PRELIMINARY RACE INFO PACKET

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1 PRELIMINARY RACE INFO PACKET This preliminary packet contains most of what you need to know about the race, so please read the ENTIRE DOCUMENT very carefully. We will upload a more detailed packet that will contain event-specific information like the course map and schedule of events, so please re-download this packet a couple of days before the event via the link in your confirmation or via the link on this event's page on our website to ensure you have all relevant information. CONTENTS Things To Do Before Race Day... 2 Parking... 2 Checking In on Race Day... 2 Buying Tickets on Race Day... 3 Refunds... 3 Changing Start Times... 3 Transferring Registrations... 3 Inclement Weather... 4 Timing, Results, & Awards... 4 Free Professional Race Photos... 4 Racer Refreshments... 5 Skipping Obstacles... 5 Beer, Food, & After-Party Festivities... 5 Questions... 5

2 THINGS TO DO BEFORE RACE DAY Get cash from an ATM. Parking fees are cash only, and optional timing chips, merchandise, food, and beer are all available for purchase, so make sure you have some cash on hand when you arrive. Decide what to wear. If you want to keep the clothes and shoes you wear during the race, be sure to wear items that are easily cleaned and tight fitting to avoid snagging on the barbed wire. Think spandex pants and tops or board shorts and quick-dry shirts for guys. You might want to wear long sleeves and pants or compression sleeves/socks to protect your forearms and shins during the crawls. Don't forget to bring a change of clothes AND SHOES! Walking barefoot back to your car will NOT be fun. What to Bring: Recommended items include: a towel, sunscreen, sunglasses (we don t recommend you wear them during the race), a gallon of water to avoid lines at the rinse-off stations (and the ice-cold water!), a chair/blanket to sit-on in the festival area, a change of clothes and shoes, and a plastic bag to put your muddy shoes and clothes in. Coolers are not allowed into the event. PARKING Parking for all events is $8 to $10 per car (cash), except for our New York City and South Carolina events, where parking is free. Re-download this packet a couple of days before the event for more detailed information on directions to parking lots and shuttle buses (if any). CHECKING IN ON RACE DAY Racers must go to the Registration and Check-In tent at the venue to get age wristbands, racer bibs, and racer t-shirts. ID & Waiver: If you're 18 and over, you need to bring a photo ID to verify your age, but you DO NOT need to bring a copy of your signed waiver. You'll sign the waiver at the Check- In area before you run. If you're under 18, you need to bring a copy of the waiver (downloadable on this event's page on our website) signed by your parent or legal guardian. If you forget it, your parent can still sign a waiver for you at the race. Timing Chip: Racers who've purchased a timing chip with their online registration can pick it up at the Timing Chip Table located at the end of the Check-In Tent. If you didn't prepurchase a timing chip and would like to have your finish time recorded, you can do so at the Timing Chip table for $10. Beer Wristbands: Racers 21 or over will get two wristbands: one to verify that your ID has been checked and the other to be redeemed for one free beer. Race Bib: Each racer gets a race bib which must be worn on the FRONT of his/her body (shirt or shorts). The bib serves three purposes: (1) It lets our security know that you're a paid runner so you can enter the start line, (2) you can enter your bib number into the designated website after the race to find any pictures taken of you on the course to download them for FREE, and (3) items at the bag check are organized by bib number, so you must 2 P r e l i m i n a r y P a c k e t

3 have it in order to retrieve your bags. We do not keep records of who gets which bib, so be sure to have your number in order to retrieve your bags at the bag check and find your photos. T-Shirt: You'll be given whatever size t-shirt you requested when registering. Please note that the women s and men s t-shirts are different styles. Women s t-shirts are slim-fit and sizes run small. Men s t-shirts are unisex style and are true to size. Bag check: DO NOT BRING the following items with you onto the course: wedding rings or other expensive jewelry, sunglasses, your only pair of prescription glasses, your wallet, your car keys, your cell phone, or anything else you don't want to lose/destroy. Leave belongings with a friend, return them to your car, or check them at our free bag check located at the Bag Check Tent. Be advised that Rugged Races LLC assumes no liability for damage to or loss of any items placed in the bag check. BUYING TICKETS ON RACE DAY Runners can register on the day of the race for waves that have not yet sold out for a fee of $100 ($90 for military personnel and students with valid IDs). Arrive at least 60 minutes prior to your desired start time. Spectators get in free at all events except for New York City and South Carolina (but parking is free at those events). REFUNDS Because significant unrecoverable expense is incurred with each registration, we simply can t offer refunds. However, we do allow you to transfer your registration to someone else on the day of the race (or via our website before online registration closes). CHANGING START TIMES Your start time is listed in the confirmation you received when you registered online. You can change your start time on the day of the race to one that isn't sold out by paying a $5 fee at the Registrations and Transfers table in the Check-In Tent. TRANSFERRING REGISTRATIONS You can transfer your registration to someone else on race day for $10. If you can t make it to the event, but have a friend who would like to run in your spot, simply follow the steps: 1. Give your friend a copy of your ID (either in print or digital). 2. Have him/her check-in at the registration and transfers table at the end of the Check-In Tent using your ID. They should also have their own ID ready if they are 21+. There they will pay $10, fill out basic information and receive their bib, wristbands and t-shirt. 3 P r e l i m i n a r y P a c k e t

4 INCLEMENT WEATHER The race will not be canceled for rain! This is Rugged Maniac, not a tea party at the retirement home. If there's lightning, we'll delay waves until it passes. When the race resumes, waves will go off at 10-minute intervals until the race is back on schedule. If there's severe weather that prevents the event from being held at all on Saturday, it'll be moved to Sunday. TIMING, RESULTS, & AWARDS Only those runners who have purchased an electronic timing chip and picked it up at the Timing Chip table will be listed in the official results. Racers must be officially timed, start in one of the first five waves (9:45 am - 10:45 am), and successfully complete all obstacles to be eligible for a prize. The timing chip must be attached securely to your shoe or it won t trigger the timing mats at the start and finish lines, meaning your time won t show up in the preliminary results that will be posted on the Facebook Event page the night of the race. All other runners can determine their race time by checking the timing clock as they cross the finish line. Winners must be present at the on-site awards ceremony to receive prizes. Awards will be given to the top three males and females along with the fastest male and female finishers under 21 and the fastest male and female finishers over 50. Winners will receive Rugged Maniac merchandise credit and an entry to a future race. The top male and female finishers will receive an additional special prize. The awards ceremony is generally conducted on the main stage at 12:30 pm but re-download this packet a couple of days before the event for more the exact schedule. FREE PROFESSIONAL RACE PHOTOS We'll have professional photographers on site taking photos of runners throughout the course and will make those photos available for FREE download the Thursday after the race! You'll be assigned a random bib number at the Check-In tent which you MUST secure to the front of your body (shirt or shorts) before you'll be allowed to run. The photos will be posted online after the event. We ll also send an with a link to the photos to all registered runners. Be sure to remember your bib number so that you can plug it in the website to find photos of yourself. Please make sure that info@ruggedraces.com isn t blocked by your spam filter. If your bib falls off, is obscured by mud or you forget your bib number, you can still find pictures of yourself by browsing by time and obstacle. For example, if you run the 11:00 am wave and finish at 11:45 am, you only need to look at the pictures taken between those times. Furthermore, don t bother checking the 11:00 am finish line pictures if you started at 11:00 am! Check only those times when you would ve actually been at a particular obstacle. NOTE: We can't guarantee that the photographers will capture an awesome photo of you (or even a photo of you at all), so we highly suggest bringing along a friend with a camera, if possible. 4 P r e l i m i n a r y P a c k e t

5 RACER REFRESHMENTS There will be a water station for racers halfway through the course and again at the finish line, where we ll also have oranges and bananas to help you replenish your energy! You can bring your own bottles of water, but no outside alcoholic beverages or coolers are allowed into the venue. SKIPPING OBSTACLES Assess each obstacle as you approach to determine whether your fitness level will allow you to safely complete it. Circumvent any obstacle that you feel is too difficult, but remember that doing so will make you ineligible to win the race. BEER, FOOD, & AFTER-PARTY FESTIVITIES Racers of legal drinking age get one beer as part of their entry fee at the after-party! Bring your ID when you check-in to get two wristbands: one for the beer and one to wear all day to let us know you re 21 or over. Don t worry; we ll also have plenty of beer for sale, plus all kinds of food. Credit cards will not be accepted for beer so please bring cash. We ll have some crazy festival games for you before and after you run, like mechanical bulls and adult bounce houses! Along with food, beer, and games, a DJ will keep the music pumping all day long. Feel free to bring blankets or camping chairs along with you. Coolers, however, are not permitted. QUESTIONS If you have a question that isn t answered in this packet, please read the FAQ Page on our website. If your question is still unanswered, us at info@ruggedraces.com with the race you are inquiring about in the subject line, and your full name and address in the body of the message. Keep in mind that leading up to race day the volume of s we receive increases drastically, so it may take more than 24 hours to receive a response. Please double-check this packet AND the FAQ for an answer before ing. STAY RUGGED, MANIACS! 5 P r e l i m i n a r y P a c k e t