Event Rules

The following rules have been developed to enhance participant safety and support the event organisers in maintaining a high safety standard. Please accept these rules in the spirit of the event.

1. All participants must be aged 18 or over unless agreed in writing with the race director.

2. The event organisers reserve the right to alter the course at any time prior to or during the event, without notice and/or cancel the event in consultation with and under the direction of Parks Victoria, Emergency Service agencies, Alpine SAR or Falls Creek Resort Management.

3. Participants must register, collect their safety pack and have their gear checked prior to commencement of the event at registration.

4. All team members must stay together between checkpoints and must check in/out together at each checkpoint.

5. All solo participants must check in/out at all checkpoints.

6. Participants must offer assistance to other runners/walkers in distress, failure to do so will lead to disqualification from the event.

7. Any participant who is injured/exhausted or suffering from exposure should be brought to the nearest checkpoint for assistance. If the injury/condition is serious or in the event of hypothermia onsite assistance should be provided and assistance sought from the event organisers on the emergency contact number provided.

8. Under no circumstances are injured/distressed participants to be left unattended.

9. Marshalls/Checkpoint personnel may make a decision, in the interests of safety—for both the participant and event personnel—to withdraw a participant.

10. Cut offs at checkpoints will be enforced by marshals and are non-negotiable.

11. Participants and support crew must obey all directions/instructions given by marshals.

12. Participants wishing to withdraw during the event must report to the nearest checkpoint.

13. If a participant leaves the track for a toilet stop, they must leave their pack with race number on the side of the track.

14. If a participant/team wishes to leave the track or checkpoints to sleep or for any other reason they must do so from a designated checkpoint (toilet stops excepted). They must notify the checkpoint marshal of their intention and estimated return time. The participant/team must return to the checkpoint and check in with the marshal prior to resuming the event. Failure to abide by this rule may lead to participants being recorded as missing and search procedures being implemented.

15. Participants must leave the checkpoint prior to the designated cut off time. Failure to do so will result in the participants being withdrawn from the event.

16. Race bibs must be worn on the front at all times during the event and tags with race numbers displayed on packs.

17. 100 mile entrants are required to organise their own support crews to provide food, drinks, change of clothes, pick up (if required), etc. The event organisers are able to provide limited support for 100 mile runners from interstate and overseas via drop bags at Langfords Gap, Loch Car Park and Pretty Valley Pondage.

18. Participants are required to carry a mobile phone and power pack to recharge their phone—a minimum of 2 phones per team, or one for each solo runner (Telstra provides the best coverage).

19. Participants are issued with a Personal Location Beacon or similar for the duration of the event and are responsible for its return on completion of the Event. Charges will be incurred at the rate of $10 AUD per day for late return.

20. Participants are not permitted to meet support crew at any location except designated staging posts and/or checkpoints.

21. Relay teams may only change runners at designated checkpoints.

22. Pacers (100 mile) can accompany a runner for a maximum of two stages, commencing from Pole 333 (1) onwards.

23. Pacers are not permitted for 10/16/25/42/60/100 km runners.

24. Pacers are allowed to run with solo runners but cannot lead or carry any of the race participant’s equipment. Pacers must carry all the mandatory safety equipment. For insurance purposes a feel is charged for pacers.

25. Pacers must have their mandatory gear checked.

26. Mandatory safety equipment will be checked prior to and during the event. Any participant/pacer without the mandatory equipment prior to the event will not be permitted to start until they provide the equipment. Participants found without the mandatory equipment during the event will be withdrawn and disqualified.

27. Participants found with equipment that does not meet the minimum mandatory safety equipment specifications will not be permitted to start (refer Mandatory Safety Gear list).

28. Entries will be confirmed subject to:

    1. Payment of entry fee

    2. Receipt of completed and online entry form

    3. Participants meeting the minimum skills/experience requirements

29. The 100 mile event is open to runners only.

30. By completing an event registration form participants are confirming their ability to map read and navigate in difficult conditions.

31. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed on the course/at checkpoints unless supervised by a responsible adult from a support crew.