Rules of the Race                                                            

[1]  Average team time:  Each team must average at least a 12-minute mile in order to compete.
[2]  Running order:  Runners must remain in sequence throughout the race (see exchange points).
[3]  Bib numbers:  Official bib numbers (included in registration packet) must be worn and visible on the front of the runner at all times while running.
[4]  Substituting:  If substituting a runner is necessary during the race due to medical reasons, he/she may be replaced by the runner preceding or following his/her leg. This replacement runner must then continue through the race completing all of his/her original legs of the race as well as the legs of the runner he/she is substituting for.  For example, if runner #2 is injured, runner #1 or #3 can complete the legs of runner #2 for the remainder of the race as well as his/her own.
[5]  Slap wristband (baton) exchange: The slap wristband will be passed from runner to runner in designated zones at each exchange point.
[6]  Wrong turns:  If a runner takes a wrong turn, the support vehicle can return the runner to where he/she left the course, and then the runner must continue on unassisted.