Junaia P. Carter, MD 5K Run / Walk

EVENT RULES ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS

The following Event rules are intended to help successfully produce and direct the event and to ensure the safety of all participants.

PARTICIPATION

• Registrants must be capable of completing the full distance, start line to finish line, within Event time requirement of 90 minutes.Each participant must read and agree to/sign an Event waiver before participating in the Event. A parent or legal guardian must complete the registration form and agree to/sign the Event waiver for registrants under 18 years of age.
• Participant Event number bibs and timing devices are specific personal identifiers and may not be exchanged, transferred or sold to any other person.
• The sale, trade and/or transfer of Event entries/ Event number bibs and timing devices are strictly prohibited and will result in the disqualification and/or banning of any individuals involved from future Events.
• All Event entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
  

PACKET (BIB NUMBER) PICK-UP

• Event bib numbers with timing chips and race swag are available for pickup at Packet pick-up on Friday, 10/27/23 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. These items will be available for limited pick up on Event day from 8:00 am – 8:45 am. 

EVENT DAY

• Participants must follow instructions as given from all Event officials including race staff, volunteers, and medical personnel throughout the duration of the Event.
• Event attendees must adhere to Event, city, state and other public health guidelines and orders.
• Event attendees who are sick should not attend the Event.
• All participants are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner towards the community and their fellow participants during their participation in the Event. This means, for example, alcohol consumption, urinating or defecating in public except in designated toilet facilities, participant obstruction anywhere on or near the course shall be strictly prohibited unless facilitated by the Event. Anyone violating this rule of conduct shall be disqualified from the Event and will be asked to leave the course.
• All participants will be provided with a personally assigned Event bib number, which must be conspicuously worn on the front of their running attire throughout the duration of the Event. The Event bib number is to be worn as issued. No participant shall be permitted to participate in the Event without his/her appropriate bib number.
• The use of music devices is permitted during the race. The use of cell phones, video devices, cameras or similar devices by participants while in the Event is discouraged, and Event officials reserve the right to disqualify any participant using such devices who pose a safety hazard on the course.
• The use of video devices, computers, drones, unmanned aerial devices, or any similar devices are not permitted on or near the course.
• Strollers or baby joggers are allowed for the race, but please be aware that all individuals running / walking the course with a stroller will be asked to start behind all runners towards the back of the start line. It is the participant’s responsibility to make sure their baby jogger/stroller does not impede other runners, and must take extra precaution to ensure their own safety, their child’s safety, and the safety of the runners around them.
• Skateboards, rollerblades, unauthorized bicycles or any other wheeled devices are not permitted on the course. Motorized devices of any kind are prohibited.
• Pets/animals are not allowed (except service animals that are trained to perform specific work or tasks for a person with a disability).
• Additional prohibited items on the course route include, but are not limited to: large bags (backpacks, suitcases and rolling bags), hard-sided coolers, any non-forming bulky outfits extending beyond the perimeter of the body, props and non-running equipment, including flagpoles and sticks, alcoholic beverages, illegal substances, chairs, weapons, remote-controlled aircrafts and drones. 
• Participants must begin the Event during the official recognized starting time.
• Participants are advised for health reasons, and to protect the safety of other competitors, not to consume alcohol while running. Event officials reserve the right to disqualify any runner who poses a risk to themselves or others.
  

THE START

• Participants shall assemble for the race based on their expected pace per mile. All participants are responsible for knowing their expected pace.
• All participants must be positioned behind the official start line and timing mat prior to the race start.
• Strollers and baby joggers are to line up towards the back, behind the runners.
• The start area will close when the last runner crosses the start line. Once the start area is closed, runners will no longer be able to start the race.

COURSE MONITORING

• Any participant who refuses to obey the directions of Event officials, including fire and police officials, city officials or course marshals, or who conducts themselves in an unsportsmanlike manner, or who is offensive by action or language to officials, volunteers, participants or spectators may be disqualified by the Event and from future participation at the discretion of race officials.
• No participant, after leaving the course, shall be allowed to rejoin the race either for the purpose of gaining a place or to pace or to assist another participant.
• Any participant who has been found by a course marshal, Event official or surveillance equipment to have gained an unfair advantage by intentionally shortening the race route (“cutting the course”) shall be immediately disqualified from the Event and from future participation at the discretion of Event officials.
• Any person who participates in the Event without a current official Event bib number or timing device officially assigned to them, is subject to removal and disqualification from future Events.
• No persons are authorized to be on the course unless they are registered participants. Therefore, no person shall be allowed to accompany a participant if they are not registered in the Event. Any person not properly displaying an authorized and issued bib number shall be directed to leave the course.
• A hands-on medical examination during the progress of an Event by officially designated medical personnel shall not be considered assistance and will not result in disqualification if the participant is deemed medically fit.

PARTICIPANT SAFETY

• The use of wheeled devices by participants or any other person authorized to be on the course shall be strictly limited to (a) authorized and registered wheelchair participants, (b) authorized course marshals on bicycles and (c) authorized and registered baby joggers/strollers.  
• Skateboards, rollerblades, unauthorized bicycles or any other wheeled device will not be permitted on the course. Motorized devices of any kind are prohibited.
• Participants are responsible for their recognition and understanding of Event signage, symbols and color codes relating to participant maps, facilities and directions.
• Medical personnel authorized by the Event to do so may examine any participant who appears in distress. If, in the sole opinion of authorized medical personnel it is in the best interest of the participant’s health and welfare, medical personnel may remove the participant from the Event.
• Participants must retire at once from the race if ordered to do so by a member of the Event’s official staff, official medical staff or any governmental authority, including fire and police officials.
• Participants are responsible and assume liability for any and all medical expenses incurred as a result of training for and/or participating in the Event, including but not limited to ambulance transport, hospital stays, physician and pharmaceutical goods and services.
• Event officials reserve the right to delay, cancel or suspend the race due to inclement weather or other conditions or governmental orders or directives in accordance with Emergency Protocol on severe emergencies and/or inclement weather.
• Participants should familiarize themselves with the Event Alert System (EAS) and adjust their race plans accordingly.
  

RESULT TIMING

• All participants are assigned an electronic timing device prior to the Event which is attached to their bib.
• Participants are responsible for the proper use and application of their assigned timing device.
• Official times for participants will be the electronic timing device time (net time) from when the participant crosses the start line to the point where the participant crosses the finish line.
• Participants must wear their assigned timing device, which is permanently attached to their bib number, continuously from start line to finish line to receive an accurate finish time.
• Participants must return their bib directly after the race.

TIMING DISQUALIFICATION

• Participants found to be wearing two or more Event-issued electronic timing devices during the race will be disqualified and their results will not be recorded.
• Participants with missing or irregular split times at official electronic timing checkpoints may be disqualified.
• All finish times are reviewed before times are deemed official. Participants will be given the opportunity to appeal unofficial finish times before the finish times are made official.
• Participants must begin the Event during the official recognized start time in order to register an official finish time.

EXCEPTIONS

• Any individual requesting a waiver of any of these rules must submit a written request no less than 30 days prior to the Event date specifying the nature of and reasons for the request.

AMENDMENTS/RESERVATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Event officials reserve the right to modify, supplement or waive all or part of the Event rules.
• Participants shall be bound by any modification or supplement of the Event rules published prior to the Event.
• Failure to follow these Event rules, as may be amended, will result in immediate disqualification and removal from official results.