All participants must be registered and must sign required waiver statements during the Check-in on the day of the race, from 6:30-8:30 am at the overflow camping area in Wind Creek State Park.  Register early -- there is Late Registration on the day of the race.

A Team representative (usually the Team Captain) from each Team must attend the Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting on race day at 8:30AM, Wind Creek State Park's overflow camping area

There will be two Transition areas located in the Park. Teams may keep some of their equipment, fluids, and supplies at these transitions. You will be given instructions about what you should pack for the transition areas at the Mandatory Pre-Race Meeting.

All Teams must have and wear designated race numbers from the Race Director; race numbers must be visible on front of Team members at all times. Additional race number markings may be written on Teammates by Race Managers to ensure clearer identification during the race.

Good Sportsmanship is essential. Teams showing unsportsmanlike conduct will be disqualified. The decision of Race Managers will be final in this situation. Teams will carry out all of their trash. Any Team found to be littering on the race course will be disqualified.

Safety is the most important part of this event. All Teams must act in a safe manner, both for themselves and for other Teams. If a Team feels that any portion of the race is unsafe for their own level of training and preparation, they should reconsider continuing. If dropping out of the race, a Team must notify Race Mangers at the Start/Finish area.

After the start, Teams receiving any outside assistance from spectators, friends, bystanders along the course, or any other person not a Race Official will be DQ'd (disqualified). Refunds are not permitted for disqualification. Teams may assist each other without penalty in the race if they choose.

Each Team (all members) must check-in at each Check Point in proper sequential order to finish this event. Each Team may receive a numbered Check-in Marker OR have their Passport punched at each Check Point reached as a Team.

Bike helmets must be worn and secured by straps at all times that Teams are riding or in contact with bikes, including within transition areas. Life jackets must be worn and secured at all times when in and around the kayaks or canoes.

Each Team must have and carry all Mandatory Equipment, including a basic First Aid kit at all times. See the Gear List for more detail about Mandatory Equipment, as well as suggestions for Recommended Equipment.

Teams must complete each leg or segment of the course as instructed, marked, or directed, and must do so together as a Team. Teams arriving at any Check Point without a Team member will suffer severe penalties or be disqualified at the discretion of Race Officials. Use of GPS or any other electronic equipment is not allowed.

Each Team must approach each Check Point and cross the finish line with all members of the Team together. Any Team member arriving at the Finish-- or any Check Point -- without his or her Team will be sent back on the course to rejoin the Team or that Team could face severe penalties. Teams will not pass any Check Point or start a mystery test unless all Team members are together. Each mystery test must be completed as a Team.

In order to finish, Teams must account for and turn in all required Check Point markers or passports. It is the responsibility of the Teams to secure these markers and/or passports and carry them for verification throughout the Race. 

Teams must stay close together throughout all Stages of the race. If the Team is judged by Race Managers to have been separated or if it loses possession of the passport or other essential item(s) at any time during the Race, the Team will be directed to re-group or regain possession of the item(s) and re-start the current segment of the Race.

The race will officially end at 1:00 pm on race day. Teams that have not finished by this deadline may continue the course unofficially and will be officially scored as "DNF" (Did Not Finish).

Rules and Required Equipment can change at any time prior to the start of the race. Teams are responsible for checking on this Rules list, and the gear list periodically prior to race day to be certain of any updates to these Rules and Required Equipment. Your failure to have your Mandatory Equipment at verification points along The Race course or at the finish will be reason for disqualification or severe penalties for your Team at the discretion of the Race Officials.

Race Officials reserve the right to disqualify or remove a Team from the course and from competition for health, safety, sportsmanship, or other reasons at the discretion of the Race Officials.