system at more than two (2) consecutive timing mats will be contacted by the RaceME requesting more information and are subject to penalties, including disqualification should the participant fail to respond or provide an adequate explanation.
5.1.6 Official timing will cease one hour (1) after the last official starter has crossed the finish line as per the distance group start. Participants who finish after official timing has ceased may not be included in race results.
5.2 PROHIBITED ITEMS
5.2.1 Participants must not use or carry any item on the RaceME Event course that is determined by RaceME to pose a safety hazard to the participant or others. Prohibited items include, but are not limited to, the following:
5.2.1.1 Guns, knives, or any item that may be used as a weapon.
5.2.1.2 Backpacks, any similar item carried over the shoulder or handbags of
any size.
5.2.1.3 Props, including sporting equipment, military and fire/gear and signs or flags larger than 11 inches x 17 inches on a pole larger than 15 inches. (Handcycle participants are permitted to affix a red or yellow safety flag to their handcycles).
5.2.1.4 Glass containers.
5.2.1.5 Any container capable of carrying more than one litre of liquid.
5.2.1.6 Selfie sticks.
5.2.1.7 GoPros or other video recording devices.
5.2.1.8 Strollers, including baby strollers.
5.2.1.9 Suitcases or rolling bags.
5.2.1.10 Personal hydration system products such as CamelBak®, Thor®, etc.
5.2.1.11 Weight vests or any sort of vest with pockets. (Note: lightweight running vests are allowable).
5.2.1.12 Costumes covering the face or any non-form fitting, bulky outfits extending beyond the perimeter of the body including capes.
5.2.1.13 Folding chairs.
5.2.1.14 Pets
5.2.2 Participants are not permitted to use equipment on the RaceME Event course that is determined to provide the participant with an unfair advantage.
5.2.3 Participants are prohibited from using recording devices including but not limited to mobile phones, video cameras, GoPros or similar devices for commercial use, publication, or distribution by any media outlet.
5.2.4 RaceME discourages the use of portable music devices and headphones in the RaceME Event by all participants.
5.2.5 Participants in the Professional Start, Wheelchair Division, and Para Athletics Division are not permitted to wear headphones.
5.2.6 Participants who possess a disability and who wish to use an item otherwise forbidden must email info@raceme.ae to request a reasonable accommodation no less than six (6) weeks prior to race day. Accommodation requests will be reviewed and decisions rendered on a case-by-case basis.
5.3 NON-RACE PARTICIPANTS
5.3.1 Participants are not permitted to run with any other person not registered as an official race participant in the RaceME Event on any portion of the course, including the final few hundred yards of the race.
5.3.2 Guide and Support Runners must submit a Guide or Support Runner registration prior to race day.
5.4 ANTI-DOPING POLICY
5.4.1 Drug testing in the RaceME Event, and the adjudication of positive findings, will be carried out by a 3rd party assigned by the race organiser.
5.4.2 All participants in the RaceME Event shall be deemed, by entering, to have consented to such testing and disclosure of results.
5.4.3 Athletes found to have committed a doping violation will be disciplined and black listed from UAE events.
5.4.4 Such penalties may result in a period of ineligibility as well as disqualification from the RaceME Event and future events.
5.4.5 Any substance taken by an athlete is at his/her own risk and may result in a positive sample; this includes cold medicines, prescription drugs, nutritional supplements, and over-the-counter medicines.
5.4.6 Athletes who at any time have been found to have committed a criminal offense involving drugs or to have violated any rules or regulations (including drug and anti-doping policies) will not be invited to another RaceME Event.
5.4.7.1 Athletes will not commit, or aid or abet any individual, in committing any doping offense as defined by the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA), National Anti-Doping Agencies, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), National Olympic Committees or National Federation, rules and regulations.
5.4.7.2 Athletes will comply with all formal doping testing in accordance with IAAF or IPC Rules and the rules of the National Federations and
National Anti-Doping Agencies. In addition, runners may be required to undergo drug testing either as a result of governmental or other
binding regulations imposed upon the Event by authorities outside its control or as a result of a drug-testing programme approved by the
WMM or the Event organiser.
5.4.7.3 Athletes will refrain from all use and possession or use of alcohol, tobacco products, or banned and/or controlled substances while
participating in competition.
5.5 PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT
5.5.1 Participation in the RaceME Event is a serious athletic endeavor. Participants must exercise personal responsibility related to their health and participation in this strenuous event.
5.5.2 By submitting a registration application, all applicants must agree and accept the Participant’s Agreement, Waiver, Release, and Acknowledgement of the RaceME Event, which includes:
5.5.2.1 Participants attest they are physically fit and have sufficiently trained
to safely complete the RaceME Event.
5.5.2.2 In the event of an emergency, participants grant permission to officials to provide onsite medical treatment and if needed transport to a hospital emergency room for medical or surgical treatment.
5.5.3 a competitor must retire from the race immediately if directed to do so by a duly authorized member of the race medical staff.
5.5.4 Participants are financially responsible for all costs incurred as a result of training for and participating in the RaceME Event, including but not limited to medical transport, hospital stays, physician services, and pharmaceutical
goods.
5.5.5 Participants authorize RaceME to provide their contact information to any medical service provider seeking payment for services rendered.
5.5.6 RaceME reserves the right to establish, modify, update, or adjust event programming and race day procedures in an effort to create the safest race experience for all.
5.5.7 RaceME shall not be held liable for any blood money resulting in participant death or injury whilst participating in the RaceME Event or whilst on the premises of the event or if being assisted by any of the RaceME staff.
5.6 CODE OF CONDUCT
5.6.1 Participants must abide by the UAE Code of Conduct.
5.6.2 Participants must follow the directions of race officials, bike spotters, city officials, and course marshals at all times.
5.6.3 Participants must conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner, demonstrate respect to others, and refrain from using profane language.
5.6.4 Participants must not harass or inflict physical harm on any other participant, volunteer, staff, vendor, or spectator.
5.6.5 Participants must use a public or portable toilet and must not relieve themselves on private or public property. Participants who violate this rule are subject to legal action based on trespassing and/or indecent exposure laws and ordinances in addition to penalties imposed by the venue, race organiser or other.
5.6.6 Participants must not harass, cyberstalk, or otherwise cause emotional distress on any other participant, volunteer, staff, vendor, spectator, followers, and subscribers to the RaceME Event social media and digital properties including social media accounts, websites, emails, newsletters, Athletes’ Village, and other digital properties. Refer to Appendix D for more information.
8 PENALTIES
8.1 RULE VIOLATIONS
8.1.1 RaceME reserves the right and has the sole discretion to determine and impose any penalty deemed appropriate should an applicant or participant violate any rule or policy herein including any appendix or addendum.
8.1.2 Applicants or participants who commit a rule violation, whether explicitly observed by race officials or that become known to the organiser by some other means are subject to event penalties at RaceME’s discretion.
8.1.3 Penalties imposed by RaceME may include, but are not limited to:
8.1.3.1 Official warning in writing detailing consequence of a repeat offense
8.1.3.2 Rejection of the applicant’s registration application and removal from the race entry list as well as sharing details with other race orgnaisers.
8.1.3.3 Disqualification from and removal from official race results.
8.1.3.4 A period of ineligibility from events.
8.1.3.5 A lifetime ban from RaceME Events and future RaceME events.
8.2 REPORTING A VIOLATION
8.2.1 An Incident Report of a suspected rule violation may be reported to RaceME up to seven (7) days after the race using an online form at www.raceme.ae.
8.2.1.1 All incident reports submitted to RaceME of a potential rule violation will be reviewed and investigated for corroborating evidence.
8.2.2 Protests may be submitted to the Race Referee or Technical Delegate on race day during a designated time period in accordance with the Protest and Appeals process.
8.2.2.1 Protests must be submitted in writing.
8.2.2.2 All protests will be reviewed by the Race Referee or Technical Delegate.
8.2.2.3 The athlete or athlete’s representative may appeal the ruling of the Race Referee or Technical Delegate.
8.2.2.4 Appeals will be reviewed by RaceME Technical Officials.
8.2.2.5 The ruling of the RaceME Technical Officials is final.
