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Kit

For ALL events it is recommended that you race with:

  • Compass
  • Small first aid kit
  • Phone or money
  • Waterproof jacket if the weather demands it
  • Drink and food/gel
  • Your own certified bike helmet to be worn on the bike stage (mandatory)
  • Map board or other means to carry and view your map on the bike stage (available to buy for £9.00 at registration)

Rules

These rules are important to maintain a safe event for all and to ensure we are welcome back again in the future.

  • You may run on marked public footpaths, bridleways and permissible tracks – the green and black dashed lines
  • You may only cycle on bridleways, rights of way, roads, (not footpaths)
  • Close all gates behind you even if you can see another competitor approaching

Apply the Countryside Code at all times:

  • Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors
  • Leave no trace of your visit, and take your litter home
  • Keep dogs under effective control

Additional rules for the Tri-Adventure Short, Long, MTBO, Challenge and Night & Day:

  • A certified bike helmet must be worn on the bike stage
  • You must be within 10m of your bike at all times
  • In transition, bikes must be dismounted as instructed

Penalties

  • 1 point for every 30 seconds for being late back.  Therefore, for every 5 minutes you are late back you lose a checkpoint.

The winner is the competitor with the largest number of points, if there is a tie, the winner is the competitor who gained the largest number of points in the quickest time.

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