General Race Rules.

• Racers are required to provide their own hydration and nutritional supplies for exercises between 2 and 5 hours.
• All race activities are to be completed by team members only
• Team members must stay within 100 meters of each other
• Racing Bibs are to be worn, visibly, at all times during the race

Course 

• Competitors are required to follow the course, route of travel and method of travel at all times
• Please don’t liter or leave anything behind on the course. Leave No Trace!
• Cutoff times and locations will be enforced. Times and locations will be given at pre-race meeting.  
• An ANSI or Snell approved helmet is required for mountain bike sections

Kayak Rules:

• Do not alter the kayak in any way. If kayak incurs damage. Damage will be assessed and the team charged up to the cost of the kayak.
• You are required to wear a Coast Guard approved P.F.D. life jacket at all times when in kayak and otherwise instructed.

Bummer

• A time penalty may be imposed for a violation of any of the race rules. In the event that a team is assessed a time penalty, the time penalty shall be added to the teams time at the finish line. Time penalties shall be cumulative and a team may be assessed more than one time penalty for violations of the same rule.
• Penalty times range from 5 to 30 minutes.