Introduction
Somersault respects the inherent honesty and integrity
of all participants. The primary responsibility
for fair and safe conduct lies with the participant; not
with the organizer or the officials. Somersault
events are organized for the race participants, who will
ultimately decide how they conduct themselves.
It is each participant's responsibility to know and to
adhere to the rules. Please take the time to become familiar
with them. Many courses are on roads that the runners
share with motor vehicle traffic. Although Somersault
does its best to ensure the safety of participants, it
is encumbent on the participant to be aware of and respect
motor vehicle traffic at all times.
Somersault event rules exist for two basic reasons.
The first is to ensure the safety of each and every participant.
The second is to ensure that the competition is fair for
all. The rules for Somersault events reflect both
of these factors. They represent a set of conditions
that are set out by our insurers, and/or are the accepted
rules of the sport. Participants in Somersault events
must agree to follow those rules.
The IAAF Rules for Road Races are those to which Somersault
subscribes, unless set out differently herein. These can
be viewed at www.iaaf.org/insideIAAF/Handbook/Han.
Anyone breaking the rules is putting someone at risk,
or gaining an unfair advantage over other participants.
Where the rules are infringed, penalties will be awarded.
However, the primary responsibility for rule enforcement
lies with the participant. When witnessing a rule
violation by another participant, request that it stop, and if it doesn't, report it to an event official.
ipods, mp3s, walkmans, and headphones
We do not encourage the wearing of Ipods, MP3s, Walkmans or Headphones, etc, during the run portion of Somersault events. These devices may prevent you from hearing instructions from marshals, other participants, or vehicles, and they may put you at risk.
We know however that many of you wish to wear these devices during running events, so we do allow you to wear them during the run, but we do advise you that you do so at your own risk.
general
race rules
