HOW TO ENTER:
All interested athletes can pre-register on the event website @ www.tevamountaingames.com. Athletes may
also register on-site at the registration area. Organizers
will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, or misdirected
registrations or for registrations not received for any reason,
including, without limitation, failure or malfunction of any
communications network or equipment or computer software or
hardware.
RACE CATEGORIES: Men and Women -
19 & under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 & over
RACE RULES
COMPETITION:
1) All racers will start in golden peak and finish near the top of
Vail pass. Racers will be sent out in one mass start.
Start positions will not be pre-determined and it is up to the
athlete to get into desired location.
2) Athletes will have race on the course set up by race
directors. Total length of the race will be 13.73
miles. Along the course, athletes will have to run on all
types of terrain ranging from asphalt bike paths to paved roads
open to traffic.
3) Shuttle Buses will be available to take participants back from
the finish line to Vail village. If you wish to send a change
or clothes or food up to the finish line bags will be available at
the start line and the busses will deliver to the finish
line. Shuttle busses will be free of charge to registered
participants and participant's guests.
4) Finish line is located in between black lake #1 and black lake
#2. Parking at the finish line is very limited.
5) A cut-off time will be in affect. If a participant has not
reached the second aid station 10am they will be pulled from the
course.
6) No tripping, shoving or horseplay will be tolerated and any
athlete participating in foul play will be pulled from the course
and disqualified.
DIRECTIONS TO START LINE:
Park in the Vail Village parking structure. Follow
event signage to golden peak area. Start line is located at
the bus stop in golden peak next to the children's ski school
building.
ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY:
The competition is open to all interested athletes regardless of
state and/or country of residency. Competitors who are under
the age of 18 must register with a parent or legal guardian.
Competitors must be able to attend all scheduled events.
Athletes will be required to provide all their own equipment.
Further, athletes must abide by all applicable federal, state and
local laws and regulations during their participation in the Teva
Mountain Games®.
PARTICIPATION:
Athletes agree to be bound by these Official Rules and all
decisions of Organizers. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify
any persons found tampering with, or otherwise abusing, any aspect
of the competition as solely determined by Organizers.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Organizers will appoint judges and the decision of those judges
will be final. There will be no review of scoring / timing
even with the presence of TV cameras. Disputes with
Organizers and/or appointed judges will result in disqualification
of that athlete.
RESERVATION OF RIGHTS:
Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any athlete for any
reason, including, without limitation, acting in an unsafe,
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and/or with intent to
intimidate, threaten or harass, or harm another person. All
decisions with respect to the disqualification of an athlete shall
be made by Organizers and/or appointed judges. Failure to
comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may
result in an athlete's disqualification and the forfeiture of
his/her interest in any prize. Organizers reserve the right to
amend these Official Rules at any time in its sole discretion, and
athletes shall have no recourse for any such changes or for any
failure (whether inadvertent or otherwise) by Organizers to follow
the stated rules. In the event that the competition is
canceled prior to the completion of the final event, no prizes will
be awarded. If the Tournament is cancelled prior to June 1st,
for any reason, athletes will be reimbursed only for his/her entry
fee. Athletes will not be otherwise compensated for any costs
or expenses associated with their participation in the
competition.